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Public transit bus slams into restaurant in Long Beach; at least 14 hurt

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

At least 14 people were injured when a public transit bus slammed into a building in Long Beach Thursday afternoon, authorities said.Crews with the Long Beach Fire Department responded to the collision at around 3:17 p.m. at South Street and California Avenue where the bus went through the front of a seafood restaurant.Aerial footage of the scene captured by Sky5 showed a car that appeared to be completely destroyed at the front end of the bus, although it was unclear if that vehicle had been parked or was moving at the time of the collision.At least 14 people injured in crash involving a bus that crashed into a building in Long Beach on Nov. 9, 2023. (KTLA)At least 14 people injured in crash involving a bus that crashed into a building in Long Beach on Nov. 9, 2023. (KTLA)Fire officials say five people were hospitalized and nine people suffered minor injuries and were treated at the scene. South Street was expected to remain closed for several hours. This is a developing story. Sta...

Attempted murder investigation underway after violent altercation at Victorville gym

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies are investigating an attempted murder after a deputy and a suspect were injured when authorities responded for a report of a man making violent threats at a Victorville gym.Around 11:20 a.m., deputies from the Victorville station responded to the In-Shape Family Fitness gym located on the 14600 block of Valley Center Drive for a report of a "terrorist threat."A spokesperson for the Sheriff's Department said the suspect was making threats inside the gym prior to law enforcement's arrival. He then exited the gym, at which point a "lethal force encounter" took place.Officials had previously confirmed that at least one deputy opened fire at the scene, but it's unclear what lead up to shots being fired.Law enforcement vehicles block off the parking lot of a gym in Victorville where a shooting involving a deputy took place on Nov. 9, 2023. (Shelby Nelson/KTLA)Both the suspect and one deputy were wounded during the altercation and were tr...

Grove shooting was 'business dispute,' police say; shooter won't face charges

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

New details are emerging about the shooting at the parking garage of an Erewhon Market near The Grove last week.Los Angeles Police Department officials have told KTLA that the victim and the shooter, who emerged from a Lamborghini, knew each other prior to the violent altercation.The incident stemmed from a supposed business dispute, police said. Security footage from inside the garage showed men arguing leading to a third man joining the scuffle as the confrontation spilled onto the street.Eventually, one of the original men involved in the dispute pulled out a gun and began firing.As the victim is on the ground, the shooting suspect is seen running back into the garage with his hand over his left pocket.By the time police arrived, the victim was already gone. Authorities said he jumped into a black Mercedes Benz and drove himself to the hospital where he was later located and questioned.  The unidentified victim survived was said to be in stable condition.Despite video eviden...

Brawls follow Hamas attack film at Museum of Tolerance in LA

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

Associated PressLOS ANGELES — Street fights erupted between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian demonstrators outside Los Angeles’ Museum of Tolerance after a private screening of video showing the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants.The Los Angeles Times reported that 150 people attended the private screening of “Bearing Witness to the October 7th Massacre,” that included graphic footage captured by Hamas militants’ body cameras and cellphones and was compiled by the Israel Defense Forces.Outside the museum, demonstrators waved flags and got into shouting matches, before dispersing as the event ended, the newspaper reported. But an hour later, a small group of demonstrators returned and fistfights broke out.“Two reports for battery were taken and will be thoroughly investigated,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement Thursday. “At this time, we do not have suspects in custody relating to the battery, or for any other reas...

Jury awards $1.2M to De Niro’s former assistant in NY trial

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

By Larry Neumeister | Associated PressNEW YORK — A jury awarded more than $1.2 million to Robert De Niro’s former personal assistant Thursday, finding one of his companies responsible for subjecting her to a toxic work environment.While the jury found De Niro was not personally liable for the abuse, it said his company, Canal Productions, engaged in gender discrimination and retaliation against former assistant Graham Chase Robinson and should make two payments of $632,142 to her.De Niro, who spent three days at the two-week trial — including two on the witness stand — has been ensnared in dueling lawsuits with Robinson since she quit in April 2019. He was not in the courtroom when the verdict was read aloud Thursday afternoon.Robinson, 41, smiled as the verdict was being delivered. After the jury left the room, she hugged her lawyers.Outside the courthouse, she smiled broadly and at other times seemed to be near tears. She did not comment.Lawyers on both sides claimed victory...

Letters: Chance to teach | Gaza ceasefire | Pause aid | Forgotten argument | No ‘Advantage’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Forgotten argumentfor the time changeRe: “We voted in 2018 to stop changing the clock, but time is still ready to fall back” (Page A1, Nov. 4).I can’t count how many articles there have been in this newspaper (and on TV) about the detrimental effects of the daylight saving time change.People complain that it disrupts their routine, interferes with their sleep cycle and may cause potential medical problems. These are not new complaints. However, 50 years ago when people complained about the time change, they were quickly reminded that the major safety benefit was that schoolchildren would be able to go to school in the daylight and come home after school before dark. That ended the discussion.Today I hardly ever see anyone in the media present that as a worthwhile reason for the time adjustment. What changed?Jim RoeslerSan RamonSchool board missesa chance to teachWhat lesson has the Antioch sc...

How to watch tonight’s San Jose Sharks-Edmonton Oilers game

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

Local San Jose Sharks fans will need a subscription to Hulu or ESPN+ to watch the team’s game against the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday night.The Sharks game is one of five this season that will be shown exclusively on ESPN+ and Hulu. The others are Nov. 14 vs. the Florida Panthers, Dec. 19 and April 4 vs. the Los Angeles Kings, and Dec. 21 vs. the Arizona Coyotes.The game starts at 7:30 (PST).All other Sharks games this regular season are being telecast on NBC Sports California. Every game can be heard on the online-only Sharks Audio Network.A subscription to ESPN+ costs $10.99 per month.Both the Sharks and Oilers are desperately searching for a victory. San Jose won its first game of the season on Tuesday, beating the Philadelphia Flyers 2-1, and enters Tuesday with a 1-10-1 record. The Oilers, who entered the season with Stanley Cup aspirations, have lost three straight and have the second-worst record in the NHL at 2-8-1.The Sharks are 0-5-3 against the Oilers since the star...

Authorities probe suspicious letters sent to election offices

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

By Christina A. Cassidy, Gene Johnson and Ed Komenda | Associated PressWASHINGTON — Authorities were hunting Thursday for whoever sent suspicious letters — including some containing fentanyl — to elections offices in at least five states this week, delaying the counting of ballots in some local races in the latest instance of threats faced by election workers around the country.The letters were sent to elections offices in the presidential battlegrounds of Georgia and Nevada, as well as California, Oregon and Washington, with some being intercepted before they arrived. Four of the letters contained fentanyl, the FBI and U.S. Postal Inspection Service reported in a statement to elections officials Thursday.“Law enforcement is working diligently to intercept any additional letters before they are delivered,” the statement said.The Pierce County auditor’s office in Tacoma, Washington, released images of the letter it received, showing it had been postmarked in Portlan...

‘It’s everything to me’: Santa Clara County celebrates the purchase of Homeless Veterans Emergency Housing Facility

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

Just the other day, Irvin Goodwin, the head of the Homeless Veterans Emergency Housing Facility, called up 70-year-old Russell Adams to ask him how he was doing.“I said, ‘I need to come home,'” Adams recalled. “He said ‘c’mon.’ And so we talked for a minute and I said, ‘I’m on my way.'”Adams, who served in the United States Air Force that took him to Okinawa, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam, was living in London when Goodwin, the CEO of the Santa Clara County no-profit, made the phone call. By Thursday morning, Adams had traveled more than 5,000 miles to move back into the place he has called home on several occasions in the last decade.“It’s everything to me,” he said of the transitional housing facility, which provides housing, three meals a day and a slew of services, including referrals to Veteran Affairs healthcare services, for homeless and at-risk veterans. Since 2009, the 150-bed facility has helped more than 6,0...

Barbra Streisand ‘hurt’ Dustin Hoffman earned 3 times more for ‘Meet the Fockers’

Published Fri, 27 Dec 2024 07:21:46 GMT

Barbra Streisand has a lot to dish about in the more than 900 pages of her new memoir, “My Name is Barbra,” including all the good and bad men she dealt with as she navigated treacherous, sexist workplaces in Hollywood.The EGOT winner’s famous male friends and lovers include Marlon Brando, a friend who wanted to sleep with her, and Jon Peters, the one-time hairdresser who became her boyfriend and enjoyed a short reign as one Hollywood’s most powerful and toxic producers.To Streisand’s fans, sexism is the reason she became notorious for being “demanding” when she simply had a drive for control and perfection. The 81-year-old star also said she had to combat chauvinism while trying to do her best work, the New York Times said in a story about Streisand’s memoir. For example, Sydney Chaplin, Charlie Chaplin’s son who was her co-star in the Broadway version of “Funny Girl,” took revenge when she rejected his advances by v...