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Lakers may already be paying the price for catering to Bronny James
Bronny James, son of NBA superstar Lebron James, was drafted by the Los Angeles Lakers with the 55th pick of the 2024 NBA draft. Immediately, the spotlight shone even brighter on the 19-year-old as he entered the league in his father's shadow. In college at USC, Bronny did not impress...
Gail Lumet Buckley, Author and Daughter of Lena Horne, Dies at 86
Gail Lumet Buckley, the daughter of the late Lena Horne and a journalist and author, who wrote two books about the history of her Black middle-class family, died on July 18. She was 86.Pat Heywood, the Nurse in Franco Zeffirelli's 'Romeo and Juliet,' Dies at 92 Her daughter Jenny Lumet, a screenwriter and producer, told The New York Times she died at her home in Santa Monica, California, due to heart failure. Born on Dec. 21, 1937, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Buckley grew up in Brooklyn and Los Angeles. Rather than follow her in her mother’s footsteps in Hollywood, she went on to...
Newport Beach water polo star cheered on by her husband at Olympics as he deals with lung cancer
Pat Woepse smiled. He cheered for his wife, Maddie Musselman. He hung out with a buddy at the Paris Olympics.It was a very special Saturday. A few precious moments away from the reality of lung cancer.Woepse was on hand as the U.S. women's water polo team cruised to a 15-6 victory over Greece. Musselman scored in her return to the Olympics after she was the tournament MVP when the U.S. won its third consecutive gold medal at the Tokyo Games.Woepse, 30, set a goal of making it to the Olympics to watch Musselman play after he was diagnosed in September...
Teen boy stabbed outside Los Angeles County 7-Eleven
A teenage boy is in stable condition after he was stabbed outside of a 7-Eleven store in Los Angeles County, authorities confirmed. According to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, deputies responded to reports of an altercation outside the convenience store at 16000 Main Street in La Puente at about 9 p.m. Friday. Upon arrival, […]
California fire scorches through land the size of Los Angeles as blazes burn across US West
Thousands of firefighters were battling a wildfire in northern California on Saturday that exploded in size, scorching an area about the size of Los Angeles — one of several blazes tearing through the western United States and Canada amid dry, hot and windy conditions.
Premiums for Covered California Health Insurance Set to Rise 8% in 2025
Premiums for health insurance sold through the state’s marketplace will increase by nearly 8% in 2025, Covered California officials announced this week. That’s a smaller increase than this year’s 10% hike, which was the biggest jump in Covered California insurance costs since 2018. Covered California Executive Director...
Hunter Biden lawyers threatened with sanctions for false statements in tax case
Hunter Biden‘s defense attorneys are facing the prospect of sanctions after a judge in California accused them of lying in a court filing about when special counsel David Weiss brought charges against the first son. Judge Mark Scarsi demanded in an order this week that Abbe Lowell and Mark Geragos, who are leading Biden’s defense […]
Federal grand jury charges short seller Andrew Left in $16M stock manipulation scheme
A federal grand jury in California has charged short seller Andrew Left with multiple counts of securities fraud for a $16 million stock market manipulation scheme. The Department of Justice said in a statement on Friday that Left, who was a securities analyst, trader, and guest commentator on television channels including CNBC and Fox Business, is charged with one count of engaging in a securities fraud scheme, 17 counts of securities fraud, and one count of making false statements to federal investigators. As a short seller, Left would make money betting stocks would fall. The Justice Department said that Left conducted business under the name Citron Research, which had a website that published investment recommendations. He published research on companies ranging from Tesla and GameStop to Grand Canyon Education and Peloton. If convicted, Left faces a maximum penalty of 25 years in prison on the securities fraud scheme count, 20 years in prison on each securities fraud count, and five years in prison on the false statements count.
Takeaways from AP’s story on inefficient tech slowing efforts to get homeless people off the streets
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles is the nation’s epicenter of homelessness, where more than 45,000 people live in weather-beaten tent encampments and rusting RVs. But even in the state that is home to Silicon Valley, technology has not kept up with the long-running crisis. Billions of dollars...
Aliza Nisenbaum to open exhibition at Regen Projects
LOS ANGELES, CA.- Regen Projects will present Altanera, Preciosa y Orgullosa, New York-based artist Aliza Nisenbaum’s first exhibition with the gallery and in Los Angeles. The exhibition will feature a new body of work depicting dance troupes, studios, and teachers local to Southern California, including Teresita de Jesús of Studio 10, Folklorico Revolución, Mariachi Tierra Mia, and Amelia Muñoz Dancers. Informed by her origins in Mexico and prior work with immigrant and diasporic communities, Nisenbaum’s lively compositions exemplify the artist’s dedication to fostering connection and community in the space of painting. On Saturday, September 21, at 5 pm, Amelia Muñoz Dancers will activate Nisenbaum’s presentation with a public dance lesson.
Predicting a wildfire's next move? USC researchers using AI to forecast fire's likely path
Researchers at the University of Southern California are developing a way to accurately forecast how a fire will spread using artificial intelligence.The model combines AI with real-time satellite data."There are models that are based on physics that you can use to forecast the progression of a wildfire, where a wildfire is going to go," said Assad Oberai, the study's co-author. The model is not too different from forecasting the weather, he added.The model then feeds that information into a computer algorithm to forecast a fire's likely path, intensity and growth rate."As we look at any technology to help us do...
LA campus of American Academy of Dramatic Arts to close next year
The Los Angeles campus of the American Academy of Dramatic Arts is set to close at the end of the next school year, but some people aren't letting it happen without a fight.The announcement was made in April via email, with the official notice noting that "enrollments are down across the country and national birthrate calculations and other key data show that colleges, especially smaller institutions, must adapt to changing conditions.""It was heartbreaking to watch mostly the students absorb this news," said adjunct faculty member Erin Coleman. "There were a lot of tears."A group of faculty members, students and alumni...
Dawes at The Fillmore on April 11
Los Angeles-based Folk-rock group Dawes recently announced their upcoming tour (which kicks off tomorrow!). Performing across North America, the band will go to over 20 cities, including in Philadelphia at The Fillmore on April 11th of next year. Formed in 2009, the band became known for their authentic folk sound,...
Watch OFF! Play Their Farewell Show In LA
Earlier this year, OFF! announced farewell shows. On Friday, the psychedelic punk supergroup played their final gig in Los Angeles at the Belasco. After New York punks Surfbort opened the evening, the band performed a 26-track set. Next week, there will be one last screening of their film Free LSD at Los Angeles’ Nuart Theatre, which accompanies their 2022 album of the same title. Watch footage from the show below.
Top WPIAL Recruit Earns Offer from West Coast Powerhouse
Matt Sieg is one of the top recruits in the WPIAL, regardless of class, and he’s continuing to rack up major offers. Sieg — a 6-foot, 170-pound four-star athlete from Fort Cherry in McDonald, Pa. — holds offers from Akron, Minnesota, Nebraska, Penn State, Pitt, Syracuse, WVU and Wisconsin, and he’s playing quarterback and defensive back at the high school level. It appears likely that Sieg will be recruited primarily as a safety, but wherever he ends up on the field, he’ll be one of the highest-recruited WPIAL players in the class of 2026.
HGTV Star Christina Hall Accuses Ex Josh Hall Of Using Home Security Cameras To Spy On Her
A recent legal filing has revealed a string of allegations against Christina Hall, the star of the HGTV series Christina on the Coast, and her estranged husband, Josh Hall. According to a court filing, Hall claims that Josh made unscheduled visits to their shared home in Newport Beach, California, and allegedly took items from the property. She further alleges that Josh plugged in security cameras that she had previously unplugged, which she believes was done at the request of his lawyer to preserve “electronic evidence.”
Have you seen him? At risk man is missing in East Valinda
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Saturday circulated a photo of a 59-year-old man suffering from depression and mental disabilities who went missing in East Valinda in hopes the public can help locate him.
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