Falcons set to hire the Rams’ Raheem Morris to be head coach

Falcons set to hire the Rams’ Raheem Morris to be head coach

The Rams coaching staff is undergoing another major turnover. On Thursday, defensive coordinator Raheem Morris is leaving to become head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, a person with knowledge of the situation said. The person requested anonymity because the Falcons had not announced the move. Morris, 47, has previous head-coaching experience with the Tampa Bay…

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Review: Sutton Foster as a Perfectly Goofy Princess

‘Once Upon a Mattress’ Review: Sutton Foster as a Perfectly Goofy Princess

Some casting choices are blindingly obvious. That does not make them lazy; it makes them right. Such is the case with Sutton Foster as the eccentric Princess Winnifred in the Encores! revival of “Once Upon a Mattress,” which opened Wednesday at City Center. The central role in this broadly goofy musical was exuberantly, indelibly originated…

Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation

Bid to overhaul New Mexico oil and gas regulations clears first hurdle amid litigation

SANTA FE, N.M. — An effort to modernize state oversight of a thriving petroleum industry in the nation’s No. 2 state for oil production advanced past its first committee vetting Thursday at the New Mexico Legislature. The bill would rewrite portions of the state’s 1930s-era Oil and Gas Act in order to help regulators keep…

Carlos Vela and his LAFC future remains in limbo

Carlos Vela and his LAFC future remains in limbo

LAFC’s season opener is less than a month away, yet the team opened training camp this week with just 16 players under contract. “You only need 11,” one team executive said. Although that’s true, general manager John Thorrington said Thursday he’s making progress on filling the 14 vacant roster spots just the same. “Nobody [more]…

Herbert Coward, Actor Who Played Toothless Man in ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 85

Herbert Coward, Actor Who Played Toothless Man in ‘Deliverance,’ Dies at 85

Herbert Coward, the actor whose modest career included the small but memorable role of Toothless Man in the 1972 thriller “Deliverance,” was killed on Thursday in a motor vehicle accident in North Carolina. He was 85. Mr. Coward died after he drove onto U.S. Highway 23 in Haywood County in the western part of the…

Levi’s to slash its global workforce by up to 15% as part of a 2-year restructuring plan

Levi’s to slash its global workforce by up to 15% as part of a 2-year restructuring plan

NEW YORK — Denim giant Levi Strauss & Co. said Thursday that it’s slashing its global corporate workforce by 10% to 15% in the first half of the year as part of a two-year restructuring plan that seeks to cut costs and simplify its operations. The company employed about 19,100 people as of the end…

Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda share first-round lead at LPGA Drive On Championship

Lydia Ko, Nelly Korda share first-round lead at LPGA Drive On Championship

BRADENTON, Fla. – Lydia Ko tried to conserve her energy after her victory last weekend in the LPGA Tour’s season opener, but she clearly did enough to keep her game sharp. The former world No. 1 shot a 6-under 65 on Thursday to share the first-round lead with Nelly Korda at the LPGA Drive on…

Jaguars GM Baalke shoots down ‘false narratives’, says team can rebound quickly

Jaguars GM Baalke shoots down ‘false narratives’, says team can rebound quickly

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Saying that there’s no internal strife threatening to split the franchise apart, Jaguars General Manager Trent Baalke remained steadfast that the Jaguars are still positioned well to get back on track quickly after the most disappointing finish in franchise history. Baalke spent more than 30 minutes Thursday covering an array of topics…

Italy’s premier slams Stellantis over reduced Italian footprint since Peugeot-FiatChrysler tie-up

Italy’s premier slams Stellantis over reduced Italian footprint since Peugeot-FiatChrysler tie-up

MILAN — Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni slammed carmaker Stellantis, accusing it of weakening Italy’s industrial footprint since the merger of FiatChrysler and PSA Peugeot that created the world’s fourth largest auto maker. As one of Italy’s top private sector employers, Fiat and its successors, FiatChrysler and then Stellantis, have always gotten government attention, but rarely…

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