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The family of a 30-year-old Hawaii resident is searching for her in Los Angeles after she missed a connecting flight, sent unusual text messages and then went silent, the relatives said. The next day, she sent concerning text messages to loved ones, family members said. The three were part of a larger group of family members and loved ones who gathered in Los Angeles in recent days to launch a search effort. Family members said they couldn't speak about it in detail because they don't want to hinder investigators. The group gathered in Los Angeles is focusing its own search on the intersection of Pico Boulevard and Hill Street, near the Convention Center, LA Live and Crypto Arena, family members said.

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☆ Los Angeles leaders move to protect immigrants and LGBTQ students in advance of Trump’s return to the White House
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Elizabeth Wolfe | Veronica | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Los Angeles CNN —Los Angeles officials on Tuesday moved to cement the city and its schools as sanctuaries for immigrants and LGBTQ youth as the city positions itself to push back strongly against President-elect Donald Trump’s platforms on immigration and gender. The Los Angeles City Council, which represents the second-largest US city, unanimously voted to adopt a “sanctuary city” ordinance that prohibits city resources from being used in immigration enforcement or to cooperate with federal immigration agents, unless required by state law. LGBTQ advocates also fear his presidency will result in wider restrictions on transgender people and rollbacks of protections for other LGBTQ groups. Los Angeles City Council members listen as a man speaks in support of a proposed "sanctuary city" ordinance at City Hall on Tuesday. Teachers and administrators will receive training on how to respond to federal immigration personnel who request information about students and families or who are trying to enter school property.

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CNN —It’s been more than a week since Hannah Kobayashi missed a flight connection in Los Angeles. Kobayashi was traveling from Maui, Hawaii, to New York and had a connecting flight at Los Angeles International Airport, her sister, Sydni, told CNN by phone Monday. Hannah used words like “hun,” “love” and “babe.”“I personally don’t think that was my sister,” Sydni said. CNN has obtained a photo that appears to show Hannah getting off the flight at the Los Angeles airport. She’s always been levelheaded,” Sydni said, adding that six people, including her father and a family friend, are in Los Angeles helping with the search.

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Police arrested a naked man in the crawl space underneath the El Sereno, California, home of a 93-year-old woman Friday morning. The unsettling incident took place after the woman and her family had reported hearing strange noises for weeks. Family members at the home called the police immediately, and when officers arrived, they found a naked man in the crawl space. The crawl space itself is only about 2 feet high and stretches under the entire home with three entryways. The family says they’ll be securing the crawl space to prevent this from happening ever againBetancourt was arrested for trespassing, the LAPD said.

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☆ Armie Hammer is attempting a comeback following a sexual abuse scandal. PR experts are skeptical.
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-31 | by ( Ayomikun Adekaiyero | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Armie Hammer is attempting a career comeback after women accused him of sexual abuse. PR experts said Hammer needs to prove that he's changed to win over the public. AdvertisementArmie Hammer, the actor whose career suddenly ended after several women accused him of sexual and emotional abuse, is trying to make a comeback. PR experts say Hammer's podcast could help him rebuild a fan base, but it will take timeArmie Hammer at the 2018 Oscars. The experts agreed that it will take some time for Hammer to build a new fanbase.

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☆ Chris Brown’s history of violence revisited in new documentary
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-28 | by ( Elizabeth Wagmeister | Dan Heching | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —Chris Brown’s history of violence is back in the spotlight with a new documentary focusing on years-old accusations against the singer, including his 2009 assault of Rihanna. The report prompted a police investigation that could have threatened Brown’s probation, but no charge was ever filed. In July 2013, Brown’s probation was revoked after he was accused of hit-and-run driving and driving without a license. It is produced with the global domestic violence initiative, No More, and is airing as part of the network’s “No Excuse for Abuse” campaign and commitment to domestic violence survivors. Editor’s Note: If you or someone you know is struggling with intimate partner violence, there are resources available, including the National Domestic Violence Hotline.

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☆ US security officials warn of potential threats surrounding October 7th anniversary
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Josh Campbell | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

While not identifying any specific or credible threats to the United States, the advisory comes ahead of Monday’s anniversary of the October 7th attack in Israel and calls by foreign terrorist groups for violence against the West, the agencies said. The advisory also comes as Israel carries out deadly strikes against Hezbollah headquarters in Lebanon, and as it weighs a response to Iran’s recent ballistic missile attack. The New York Police Department increased patrols on Monday, a law enforcement source told CNN. The agencies assessed that foreign terrorist organizations will likely continue to “exploit narratives” surrounding hostilities involving Israel, Hamas, Hezbollah and Iran, in order to incite lone attackers toward violence in the US. So-called “lone wolves,” who are not formally part of a terror group, present an especially serious challenge to law enforcement, security sources have previously told CNN.

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☆ Ex-LAPD detective who hid murder for decades won't be paroled, reversing earlier decision
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-02 | by ( Tim Stelloh | Tim Stelloh Is A Breaking News Reporter For Nbc News Digital. | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +3 min

“Lazarus had her parole time up front, evading arrest for 23 years after the murder,” Taylor said in a statement. Lazarus will have a new parole hearing in 18 months, the spokesperson said. She then staged the killing to look like a robbery, the investigator, Greg Stearns, previously said at a parole hearing for Lazarus. During the November hearing, Lazarus said she had no intention of killing Rasmussen when she went to her home, according to the transcript. After the board found Lazarus suitable for release, California Gov.

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☆ LA metro bus: 1 dead and suspect in custody after gunman hijacks city bus, Los Angeles police say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-25 | by ( Lauren Mascarenhas | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: 1 min

(CNN) – One person is dead after a gunman hijacked a Los Angeles city bus overnight, leading police in pursuit around the city for more than an hour before the suspect was taken into custody. A person was found in the bus early Wednesday with gunshot wounds, then taken to a hospital, where they died, Los Angeles Police Department Deputy Chief Donald Graham said. The bus driver and a passenger were rescued from the bus after police eventually stopped it with spike strips before a SWAT team moved in for the rescue, he said. Police did not immediately have information about the suspect’s motive, and the investigation continues. The bus driver “is in relatively good spirits, though a bit shaken up,” Graham said.

Persons: Donald Graham, ” Graham Organizations: CNN, Los Angeles Police Department, Police Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Police release images of suspects in killing of 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-05 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Mirna-Alsharif-Byline-Jm.Jpg | Mirna Alsharif | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +2 min

Police have released video stills that show three alleged suspects in the killing of "General Hospital" actor Johnny Wactor. Wactor, 37, was fatally shot in May after he interrupted a catalytic converter theft on his car in downtown Los Angeles. The suspects cannot be clearly seen, but police said the suspect who shot Wactor "has a tattoo above the left eye and on the right cheek." The Los Angeles Police Department is asking for the public's help with identifying the three suspects. Wactor, who hailed from Charleston, South Carolina, always wanted to be an actor, his mother previously told NBC News.

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☆ LAPD releases photos of suspects involved in fatal shooting of former ‘General Hospital’ actor Johnny Wactor
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-04 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —The Los Angeles Police Department on Sunday released photos of three individuals suspected of being involved in the fatal shooting of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in May. The grainy photos released by LAPD on Sunday show three individuals wearing hooded sweatshirts, and police indicated the man who fired the weapon has a tattoo above his left eye and the right cheek. His mother told CNN affiliate KABC that her son had been walking with one of his coworkers when he saw what he thought was someone working on a car. LAPD told CNN at the time that three men were trying to steal a catalytic converter when the victim interrupted them. One of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot the victim before the men drove off in a vehicle, according to police.

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☆ When ICE Agents Use Deadly Force, the Shootings Go Unprosecuted.
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-01 | by ( Lila Hassan | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +46 min

AdvertisementYet when and how ICE agents use deadly force has long been shrouded in secrecy. ICE agents shot people in public places, such as traffic intersections and strip-mall parking lots. Yet in over half of the shootings we identified, ICE agents never made an arrest. But Ramos still became one of dozens of people on the receiving end of an ICE agent's deadly force. A significant number of the shootings documented in the logs happened while ICE agents were off-duty or in plain clothes.

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☆ Richard Simmons, fitness personality and TV host, dead at 76
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-13 | by ( Dan Heching | Zoe Sottile | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —Richard Simmons, the perennial 1980s workout personality who was defined by his uplifting spirit, has died, according to his longtime publicist Tom Estey. From 1980 to 1984, Simmons hosted the “Richard Simmons Show,” which had a focus on personal health and fitness. In 2003, Simmons told CNN that his experience as an overweight child eventually put him on a path toward fitness. Recent celebrationFor his birthday, Simmons wrote on X on Friday, “Thank you…I never got so many messages about my birthday in my life! I am grateful that I’m here, that I am alive for another day,” Simmons said at the time.

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Richard Simmons, who for years was the face of home fitness through his wildly popular videos and energetic personality, died on Saturday morning in Los Angeles. A representative for Mr. Simmons, Tom Estey, confirmed Mr. Simmons’s death. The Los Angeles Fire Department and the Los Angeles Police Department responded to an address linked to Mr. Simmons at 10 a.m. on Saturday. At his Beverly Hills exercise studio, Slimmons, and in his videos and DVDs, Mr. Simmons exuded an enthusiastic can-do spirit to inspire people of all ages and fitness levels to get moving. Mr. Simmons stretched and jumped in contrast to other fitness gurus of the 1980s, such as Arnold Schwarzenegger, who exuded movie-star looks and charm.

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☆ Nicolas Cage’s son ‘voluntarily surrendered himself’ to LAPD following an April incident
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-12 | by ( Dan Heching | Sarah Moon | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Nicolas Cage’s son Weston Cage has turned himself in to police in Los Angeles after an incident that took place earlier this year. When I arrived to offer support and console him, he was already in the midst of a manic rage. “As a mother, I am deeply saddened and concerned about Weston’s on-going mental health crisis. It is imperative that he receives the help he desperately needs.”CNN has reached out to LAPD for further comment, as well as to representatives for Nicolas Cage and Weston Cage. Weston Cage, a 33-year-old musician and actor, is Nicolas Cage’s eldest child.

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☆ Illegal Eviction Complaints Rise As Police Fail to Enforce
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-10 | by ( Cecilia Reyes | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +44 min

The nature of illegal lockouts means they are hard to track directly. One of the responding officers calls a sergeant over, who says there's nothing else they can do. While only 14% of lockout calls led to a police report, 86% of calls about shoplifting did. As they walk over, one of the officers tells the other to look up "illegal lockout" on his phone. A 2006 bill that would have defined illegal lockouts for all Illinois residents was defeated.

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☆ Armie Hammer called the sexual abuse allegations against him 'career death.' Here's a timeline of the actor's controversial fall from grace.
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-17 | by ( Jacob Sarkisian | Jason Guerrasio | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +16 min

Hammer denied certain allegations against him, such as the allegation of rape, and simply avoided or refused to address others. Leon Bennett/WireImageDuring the timing of the alleged messages, Hammer was married to Elizabeth Chambers. AdvertisementThat same year, the actor told Elle magazine that a former girlfriend tried to stab him while they were having sex. "I hit really dark low points," Hammer told Ramsey. Hammer denied rumors that he is a cannibal, calling them "bizarre," and said he's now sober after doing an extended stint in rehab.

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☆ ‘General Hospital’ Actor Reported Killed in Shooting in Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Aimee Ortiz | More About Aimee Ortiz | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

Johnny Wactor, an actor best known for his role in “General Hospital,” was shot and killed on Saturday, reports said, amid what his family described as an attempted theft of a catalytic converter in Los Angeles. The fatal shooting took place around 3 a.m. on Saturday, when Mr. Wactor approached three men in downtown Los Angeles, The Associated Press reported, citing the Los Angeles Police Department. His mother, Scarlett Wactor, told the local news station ABC7 that Mr. Wactor left the rooftop bar where he worked late in the evening and was walking with a co-worker toward his vehicle when he interrupted someone who was in the process of stealing the vehicle’s catalytic converter. Ms. Wactor said her son thought his car was being towed at first, and when he approached the person to ask, the person “looked up, he was wearing a mask, and opened fire.”

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☆ 'General Hospital' actor Johnny Wactor killed over catalytic converter, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-27 | by ( Hannah Getahun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Johnny Wactor, who played Brando Corbin on "General Hospital," was shot and killed in LA. "General Hospital" said it was "heartbroken" about Wactor, who left the show in 2022. AdvertisementJohnny Wactor, best known for his role as Brando Corbin on "General Hospital," was shot and killed in Los Angeles, family members of the actor told media outlets. Wactor's brother confirmed to local station KTLA that the 37-year-old actor was shot and killed early Saturday morning in a theft that turned deadly. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers.

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☆ Johnny Wactor: Former ‘General Hospital’ actor fatally shot in Los Angeles
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-26 | by ( Cindy Von Quednow | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot in downtown Los Angeles while interrupting thieves Saturday, according to his agent and CNN affiliate KABC. Her son initially thought his car was being towed, and he approached the person to ask, Scarlett Wactor told KABC. The shooting occurred around 3:25 a.m. PT Saturday, Los Angeles Police Department Officer Tony Im told CNN. One of the suspects pulled out a gun and shot the victim before the men drove off in a vehicle. Wactor starred in “General Hospital” as Brandon Corbin from 2020 to 2022, according to IMDB.

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☆ U.C.L.A. Removes Police Chief in the Wake of a Protest Melee
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-22 | by ( Corina Knoll | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The campus police chief for the University of California, Los Angeles, has been removed from his post in the aftermath of a violent, hourslong attack on a pro-Palestinian encampment at the school, during which security officers did not intervene. The chief, John Thomas, has been reassigned temporarily while the university examines its security processes, according to U.C.L.A. Mr. Thomas had been under intense criticism over the university’s delayed response to the melee on the night of April 30 in which people were beaten with poles or kicked, objects were thrown and chemicals were sprayed into the air. The attack was instigated by dozens of counterprotesters, many of whom did not appear to be students, based on videos of the incident. Even after officers from the Los Angeles Police Department arrived on the scene, no arrests were made that night.

Persons: John Thomas, Thomas Organizations: University of California, Los Angeles Police Department Locations: Los Angeles

☆ Inquiry Seeks Source of Ketamine That Caused Matthew Perry’s Death
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-21 | by ( Matt Stevens | More About Matt Stevens | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

The police in Los Angeles are working with the Drug Enforcement Administration to investigate the source of the ketamine that caused the death of the actor Matthew Perry in October, the authorities said on Tuesday. The inquiry began after investigators determined that ketamine, an anesthetic with psychedelic properties, was the cause of Mr. Perry’s death, Capt. Scot Williams of the Los Angeles Police Department said in a brief interview. Captain Williams said investigators would seek to discover whether the ketamine was obtained legally. TMZ reported earlier that the authorities were still looking into the source of the ketamine.

Persons: Matthew Perry, Perry’s, Scot Williams, Perry, superstardom, Chandler Bing, ”, Captain Williams Organizations: Drug, Administration, Los Angeles Police Department, TMZ Locations: Los Angeles, Los Angeles County

☆ ‘Diddy’ apology video: Sean Combs speaks out after surveillance tape shows him assaulting Cassie Ventura
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-19 | by ( Alli Rosenbloom | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +12 min

CNN —Almost 48 hours after being shown physically assaulting his then-girlfriend Cassie Ventura in 2016 in a surveillance video obtained exclusively by CNN, Sean “Diddy” Combs has apologized. “It’s so difficult to reflect on the darkest times in your life, but sometimes you got to do that,” Combs said in a video statement posted to Instagram. In the video, Ventura exits a hotel room and walks to a bank of elevators. Sean Combs and Cassie Ventura are seen in security video in 2016. Ventura, who reached an undisclosed settlement with Combs, declined to comment on the video obtained by CNN.

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Video footage shows the young man in a white hoodie, identified as Edan On, striking at the barrier around the pro-Palestinian encampment. From Social MediaOn, a local high school senior, was captured on video striking a pro-Palestinian protester with a pole. A pro-Palestinian demonstrator is beaten by counterprotesters attacking a pro-Palestinian encampment set up at UCLA's campus. Etienne Laurent/AFP/Getty ImagesA counterprotester, identified by CNN as Malachi Marlan-Librett, pushes a pro-Palestinian protester in the barrier of the UCLA encampment. Wally Skalij/Los Angeles Times/Getty ImagesMarlan-Librett is seen throwing the bottom of a broom at a pro-Palestinian protester.

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☆ U.C.L.A. Protesters Had Metal Pipes and ‘Occupation Guide,’ Police Say
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-08 | by ( Jonathan Wolfe | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Members of the group had several metal pipes, a pair of bolt cutters, super glue, padlocks and a long chain, according to a statement from the U.C.L.A. Two local journalists were among those detained, but they were released without charges after being taken to a Los Angeles Police Department jail. Sean Beckner-Carmitchel, a freelance journalist who has been covering the U.C.L.A. protests, was one of the two journalists arrested. He said he stumbled across the students in the parking lot after they were detained and began filming.

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