Immigrant Rights Groups to Rally Outside FIFA Offices in DTLA
Immigrant rights advocates and labor groups will rally outside FIFA’s Los Angeles World Cup offices Wednesday to demand changes to worker credentialing policies they say could expose stadium workers and immigrant communities to immigration enforcement during the World Cup. The demonstration will get underway at 10 a.m. Wednesday outside the FIFA Los Angeles World Cup…
Coroner IDs Woman Fatally Stabbed in Palmdale
A 61-year-old woman who was fatally stabbed in Palmdale, allegedly by a relative, was identified by county authorities Wednesday. The victim’s name was Sharon Rannels, according to the Los Angeles County medical examiner’s office. Rannels was killed at about 8:30 p.m. on May 14 in the 2600 block of West Avenue N-8, between 25th Street…
LA Council Confirms Animal Services GM
The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday confirmed the appointment of Gabrielle Amster as the next general manager of Los Angeles Animal Services. The council approved Amster’s nomination in a 12-0 vote, with council members Tim McOsker, Nithya Raman and Hugo Soto-Martinez absent. “It’s not a secret that animal services has been faced with serious issues…
USC Researchers Debut Self-Taught Piano-Playing Robot
USC researchers announced Wednesday they have developed a robotic hand capable of teaching itself to play simple piano melodies by ear after just minutes of practice, a breakthrough scientists say could eventually help improve rehabilitation technology and treatment for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease. The system, dubbed the “Musician Hand,” was developed by researchers…
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Felon Gets Charged with Fatally Shooting Moreno Valley Man in 2024
A convicted felon accused of gunning down a 32-year-old man during a premeditated attack in Moreno Valley almost two years ago was charged Wednesday with first-degree murder and other offenses. Jeffrey Donnell Hendrix III, 39, of Moreno Valley was arrested…
Authorities Uncover Fireworks Cache Serving Domestic Violence Warrant
A domestic violence arrest warrant was served Wednesday at a home in South Los Angeles, leading to the discovery of a huge cache of fireworks inside the home that prompted evacuations of nearby houses and investigation by major crimes detectives,…
Eastvale Seventh Grader Heading to National Spelling Bee Semi-Finals
A seventh-grader from Dr. Augustine Ramirez Intermediate School in Eastvale advanced to the semifinals of Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington Wednesday by correctly spelling two words and answering a vocabulary question. Victoria Li is among 54 spellers remaining in…
Matthew Perry’s Live-In Assistant Sentenced to Prison in Actor’s Death
The former live-in personal assistant to Matthew Perry was sentenced Wednesday in downtown Los Angeles to three years, five months behind bars for injecting the “Friends” actor with the multiple doses of ketamine that killed him in October 2023. Kenneth…