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Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand in Utah ski collision trial

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

By SAM METZ (Associated Press)PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow takes the stand to testify about a 2016 ski collision at a Utah ski resort where a man is suing her, saying he’s since suffered from broken ribs and brain damage. Paltrow says that the 76-year-old Utah man is the culprit for the collision at Deer Valley Resort in Park City, and her legal team has raised questions about whether the lawsuit is motivated by an attempt to exploit her wealth and celebrity. After a judge threw out an earlier, $3.1 million dollar lawsuit, the man is now seeking at least $300,000. In a counterclaim, Paltrow is seeking a symbolic $1 and attorney fees.THIS IS A BREAKING NEWS UPDATE. AP’s earlier story follows below.PARK CITY, Utah (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow took the stand on Friday to testify in a trial over a 2016 ski collision at a Utah ski resort, where a man claims that the movie star’s recklessness on the slope caused broken ribs, brain damage and lasting physi...

Domo Japanese restaurant will reopen, despite closure last year

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

Four months after Domo Japanese Country Restaurant owner Gaku Homma announced he was permanently closing the business, he’s decided to give it another go.Homma said on Facebook this week that he will return to the kitchen after a brief hiatus and plans to reopen the restaurant, 1365 Osage St., although, he didn’t specify exactly when because of inspections and other necessary processes, like cleaning the backyard garden.In his Facebook post, Homma, 73, also said he has been using his time off to take a series of trips to Turkey, Nepal and Thailand to teach the practices of Aikido, a modern Japanese martial art. During his visit to Thailand, he cooked some of Domo’s popular curry, which he has been serving in support of the Monthly Meals Project in Denver for the last 32 years, for children at Bilay House, a humanitarian aid and education facility.In this March 21, 2014 photo, a traditional Japanese meal sits on a tray after being served to a customer at Domo, in Denver. (Brenn...

Nuggets’ Nikola Jokic tired of MVP conversation: “I don’t think about it anymore”

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

Sorry debaters and hot-takers. Nikola Jokic has better things to worry about than the MVP race.Personally, he’s got a young family he misses whenever the Nuggets hit the road. Professionally, he’s got an NBA championship to win. Both pursuits have lapped his interest, twice over, in discussing or even contemplating the MVP race.“I don’t think about it anymore,” he said earlier this week as the team concluded a 10-day road trip in Washington. “It’s past.”At one point during his first two MVP runs, it entered his frame of mind. But now, when the conversation has devolved and both he and the Nuggets are onto bigger and better things, Jokic doesn’t have time for it. (Don’t make the mistake of assuming the award doesn’t matter to him; just accept that, for him, the conversation isn’t worth indulging nor does he have anything to add.)Some of the NBA’s MVP voters may be swayed this upcoming week, when Denver hosts Milwaukee and Giannis Antetokounmpo on Saturday or Philade...

Bloated “John Wick: Chapter 4” is a lot of everything the action-filled franchise does and doesn’t do well

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

Will there be a fifth installment in the “John Wick” franchise? It’s a bit murky.While there once had been talk of shooting a fourth and fifth “Wick” back to back, that didn’t happen. Plus, series director Chad Stahelski recently said he and star Keanu Reeves are “done for the moment” and that they’re going to give the character “a rest.”Well, Stahelski directs and Reeves performs in “John Wick: Chapter 4” — in theaters this week — as if this is indeed their going-away party.With a runtime that, if you include the closing credits, sniff three hours, “Chapter 4” is an action romp that’s over-the-top even by “Wick”-ian standards.The fighting.There’s so much fighting.Even if you appreciate the elaborate and undeniably impressive choreography of the fight scenes that are the calling card of these movies, you may feel a bit pummeled by “Chapter 4.” Not as beaten as Reeve’s titular assassin-turned-angel of revenge — John is punched, kicked, stabbed, shot and, repeatedly, hit b...

Colorado hiring rebounds in February after losses in January

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

After a weak start to the year, hiring rebounded strongly in Colorado in February. But the number of people joining the labor force outpaced the number of jobs added, resulting in a slightly higher unemployment rate, according to a monthly update from the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment.The state lost a revised 700 jobs in January, reversing the initially reported gain of 800 jobs and putting Colorado in a group of only four states to suffer a decline in nonfarm payroll jobs that month.Those losses were likely caused by a colder and snowier start to the year, said Ryan Gedney, a senior economist with the CDLE on a press call Friday morning. Employers went back to hiring in February, adding an estimated 6,200 jobs, continuing a bouncing pattern seen across much of last year of alternating months of strong and weak hiring.“It is great that employment increased by 6,200 in February, but the gains were concentrated in four sectors,” said Broomfield economist Gary...

Bellarmine football coach steps down after three seasons

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

SAN JOSE — In a surprise move, Bellarmine football coach Jalal Beauchman has stepped down after three seasons in charge of the storied San Jose program, the school announced Friday.No reason was given for the announcement and Beauchman did not immediately return a request for comment.Beauchman took over the varsity program in 2020 from his own high school coach, Mike Janda, who led the Bells to six Central Coast Section and 14 WCAL championships in 36 seasons. Janda retired as the section’s all-time winningest coach with 286 victories.Beauchman finished with an 18-14 record. He went 2-3 during the pandemic-shortened spring 2021 season, 8-4 in the fall of that year and 8-7 last season when Bellarmine captured CCS Division II and NorCal Division 3-A championships.Before becoming a coach, Beauchman played at Bellarmine and San Jose State. He was the West Catholic Athletic League’s receiver of the year in 2005.Bellarmine athletic director Kevin Saldivar said in a state...

NBA fines Dallas star for his ‘inappropriate’ gesture toward refs during Warriors game

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

NEW YORK — Dallas Mavericks star Luka Doncic was fined $35,000 on Friday for directing a money sign toward officials in the final seconds of a loss to the Golden State Warriors.Doncic walked toward officials while rubbing his fingers together with 1.7 seconds left in the 127-125 loss on Wednesday night. The four-time All-Star apparently was upset that a foul wasn’t called when he missed a layup.Dallas was trailing 125-122 when Doncic caught a pass under the basket and his layup bounced off the back of the rim. After the Mavericks committed a foul to stop the clock, Doncic made the gesture.The NBA said the fine was for “an inappropriate and unprofessional gesture toward a game official.”Officials didn’t give him a technical over the gesture. Doncic frequently complains to officials and is one technical foul away from 16 this season, which would trigger a one-game suspension. The count doesn’t carry over into the playoffs.Dallas owner Mark Cuban said he planned to protest the loss to ...

Oakland A’s: Muller named Opening Day starter against Angels, Ohtani

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

MESA, Ariz. — Kyle Muller entered spring training uncertain whether he would even make the Oakland A’s roster amid a crowded rotation competition.Friday, the 25-year-old was named the A’s Opening Day starter, drawing the March 30 assignment opposite Angels and World Baseball Classic star Shohei Ohtani.A’s manager Mark Kotsay lauded Muller’s work ethic and the passion that he displayed throughout the spring, citing those qualities as main reasons why he named the 6-foot-7 left-hander to be on the mound when Oakland opens the season at the Coliseum. The second-year skipper said he called Muller into his office earlier this week to inform him of the decision.“He’s a competitor, you can tell that,” Kotsay said. “His work ethic is great, and attitude and enthusiasm. When I told him he was going to be the Opening Day starter, the excitement and energy and just drive of the emotion was exactly what you want when you tell a guy, ‘Hey, you’re going to be an Opening Day starter.’ ...

Rep. George Santos reaches a deal in Brazilian fraud case

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

By Julia Vargas Jones | CNNProsecutors in Brazil have agreed to a deal with Rep. George Santos in a case in which he is accused of defrauding a Rio de Janeiro area clerk of $1,300 over clothes and shoes in 2008, documents obtained by CNN show.A petition from Santos’ attorney requesting a deal says Santos would agree to formally confess to the crime and pay damages to the victim, a Rio de Janeiro area clerk, as is required under Brazilian law.A memo from prosecutors agreeing to the deal last week asked the defense for assurances they have the ability to contact the victim to repay him before the deal is finalized.The petition from Santos’ attorney, filed in January, requests a non-prosecutorial agreement in lieu of a trial for his client, arguing that Santos is now gainfully employed and “re-socialized.” The petition also requested permission for Santos to be contacted by the court via email or phone, and participate in the proceedings via videoconference.Agre...

Darcelle XV, the world’s oldest working drag queen, dies at 92

Published Mon, 16 Dec 2024 18:34:31 GMT

Associated PressPORTLAND, Ore. — Walter C. Cole, better known as the iconic drag queen who performed for decades as Darcelle XV, has died of natural causes in Portland, Oregon. Cole was 92.Darcelle, who died Thursday, was crowned the world’s oldest working drag performer in 2016 by the Guinness Book of World Records and was regaling audiences until the very end.As a performer, Darcelle was known for hosting the longest-running drag show on the U.S. West Coast. Off stage, Cole championed LGBTQ+ rights and charitable work in the Portland community.The nightclub that Darcelle opened more than 50 years ago in downtown Portland, Darcelle XV Showplace, said it was heartbroken in a Facebook post. “We ask for privacy and patience as everyone processes and grieves in their own way and at their own pace,” the club said.They also said that details of a public memorial will be announced and all shows at the Showplace will go on as scheduled, per Darcelle’s wishes.“...