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Thousands of L.A. renters may face eviction as COVID back rent payment deadline approaches 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

Tuesday marks the deadline for tenants in Los Angeles to pay back the rent they couldn’t pay during the COVID-19 pandemic, and tenant advocates are wary of a spike in homelessness during the city's current housing crisis. The rent due on Aug. 1 is for the first year and a half of the pandemic. Many renters said they simply don’t have the ability to pay thousands of dollars in the next 24 hours and that they are starting to worry about being evicted, but landlords claimed that they have been waiting for the money for 18 months and can’t wait much longer. “Wages are not comparable to the rents,” said one tenant at a rally. “We know that [Karen Bass] did a lot last week for the unhoused, but we are going to have many, many more unhoused if we don’t have a permanent eviction plan in place.”  Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass will be holding a press conference on Monday to discuss both landlord and tenant rights and what resources might be available to renters who don’t ha...

Man found dead in car, 2 others critically injured in Norwalk shooting

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

One person was found dead in his car and two other people were wounded in a shooting in Norwalk Sunday night.The shooting was reported around 8:40 p.m. in the 12700 block of Pioneer Boulevard near Firestone Boulevard. People watch as deputies continue to investigate a fatal shooting in Norwalk. Image taken on July 31, 2023. (KTLA)Deputies arrived to find a man unresponsive inside a car that appeared to have struck a parked vehicle. Paramedics arrived on scene and pronounced the man dead. The unidentified man had been shot multiple times, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. Violent Topanga crash leaves 2 hospitalized; street racing reported in area A man and a woman in the area were also found with gunshot wounds. They were transported in critical condition. Their identifies were also unknown.Authorities did not provide a description of any suspect or suspects. The motive for the shooting was also unknown.

Shooting report on 10 Freeway closes EB lanes through East Los Angeles

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

The Eastbound 10 Freeway was at a standstill through the East Los Angeles area after a vehicle was reportedly struck by gunfire Monday morning. The incident near the Campus Road offramp was called in shortly before 4 a.m., California Highway Patrol officials confirmed.Officers investigate a shooting report on the 10 Freeway on July 31, 2023. (KTLA)One vehicle was believed to have been struck by gunfire but there was no word on whether anyone was struck or injured.Video showed a white Honda CRV was still on the freeway in the area where the investigation was taking place. Security guard beaten to death by mob in Hollywood identified A SigAlert was issued for the closure of all eastbound lanes. Investigators later said that no evidence was found that would indicate a shooting. All freeway lanes were reopened around 6 a.m.

Cardi B throws mic at concertgoer after drink is tossed at her

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

Cardi B is the latest artist to have a fan throw something while performing on stage. Over the weekend in Las Vegas, Cardi was performing her hit song "Bodak Yellow" at Drai's Beach Club when a fan threw, what looked like, water at her. Drake now owns Tupac Shakur’s $1M ring However, the Bronx native didn't let the act slide. The "I Like It" rapper chucked her microphone into the crowd almost instantly, as her security team rushed to the stage. The fan appeared to have been escorted out of the venue by security.The show seemed to continue with fan video showing Cardi continuing to dance and appear unbothered.The incident is just the latest in a series of bad behavior at concerts. Artists like Harry Styles, Drake and more have become targets of objects thrown at them on stage. Singer Bebe Rexha suffered a black eye when a fan threw a phone at her during a performance in New York.

Los Angeles sheriff’s recruit dies after being hit while on a run

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A Los Angeles County sheriff’s recruit who was struck by an SUV during a training run last year has died, authorities said.Alejandro Martinez, 27, died Friday of injuries suffered Nov. 16 in Whittier, the sheriff’s department said.He was one of 25 cadets injured when a vehicle veered into about 75 recruits, from the sheriff’s department and several police agencies, who were running in formation.The SUV driver was identified as a 22-year-old man from Diamond Bar. He was initially arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer but authorities later released him, saying more investigation was needed.The man reportedly said he was driving to work around 6:25 a.m. and fell asleep before his SUV veered into the wrong lane and struck the runners. His attorney said he has no animosity toward law enforcement and that it was a tragic accident.The group of recruits were escorted by two patrol cars as they ran in the roadway. When they were about a mile in...

As work begins on the largest US dam removal project on the California-Oregon border, tribes look to a future of growth

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

BY ADAM BEAM | Associated PressSACRAMENTO — The largest dam removal project in United States history is underway along the California-Oregon border — a process that won’t conclude until the end of next year with the help of heavy machinery and explosives.But in some ways, removing the dams is the easy part. The hard part will come over the next decade as workers, partnering with Native American tribes, plant and monitor nearly 17 billion seeds as they try to restore the Klamath River and the surrounding land to what it looked like before the dams started to go up more than a century ago.The demolition is part of a national movement to return the natural flow of the nation’s rivers and restore habitat for fish and the ecosystems that sustain other wildlife. More than 2,000 dams have been removed in the U.S. as of February, with the bulk of those having come down within the last 25 years, according to the advocacy group American Rivers.Jamie Holt, lead fisheries technician for the Yur...

49ers’ Drake Jackson eager to put added muscle to use at training camp

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

SANTA CLARA — With the 49ers sending an inside linebacker blitz Sunday, second-year defensive end Drake Jackson was compromised.When Elijah Mitchell circled out of the backfield to the left, it was up to the 6-foot-4, 273-pound Jackson to keep up with a 200-pound running back 25 yards downfield.“That just happens every time an inside linebacker blitzes and you’re in scat protection,” coach Kyle Shanahan said. “When the back goes, the D-end has to peel. When defenses call those blitzes, they’re praying that’s not the offensive play call and sometimes it happens.”Quarterback Trey Lance correctly identified the mismatch, and sensing a big play opportunity, let one loose for Mitchell. The pass was a bit of a wobbler, but it really didn’t matter because Jackson had stayed with Mitchell step for step. The ball fell incomplete.Much to the relief of Jackson.“That play, it just so happened I had to do what I had to do,” Jackson said...

Russian ballistic missile strikes kill at least 5 people in Zelenskyy’s hometown in central Ukraine

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian ballistic missiles slammed into an apartment complex and a university building in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Monday, killing five people and wounding 64 others as the blasts trapped residents beneath rubble, Ukrainian officials said.One of the two missiles destroyed a section of the apartment building between the fourth and ninth floors, Interior Minister Ihor Klymenko said. Video showed black smoke billowing from corner units and burned out or damaged cars on a tree-lined street.The dead included a 10-year-old girl and her mother, according to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, who comes from Kryvyi Rih. More than 350 people were involved in the rescue operation, he said in a Telegram post.The morning attack also destroyed part of the four-story university building. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian artillery strike on partially occupied Donetsk province killed two people and wounded six others in the regional capital, according to Denis Pus...

Takeaways from AP’s reporting on inconsistencies in RFK Jr.’s record

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who is running as a Democrat against President Joe Biden, tells many stories on the campaign trail about himself, his life’s work and what he stands for that are the opposite of what his record actually shows.The Associated Press found that Kennedy’s insistence that he is not anti-vaccine doesn’t square with his long record of opposition to vaccines. His claims that he is a true Democrat inheriting the mantle of his famous family are contradicted by his alignment with far right figures and support from Republicans. And despite listing the environment as a campaign priority, he has pushed bitcoin — a cryptocurrency that requires massive amounts of electricity from supercomputers to generate new coins, prompting most environmental advocates to loudly oppose it. Kennedy’s campaign is widely considered a long shot, but it’s gained media attention due to his famous name and the possibility that his run could weaken Biden ahead of what ...

The FBI should face new limits on its use of US foreign spy data, a key intelligence board says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:54:30 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The FBI should stop using a U.S. spy database of foreigners’ emails and other communications for investigating crimes that aren’t related to national security, a group of White House intelligence advisers recommended in a report released Monday. The President’s Intelligence Advisory Board’s findings come as the White House pushes Congress to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act before its expiration at the end of this year. U.S. intelligence officials say Section 702 enables investigations of Chinese and Russian espionage, potential terrorist plots, and other threats. But spy agencies also end up capturing the communications of U.S. citizens and businesses, and a series of intelligence mistakes at the FBI has fanned bipartisan criticism of the bureau that has strongly colored the debate over renewing the law. The advisory board says the FBI made “inappropriate use” at times of Section 702 information. Those include ...