Will Megan Rapinoe win the World Cup before leaving international soccer?

One teammate nearly broke down in tears this week when asked what Rapinoe has meant to the team, and the game of soccer. AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Megan Rapinoe’s final run on the global stage begins Saturday when the United States opens its quest to win an unprecedented third consecutive Women’s World Cup title. The 38-year-old … Read more

Actors and writers strikes enter second week with no signs of a deal to get Hollywood working again

LOS ANGELES – The combined strike by Hollywood actors and screenwriters is entering its second week with no sign that a swift ending will be achieved. For a week, actors including household names like Tina Fey, Kevin Bacon and wife Kyra Sedgwick, Rosario Dawson, David Duchovny and other stars have joined working class performers and … Read more

Music Review: ‘Barbie’ soundtrack delivers a dreamhouse of Kenergy and ballads alike

“Barbie: The Album” by Various Artists (Atlantic/Warner/Mattel) The Barbie industrial complex has detonated, coating the planet in pink, sparkly fallout. For the blockbuster’s soundtrack, “Barbie: The Album,” film director Greta Gerwig and music producer Mark Ronson corralled a set of huge artists at the top of their games and have come away with a raucous, … Read more

‘We want to get you justice | San Antonio sex offender facing more charges, investigators say more victims are out there

Diego Alejandro Cortez, 24, is accused of sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl from Kyle and a 13-year-old girl from Cibolo. He also faces child porn charges. SAN ANTONIO — A registered sex offender in San Antonio is facing more charges after Hays County investigators said they found child pornography on his phone and a second … Read more