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Dean's A-List Interview: Jennifer Lopez in 'The Mother'

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

CHICAGO — After making two romantic comedies in 2022, Jennifer Lopez is taking on a different role in her first film of the new year.The veteran actress, singer, and dancer is taking on the role of an assassin in "The Mother," a movie on Netflix that's set to be released on Friday on the streaming service. Lopez's character, which is called "The Mother," must come out of hiding to protect her estranged daughter, who she left behind earlier in her life. Dean Richards went to New York ahead of the film's release on the streaming service to speak with Lopez about this role on "Dean's A-List Interview."You can watch the conversation from the WGN Morning News on May 9 in the video above or below.Get Dean's reviews and A-List interviews delivered right to your inbox. Sign up for Dean's Downloads weekly newsletter. You'll also get his Dean Cooks recipes too!

The Weeknd wants 'to kill' his alter ego

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

(KTLA) -- For over a decade, The Weeknd has dominated the music scene with catchy singles, a Super Bowl performance, and various collaborations with big names like Kanye West, Future, Beyonce, and Ariana Grande. Now, the man behind the moody and dark alter ego is ready to rid himself of that persona.In a piece for W Magazine, The Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, is ready to shed that image. “I’m going through a cathartic path right now,” he told the magazine. “It’s getting to a place and a time where I’m getting ready to close The Weeknd chapter. I’ll still make music, maybe as Abel, maybe as The Weeknd. But I still want to kill The Weeknd. And I will. Eventually. I’m definitely trying to shed that skin and be reborn.”That path he's on comes as he's wrapped up filming the highly anticipated HBO series "The Idol," in which he stars alongside Lily-Rose Depp. The Toronto native plays the character Tedros, the self-help guru and love interest of Depp's character Jocelyn. Act...

LIVE: 'Still happening.' Top TxTag complaints detail double billing, website glitches

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

Investigative Summary: This story is part of KXAN’s “TxTag Troubles” investigative project launched May 7, 2023. Following related reports in recent years, our team rededicated its resources to this major consumer issue, after hundreds of viewers complained to us about resurfaced billing and customer service problems with the state’s tollway operator and its contracted vendors. During our reporting, the Texas Department of Transportation began reaching out to viewers who had contacted KXAN to resolve their issues, and state lawmakers renewed their approach to fixing future TxTag problems.PFLUGERVILLE, Texas (KXAN) — Clint Harris and his wife drive the tollways to and from work almost every day. It has also become part of their routine to check their online TxTag account statement for billing mistakes.“A lot of people were complaining about duplicate charges. I was like, 'Interesting, I should probably check ours,'” Harris said. “Sure, enough it didn’t take long to find one or two t...

ACC Northridge under shelter-in-place amid reports of armed person nearby

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

AUSTIN (KXAN) -- The Austin Community College Northridge Campus issued a shelter-in-place order Tuesday morning amid reports of a possible armed person nearby. ACC said the order began at 8:50 a.m. and said all campus doors would remain closed and locked until further notice. The school is asking people to stay away from the Northridge campus while the reports are investigated. The campus is located at 11928 Stonehollow Dr. This is a developing story; stick with KXAN for updates.

Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Shania Twain to headline at ACL Music Festival 2023

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

Editor's note: The video above shows KXAN News Today’s top headlines for May 9, 2023.AUSTIN (KXAN) — The 2023 Austin City Limits Music Festival lineup is out.The festival will return to Zilker Park starting Oct. 6-8 and Oct. 13-15 with more than 100 performances across nine stages. The 2023 lineup was released Tuesday.Headliners for this year’s festival include Kendrick Lamar, Foo Fighters, Mumford & Sons, Odesza, The Lumineers, Shania Twain, Alanis Morissette, The 1975 and HozierAttendees will also see performances from Maggie Rogers, Labrinth, Niall Horan, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Tove Lo and Lil Yachty to name a few.Three-day general admission wristbands go on sale for $335 starting May 9 at 12 p.m. Three-day GA+ wristbands — which includes private lounge access, complimentary soft drinks and access to air-conditioned restrooms— begin at $705. Single-day tickets will go on sale at a later date, along with the release of single-day lineups.This year festival organizer...

Albany County passes tax exemption law for volunteer firefighters, EMS

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- The Albany County Legislature adopted the "Albany County Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers Tax Exemption" as volunteer fire companies struggle to recruit new members. The law provides a partial property tax exemption, 10% of the assessed property value, to active volunteer firefighters and active volunteer ambulance workers living in Albany County with at least two years of service. Get the latest, news, weather, sports and community events delivered right to your inbox! For volunteers with over 20 years of service, the exemption continues for life. "Albany County Volunteer Firefighters and Ambulance Workers Tax Exemption," also known as Local Law B of 2023, is an update to legislation adopted by the Albany County Legislature in 2007. Included in the provision is to extend the tax benefits to un-remarried surviving spouses of volunteer firefighters or volunteer ambulance service workers killed in the line of duty.“When emergencies happen, we re...

Avalanche captain Gabe Landeskog to undergo knee surgery, expected to miss 2023-24 season

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

Avalanche Gabriel Landeskog plans to undergo a cartilage transplant surgery on his right knee Wednesday and is expected to miss the entire 2023-24 regular season, the team announced Tuesday morning.Related ArticlesColorado Avalanche | Kickin’ It with Kiz: How can Avs trade Val Nichushkin without explanation of his disappearance from NHL playoffs? Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche offseason primer: What’s next in free agency after Avs’ 2022-23 season Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche’s Cale Makar named Norris Trophy finalist for third consecutive year Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche Journal: Are Stanley Cup Playoffs proving Colorado’s idle trade deadline to be smart? Colorado Avalanche | Avalanche’s five biggest offseason questions in 2023: Free agency, looming contracts, Gabriel Landeskog’s knee and Valeri Nichushkin It will be Landeskog’s fourth surgery dating back to ...

Six-vehicle rollover crash forces closure of I-225 near the intersection with I-70 in east metro Denver

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

A rollover crash involving six vehicles has forced the shutdown in both directions of Interstate 225 in east metro Denver around the intersection with I-70.No injuries were reported in the crash, according to an Aurora police posting on Twitter shortly before 8 a.m.The highway likely will be closed for at least an hour, police said.#APDTrafficAlert: I-225 is shutdown in both directions at I-70 due to a rollover crash involving six vehicles. The highway will be shut down for at least an hour. Early information indicates there are no serious injuries. pic.twitter.com/kXjHZSBRKW— Aurora Police Dept (@AuroraPD) May 9, 2023Get more Colorado news by signing up for our daily Your Morning Dozen email newsletter.

EU urged to review Pakistan policy following alleged rise in human rights abuses

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

The EU has been urged to review its policy towards Pakistan due to an alleged rise in human rights abuses in the country.The demand was made at a conference in Brussels on Monday (8 May) organized by Human Rights Without Frontiers (HRWF).Moderator, Willy Fautre, director of HRWF, a respected Brussels-based rights group, outlined a range of concerns including alleged abuses against women and young girls in the country.He described it as “an appalling situation” which demanded “urgent” action by the EU and international community.Women, he asserted, were “still treated as 2nd class citizens” in the country, especially when it came to job opportunities and education.It was pointed out that the literacy rate for women was just 45 percent compared with 69 per cent for men.There was a “vicious circle” of gender based violence, he told the event.Another speaker, Jose Luis Bazan, an expert on asylum, raised concern in particular about the country’s blasphemy laws. He explained why those bla...

Remains of man who disappeared after texting 911 found in courtyard of abandoned Santa Monica property

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 10:32:39 GMT

A man who had been missing since 2021 after an Uber dropped him off has been found dead in Santa Monica.Beau Mann was last seen at a 7-Eleven in Studio City, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. An Uber picked him up from the store and then dropped him off in Santa Monica on Nov. 30, 2021. He had been in contact with his family two days prior, but a text to 911 was the last anyone heard from Mann. A Facebook page set up to help search for the missing 39-year-old announced his remains were found "in a grassy area" about a mile from where he was dropped off.There were no details on the circumstances that led up to Mann's death. The remains were found in the courtyard of an abandoned property along the 2900 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, according to a police statement. The remains were identified using dental records and have been turned over to the Los Angeles County coroner to determine the cause of death.His family believes foul play was involved in his disappearance, ...