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Sean McVay wants to know QB Matthew Stafford’s status for next year with Rams ‘sooner than later’
LOS ANGELES — Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay says he would like to know “sooner than later” about Matthew Stafford’s status for next season. McVay provided no updates on his veteran quarterback’s plans for the coming year when the coach held his end-of-season news conference Thursday, but McVay sounded...
From ‘The Brutalist’ to ‘Wicked,’ where to watch this year’s top awards movies
The 2025 movie awards season is in full swing but figuring out where to watch everything can be overwhelming. Are they streaming? For free? In theaters? Only in Los Angeles and New York? Take one of the big winners of the Golden Globes, “The Brutalist,” a film that’s been dominating...
Purdue Pharma and owners to pay $7.4 billion in settlement to lawsuits over the toll of OxyContin
Members of the family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma, and the company itself, agreed to pay up to $7.4 billion in a new settlement to lawsuits over the toll of the powerful prescription painkiller, New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Thursday. The deal, agreed to by Purdue Pharma,...
Costco successfully defends its diversity policies as other U.S. companies scale theirs back
NEW YORK — Costco shareholders rejected a proposal urging the wholesale club operator to evaluate any risks posed by its diversity, equity and inclusion practices. According to preliminary results shared by Costco executives at its annual meeting Thursday, more than 98% of shares voted against the proposal. The National Center...
Australian Open: Madison Keys upsets Iga Swiatek, will face Aryna Sabalenka in the final
MELBOURNE, Australia — When Madison Keys finally finished off her 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) upset of No. 2 Iga Swiatek in a high-intensity, high-quality Australian Open semifinal on Thursday night, saving a match point along the way, the 29-year-old American crouched on the court and placed a hand on her...
The Associated Press announces 5 NFL MVP finalists
Josh Allen, Saquon Barkley, Joe Burrow, Jared Goff and Lamar Jackson are finalists for the Associated Press 2024 NFL Most Valuable Player award. Barkley, Burrow and Jackson also are finalists for Offensive Player of the Year, and Burrow is also in the running for Comeback Player of the Year. The...
More Americans file for unemployment benefits last week, continuing claims highest in 3 years
Jobless claims applications ticked up modestly last week, but the total number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits rose to their highest level in more than three years. Applications for jobless benefits rose by 6,000 to 223,000 for the week ending January 18, the Labor Department said Thursday. Analysts were expecting...
Thai LGBTQ+ couples register marriages as law gives them equal status
BANGKOK — LGBTQ+ couples in Thailand made Thursday a life-changing occasion, registering their marriages legally on the first day a law took effect granting them the same rights as heterosexual couples. The enactment of the Marriage Equality Act makes Thailand the first country in Southeast Asia and the third place...
Saudi crown prince says kingdom intends to invest $600B in U.S. over next 4 years
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said Thursday the kingdom wants to invest $600 billion in the United States over the next four years, comments that came after President Donald Trump earlier put a price tag on returning to the kingdom as his first foreign trip. Trump’s...
Episcopal Bishop Mariann Budde says she’ll continue to pray for Trump, who lashed out at her over viral sermon
WASHINGTON — The Right Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, bishop of the Diocese of Washington, said Wednesday that she will continue to pray for President Donald Trump, hours after he lashed out at her over a sermon. “I don’t consider him an enemy,” Budde told The Associated Press. “I believe we...
‘Emilia Pérez’ leads Oscar nominations with 13Video
As fresh fires raced across the Los Angeles region, an embattled movie industry lined up behind the Netflix narco-musical about transgender identity “Emilia Pérez” in Oscar nominations Thursday. Jacques Audiard’s “Emilia Pérez,” a Spanish language, French-made film, dominated the nominations with a leading 13 nominations, including best picture and best...
A blooming plant that reeks of gym socks and rotting garbage has thousands lining up for a whiff
SYDNEY — The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Sydney on Thursday where they joined three-hour lines to experience a momentous bloom —- and a fragrance evoking gym socks and rotting garbage. Tall, pointed...
Federal judge temporarily blocks Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship
SEATTLE — A federal judge on Thursday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship, calling it “blatantly unconstitutional” during the first hearing in a multi-state effort challenging the order. U.S. District Judge John Coughenour repeatedly interrupted a Justice Department lawyer to ask how he could consider the...
Aerial attack helps firefighters maintain the upper hand on a huge fire north of Los Angeles
CASTAIC, Calif. — Overnight water drops helped stop the spread of a huge wildfire churning through rugged mountains north of Los Angeles and firefighters battled to increase containment as dangerous winds whipped up again Thursday. The Hughes Fire broke out late Wednesday morning and in less than a day had...
Immigrant detention beds may be maxed out as Trump moves to deport ‘millions and millions’
SANTA FE, N.M. — President Donald Trump’s inauguration-day executive orders and promises of mass deportations of “millions and millions” of people will hinge on securing money for detention centers. The Trump administration has not publicly said how many immigration detention beds it needs to achieve its goals, or what the...
Trump says he may withhold federal aid for Los Angeles if California doesn’t change water policies
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Wednesday threatened to withhold federal disaster aid for wildfire-ravaged Los Angeles unless California leaders change the state’s approach on its management of water. In a Fox News interview, Trump repeated false claims that the state’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the...
7 police officers wounded in San Antonio shootingVideo
SAN ANTONIO — Seven San Antonio police officers were shot while responding to a “suicide in progress” call and the suspect was later found dead inside an apartment after a standoff, the city’s police chief said. The officers were shot Wednesday night and a SWAT team was called to the...
Patrick Mahomes on whether officials favor the Chiefs: ‘The referees are doing their best’Video
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Patrick Mahomes doesn’t believe NFL officials are doing the Kansas City Chiefs quarterback any favors. Nor do the statistics support that assumption. In last week’s divisional-round win over Houston, the Texans were twice penalized for hits on Mahomes, and one of them came on third down...
Zack Steffen plays 1st U.S. match in nearly 3 years in 3-0 friendly win over Costa RicaVideo
ORLANDO, Fla. — Goalkeeper Zack Steffen played his first international match in nearly three years, Brian White and Caden Clark scored their first national team goals and the United States beat Costa Rica 3-0 on Wednesday night in the Americans’ second straight friendly without Europe-based players. White scored in the...
Amari Cooper finds satisfaction with Bills, trading personal production for team successVideo
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Amari Cooper has enough catches, yards and touchdowns over his 10-year NFL career to satisfy his ego. What’s missing in the 30-year-old’s career is playoff success, and Cooper wouldn’t trade this run to the AFC championship game he’s enjoying with the Buffalo Bills for anything. “I’m...
Eagles’ Jalen Hurts ready to face Commanders in NFC title game on balky left kneeVideo
PHILADELPHIA — Jalen Hurts hobbled back to the Philadelphia Eagles’ huddle after his left knee was twisted on a sack, an injury that forced him after the drive to the sideline medical tent for a quick exam. Hurts got checked out, and backup Kenny Pickett started to warm up in...
Former Arkansas officer arrested, charged with assault in beating of handcuffed inmateVideo
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A former Arkansas police officer who was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car last year has been arrested and charged with aggravated assault. Former Jonesboro Police Officer Joseph Tucker Harris, 29, was arrested on Tuesday on charges of...
Al Golden returning to Bengals as defensive coordinator, AP source saysVideo
Zac Taylor and the Cincinnati Bengals will have a familiar face as their next defensive coordinator. Al Golden agreed to return to Cincinnati on Wednesday after three seasons as Notre Dame’s defensive coordinator, a person with knowledge of the decision told the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the...
Ludvig Aberg cards an opening-round 63 for a 2-shot lead at the Farmers Insurance OpenVideo
SAN DIEGO — Ludvig Aberg shot a 9-under-par 63 on Wednesday in what he calls his favorite place in the world, taking a two-shot lead over Danny Walker and Hayden Springer in the opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open at Torrey Pines. Aberg took a first-round lead on the...
This offseason could be pretty simple for Ravens, but tougher calls loom in a yearVideo
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — As long as Lamar Jackson is healthy and playing at an MVP level, the Baltimore Ravens should have a chance to be good. And if the players around the star quarterback are going to change significantly — that’s more likely to happen in a year than...
