California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a consumer alert to customers of 23andMe, a genetic testing and information company. The California-based company has publicly reported that it is in financial distress and stated in securities filings that there is substantial doubt about its ability to continue as a going concern. Due to the trove of sensitive…
The NBA is a “young man’s league” is one of the most inarguable truisms in team sports, and 79 years of his history tells us it’s particularly accurate when the youth is long, athletic, frisky – and, of course, talented. That combination is high on the list of issues the Warriors, who have the…
A Palestinian Oscar winner has been detained in the occupied West Bank following an outbreak of violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians, activists say. Hamdan Ballal, who was one of four co-directors of No Other Land, had his house surrounded by settlers during an attack on Monday in the village of Susya, according to…
The Avengers have assembled once again. Marvel slowly revealed the full cast of “Avengers: Doomsday” in a livestream that began Wednesday morning. Among the returning cast members are Chris Hemsworth as Thor; Anthony Mackie as Sam Wilson, who debuted as Captain America in last month’s “Brave New World”; his co-star Danny Ramirez as Joaquin Torres, the new Falcon; Sebastian…
Cain Velasquez speaks out before his sentencing hearing Death started somewhere. Sure, audiences first saw some students going to France blow up on a plane. Later, we learned the students died because of coworkers on a bridge. But why did those people die? And the ones before them? The first trailer for Final Destination Bloodlines is here and, besides all manner of…
Not everyone is excited about the New England Patriots signing four-time Pro Bowl wide receiver Stefon Diggs. Buffalo Bills fans clearly didn’t seem too happy about the idea of Diggs joining a division rival. For some, it turned into a full-on roasting session of the 31-year-old wide receiver, who is coming off an ACL injury. The Patriots agreed…
Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett mocked her state’s governor during a weekend appearance, referring to Greg Abbott — who uses a wheelchair — as “Gov. Hot Wheels” while speaking at a banquet in Los Angeles. “You all know we got Gov. Hot Wheels down there. Come on, now,” Crockett, a Dallas Democrat, said about Abbott, a…
A second petition has been started in response to the first one, which sought to block Jordan Peterson from appearing at Prospera Place at the end of the month. To oppose the plea to cancel the event that KelownaNow wrote about yesterday, Ryan Patterson established a petition on change.org asking Mayor Tom Dyas and council…
Barcelona have the lead against Catalan rivals Girona after a strange sequence of events. Lamine Yamal’s free-kick ended up in the back of the net by way of an enormous deflection. The Blaugrana had applied pressure throughout the first half, but without success, with Robert Lewandowski, Lamine Yamal and Fermin Lopez all trying their…
Richard Chamberlain, the golden-voiced actor whose career spanned stage, screen, and the hearts of millions, has died at age 90. Born George Richard Chamberlain in Beverly Hills on March 31, 1934, he initially pursued a career in painting at Pomona College. But, after serving in the Korean War as an infantry clerk, Richard Chamberlain redirected…