Writers’ union reaches tentative deal with Hollywood studios to end historic strike
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The union representing screenwriters has reached a tentative agreement with Hollywood studios to end a historic strike after nearly five months. The deal is raising hopes that a crippling shutdown of movie and television filming could be near an end. Actors remain on strike, but the deal with writers could help them find a resolution soon as well. The Writers Guild of America announced the deal Sunday in a joint statement with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers. The agreement must be approved by the guild’s board and members. That could happen this week.
Texas Walmart shooter agrees to pay more than $5M to families over 2019 racist attack
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A white Texas gunman who killed 23 people in a racist attack on Hispanic shoppers at a Walmart in 2019 has agreed to pay more than $5 million to families of the victims. U.S. District Judge David Guaderrama signed off Monday on the amount that Patrick Crusius must pay in restitution. Crusius was sentenced to 90 consecutive life sentences in July after pleading guilty to federal hate crime charges four years after one of the nation’s worst mass killings. Crusius still faces a separate trial in a Texas court that could end with him getting the death penalty.
Residents prepare to return to sites of homes demolished in Lahaina wildfire 7 weeks ago
HONOLULU (AP) — Authorities on Monday are expected to begin allowing the first residents and property owners to return to their devastated properties in Lahaina, many for the first time since the historic town was demolished by a wildfire nearly seven weeks ago. The prospect of returning has stirred strong emotions in residents who fled in vehicles or on foot as the…
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