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After WGA deal, what's next for Hollywood?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

The union representing screenwriters reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to end a historic strike after nearly five months, raising hopes that a crippling shutdown of movie and television filming could be near an end.Actors remain on strike, but the deal with writers might help them find a resolution soon as well.The Writers Guild of America announced the deal Sunday in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, the group that represents studios, streaming services and production companies in negotiations. The agreement must be approved by the guild’s board and members before the strike officially ends. That could happen this week. Tentative deal reached to end Hollywood writer’s strike The pact “was made possible by the enduring solidarity of WGA members and extraordinary support of our union siblings who joined us on the picket lines for over 146 days,” the guild said in an email to members.In a longer message from the guild ...

Rapper Krayzie Bone reportedly hospitalized in Los Angeles

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

Krayzie Bone of the hip-hop group Bone Thugs-n-Harmony is reportedly fighting for his life while hospitalized in Los Angeles. According to AllHipHop.com, the artist was sedated and on a ventilator as of Sunday after doctors performed surgery on one of his lungs after an artery was found leaking. However, the bleeding did not stop.Singer Krayzie Bone poses with his Grammy for BestRap Performance By a Duo or Group for "Ridin" in the press room at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards at the Staples Center on Feb. 11, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images)The outlet said this all started on Friday when Krayzie Bone, whose real name is Anthony Henderson, checked himself into the hospital after he coughed up large amounts of blood. A CAT scan found the issue within his lung. The "Crossroads" artist suffers from sarcoidosis, which is an inflammatory disease. The American Lung Association says the condition occurs when the "immune system overreacts, causing groups of...

Paul Sanchez and 1 Other, Declared Dead in Pedestrian Crash on Astoria Street [Sylmar, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

Fatal Pedestrian-Car Collision Claims Lives of Man and Woman near Foothill BoulevardSYLMAR, CA (September 25, 2023) – Tragedy unfolded on Thursday night when Paul Sanchez and an unidentified female victim lost their lives in a pedestrian accident on Astoria Street.Officers swiftly responded to the devastating incident at approximately 7:40 p.m., which occurred at the 13900 block of Astoria Street, near Foothill Boulevard.According to initial reports, a 35-year-old driver heading eastbound on Foothill collided with a man who was pushing a woman in a wheelchair, the reasons for which remain unknown.First responders who arrived at the scene pronounced the man pushing the wheelchair deceased on-site. Medical personnel transported the female victim to a hospital, where she tragically succumbed to her injuries.The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Coroner has identified the deceased male pedestrian as 38-year-old Paul Sanchez, while the identity of the female victim remains u...

Jamie Pruitt Killed in Hit-and-Run on Mission Boulevard [Jurupa Valley, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

Fatal Accident in Jurupa Valley Claims Life of 42-Year-Old WomanJURUPA VALLEY, CA (September 25, 2023) – Tragedy struck on Wednesday afternoon when a hit-and-run collision on Mission Boulevard resulted in the untimely death of Jamie Pruitt.Deputies swiftly responded to the incident just before 3:30 p.m., which occurred at the 5000 block of Mission Boulevard.According to an eyewitness account, a white 2012 Toyota Corolla struck the woman. Following the impact, the unidentified driver fled the scene without providing any assistance to the injured victim.Upon their arrival, emergency responders found a female victim lying on the road. Despite their efforts to save her, paramedics were forced to pronounce 42-year-old Jamie Pruitt, a resident of Jurupa Valley, deceased at the scene.A photograph taken at the scene captured the Corolla involved in the incident, showing significant damage to the front passenger side hood and windshield.Jurupa Valley authorities are now urging anyone w...

Ruben Reyes Victoria Killed in Hit-and-Run Crash on Storke Road [Goleta, CA]

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

David Rousso Apprehended After Fatal Pedestrian Collision near Bollay DriveGOLETA, CA (September 25, 2023) – On Wednesday afternoon, tragedy struck when 29-year-old Ruben Reyes Victoria lost his life in a hit-and-run incident on Storke Road.The incident occurred at approximately 3:00 p.m. along the southbound lanes of Storke Road near Camino Real Marketplace, close to Bollay Drive.Reports indicate that 19-year-old David Rousso was operating a vehicle in the vicinity when he collided with Victoria, who was a landscape maintenance worker. Following the collision, Rousso fled the scene without providing any assistance to the injured victim.Emergency responders found the unconscious victim lying in the bicycle lane. Despite their life-saving efforts, paramedics tragically declared Ruben Reyes Victoria, a resident of Goleta, deceased at the scene.Sheriff’s authorities successfully located and apprehended the suspect, David Rousso, in the 400 block of Storke Road.As a result o...

Halloween gardening: Experts suggest some spooky season plants

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

For some Halloween enthusiasts, the season starts long before October: The scary movie marathons have begun, the decorations are up and… the plants are showing off their foliage? Yes, the plants. Spooky-looking garden and house plants have become increasingly popular. More than 17,000 posts on Instagram include the hashtag #gothgarden and plants such as the Raven ZZ (aka  Zamioculcas zamiifolia) and Alocasia Black Velvet are hot commodities in plant shops.Though many of these plants are popular year-round and are long-term additions to gardens and homes, Halloween seemed like the perfect time to give them their spotlight. We asked experts for their picks for some creepy – but striking – plants. Carnivorous cutiesA classic edition in the creepy plant pantheon is the carnivorous plant, and Danae Horst, owner of Folia Collective in Eagle Rock and author of the book “Houseplants for All,” knows of a few common varieties that will love munching on creepy crawlies in a sunny window. Venus...

Monday night’s $785 million Powerball jackpot is 9th largest lottery prize. Odds of winning are miserable

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

DES MOINES, Iowa — The ninth-largest lottery jackpot will be on the line Monday night when numbers are drawn for a $785 million Powerball prize.The payout has grown so large because it has been building for more than two months, since a player in California matched all six numbers on July 19 and won $1.08 billion. That’s 28 consecutive drawings without a big winner.That winless streak is due to the miserable odds of winning the Powerball jackpot, at 1 in 292.2 million. It’s those long, long odds that result in such large top prizes, as they cause the jackpot to roll over week after week.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Letters: Oil companies | Self-driving cars | Dyslexia skills | Lottery owes | Spending here | Pride flag bans California News | Scratchers ticket worth $2 million sold at East Bay gas station California News | Winning Fantasy 5 lotto-ticket nets over $178,000 in East Bay The jackpot is the ninth-largest in the world, be...

‘Death cap’ poisoning suspected: Lunch survivor’s account called key to investigation into deaths

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

Almost two months after three of his lunch companions died from a poisoning involving suspected death cap mushrooms, an Australian clergyman has been released from the hospital.2005 photograph: Death cap mushroom in Marin County, Calif. IJ photo/Robert Tong. Police see Ian Wilkinson as a key witness to what happened during that fateful meal, served by his nephew’s wife.Wilkinson, 68, was one of four guests on July 29 at the home of Erin Patterson in Leongatha, Victoria, southeast of Melbourne. The gathering has been described as an attempt to address issues concerning the fractured marriage of Erin and Simon Patterson.Attending were Simon Patterson’s parents, Gail and Don Patterson, both 70; Gail’s sister Heather Wilkinson, 66; and Heather’s husband, Ian Wilkinson, a Baptist minister. Simon Patterson had declined to attend.Erin Patterson, 48, served her guests beef Wellington that she had prepared. She would later tell the police she used two types of mu...

‘This is how we get started’: Los Gatos establishes DEI commission

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

The Los Gatos Town Council voted to establish a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Commission at its Sept. 19 meeting that will be responsible for enacting policies and procedures to make Los Gatos a more welcoming place.Discussions about establishing the 11-member commission went late into the night Tuesday as councilmembers tried to define the scope and purpose of the new commission’s work.“We have heard from our community members that this is how we get started,” Councilmember Rob Moore said. “Los Gatos currently has a reputation–an indisputable reputation in some parts of the Bay Area–for being a place that is not inclusive, and voting against the creation of this commission will only further that reputation.”“I think the way we’re going to get tangible results is through establishing this committee,” Mayor Maria Ristow said.Los Gatos has taken steps to make the town a more welcoming place following incidents over the past few years like a far-right group whose members harassed cou...

Book Review: Rural Appalachian family’s dreams turn dark in new Ron Rash novel, `The Caretaker’

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:19:24 GMT

Ron Rash has made the fog-shrouded ridges of Appalachia his fictional home in novels and short stories over a highly acclaimed career dating back decades. With “The Caretaker,” his first novel in seven years, he returns to this familiar mountain terrain and its remote hill culture.Set in the early 1950s in Blowing Rock, a hamlet in North Carolina’s mountainous west, the novel is a compelling drama of young lovers beset by parental grief and scheming. Often unforgiving elements — the sneer of class bias, community stigma and intolerance — are at work to destroy the youthful lovers.Jacob Hampton, 17, is the son of well-to-do parents obsessed with seeing him enjoy a financially rich future with a suitable young woman they’ve already selected for him. Naomi Clarke, a 16-year-old hotel maid, is not that woman — but Jacob is passionately in love with her and will not be deterred.When the young couple elope, Jacob and Naomi are basically kicked off the prosperous Hampton homestead — even t...