The FBI warns cryptocurrency scams targeting older people continue to be a growing problem nationwide, including here in the Golden State. The agency’s latest internet crime report shows more than 6,000 people fell victim to that type of crime in 2023, compared to nearly 5,000 a year prior. Victims lost more than $740 million last
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge ordered Monday that the University of California, Los Angeles, craft a plan to protect Jewish students, months after pro-Palestinian protests broke out on campus. Three Jewish students sued the university in June, alleging that they experienced discrimination on campus amid demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Yitzchok Frankel, a
Continue ReadingLOS ANGELES (AP) — A federal judge ordered Monday that the University of California, Los Angeles, craft a plan to protect Jewish students, months after pro-Palestinian protests broke out on campus. Three Jewish students sued the university in June, alleging that they experienced discrimination on campus amid demonstrations against the Israel-Hamas war. Yitzchok Frankel, a
Continue ReadingAssociated Press Add Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to the growing list of foreign leaders with whom tech billionaire Elon Musk has picked a fight. Following the results of Venezuela’s presidential election, in which Maduro and his opponents each claimed victory, the owner of X took to the social media platform to accuse the self-proclaimed socialist
Continue ReadingPASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Former longtime ‘General Hospital’ actor Haley Pullos has been sentenced to five years probation after pleading guilty to felony drunken driving. The 26-year-old Pullos had already spent three months in jail when she was sentenced in a Pasadena, California courtroom on Monday. Authorities say on a late night in April of
Continue ReadingBy Sydney Bishop, Denise Royal and Carlos Suarez, CNN (CNN) — A federal judge has permanently blocked the restrictions Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and Republican lawmakers placed on handling race-related issues in workplace training – part of the controversial Individual Freedom Act, better known as the “Stop WOKE Act.” The act was one of several bills
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Former President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican rivals in a closely watched open congressional race in Arizona, a rare and surprising move before Tuesday’s primary election. In a Truth Social post over the weekend, Trump backed candidates Abraham Hamadeh and Blake Masters — former political allies turned
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper opted not to be a candidate in Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate search in part due to concerns that his Republican lieutenant governor would try to assume control if he left the state to campaign as part of the Democratic ticket, according to three
Continue ReadingAP Sports Writer COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Zamir White showed he could take over for Josh Jacobs over the final month of last season. But what about for the entire season? White, the Las Vegas Raiders’ fourth-round draft pick two years ago out of Georgia, will get his chance this season. Jacobs, who led
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A city in Southern California has become the first in the nation to replace its police patrol cars with electric vehicles, officials announced Monday, unveiling a fleet of 20 new Teslas. South Pasadena on the edge of Los Angeles will replace its gas-guzzling police cruisers with the Teslas to help protect public health
Continue ReadingAssociated Press A city in Southern California has become the first in the nation to replace its police patrol cars with electric vehicles, officials announced Monday, unveiling a fleet of 20 new Teslas. South Pasadena on the edge of Los Angeles will replace its gas-guzzling police cruisers with the Teslas to help protect public health
Continue ReadingNEW YORK (AP) — A woman was killed and two people were wounded in a shooting near a New York City migrant shelter as a crowd gathered for the results of Venezuela’s presidential election. Police say a gunman fired on the gathering in a park on Randall’s Island around 3:30 a.m. Monday. The woman who
Continue ReadingCNN By Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Scott Glover, CNN (CNN) — Text messages released and radio chatter detailed Monday show that law enforcement officers lost sight of Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and further illustrate the confused communications around tracking him at the July 13 rally. According to documents released by Sen.
Continue ReadingBy MJ Lee and Jeff Zeleny, CNN (CNN) — Roy Cooper on Monday said it isn’t the right time for him to join a national ticket, as two sources familiar with the discussions told CNN the North Carolina governor had removed himself from consideration as Kamala Harris’ running mate in a sign that the accelerated search has
Continue ReadingSANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A special prosecutor is opposing a request by a former movie armorer that she be released from prison while seeking a new trial and appeal of her involuntary manslaughter conviction in a 2021 shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” Kari Morrissey wrote in a response brief filed Friday
Continue ReadingGUATEMALA CITY (AP) — Guatemala’s government has given temporary residency to 207 Mexicans, mostly children, on humanitarian grounds, after they fled across the border last week to escape drug violence. National Immigration Institute Director Danilo Rivera announced Monday that they will have 30 days of legal status after which they could request asylum if they
Continue ReadingAssociated Press/Report for America AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A special committee of the Texas Senate has convened to hear executives from Houston’s largest utility provider explain the massive electricity failure that occurred when Hurricane Beryl hit the city on July 8. CenterPoint Energy’s chief executive officer told a panel of state senators in the Texas
Continue ReadingBy Daniel Dale, CNN Washington (CNN) — Republican vice presidential candidate Sen. JD Vance is facing criticism over his previous comments about people without children, including one 2021 remark denouncing “childless cat ladies” in government and another in which he said that, in order to “tax the things that are bad and not tax the
Continue ReadingAssociated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Top U.S. intelligence officials say Russia, China and Iran are continuing to target voters in the U.S. with disinformation and propaganda related to the upcoming presidential election. Groups linked to the Kremlin are increasingly using commercial public relations firms in Russia or unwitting Americans to spread their false claims as
Continue ReadingBy Holmes Lybrand, Hannah Rabinowitz and Scott Glover, CNN (CNN) — Text messages released and radio chatter detailed Monday show that law enforcement officers lost sight of Donald Trump’s would-be assassin, Thomas Matthew Crooks, and further illustrate the confused communications around tracking him at the July 13 rally. According to documents released by Sen. Chuck
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