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Why are movie theater snacks so expensive?

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

(NEXSTAR) - Whether you’re going to the movies to love, cry, or care, as Nicole Kidman once said in her now-iconic advertising campaign, there’s a pretty good chance you’re also going for the popcorn and candy. The price tag on your snacks may make you cry, though. It’s a common gripe about movie theaters – the food and drinks are expensive. Take a box of Dots at Marcus Theatres, for example. They’re listed at $4.99 on the chain’s online ordering system. A box of Cookie Dough Bites at an AMC Theatres location in Chicago sells for $5.69 if you order online. The same boxes of either candy are listed as $1.24 at Walmart. A popcorn will run you anywhere between $7.65 and $10.29 between the two theaters. Meanwhile, you can buy a box of six bags of AMC Theatres branded microwave popcorn for less than $5 at Walmart.  Stuck at a red light? You may need to let it know you’re there So why do movie theater concessions cost you so much? There are a number of factors t...

Hearing scheduled for Marine after 14-year-old girl found in barracks

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif. (KSWB) — A preliminary hearing is scheduled for a Camp Pendleton Marine after a 14-year-old girl was found in the barracks on the California base, military officials said.The teen was found on the Marine Corps base on June 28 after she was reported missing on June 13, four days after running away from home, according to San Diego County Sheriff’s Department. The Marine, who has not been publicly named, faces a charge of sexual assault of a minor — along with violating liberty restriction from a prior, unrelated case — by military prosecutors, Capt. Charles Palmer with 1st Marine Logistics Group said in a statement. Family demands answers after girl, 14, found in Camp Pendleton barracks After the hearing, the command will review evidence and charges to make a decision as to whether the case should be tried by court-martial, officials said.Since Camp Pendleton is federal property, the Naval Criminal Investigative Services is handling the investigation, a...

Hawaii AG to review wildfire response to understand 'the decisions that were made'

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

HONOLULU (KHON) – Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez announced on Friday that a comprehensive review will be done to understand "the decisions that were made" by officials before, during and after devastating wildfires destroyed communities throughout Maui and beyond.“The Department of the Attorney General shares the grief felt by all in Hawaiʻi, and ourhearts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy,” Lopez wrote in a statement included in Friday's news release. “My Department is committed to understanding the decisions that were made before and during the wildfires and to sharing with the public the results of this review," she continued. "As we continue to support all aspects of the ongoing relief effort, now is the time to begin thisprocess of understanding.”The assessment will also review the standing policies concerning such an emergency, according to Lopez's office.Lopez's office did not say, specifically, which events or decisions prompted the announcement for a review. ...

Lowest-paying jobs in St. Louis

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

The U.S. may be one of the wealthiest countries in the world, but financial inequality prevails within its borders. That divide is growing, especially between the poorest and richest U.S. residents.The middle class is shrinking. In 2021, just half of adults lived in a middle-income household, a huge drop from 61% in the 70s. This dip meant some middle-class adults broke into the high-income bracket. At the same time, the share of lower-income residents is growing: 29% of adults lived in low-income households in 2021, compared to 25% in 1971.Wages over this period grew at all income levels, but the rich got significantly higher bumps. Pew Charitable Trusts found that high incomes grew 69% over the past 50 years, while low incomes grew just 45%. The COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated and further exposed these harsh financial gaps.The difference in pay for the highest- and lowest-paying jobs in the U.S. last year was over eightfold: from about $28,000 for entertainment attendants to over $2...

Survivors of the deadly Maui wildfires start returning to ruins. The death toll is likely to rise

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Dogs trained to find bodies sniffed through piles of rubble and ash as stunned survivors of deadly wildfires that claimed at least 80 lives on the Hawaiian island of Maui took stock of their shattered lives and tried to imagine rebuilding from nothing.The only items Summer and Gilles Gerling were able to retrieve from the detritus-filled lot where their home once stood in Lahaina were a piggy bank Summer's father gave her as a child, their daughter’s jade bracelet and watches they gifted each other for their wedding. Their wedding rings were gone.“Safety was the main concern. These are all material things,” Gilles Gerling said.The fires nearly wiped out the historic town of 13,000 people and were still not fully contained Friday night on some parts of the island. Maui County raised the number of confirmed deaths to 80 Friday night, and Gov. Josh Green warned that the toll would likely rise as search and rescue operations continue. Authorities set a curfew from...

Man fires shots inside residence, kills himself in Garden Grove

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

Authorities in Garden Grove are investigating an attempted murder that ended in the suspect committing suicide. According to a press release from the Garden Grove Police Department, police received a shots fired call around 8:26 p.m. in the 12000 block of Homestead Place. “As officers arrived, one additional shot was fired from within the residence,” GGPD said in a statement. “A few moments later, the suspect walked out the front door armed with a handgun...upon seeing officers, the suspect raised the handgun to his head and shot himself.” Lifesaving measures were performed on the suspect, but he was pronounced dead at the scene. His identity has not been released. The victims were able to exit the residence safely. No injuries were reported. 

Outside Lands kicks off year 15 with Kendrick Lamar, Shaq, Interpol, aespa

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

Kendrick Lamar was looking to make up for lost time.“It’s been a minute since we have been in San Fran,” the hip-hop star said to the crowd during his headlining set at Outside Lands. “We have to make this (expletive) special tonight.”Well, mission accomplished — not just by Lamar, but by basically the whole cast of diversely appealing acts who performed on Day 1 (Friday, Aug. 11) at the festival in Golden Gate Park.Variety was the name of the game, as a capacity crowd of some 75,000 fans enjoyed everything from the steely post-punk revival of New York’s Interpol and the joyous K-pop of aespa to the increasingly popular hip-hop stylings of J.I.D and the funked-up R&B of Janelle Monáe.The fans even somehow managed to enjoy their time with NBA legend Shaquille O’Neal, who used his seemed-like-it-might-never-end DJ set at Outside Lands to underscore why he most definitely shouldn’t give up his day job.DJ Diesel (aka Shaquille O&...

Hawaii underestimated the deadly threat of wildfire, records show

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

(CNN) — When Hawaii officials released a report last year ranking the natural disasters most likely to threaten state residents, tsunamis, earthquakes and volcanic hazards featured prominently. Near the bottom of a color-coded chart, the state emergency management agency described the risk of wildfires to human life with a single word: “low.”A year and a half later, the catastrophic fires that engulfed Maui and the historic town of Lahaina this week have already become the state’s deadliest natural disaster in more than six decades, with a fatality count of at least 80.Hawaii officials underestimated the deadly threat of wildfires even as they acknowledged a lack of necessary resources to mitigate them, according to a CNN review of state and local emergency planning documents that show how ill-prepared the state was for the disaster.One Maui County report on wildfire prevention from 2021 stated that while the number of acres consumed by wildfires had spiked, funds to prevent and mit...

Maui wildfires kill at least 80 people, and the race to find survivors is grim as countless residents in torched areas remain missing

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

(CNN) — At least 80 people have been killed in Maui’s wildfires, officials said late Friday, as search efforts for survivors are ongoing and many remain missing.The death toll rose from an announced 67 earlier Friday, making the fires the largest natural disaster in the state’s history. The death toll continued to climb Friday, surpassing the state’s record natural disaster death toll of 61 from a 1960 tsunami that hit Hilo Bay.On Friday evening, residents in Kaanapali were being evacuated after police said there was a fire in western Maui.“At this time, there are no restrictions to exit the west side. Our priority is to ensure the safety of the community and first responders. We will allow entrance once it is safe to do so,” police said in a Facebook post.Gov. Josh Green told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer Friday that none of the human remains discovered in nearby Lahaina were found inside structures yet, but the confirmed fatalities “did occur out in the open as people tried to escape the fir...

PSG signs Ousmane Dembélé from Barcelona amid uncertainty over future of Mbappe and Neymar

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 11:14:47 GMT

BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — France forward Ousmane Dembélé joined Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday after Barcelona agreed to a transfer deal worth 50.4 million euros ($55.2 million) for the explosive winger.Dembélé’s arrival to PSG on a five-year contract comes amid speculation that Neymar could be on his way out. The French powerhouse also faces uncertainty over the future of Kylian Mbappé.“I’m delighted to be joining Paris Saint-Germain and can’t wait to play for my new club,” Dembélé said in a statement released by PSG. “I hope I can continue to grow here and make all the club’s fans proud.”The 26-year-old Dembélé, born in Vernon outside Paris, came up through the Rennes youth academy. He played the 2016-17 season with Borussia Dortmund before he moved to Spain.Dembélé joined Barcelona in 2017 on a then club-record transfer from Dortmund that with variables was set to reach 147 million euros (then $173 million) as the club sought a young talent after the unwanted exit of N...