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Bill Condon’s entertaining enough melodramatic musical fails to accomplish what it most needs to do: move us in tremendous ways. That’s a boulder-sized problem given how this oft-told tale of a relationship between a romantic gay man in love with …

By JOSH FUNK and RIO YAMAT, AP Transportation and Airlines Writers The federal government shutdown has entered its second week, and already shortages of air traffic controllers have strained operations and disrupted flights at some U.S. airports. Experts, as well …

SANTA CLARA — Brock Purdy seems destined to miss his second straight game, and so might Ricky Pearsall. The NFC West-leading 49ers resumed practicing Wednesday without either offensive star ahead of Sunday’s visit to NFC South leader Tampa Bay (4-1). …

Moon Alert After 12:30 a.m., there are no restrictions to shopping or important decisions today. The moon is in Taurus. Aries (March 21-April 19) An average day Today you’ll benefit by working with others because it will be a mutually …

Billionaire Michael Bloomberg, the businessman and former mayor of New York City, has donated $1.5 million more to the campaign to retain Denver’s ban on flavored tobacco, helping give supporters of the ban more than four times the resources of …

The University of Colorado Boulder has released an app that it says compiles the school’s safety resources into one convenient place. Dubbed CU Boulder Safe, the app can send out emergency alerts, connect people to campus dispatch and access safety …

President Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi refused to answer several questions posed by Democratic senators at this week’s Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing, including questions about the Epstein files and others concerning a dropped investigation into Border Czar Tom Homan. …

SUNRISE, Fla. — New Blackhawks coach Jeff Blashill’s emphasis on minimizing valleys and maximizing peaks will apply not only on game-to-game but also on period-to-period and even shift-to-shift bases. The Hawks will inevitably be inconsistent this season. Blashill’s biggest challenge …

A teenage boy was shot in the head in Roseland on Tuesday afternoon, police said. The boy, 16, was in the front yard of a home in the 11300 block of South Stewart Avenue around 4:30 p.m. when someone fired …

SUNRISE, Fla. — Spencer Knight is a thoughtful man, and as he rode the Blackhawks’ bus around familiar Fort Lauderdale-area streets Sunday, he lost himself in those thoughts. “It’s funny to play against a team you were once on,” Knight …

Brewers catcher William Contreras was in no rush to run the bases in the third inning Monday. He lingered at the plate, admiring his solo homer to left field that gave the Brewers a lead they wouldn’t relinquish in a …

CLEVELAND — The NBA is never short on storylines. Bulls guard Isaac Okoro was the subject of one of the latest. Traded in late June from the only NBA franchise he knew, guess where Okoro found himself for the Bulls’ …

By CHRISTOPHER RUGABER, AP Economics Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Most members of the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate setting committee supported further reductions to its key interest rate this year, according to minutes from last month’s meeting released Wednesday. A majority of Fed officials …

By KELVIN CHAN and MATT O’BRIEN, AP Technology Writers LONDON (AP) — Lingering doubts about the economic promise of artificial intelligence technology are starting to get the attention of financial institutions that raised warning flags this week about an AI investment bubble. …

The Tournament of Roses Wednesday, Oct. 8, announced Los Angeles Lakers Hall of Famer, businessman and social activist Earvin “Magic” Johnson as its grand marshal for the 137th Rose Parade on Jan. 1, 2026. This year’s theme, “The Magic in …

October is here. That means league play every Friday night for the rest of the way. It also nearly marks the midway point of the 10-week regular season in the CIF Southern and LA City Sections, which both end October …

By JEFF MARTIN and JACK BROOK, Associated Press ATLANTA (AP) — The only escaped Louisiana inmate who remained on the run following an audacious May jailbreak in which 10 men crawled through a hole behind a toilet has been found in Atlanta, …

It was wonderful to watch the Phillies crowd rain boos down on their unbeloved lineup during the second game of the NLDS. Mediocrity begets vitriol in sports, unless you’re part of the always classy Dodger faithful. In LA we stick …

The Tournament of Roses named Ervin “Magic” Johnson its 2026 grand marshal for its 137th Rose Parade. Johnson, a legendary former professional athlete, whose career with the Los Angeles Lakers throughout the 1980s personified the coming year’s parade’s theme: “The …

Former Rep. Katie Porter, a Democratic candidate for California governor, grew visibly frustrated during an interview with CBS Sacramento after repeated questions about whether she would need support from Californians who voted for President Donald Trump. In footage released Monday, …