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Weinstein Heads to LA After Losing Extradition Fight

Former producer faces trial there on 11 sexual assault counts

(Newser) - New York prison officials handed over convicted rapist Harvey Weinstein to be taken to California on Tuesday to face additional sexual assault charges, ending the former movie producer's protracted fight to delay his extradition. Weinstein, 69, was released by the New York State corrections department around 9:30am, a...

Technicians' Gaffe Blamed for Huge LA Explosion

Bomb crew miscalculated the 'explosive weight' of seized fireworks

(Newser) - Los Angeles bomb technicians overloaded a containment chamber with homemade fireworks last month during a detonation, likely causing a catastrophic explosion that injured 17 people and rocked a neighborhood, the police chief said Monday, per the AP . Chief Michel Moore said five members of the department’s bomb squad have...

Popular Podcaster Struck, Killed in LA Intersection

Mat George was beloved, funny voice on She Rates Dogs

(Newser) - Mat George, the likable host of popular podcast She Rates Dogs has died. George was crossing a street in Los Angeles very early Saturday morning when he was struck by a car and killed. Police say it was a hit and run, the New York Times reports. The humorous podcast...

'Boy Next Door Killer' Gets Death Sentence for 2 Murders

Michael Thomas Gargiulo was convicted two years ago for the home invasions and killings

(Newser) - For crimes he called “vicious and frightening,” a judge on Friday gave a death sentence to a man prosecutors called “The Boy Next Door Killer” for the home-invasion murders of two women and the attempted murder of a third. Victims' family members wept as Los Angeles Superior...

Los Angeles Does a 180, Requires Masks Again

Indoors, whether vaccinated or not

(Newser) - Starting at 11:59pm on Saturday, everyone in Los Angeles County will be required to wear a mask while indoors in public spaces, whether they're vaccinated or not. The California county announced the reversal on Thursday, exactly one month after the statewide mask mandate was dropped, ABC 7 reports....

Study: LA No Longer Has the Country's Worst Traffic

New York took top spot in 2020, researchers say

(Newser) - America's biggest city has knocked its West Coast rival off the top of a chart—but New Yorkers probably aren't going to brag about it. According to Texas A&M University's Urban Mobility Report, the New York-Newark region now has the worst traffic in the country. This...

LA Mom Arrested in Killings of Her 3 Young Children

Youngest victim was a newborn

(Newser) - A Los Angeles mother initially described as a person of interest in the deaths of her three young children has been arrested for murder. Police say Sandra Chico's three children were pronounced dead at the scene after a family member found them unresponsive in a bedroom Monday and called...

Passenger Cuts Trip Short, Jumps From Moving Plane

Passenger's sudden exit landed him in the hospital

(Newser) - A man had second thoughts pretty quickly after boarding a flight from Los Angeles to Salt Lake City. As the plane was taxiing from the gate to the runway Friday evening, he got out of his seat, tried to open the cockpit door, and then decided to leave the only...

Cops: Marilyn Manson to Turn Himself In on Assault Charges

Rocker is accused of spitting on, hurling snot at videographer filming 2019 concert in NH

(Newser) - For more than a year and a half, an arrest warrant has been out for Marilyn Manson on the East Coast. Now, the rocker says he's going to turn himself in. Anthony Bean Burpee, the police chief of Gilford, NH, said in a Friday statement that Manson (real name...

TV Ghost Hunter Rids Himself of Manson Murder House

It sold for less than Zak Bagans of 'Ghost Adventures' paid for it in 2019

(Newser) - The home where Charles Manson's followers committed their last multiple murder has sold for well below the asking price after eight months on the market. The two-bedroom, two-bath home in Los Angeles' Los Feliz neighborhood, where supermarket chain owner Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary, who ran a clothing...

Coming Fall 2022: the 'Coolest High School in America'

Rap icon Dr. Dre joins record executive Jimmy Iovine to form magnet high school in Los Angeles

(Newser) - A high school in Los Angeles is set to open in the fall of 2022, and it's got two very big names behind it. Last week, the Board of Education for the Los Angeles Unified School District gave the green light to what's known for now as Regional...

Cops Getting Irked at Bogus 911 Calls for J-Lo's Home

The 'swatting' has been going on for months

(Newser) - Back in March, reports emerged that Jennifer Lopez had become a "swatting" victim of sorts, with more than a dozen 911 calls made since mid-January that brought police to her Los Angeles-area home—only for cops to find no one was home and that the complaints, which ranged from...

'This Might Be the Most Competitive Housing Market' Ever

From Seattle to Wichita, homes are selling for well above list prices

(Newser) - The red-hot US housing market is widening the gap between what a home is objectively worth and what eager buyers are willing to pay for it. Fierce competition amid an ultra-low inventory of homes on the market is fueling bidding wars, prompting a growing share of would-be buyers to sweeten...

Scientology Takes Center Stage in Danny Masterson Rape Case

Judge says church doctrine forbid alleged victims from going to police

(Newser) - A four-day preliminary hearing at the Los Angeles County Superior Court last week focused as much on rape charges against actor Danny Masterson as on the practices of the Church of Scientology. Judge Charlaine Olmedo, who allowed the case to proceed to trial, concluded Masterson's three alleged victims didn'...

As Gold Bars Arrived at LAX, Workers Allegedly Got Greedy

2 cargo handlers charged with stealing gold worth $224K

(Newser) - The theft of four gold bars from a shipment sent to Los Angeles International Airport could send two cargo handlers to prison for up to 15 years. South Los Angeles residents Marlon Moody, 38, and Brian Benson, 35, were arrested Tuesday by the FBI on charges of conspiracy and theft...

New York, LA Investigate Attacks as Hate Crimes

In both cases, assaults on Jewish victims happened during pro-Palestinian demonstrations

(Newser) - The nation's two largest cities are investigating attacks on Jewish bystanders by pro-Palestinian demonstrators. The New York and Los Angeles police departments are looking into the assaults this week as possible hate crimes. In New York, a man was kicked and beaten by several people when pro-Palestinian marchers fought...

J-Lo Vacations With Another Former Fiance
J-Lo Vacations With
a Long-Ago Love
May 11, 2021 7:53 AM CDT

J-Lo Vacations With a Long-Ago Love

Is Bennifer back?

(Newser) - Jennifer Lopez is rumored to have moved on very quickly from one former fiancé to another. The superstar, who announced her split from Alex Rodriguez last month, was spotted riding in a vehicle this week with former love Ben Affleck in Big Sky, Montana, where Affleck has a home, per...

Cops Kill Suspect After LA Shooting Rampage

Police say victims included Uber driver, newlywed

(Newser) - The Los Angeles Police Department says a suspect believed to have killed two people and injured a third in a drive-by shooting rampage was shot dead Tuesday morning after an hourslong chase. Police say the suspect, a man in his late 40s or early 50s, injured a driver near the...

Off California Coast, a Vast Chemical Graveyard

Survey shows dumping site is bigger than the city of San Francisco, shocks scientists

(Newser) - Scientists who set out to map an underwater dumping ground for industrial waste off the California coast last month say they were stunned by what they found: endless waste barrels spread across a site larger than the city of San Francisco, some 3,000 feet under the sea. After a...

Judge Orders LA to Provide Shelter for Everyone on Skid Row

He gives city 180-day deadline

(Newser) - A federal judge overseeing a sweeping lawsuit about homelessness in Los Angeles on Tuesday ordered the city and county to find shelter for all unhoused residents of Skid Row within 180 days and audit any spending related to the out-of-control crisis of people living on the streets. In a fiery...

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