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Rihanna, Martin Scorsese hype Paramount movies at CinemaCon

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Paramount Pictures, still riding high on the success of “Top Gun: Maverick’s” nearly $1.5 billion in worldwide ticket sales, brought a slew of stars from Rihanna to Martin Scorsese to CinemaCon for its presentation to theater owners Thursday. Paramount has fewer releases than the other big studios, but they have several big, IP-driven titles like “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem,” (Aug. 4) “Transformers: Rise of the Beasts” (June 9) and “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie” (Sept. 29). It is also handling the theatrical release of Martin Scorsese’s “Killers of the Flower Moon,” which debuts at Cannes next month and opens in theaters on Oct. 6. And, of course, Paramount has “Mission: Impossible.”The studio showed an extended clip of a comedic and exciting chase sequence with Tom Cruise and Hayley Atwell from the seventh installment in the series, “Dead Reckoning Part I.” The film will now open in theaters two days earlier than planned, now on Wednesday, Ju...

CDC: consumo de cigarrillos cae a mínimo histórico en EEUU, pero sube el vapeo

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

NUEVA YORK – El consumo de cigarrillos en Estados Unidos cayó a un nuevo mínimo histórico en 2022, con uno de cada nueve adultos que dijeron ser fumadores, según un sondeo del gobierno publicado el jueves. Por otro lado, el consumo de cigarrillos electrónicos subió a 1 de cada 17 adultos.Los hallazgos preliminares de los Centros para el Control y Prevención de Enfermedades (CDC, por sus siglas en inglés) se basan en sondeos realizados a más de 27,000 adultos.Fumar cigarrillos es un factor de riesgo de cáncer de pulmón, enfermedad cardiaca y apoplejía, y hace tiempo que se considera una importante causa de muertes evitables.A mediados de la década de 1960, el 42% de los adultos estadounidenses eran fumadores. La cifra lleva décadas en declive debido a impuestos sobre los cigarrillos, subidas en el precio de los productos de tabaco, prohibiciones a fumar y cambios en la aceptación social de fumar en público. El país que prohibirá la venta de tabaco para jóvenes ...

Big 12 spring wrap: Players to watch from each team

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

A look at football players in the Big 12 Conference this spring who are poised to have standout seasons this fall, when the league will have 14 teams with the additions of BYU, Cincinnati, Houston and UCF:BAYLOR: WR Ketron Jackson Jr. is a former four-star recruit out of Texas who transferred from Arkansas after being a starter for the Razorbacks last season as a sophomore. If several highlight moments during spring drills are any indication, he could become a big part of the Baylor offense.BYU: QB Kedon Slovis is a graduate transfer from Pittsburgh who previously played three seasons at Southern California. With their projected backup a junior college transfer with no major college experience, the Cougars need Slovis to be effective. He threw for 3,502 yards and completed 72% of his passes in 2019, his first season at USC, but has since had injury issues.CINCINNATI: QB Emory Jones is with his third team in as many years. The dual-threat player who spent three seasons at Florida bef...

Mujer cuya acusación condujo al linchamiento de Emmett Till murió a los 88 años, dice forense

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

(CNN) — Carolyn Bryant Donham, la mujer blanca cuya acusación condujo al linchamiento en 1955 del adolescente negro Emmett Till en Mississippi, y cuyo papel en la brutal muerte fue reconsiderado por un jurado investigador el año pasado, murió en Louisiana, confirmó a CNN el forense de la parroquia de Calcasieu.Donham, de 88 años, falleció el martes en Westlake, según un hecho de la carta de defunción del forense.Malik Shabazz, de Black Lawyers for Justice, dijo en un comunicado el jueves que el legado de Donham “será de deshonestidad e injusticia”.“La muerte de Carolyn Bryant pone fin a un capítulo doloroso para la familia Emmett Till y para los pueblos negros de Estados Unidos. La parte trágica de la muerte de Bryant fue que nunca rindió cuentas por su papel en la muerte del joven Emmett Till, quien es el mártir del Movimiento por los Derechos Civiles”, se lee en el comunicado.En agosto de 1955, Emmett, de 14 años, fue golpeado y asesinado a tiros después de que supuestamente...

Denver weather: Rain and snow showers Thursday night into Friday

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) — Another round of rain and snow showers will move into Denver's weather forecast Thursday night into early Friday. This will lead to a slick commute Friday morning in some areas ahead of a nice weekend. Because of this, a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day has been issued for Friday, with a focus on the early morning.Weather tonight: Rain and snow showers, breezyWinter weather advisories are in effect from Thursday evening until Friday morning, mostly for elevations above 6500 feet. Because of accumulating snowfall and strong wind gusts, travel could be very difficult at times. As a cold front moves through the area we will see increasing clouds and wind gusts reaching over 30 mph in the Denver metro. Clouds will be followed by rain showers this evening that will transition to snowfall overnight. Weather tomorrow: Clearing in the morning for DenverWe will wake up to a few morning showers, and a cuple of inches of snowfall, mostly for elevations above 6500'. The chance...

Police investigating shooting around City Park area

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- The Denver Police Department said one person has been shot but the extent of their injuries is unknown. The shooting was reported in the 2300 block of Steele Street which is in the proximity of the Denver Zoo, City Park and City Park Golf Course. Police are working on gathering suspect information. FOX31 has a crew on the way and updates will be posted as soon as they are received.

How you can help Alexa Bartell's family honor her memory

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

JEFFERSON COUNTY, Colo. (KDVR) -- The family of a 20-year-old woman who was tragically killed after a rock was thrown into her car while she was driving has set up ways to donate to her memorial. Alexa Bartell was killed on April 19 as part of a crime spree involving rocks being thrown at moving cars. Police identified three 18-year-old suspects in the incident, who are all facing first-degree murder - extreme indifference charges. Documents show rock-throwing suspect said they were ‘blood brothers’ after spree The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office sent a release about the memorial fund being set up and ways to donate.Donations can be made directly to the Alexa Bartell Memorial Fund at FirstBank, via Zelle @ [email protected] or via Venmo @Alexa-Bartell-4 or the QR code below."Alexa’s family has been asked how others can help with future expenditures resulting from this tragedy. In lieu of flowers, a memorial/justice fund has now been set up in Alexa’s name. This fund...

Search underway for driver in connection to Miami hit-and-run that left motorcyclist dead

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

Police are searching for the driver who, they said, struck and killed a motorcyclist in Miami and fled the scene on foot.City of Miami Police units responded to the scene of the hit-and-run along West Flagler Street, near 47th Avenue, Thursday morning.Surveillance video from a nail salon across the street captured the scene as the driver traveled on the street and collided with the motorcyclist, pinning the victim underneath his car, at around 4:30 a.m.While the call came in as a pedestrian hit, it was actually a car versus a motorcycle. The security footage showed that the driver hopped out of his sedan immediately after the crash and walked around the car. After grabbing several items from the front seat, he took off on foot.“He basically left this person lifeless on the floor, did not call 911, did not assist in any way,” said Miami Police Capt. Freddie Cruz, “so that’s very disturbing that another human being would do that.”The motorcyclist was pron...

US Coast Guard rescues two boaters on a life raft near Cape San Blas

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

NEAR CAPE SAN BLAS, Fla. (WSVN) – The U.S Coast Guard rescued two boaters who were on a life raft near Cape San Blas in Northern Florida.The search began on Monday after officials got a phone call from a person on a shrimp trawler that was disabled.According to the coast guard, the vessel had lost power and was taking on water.A rescue aircrew located the boaters on Tuesday.The two are reported to be listed as stable.

Search underway for missing 68-year-old man last seen near hospital in Plantation

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:44:32 GMT

Police seek the public’s help in searching for a 68-year-old man who was reported missing in Plantation.According to Plantation Police, Rufus Terry was last seen on Monday around 6:30 p.m. near the HCA Florida Westside Hospital, located at 8201 W. Broward Boulevard.Detectives said Terry stands 6 feet, 1 inch tall, weighs around 150 pounds and has dark brown eyes. He also has receding, short-cropped salt-and-pepper short-cropped hair.Terry was last seen wearing a white jacket, dark shorts and green socks.Officials said Terry suffers from dementia and an altered mental status. He is also said to be on foot.Officials urge anyone with information about his whereabouts to call Plantation Police at 954-445-2942 or email [email protected].