Anyone who associates Daniel Craig with that blue-eyed, suave spy 007, or the brilliant and flamboyant “Knives Out” detective Benoit Blanc, will get their world rocked after seeing the Englishman’s radically different star turn in “Queer,” opening Friday in the …
‘Queer’: Daniel Craig’s post-Bond evolution generating Oscar buzz Read MoreMENLO PARK — A tech company has signed a mammoth office deal in the South Bay, a transaction that is poised to provide a huge boost for the region’s economy, job market and commercial real estate sector. Snowflake has subleased …
Tech firm signs huge Menlo Park office deal, enough space for thousands Read MoreLinda Bell | (TNS) Bankrate.com Remember that classic image of a smiling couple with two kids, a dog, and a house surrounded by a white picket fence? It symbolized homeownership — a desirable and highly attainable aspect of the American …
Homeownership is getting unaffordable for the middle class Read MoreThe Galaxy had an early start on the 2024 season. That’s because the 2023 season ended up being one of the worst in the club’s history. The end result was a team that allowed 67 goals, finished 13th of 14th …
How the Galaxy reached the MLS Cup final after last year’s ‘perfect storm’ Read MoreThe Oaks Christian boys cross country team channeled Kobe Bryant after winning a CIF Southern Section championship. “Job’s not finished,” coaches and runners told each other. The Lions seized the opportunity to double up on championships and won a CIF …
Oaks Christian boys cross country makes school history by winning CIF State title Read MoreDaily News Girls Athlete of the Week: Name: Delaney Napierala School: Oaks Christian Sport: Cross country Year: Junior Noteworthy: Napierala helped the Lions to an eighth-place finish in the Division IV race at the CIF State cross country finals on …
Daily News Girls Athlete of the Week: Delaney Napierala, Oaks Christian Read MoreDaily News Boys Athlete of the Week: Name: Drew Cofield School: Newbury Park Sport: Football Year: Senior Noteworthy: Cofield forced a fumble at the start of the fourth quarter in the CIF-SS Division 2 championship game just before Murrieta Valley …
Daily News Boys Athlete of the Week: Drew Cofield, Newbury Park Read More(TNS) American Heart Association News First-aid guidelines for bystanders and emergency responders have long focused on issues like chest pain, bleeding and recognizing a stroke. Now, they have been updated and expanded to include recommendations for managing opioid overdoses, open …
First-aid guidelines expanded to include opioid overdoses, seizures, other emergencies Read MoreA Chinese national living in Ontario was arrested on Dec. 3 for allegedly exporting firearms, ammunition and other military items to North Korea, officials with the Department of Justice said. Shenghua Wen, 41, of Ontario, allegedly exported these shipments by …
Chinese national living in Ontario charged with shipping weapons to North Korea Read MoreIt’s the most wonderful time of the year, and these festive neighborhoods will prove it. Whether you’re celebrating Christmas, Hanukkah, the Winter Solstice, or Kwanzaa, there is joy in strolling a nearby block or hopping in the car where you …
Love Christmas lights? Check out this map of 10 destination neighborhoods Read MoreSpectacular holiday light displays are going up around the world. Christmas trees have been illuminated from Brussels to Hong Kong. In the United States, President Joe Biden and his wife, Jill, decked out the White House with some whimsical decorations …
Photos: Spectacular holiday light displays around the world Read MoreWhen linebacker Zack Baun signed a 1-year, $1.6 million free agent contract with the Philadelphia Eagles in March 2024, he did so with no guarantee of what his future might hold. Baun would be switching positions from outside linebacker to …
Struggling AFC North Team Urged to Sign Philadelphia Eagles ‘Centerpiece’ LB Read MoreSince Mark Davis took over as controlling owner of the Las Vegas Raiders in 2011, the team has just two winning seasons and no playoff wins. With the recent addition of legendary quarterback Tom Brady to his ownership group, there’s …
Tom Brady May Have Dropped Hint on His Involvement Level With Raiders Read MoreIs a reunion in the cards for Kyle Kuzma and the Los Angeles Lakers? The Lakers’ uneven 12-9 start and the lottery-bound Washington Wizards becoming sellers at the trade deadline could lead to that. On December 2, Hoopshype’s Michael Scotto …
Potential $90 Million Lakers Reunion Picks Up Steam Read MoreNick Chubb has not looked like himself since returning to the lineup and the Cleveland Browns may need to start thinking about a new game plan for the four-time Pro Bowl back. Chubb has notched 243 yards on 82 carries …
Browns Urged to Make Drastic Move With Nick Chubb Read MoreBefore the Golden State Warriors guaranteed Kevon Looney’s $8 million salary for this season, they nearly parted ways with their longest-tenured center and a key member of their last three championship teams. Hoopshype’s Michael Scotto reported that the veteran center …
Warriors Nearly Traded Key Member of Championship Team in Offseason: Report Read MoreNo matter how the 2024 season turns out for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, one of the realities they will likely have to deal with moving forward is that longtime wide receiver Chris Godwin likely goes elsewhere. Godwin, who is in …
Buccaneers Urged to Pursue $80 Million Pro Bowl WR From NFC North Read MoreThe New York Giants have already begun looking to 2025 with a couple of their recent additions, and while that’s unfortunate considering it’s only Week 14, it’s also the correct course of action after a miserable season. With that in …
Giants Pushed to Pursue Former Second-Round CB in the Midst of Career Resurgence Read MoreBy MARIA SHERMAN NEW YORK (AP) — “Not Like Us,” but people sure like him: Kendrick Lamar’s smash topped Apple Music’s global song chart in 2024 as the giant music streamer released year-end lists Tuesday and provided listeners with data …
Kendrick Lamar tops Apple Music’s 2024 song chart and women make history Read MoreCUPERTINO — Six former Apple employees face fraud-related charges in the South Bay after allegedly exploiting a charity-matching program by making bogus donations to nonprofits controlled by one of the defendants, then pocketing the company’s matching funds and claiming false …
Former Apple employees charged with defrauding charity program Read MoreBy HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Oprah Winfrey has a new book club pick and a new platform to talk books and other topics of the day. On Tuesday, Winfrey launched “The Oprah Podcast,” a weekly …
Winfrey announces new book club pick and launches ‘The Oprah Podcast’ Read MoreAlamo Drafthouse Cinema plans to open two new movie houses in the South Bay in time for the blockbuster film season of summer 2025, taking over theater locations that have been empty for months. The movie houses that Alamo Drafthouse …
Alamo Drafthouse will open South Bay movie theaters by summer 2025 Read MoreBy MARK KENNEDY NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Flay’s latest cookbook is really a sort of recipe for how Bobby Flay was made. The chef, restaurateur and TV personality has compiled 100 of his most important dishes into a lush, …
Chef Bobby Flay looks back at the dishes that made him a star in new cookbook, ‘Chapter One’ Read MoreBy THALIA BEATY NEW YORK (AP) — Melinda French Gates is offering to match up to $1 million in gifts to two nonprofit organizations to help spur donations on GivingTuesday, which has become a major annual fundraising day for nonprofits. …
Melinda French Gates plans to match $1M in GivingTuesday gifts to groups that support women Read MoreNewly released IRS documents show that the largest donation made by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation in 2023 was $250,000 to a new nonprofit launched last year by Ashley Biden, the daughter of President Joe Biden. The nonprofit …
Harry and Meghan’s charity gave $250,000 to Biden’s daughter for new nonprofit Read MoreBy Aashna Shah | Bloomberg Oakland had its credit rating cut two levels by Fitch Ratings, which cited the challenge of plugging budget gaps amid a change in political leadership. The city of about 440,000 had its issuer default rating …
Oakland’s credit rating cut by Fitch as city tries to plug budget gaps Read MoreBrent Brennan was all smiles and refection at Big 12 conference meetings last spring. In the corridor of a Scottsdale hotel, the newly-minted Arizona coach explained how the dynamics stood in contrast to his experience at San Jose State. Brennan …
Arizona football: Why retaining first-year coach Brent Brennan (for now) was the right move Read MoreFew plants have as many names as the the poinsettia. Bought primarily during the holidays, they are one of the most popular potted plants in the United States. Deep roots What we call the poinsettia is native to Mexico and …
Poinsettias: How they became one of the most popular potted plants Read MoreThe U.S. government said Tuesday it has closed its investigation into an E. coli outbreak tied to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers after determining there is no longer a safety risk. The outbreak, which began in late October, sickened at least …
Feds close probe of McDonald’s E. coli outbreak that killed 1 in Colorado, sickened 30 Read MoreMarvin Mims Jr. took off out of the slot, ripped up the middle of the field toward the Broncos’ south end zone at Empower Field and came open just as Bo Nix cut loose a throw. The ball hit the …
How Marvin Mims Jr. got his swagger back with Broncos and made the biggest play of his career to date against Cleveland Read MoreHere’s a look at whose stock improved or declined after the Broncos’ 41-32 win over the Browns on Monday night. Stock Up LT Garett Bolles: In Round 5 against Browns star edge rusher Myles Garrett, Bolles had the upper hand. …
Broncos stock report: WR Courtland Sutton’s hot streak continues in win over Browns Read MoreIllinois assistant coach Dana Dimel, who was an All-American offensive tackle for Kansas State and later became the head coach at Wyoming, Houston and UTEP, died Tuesday. He was 62. Dimel’s wife, Julie, and children Winston and Josey announced his …
Illinois assistant football coach Dana Dimel dies at age 62 Read MoreA 15-year-old boy was found shot to death late Tuesday morning inside a home in Englewood on the South Side. Around 11:35 a.m., the boy was found unresponsive with a gunshot wound to his head in the home in the …
Boy, 15, found shot to death in Englewood home Read MoreTres personas murieron y otras cinco resultaron heridas en un tiroteo en una fiesta en una casa el lunes por la tarde en Chicago Lawn en el lado suroeste, según la Policía de Chicago. Los oficiales respondieron a las 2:10 …
Tres muertos y cinco heridos en tiroteo en Chicago Lawn Read MoreSo Mayor Brandon Johnson, in that by-now-trademark fashion of his to deny everything he isn’t taking credit for, says he first learned of the problems with his former communications director, Ronnie Reese, when allegations of bad behavior became public. Which …
Brandon Johnson says he didn’t know about the Ronnie Reese allegations. He should have. Read MoreBy Margi Murphy | Bloomberg An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. US prosecutors charged …
California teen suspected of being a member of Scattered Spider hacking gang Read MoreThere is so much melancholia within the soul of sleuth extraordinaire Sherlock Holmes. After all, when your arch-nemesis Professor Moriarty is no more, what’s the point of living? I mean, sure, Holmes probably helped cause the death after a scuffle, …
Review: Sherlock Holmes, ‘Christmas Carol’ collide in new San Jose comedy Read MoreCUPERTINO — Six former Apple employees face fraud-related charges in the South Bay after allegedly exploiting a charity-matching program by making bogus donations to nonprofits controlled by one of the defendants, then pocketing the company’s matching funds and claiming false …
Former Apple employees charged with defrauding charity program Read MoreNewly released IRS documents show that the largest donation made by Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s Archewell Foundation in 2023 was $250,000 to a new nonprofit launched last year by Ashley Biden, the daughter of President Joe Biden. The nonprofit …
Harry and Meghan’s charity gave $250,000 to Biden’s daughter for new nonprofit Read MoreBy Aashna Shah | Bloomberg Oakland had its credit rating cut two levels by Fitch Ratings, which cited the challenge of plugging budget gaps amid a change in political leadership. The city of about 440,000 had its issuer default rating …
Oakland’s credit rating cut by Fitch as city tries to plug budget gaps Read More