Hollywood

Sources said the SAG-AFTRA union and Hollywood studios were close to reaching an agreement on the use of artificial intelligence -- a major sticking point in the labor talks.

A busy part of Hollywood was temporarily shut down Wednesday morning after an armed suspect barricaded himself on a Metro bus.

The so-called "Tesla road-rage driver," Nathaniel Walter Radimak, was convicted in September on several felony counts including criminal threats, vandalism, assault and elder abuse. He was sentenced to five years in prison.

The studios' proposal reportedly included an enhanced residual bonus for high-performing streaming shows, comprehensive protections on the use of artificial intelligence and the highest increase in minimum residual payments in 40 years.

SAG-AFTRA responded to the Hollywood studios' apparent final offer.

Reaching an agreement could end the 114-day strike that has halted film and scripted television production.

The studios have warned that unless a deal is reached this week, it will be impossible for the broadcasters to salvage half a season of scripted television.

Actor Alan Ruck was reportedly involved in a crash that sent a pickup truck into a pizza place in Hollywood.

Negotiators from the studios and striking actors' union are set to meet again Wednesday in an attempt to end the actors' strike, which has reached 111 days.

One person was hospitalized and a pizza restaurant was damaged following a three-car crash in Hollywood Wednesday night.

Authorities were investigating after a pedestrian was struck and killed by a car on the 101 Freeway in the Hollywood area Wednesday morning.