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A man in his 40s was in critical condition after being found unresponsive in the ocean off Waikiki, according to first responders.

NEW YORK >> U.S. airlines have rolled out sweeping travel waivers as a winter storm, forecast to spread heavy snow, sleet and dangerous ice across two dozen states, threatened to disrupt air travel across a wide swath of the country…

NEW YORK >> A lawyer for actor Justin Baldoni urged a federal judge on Thursday to dismiss actor Blake Lively’s lawsuit stemming from their 2024 movie “It Ends with Us,” saying her sexual harassment and retaliation case…

LOS ANGELES >> Vampire thriller “Sinners” stormed into Oscars history on Thursday with a record 16 nominations, positioning the Warner Bros film as the frontrunner for best picture and pitting star Michael B. Jordan against…

Netflix’s co-CEOs devoted much of the streaming pioneer’s post-earnings call defending their decision to splurge nearly $83 billion on Warner Bros’ assets, marking a significant departure from the company’s…

SAN FRANCISCO >> Amazon is planning a second round of job cuts next week as part of its broader goal of trimming some 30,000 corporate workers, according to two people familiar with the matter.

CHICAGO >> Alaska Airlines today forecast a wider-than-expected first-quarter loss and a full-year profit outlook below Wall Street estimates, citing seasonality, fuel-price volatility and economic uncertainty.

LONDON >> The United States officially left the World Health Organization on Thursday after a year of warnings that doing so would hurt public health in the U.S. and globally, saying its decision reflected failures in the U.N. health…