‘Wonka’s the Golden Ticket’ resurrects Gene Wilder’s voice with AI. The result is lifeless
So they’ve turned “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” — which is not to say “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,”...
L.A. approves $466 million in affordable housing spending, the largest pool ever
Los Angeles is set to go on an affordable housing spending spree. On Tuesday, the City Council unanimously approved $466.6...
‘Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!’ Military training jet plunges into ocean off California coast
The pilot of a military training jet was rescued by the U.S. Navy on Tuesday evening after the aircraft plunged...
California and Washington to join forces on carbon markets, aiming to cut pollution and raise billions
California is moving forward with plans to link its signature climate program, cap-and-invest, to that of Washington State, a major...
Zion Williamson denies rape allegations, says he was ‘friends with benefits’ with accuser
New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson had a “friendly and casual ‘friends with benefits’ sexual relationship” with the woman who...
Harvey Weinstein is sentenced to 15 years in prison for 2006 sex crime in New York
NEW YORK — Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced movie mogul, was sentenced in Manhattan to 15 years in prison Wednesday for a felony...
40 years after Chernobyl, Italy greenlights a return to nuclear energy
ROME — Italy’s Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to legislation paving the way for a return to nuclear power nearly four...
Billy Bush joins Fox News Media as a contributor
Billy Bush, the veteran on-air host whose career was derailed by a crude off-camera conversation he had with President Trump...
A knock at the door, then gunshots: Mass shooting at a house party in South Africa kills 11
CAPE TOWN, South Africa — Three gunmen barged into a small house in an impoverished neighborhood in South Africa and opened fire...
Mississippi police make 2nd arrest in death of Black woman found hanging from tree, seek 3rd suspect
JACKSON, Miss. — Police in Mississippi have arrested a second man in the death of a Black woman found hanging from a...
Iran’s president delivers wartime address at U.N.: We have been ‘victims of terrorism’
UNITED NATIONS — Iran’s president said Wednesday that his people have been “victims of terrorism” by the United States, delivering a rare...
Meta’s new AI agent rattles banks, insurers and travel stocks
Shares of major banks, insurers and online travel agencies slid as investors fear that tools like Meta Platforms Inc.’s personal...
British Columbia leader calls snap election as premier tells voters to say ‘hell no to Trump’
VICTORIA, British Columbia — A Canadian provincial premier called a snap election Tuesday, saying President Trump’s attacks on Canada are threatening jobs,...
Polo off Mexican coast is among ‘the strongest storms ever’
MEXICO CITY — Polo has grown into one of the most powerful Pacific hurricanes in decades and was expected to skirt Mexico’s...
Taylor Swift announces ‘The Life of a Showgirl: The Encore’ will be released on Friday
Taylor Swift’s “Showgirl” has more life. The pop superstar announced early Wednesday that she’ll release an expanded version of her...
