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Review: ‘John Wick’ brings stylish violence to the City of Lights

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

By Mark Kennedy | Associated PressA trip to Paris should be on everyone’s bucket list, even John Wick. The Eiffel Tower, the Arc de Triomphe, the Louvre — what better way to refresh your soul, even as you kick everyone else’s bucket?The un-retired assassin does indeed dive into the City of Lights in the inventive and thrilling “John Wick: Chapter 4” a sequel which elevates and expands the franchise. The fourth installment is more stylish, more elegant and more bonkers — kind of like Paris itself.When we last saw Wick, he was half dead in the gutter after being shot and tumbling several stories off the Hotel Continental in New York. He was on the blacklist with a $14 million price on his head. (Inflation has even hit this franchise: The bounty swells to $40 million by the end of part four.)Wick, as always played with monosyllabic and brooding intensity by Keanu Reeves, leaves his customary trail of death, but there’s a shift here. So often the prey in th...

Search continues for missing 7-year-old last seen near Moss Landing Harbor

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

MOSS LANDING — The search to locate a 7-year-old boy believed missing near Moss Landing Harbor since Wednesday night continued Thursday.The boy’s mother, who later was pronounced dead at an area hospital, was located near the harbor’s launch ramp between 8 and 9 p.m. Wednesday, according to Monterey County Undersheriff Keith Boyd. It was too early Thursday to release details of the mother’s identity, Boyd said.“There’s a lot of information that we’re trying to assess to determine the how, the why, that led to this situation in fact occurring,” Boyd said. “At this point, we’re not able to release a lot of information of that aspect.”According to the Coast Guard, a good Samaritan initially notified authorities shortly after 7:30 p.m. Wednesday that he had located a 3-year-old boy near Jetty Road. The boy said his mother was missing in the water, Coast Guard authorities wrote in a press release. After a conversation with the child’s family, the young boy later indicated to emergency re...

A tornado in Southern California? Destructive Montebello twister a rarity

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

As business owners and residents pick up the pieces after a rare tornado tore through Montebello on Wednesday, March 22, many are wondering: How in the heck did that happen?Cell phone videos of the small but wild storm racked up millions of videos on social media, and the National Weather Service sent investigators to the scene to figure out what occurred. Forecasters were initially reluctant to label the storm one way or another.Forecasters eventually concluded on Wednesday that the twister spinning through Montebello at around 11 a.m. was indeed an EF1 tornado. Those have winds ranging from 86 mph to 110 mph. It was the strongest to hit Los Angeles since the 1980s.Tornadoes are ranked on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which uses the amount of damage a tornado inflicts to measure possible wind speed and other attributes. The scale goes from EF-0, a light tornado, to EF-5, with winds of 200 mph-plus.Damage from a tornado that struck an industrial area of Montebello yesterday is seen as ...

Ex-Homeland Security employee convicted of molesting young girls in Southern California

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

A former Department of Homeland Security employee was convicted Thursday, March 23, of molesting two girls in Irvine, inappropriately touching a third girl and destroying evidence prior to his arrest.An Orange County Superior Court jury found Terry Edward Keegan, 59, guilty of a felony count of lewd acts with a child and misdemeanor counts of child annoyance, sexual battery, battery and destruction of evidence.The jurors acquitted Keegan of a half-dozen other felonies, including continuous sexual abuse of a child and multiple other counts of lewd acts with a minor. Keegan — who had faced more than 20 years in prison if convicted as charged — now faces up to eight years behind bars.One of the girls lived with Keegan and his girlfriend, according to prosecutors, while the other two were her friends. One was 8 years old when the abuse began.The first accusation surfaced in 2016, according to court documents, when a girl told a doctor that Keegan would inappropriately touch her when she...

3-day LAUSD strike concludes with no deal, but discussions continue

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

LAUSD teachers join school aids in their fight for better wages at LA State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles during the SEIU/UTLA strike on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SEIU/UTLA hold a rally at LA State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles as teachers join support staff in their fight for better wages on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)LAUSD’s Erika Silva, a psychiatric social worker at Sunrise Elementary School in UTLA, rallies those around her as support staff fight for better wages at LA State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles during the SEIU/UTLA strike on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)SEIU/UTLA hold a rally at LA State Historic Park in downtown Los Angeles as teachers join support staff in their fight for better wages on Thursday, March 23, 2023. (Photo by Sarah Reingewirtz, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)One Accor...

Gonzaga outlasts UCLA in another NCAA tournament thriller

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

Gonzaga’s Drew Timme reacts after scoring during the first half against the UCLA Bruins in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)UCLA’s Amari Bailey, seated, is helped up by teammates against the Gonzaga Bulldogs during the first half in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)UCLA’s Amari Bailey, left, and injured player Jaylen Clark chat during halftime against the Gonzaga Bulldogs in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at T-Mobile Arena on March 23, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by Sean M. Haffey/Getty Images)Gonzaga’s Drew Timme drives to the basket against Kenneth Nwuba #14 of the UCLA Bruins during the second half in the Sweet 16 round of the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament ...

A Short History of Everyone Who Confirmed Reagan’s October Surprise Before the New York Times

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

On Saturday, the New York Times published a blockbuster story that said two prominent Texas Republicans flew across the Mideast in the summer of 1980 for secret meetings with regional leaders to urge them to tell Iran to keep the U.S. hostages in Tehran until after the election that pitted GOP candidate Ronald Reagan against then-President Jimmy Carter.The Times reported that Ben Barnes, a key figure in Texas politics, said he made the trip with former Texas Gov. John Connally, a major supporter of Reagan’s campaign, and that when they returned home, Connally met in an airport lounge with William Casey, who’d been a top U.S. spy during World War II and was then Reagan’s campaign manager. Connally and Casey discussed the trip, according to Barnes, who The Times quoted as saying, “History needs to know that this happened.” After Reagan beat Carter in a landslide, Reagan appointed Casey head of the Central Intelligence Agency.All this is powerful evidence that the Reagan campaign...

Father and son, 2 brothers among 6 killed in Baltimore beltway crash

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

toggle audio on and off change volume download audio A father and son and two brothers were among the six workers killed in a Maryland highway crash, WTOP's Kate Ryan reports. $(function () { $('.wtop-audio-container .fa-play').on('click', function(){ var audio_filename = $('div.wtop-audio-file').data("mp3-url"); ga('send', 'event', 'Audio', 'play', audio_filename); }); }); BALTIMORE (AP) — New details are emerging about a midweek crash along the Baltimore beltway that left six construction workers dead after a driver lost control of her car and it careened into a work zone, according to Maryland State Police.Lisa Adrienna...

Euro 2024 host Germany looks to rebuild after World Cup

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

DÜSSELDORF, Germany (AP) — Another World Cup failure, another rebuild for Germany. This time there’s even more at stake.Germany will host next year’s European Championship and is desperate to avoid another debacle at home.The Germans once took pride in having a “tournament team,” one that could put distractions aside to perform when it mattered. Following group-stage exits at the 2018 and 2022 World Cups and a round-of-16 loss at the last European Championship, however, Germany has not won a knockout game since the now-defunct Confederations Cup in 2017.The current rebuild — with Germany able to skip qualifying as Euro 2024 host — starts with friendlies against Peru on Saturday and Belgium on Tuesday.Germany coach Hansi Flick’s squad is a mix of regulars like Emre Can, Timo Werner and Joshua Kimmich, and some more experimental picks. The six players getting their first call-ups include two right backs, Josha Vagnoman and Marius Wolf. There is also AC Milan defender...

Express: Fiscal Q4 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 11:35:20 GMT

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Express Inc. (EXPR) on Friday reported fiscal fourth-quarter net income of $333.2 million.The Columbus, Ohio-based company said it had net income of $4.82 per share. Losses, adjusted for non-recurring gains, were 63 cents per share.The clothing and accessories chain posted revenue of $514.3 million in the period.For the year, the company reported net income of $293.8 million, or $4.25 per share, swinging to a profit in the period. Revenue was reported as $1.86 billion.Express expects a full-year loss of $1.05 to 85 cents per share._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on EXPR at https://www.zacks.com/ap/EXPRSource