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Emily Blunt helps lift slight drug-scandal drama “Pain Hustlers” | Movie review

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

We are told from the onset that “Pain Hustlers” is “inspired by real events.”It quickly becomes clear that what that means in this case is the movie, though largely entertaining, is not telling a dramatized true tale set within the country’s opioid crisis.Its characters — including those played by appealing leads Emily Blunt and Chris Evans — never feel all that authentic. And as for what transpires … let’s just say “Pain Hustlers” isn’t afraid to lay it on a little thick now and then.That said, does this story of ambitious folks getting caught up in pushing doctors to prescribe a potentially harmful drug in the hopes of lining their pockets ring true at various points? Oh, sure.Its genesis was screenwriter Wells Tower being sent journalist Evan Hughes’ 2018 New York Times article “The Pain Hustlers,” about the scandal surrounding the company Insys Therapeutics. Furthermore, the book Hughes would later wri...

PHOTOS: Pink performs at Ball Arena in Denver

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

Pink performed at Ball Arena in Denver on Wednesday night, October 25, 2023. The concert, part of her Trustfall Tour also included special guests GROUPLOVE and KidCutUp.  The Trustfall Tour is the ninth concert tour by Pink, in support of her ninth studio album Trustfall. It began on October 12, 2023, in Sacramento, a few days after the end of the North American leg of her Summer Carnival tour.Related ArticlesThe Know | Avs anthem writers Blink-182 set Ball Arena concert date The Know | Music mega-stars Drake, Beyoncé, Janet Jackson and more continue to snub Denver The Know | Itchy-O’s dark allure: 50-member group haunts Denver’s music events The Know | Steve Martin and Martin Short will play Red Rocks and Vail next summer The Know | Red Rocks concert-goers, shows pumped $717 million into Colorado in 2022

What we know so far about the mass shooting in Maine

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

LEWISTON, Maine (AP) — Authorities say a man fatally shot at least 18 people at a restaurant and a bowling alley in Lewiston, Maine, on Wednesday night. A massive search for the suspect was underway. The suspect was identified as Robert Card, a trained firearms instructor. The shooting in the state’s second-largest city is the 36th mass killing in the United States this year, according to a database maintained by The Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. The database includes every mass killing since 2006 from all weapons in which four or more people, excluding the offender, were killed within a 24-hour time frame.Here’s what we know about the suspect and where the shooting happened:Authorities on Thursday identified Robert Card, 40, as the suspect in the attack.Maine State Police say an arrest warrant has been issued for eight counts of murder. Ten victims remain unidentified.Card has been described as a firearms instructor be...

Alhambra police shoot person after alleged robbery

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

At least one officer with the Alhambra Police Department shot and wounded a person Thursday morning.The shooting in the 600 block of South Fremont Avenue began as a commercial robbery, police told KTLA.However, the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, which took over the investigation after the shooting, said the shooting occurred at approximately 5:37 a.m. at the intersection of South Meridian and West Commonwealth avenues.The suspect, an adult male, was wounded by gunfire and transported to a hospital in "unknown condition," the Sheriff's Department said in a statement.The investigation led to the closure of nearby Emery Park School on Thursday. Classes are set to resume on Friday.Police encouraged the public to avoid the area.Anyone with information is asked to call the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500.To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or visit lacrimestoppers.org.Nidia Becerra contributed to this report.

LAPD seeks pickup spotted in September hit-and-run in East Hollywood

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

The Los Angeles Police Department is looking for the driver of a blue pickup truck who fled the scene of an East Hollywood collision last month.The Sept. 20 crash at Western and De Longpre avenues occurred at about 6 a.m., after which the driver fled without stopping to help or identifying themself.Since then, police have been unable to find the truck, which resembles a 2020 Nissan Frontier, police said in on X, formerly Twitter.Anyone with information is asked to call West Traffic Detectives at 213-473-0221 or 213-473-0222.

Quick Cook: Make Crispy Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Comfort Cookies

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

In a world with thousands of chocolate chip cookie recipes, this is the one I keep coming back to. It’s perfect when I want a crispy, dunkable, comforting oatmeal chocolate chip cookie that will have me delighting in the extra chew time to work through good ol’ rolled oats, some I-don’t-know-what-you-are-but-I-like-that-you’re-there fibery bits, little hits of buttery walnuts and, of course, the requisite dark chocolate chunks. The coconut won’t make this taste like a coconut cookie—it’s there along with the ground flax and whole wheat flour to add a subtle richness, chewiness and lattice texture that will have you coming back to this recipe time and time again.Be sure to use real old fashioned rolled oats (not quick oats) for these to have the crispy texture you’re after. I prefer the richness and salty flavor of Irish butter in my baking, but feel free to substitute standard salted butter. If you want to make just one cookie sheet full and save the rest for fresh-baked cooki...

Imprisoned Mexico-based megachurch leader indicted in California on child pornography charges

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

LOS ANGELES — The head of a Mexican megachurch who is serving more than 16 years in a California prison for sexually abusing young followers was charged Wednesday with two federal crimes involving a 16-year-old girl, prosecutors said.A federal grand jury in Los Angeles indicted Naasón Joaquín García, 54, on two charges of possessing and producing child pornography, according to a statement from the U.S. attorney’s office.When he was arrested in California in 2019, Garcia had an iPad that contained five videos depicting the then-teenaged girl engaging in sexual activity, the statement said.“We did not indict until after the state case was finished,” the U.S. attorney’s office added in an email.Garcia is the head of La Luz del Mundo (The Light of the World), which claims to have 5 million followers worldwide. Believers consider him to be the “apostle” of Jesus Christ.Naasón Joaquín García leads a service at his church “La Luz del Mundo” in Guadalajara, Mexico o...

Oakland pedestrian killed after being pinned between vehicles in hit-and-run crash

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

OAKLAND — A man suffered fatal injuries Wednesday night in East Oakland when he was pinned between a car and a mini-van that were hit by a stolen SUV driven by someone who fled the scene on foot, police said.The identity of the man killed has not been released yet pending confirmation of his name and notification of his relatives. He is believed to be in his 40s.The deadly chain of events happened about 10:26 p.m. Wednesday in the 4200 block of International Boulevard.Police said the driver of a stolen Kia Sorento SUV was speeding in the eastbound lanes when it first collided with a Pontiac Vibe hatchback. The Pontiac driver was able to drive to a hospital on their own for treatment of minor injuries.Related ArticlesCrime and Public Safety | ‘I killed him,’ an East Bay man told police. Here’s why a jury acquitted him Crime and Public Safety | Four busted for organized retail theft at Walnut Creek’s Broadway Plaza Crime an...

Why Daylight Saving Time may create a literal headache for you

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

By Madeline Holcombe | CNNWhen the clock is set back, does your world get turned a little upside down?Daylight Saving Time will end on Sunday, November 5, moving the clocks in most US states back an hour – and that is no small thing for our health, according to Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta, associate professor of clinical medicine at the University of Southern California Keck School of Medicine in Los Angeles.He shares what to do for your health during the time change and how to soften the blow.This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.CNN: What kinds of health problems do you anticipate when the time changes?Dr. Rajkumar Dasgupta: Daylight Saving Time ends soon, and while most of us welcome the extra hour of sleep, for some people the time change literally causes headaches.The end of Daylight Saving Time is typically a trigger for cluster headaches. Cluster headache attacks can occur every day for six to eight weeks and then go away in a cluster cycle. The theory is that...

Bear attacks security guard in kitchen of Colorado hotel

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:34:06 GMT

A security guard was attacked by a bear in the kitchen of a hotel at Colorado’s Aspen ski resort.The bear was later found and euthanized by state wildlife officers.The attack happened around 11 p.m. Monday at the St. Regis, near the base of the Aspen Mountain ski runs. A clip from surveillance video shows the bear wandering into the empty kitchen. Thirty seconds later, a guard comes in and surprises the bear, which rears up on its back feet and shoves the man, who falls to the floor. The bear then flees.The guard was taken to a hospital for treatment of scratches on his back.Officers from Colorado Parks and Wildlife arrived around midnight. Their search found the bear near the hotel on Tuesday morning but they were unable to tranquilize it then because of public safety concerns.They resumed the search Tuesday night and found a bear about a third of a mile from the hotel, in a small park in Aspen’s downtown area. The animal was determined by its markings to have been the ...