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Dancers at NoHo bar to become only unionized strippers in US after 15-month battle

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

Dancers at a Los Angeles bar could soon become the only unionized group of strippers in the U.S.The Actors’ Equity Association labor union says owners of the Star Garden Topless Dive Bar in North Hollywood have withdrawn their opposition and agreed to recognize the strippers' union.For 15 months, dancers at the club have sought safer workplace conditions, better pay and health insurance, among other benefits. But their unionization drive was stalled by objections and legal challenges from the club's management.The union announced this week that management had agreed to a settlement. A formal vote count by the National Labor Relations Board has been set for Thursday. “We’re hoping what we’ve done to unionize this club will have laid the groundwork for any other stripper in the country who decides that they want to also have a voice in the way their workplace is run,” Lilith, a dancer at Star Garden, told The Associated Press. Lilith asked not to be identified by her legal name in thi...

INDIE SHOW ‘GREAT KILLS’ GOES VIRAL

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

Have you watched the cult TV series “Great Kills” yet? Season 2 of Great Kills (a Tubi original) is in the works, and if you have missed this gem of a show, it is time to catch up. Tubi is free so you have nothing to lose, especially if you have felt lately that the more there are streaming platforms, the less you can find good, bingeable TV shows. Sleeper hit indie TV show Great Kills is like if Barry had met Dwight from the office and the crew of What we do in the Shadows. This dark comedy mockumentary has become a cult viral sensation on Tubi through the power of word of mouth.Great Kills centers around Thomas Lynch (Steve Stanulis), an enigmatic and oddly endearing small-time hitman from Great Kills, Staten Island. The show adopts a mockumentary format, with a documentary filmmakers crew capturing every aspect of Tom’s life, including the violent murders he is hired to carry out. The bizarre contradiction between Tom’s personal life and his profession sets the stage ...

Ireland Baldwin guards new baby’s privacy, unlike dad Alec and stepmom Hilaria

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

In sharing news that she had given birth to a baby girl, Ireland Baldwin concealed her newborn’s face in a photo she posted on Instagram. This gesture that suggests she won’t be adopting the controversial social media habits of her father and stepmother, Alec and Hilaria Baldwin, who keep their seven young children in the media spotlight by constantly posting photos and sharing private information about them.The photo that Ireland Baldwin, 27, posted Thursday showed her cuddling with her new daughter, Holland, and boyfriend RAC in the hospital, Page Six reported. Congratulations and heart emojis flooded in from some of Ireland Baldwin’s  celebrity friends,  including Rumer Willis and Sailor Lee Brinkley Cook. Word had yet to come from her father and stepmother. Notably, TV host Daphne Oz, the former co-host of Hilaria Baldwin’s long-shuttered mom podcast, also offered congratulations.Ireland Baldwin is a mama — see what she named her newborn baby! (via ...

Music returns to San Jose’s other park this weekend

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

There’ll be music filling St. James Park for the next five Sundays, and the organizers behind the Levitt Pavilion Spring Concert Series are hoping that it’s just a sign of what’s to come.Following a successful first edition last fall, the free series kicks off May 21 with trumpet sensation Maurice “Mobetta” Brown, whose music glides between jazz, blues rock and hip hop. The headliners for future shows are Chicano soul group Los Yesterdays (May 28), bluesman J.C. Smith (June 4, with another local favorite, Noah and the Arkiteks opening), an East San Jose album release party and cumbia dance party (June 11) and the Los Angeles all-female rock band La Luz (June 18).The shows all start with openers at 3:30 p.m. and run until 7 p.m., with audiences invited to bring a blanket or lawn chair to enjoy the music. There’ll be a beer and wine garden — featuring Coterie Winery and local breweries — as well as food trucks, including Cali Cool Shave ...

Child labor, mayhem, lewd comments to teen girls alleged at Oakland Popeyes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

Children as young as 13 worked illegally, female teen employees were subjected to sexually suggestive comments, and security guards contributed to violent mayhem at a Popeye’s fried-chicken restaurant in Oakland, newly filed worker complaints to state regulators claim.Popeyes said it learned Thursday morning about the worker complaints filed Wednesday with CalOSHA and the California Labor Commissioner, and immediately shut down the restaurant.“Our employer has violated almost every law put in place to protect young workers like us,” employees Johmara Romero and Karla Palma Mendoza, both 17 and from Oakland, alleged in the complaint to the labor commissioner.One of their co-workers started at the restaurant a year-and-a-half ago when she was 13, in 7th grade, and has been working 40 to 45 hours a week, the complaint to the labor commissioner claimed. “From the start she has been working 6 days a week, including working until midnight three school nights each w...

Suspect who tried to rob bank across from Walnut Creek Police Station arrested

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect was arrested in an attempted bank robbery Thursday afternoon, the Walnut Creek Police Department (WCPD) said on Twitter. The suspect attempted to rob the U.S. Bank on Civic Drive but was unsuccessful as no money was taken.The U.S. Bank at 1655 N Main St. is located across the street from the WCPD station. Walnut Creek police warn residents of trending ATM scam throughout area No injuries were reported from the attempted robbery. Walnut Creek police said there were no additional suspects. The suspect's identity was not released by WCPD. No other details were immediately available. KRON On is streaming news live now.embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }Earlier this month, KRON4 reported a bank robbery in Walnut Creek on Saturday, May 6. Police said the P...

Lynx, Reeve energized around new star duo of Napheesa Collier and Diamond Miller

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The Minnesota Lynx tried a stopgap approach to filling the void from the disassembly of their four-championship dynasty, a patchwork process that worked all right until a collapse last season left them out of the playoffs and produced the worst record in 13 seasons under head coach Cheryl Reeve.The time for a clear new direction has come, with Napheesa Collier and Diamond Miller leading the way.Collier’s return and Miller’s arrival have sparked a freshness around one of the WNBA’s model franchises and left Reeve feeling “energized and enthused” by her first training camp without anyone from the last title-winning team in 2017. The Lynx open the season on Friday against Chicago.“As ‘Phee’ grows in her skillset and Diamond improves in her skillset, yeah, that’s a pretty good combination,” Reeve said.Collier accelerated her maternity leave last year to play one last time next to Sylvia Fowles, coming back for the final four games. The Lynx use...

Rory McIlroy’s 36-foot, par-saving putt triggers 1st-round turnaround at Oak Hill

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — For much of Thursday morning and into the early afternoon, it sure appeared as if Rory McIlroy’s early exit struggles at the Masters last month were carrying over into the PGA Championship.And then, suddenly, everything changed.McIlroy’s desperation 36-foot putt for par from the fringe early on his back nine went up a hill, caught the right lip of the hole and dropped to raise both a loud cheer from the gallery and McIlroy’s spirits.By avoiding the prospect of falling to 4 over through the second hole — his 11th hole — McIlroy rallied to finish the opening round at 1-over 71, staying in the mix at Oak Hill.“It was massive. I was just hoping to get down in two and make bogey,” McIlroy said. “Depending on what happens over the next three days and what I go on to do, you know, I may look back at that shot as being the sort of turning point of the week.”At the very least, the two-time PGA Championship winner has given himself a chance to continue competing on a co...

Sheffield Wednesday pulls off biggest comeback in history of English league playoffs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

SHEFFIELD, England (AP) — Sheffield Wednesday pulled off the biggest comeback in the history of the English league playoffs to keep alive its hopes of a return to the second-tier Championship.Wednesday recovered from a 4-0 loss to Peterborough in the first leg of the third-tier League One playoff semifinal by winning the return match 5-1 after extra time, and then the penalty shootout 5-3 at Hillsborough on Thursday.No team had ever come back from a four-goal deficit from the first leg since the playoffs were introduced in 1987. The previous biggest comeback in the playoffs was from two goals behind.Wednesday scored in the eighth minute of second-half stoppage time to take the game to extra time at 4-4 on aggregate.Wednesday will play either Bolton or Barnsley in the final at Wembley Stadium on May 29.___More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource

2 arrested in death of Kansas 6-year-old gunned down while playing outside

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:11:33 GMT

Two suspects have been arrested in the death of a 6-year-old boy nearly two weeks after he was gunned down as he played in the yard of a Kansas home with his uncle and a 7-year-old cousin, police announced Thursday. Police said 20-year-old Lakevis Sloan and a 17-year-old were taken into custody Tuesday evening as they exited a Greyhound bus in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. They are awaiting extradition, charged with second-degree murder in the May 3 shooting death of 6-year-old Sir’Antonio Brown. Charging documents show that Sloan also is charged with aggravated child endangerment. “These arrests doesn’t take the pain away, but they bring a little comfort,” his godmother, Shyneisha Hill, said.Police, meanwhile, used the arrest to ask for help locating a third, not-yet-identified suspect.“Don’t wait any longer, because we will arrest anybody and everybody who is housing or covering for this child killer,” Det. Mark Bundy said. Police said previously that the suspects came to the K...