Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, expected to enter guilty plea
Jun 04, 2024
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani is scheduled to plead guilty Tuesday to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case where he will admit to stealing…
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‘Garfield,’ ‘Furiosa’ repeat atop box office charts as slow summer grinds on
Jun 03, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- It was a quiet weekend at North American movie theaters, dominated once again by Sony’s “The Garfield Movie," Warner Bros.' “ Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga " and a slew of holdovers. Flipping the script from…
Officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler criticizes attorney but holds 'no ill will' toward golfer
May 31, 2024
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — The Louisville police officer who arrested Scottie Scheffler said he has “no ill will” toward the pro golfer for injuries he said he suffered while directing traffic after a fatal accident during the…
Nissan warns owners of older vehicles not to drive them due to risk of exploding air bag inflators
May 30, 2024
DETROIT (AP) — Nissan is urging the owners of about 84,000 older vehicles to stop driving them because their Takata air bag inflators have an increased risk of exploding in a crash and hurling dangerous…
Albert Ruddy, Oscar-winning producer of 'The Godfather' and 'Million Dollar Baby,' dies at 94
May 29, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — Albert S. Ruddy, a colorful, Canadian-born producer and writer who won Oscars for "The Godfather" and "Million Dollar Baby," developed the raucous prison-sports comedy "The Longest Yard" and helped create the…
Bill Walton, Hall of Fame player who became a star broadcaster, dies of cancer at 71
May 28, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Bill Walton was never afraid to be himself. Larger than life, only in part because of his nearly 7-foot frame, Walton was a two-time NCAA champion at UCLA, a two-time champion…
Government sues Ticketmaster owner and asks court to break up company's monopoly on live events
May 24, 2024
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department sued Ticketmaster and its parent company Thursday, accusing them of running an illegal monopoly over live events in America and asking a court to break up the system that squelches competition…
Remember last year's Memorial Day travel jams? Chances are they will be much worse this year
May 23, 2024
DENVER (AP) -- You didn’t think summer travel would be easy, did you? Highways and airports are likely to be jammed the next few days as Americans head out for Memorial Day weekend getaways and then return…
Matthew Perry's death under investigation in connection with ketamine level found in actor's blood
May 22, 2024
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Authorities have opened an investigation into how Matthew Perry received the supply of ketamine that killed him, police said Tuesday. Los Angeles police are working with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration and the…
Scarlett Johansson says a ChatGPT voice is 'eerily similar' to hers and OpenAI is halting its use
May 21, 2024
NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices that “Her” actor Scarlett Johansson says sounds “eerily similar" to her own. In a post on the…