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Book Review: Sketch-comedy star Keegan-Michael Key breaks down the art form in hilarious new book

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

Keegan-Michael and Elle know more than a few of the Key characteristics of successful sketch comedy.Which means they would be the first to point out that lines like that don’t pass muster.Keegan-Michael Key, half of the famed “Key & Peele” comedy duo, and his wife, Elle Key, a writer, director and producer, have translated their award-winning podcast, “The History of Sketch Comedy,” into a hilarious and informative new book.“The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey Through the Art and Craft of Humor” traces the art form from its earliest iterations hundreds of years ago to its current purveyors, including “Saturday Night Live” and “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” among others.In between, the authors deconstruct some of the medium’s most notable examples. The Keys provide transcripts of some of these classics, such as “The Argument” from the “Monty Python” troupe. As Michael Palin and John Cleese banter back and forth, Keegan-Michael Key interjects every so often. “It’s so stupid,” he ...

Kentucky man linked to Breonna Taylor case arrested on drug charges

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky man who was the target of a series of police drug raids that led to the fatal shooting of Breonna Taylor in 2020 has been arrested in Louisville on several drug-related charges.Jamarcus Glover, a former boyfriend of Taylor, was arrested Saturday on multiple drug offenses, including using juveniles under 18 to traffic heroin, according to court documents. In March 2020, police executed a series of “no-knock” drug warrants at different locations on the same night targeting Glover, including one at Taylor’s apartment. The warrant police used to enter Taylor’s apartment said Glover was suspected of using Taylor’s apartment as a place to have packages sent.A former Louisville officer has testified as part of a plea agreement that part of the Taylor warrant, which said a postal official had confirmed Glover was receiving packages at Taylor’s home, was falsified. Two other former Louisville officers are facing federal charges for allegedl...

Stock market today: Most of Wall Street falls as the bond market cranks up the pressure

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — Most stocks are falling Monday as the constrictor of higher interest rates tightens its coils around Wall Street.The S&P 500 was 0.5% lower in late trading, coming off its worst month of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 204 points, or 0.6%, as of 3 p.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite was 0.1% higher.Slumps for oil-and-gas stocks weighed on the market after crude prices gave back some of their sharp gains since the summer. The majority of stocks fell alongside them, with 85% of S&P 500 stocks dropping, but gains for Apple and some other influential Big Tech stocks helped limit the market’s losses.Stocks have broadly given back about 40% of their strong gains for the year since the end of July. The main reason is Wall Street’s growing acceptance that high interest rates are here to stay a while as the Federal Reserve tries to knock high inflation lower. That in turn has pushed Treasury yields to their highest levels in more than a dec...

Chase Claypool will be away from the Bears longer

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

LAKE FOREST, Ill. — On a team where there is drama in a few places after a terrible start to the season, the biggest storyline at the moment concerns one of their wide receivers.Fans didn't see Chase Claypool in uniform or on the sidelines for the Bears on Sunday in the loss to the Broncos, and his absence will be extended. During his news conference on Monday morning, head coach Matt Eberflus confirmed that the wide receiver will not be with the team this week as they prepare for a Thursday night game against the Commanders at FedEx Field at 7:15 p.m. This comes after Claypool was a healthy scratch in the 31-28 loss to Denver at Soldier Field in which the Bears dropped to 0-4 on the season."We just feel that it's best for the team at this time," said Ebeflus of the decision to not have Eberflus with the team this week, which he announced in his opening statement. "Ryan and I have informed him of that, and that's where it is. We just feel that's best for the team right now."Why does...

Lunchbreak: Potato Pancakes with Bread Stuffing

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

Carlos Orozco, Executive Chef, Catered By DesignCatered By Design's Thanksgiving & Holiday menu is in partnership with Heartland Alliance. This is our third year of teaming up with them and doing a donation match on each order. https://cateredbydesign.comhttps://www.facebook.com/cateredbydesignhttps://www.instagram.com/cateredbydesignHeartland Alliance: https://www.heartlandalliance.org/https://www.facebook.com/heartlandalliancehttps://www.instagram.com/heartlandalliancePotato Pancakes with Fran’s Famous Bread Stuffing Number of Portions: 15 Ingredients 16 ounces Mashed Red Skin Classic Potato (2 cups)16 ounces Turkey Stuffing (2 cups)2 each Extra Large Eggs4 ½ ounces All Purpose Flour (just over 1/2 cup)3 ounces Unsalted Butter Melted (6T)¼ tsp Salt & Pepper 4 fl ounces Sour Cream (1/2 cup)1 oz Chopped V Prep Green Onion (2T)Put left over mashed potatoes in a bowl ...

Poughkeepsie man arrested on grand larceny charge

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Poughkeepsie man was taken into custody for allegedly selling a rental trailer through an online sales ad. Alejandro A. Cabrera, 33, collected over $3,000 from the victim while giving them a false promise he would deliver the registration and title to the trailer. Get the latest news, weather, sports and entertainment delivered right to your inbox! Cabrera had no ownership rights or permission to sell the enclosed trailer. The Ulster County Sheriff's Office charged Cabrera with grand larceny in the third degree. He was issued an appearance ticket to the Town of Esopus Justice Court on a future date.

Broncos coach Sean Payton doesn’t want team to be “content at all” after comeback win vs. Bears

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

The Broncos beat the Bears on Sunday, but they didn’t bask in any kind of glory Monday morning.The workweek started and head coach Sean Payton gave his team a clear message about where it stands heading into preparations for the New York Jets.“I said this to the team just 15 minutes ago. I said, ‘I’m encouraged that we fought back into that game, but man, let’s not finish today when we’re done watching this tape and feel like we’re content at all with how we played,’” Payton told reporters Monday. “(We have) too many things that still are disappointing or things that we have to clean up.”Indeed, Denver gave up 471 yards, 26 first downs and 28 points to a winless Chicago team that entered averaging 250, 15.7 and 15.7, respectively.“Same thing offensively,” Payton said. “We stalled for a period after the first touchdown. We went through a third of the game struggling. That sense of urgency has to exist again this week. We’re going to play against a lot better teams here in the next mo...

Suspect in January triple homicide arrested in Upland for unrelated crime 

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

A man who is suspected of murdering three of his family members in January has been apprehended more than half a year since he allegedly committed the crime.According to a release from the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department, three family members – 68-year-old Sonia Ramirez, 72-year-old George Ramirez and 43-year-old David Ramirez – were all found shot to death by deputies from the Chino Hills Sheriff’s Station in their home on the 4800 block of Ramona Avenue in the unincorporated area of Montclair on Jan. 30. Within weeks, deputies had identified the suspect as 29-year-old Pete Renteria, one of the Ramirez family’s relatives, but his whereabouts remained unknown.  12-year-old boy killed in father’s suspected DUI crash Renteria managed to avoid capture for eight months before he was arrested for an unrelated crime in the city of Upland on Saturday, police said. Authorities would not disclose the nature of the crime Renteria committed on Saturday that led to his ar...

Expansion plans reveal 16 new rides, new show could come to Disneyland Resort

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

New rides and attractions similar to Radiator Springs Racers, Toy Story Midway Mania and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad could be coming to the Disneyland Resort, should the company's Disney Forward plans get approved by the City of Anaheim.Maps included in the 17,000-page environmental report for the proposed expansion indicate that as many as 16 new rides and a new outdoor show could come to the resort, the Orange County Register reported. Disneyland expansion moves a step closer to reality The westside expansion of the resort shows a potential new theme park stationed on the Downtown Disney and Lilo and Stitch parking lots, woven amid the Disneyland Hotel and Paradise Pier Hotel — which is currently getting reimagined into the Pixar Place Hotel.Maps of the westside site bordered by Katella Avenue, Walnut Street, Magic Way and Disneyland Drive show plans for five thrill rides, nine family rides, two round rides and an outdoor show, the Register reported.The two outdoor rides would...

Poll: Most think conservatives can’t speak freely on campus

Published Fri, 07 Feb 2025 11:00:23 GMT

By Collin Binkley, Jocelyn Gecker and Emily Swanson | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Americans view college campuses as far friendlier to liberals than to conservatives when it comes to free speech, with adults across the political spectrum seeing less tolerance for those on the right, according to a new poll.Overall, 47% of adults say liberals have “a lot” of freedom to express their views on college campuses, while just 20% said the same of conservatives, according to polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and the University of Chicago Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression.Republicans perceive a stronger bias on campuses against conservatives, but Democrats see a difference too — about 4 in 10 Democrats say liberals can speak their minds freely on campuses, while about 3 in 10 Democrats say conservatives can do so.“If you’re a Republican or lean Republican, you’re unabashedly wrong, they shut you down,” said Rhon...