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A pair of skyscrapers planned for Hollywood are no longer expected to be built, according to a report by Urbanize. Millennium Partners, which was working to build towers 46 and 35 stories tall near the Capitol Records building on Vine Street, formally withdrew all entitlements for the Hollywood Center project last month. The buildings drew controversy in recent years as the California Geological Survey said the Hollywood fault runs underneath the property. Millennium’s geologists, however, found that the fault, capable of producing a magnitude 7.0 earthquake, was not below the site. In a statement to Urbanize, Millennium Partners founding partner Philip Aarons touted the company’s work to “save the world-renowned Capitol Records Building by getting this iconic structure declared a City of Los Angeles historic-cultural monument” and by “completing a full seismic upgrade of the structure.” “While we have made the decision for now not to move ahead with our vision to build housing on the surrounding surface parking lots, we remain committed to working to make the Hollywood community a better place to live and work and to help Hollywood realize its full potential

The new “Fast & Furious” themed roller coaster under construction at Universal Studios Hollywood will open in 2026, the theme park announced on Friday. “Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift” will be the park’s first high-speed outdoor coaster and will feature “technological achievements never previously employed in a roller coaster,” USH said in a statement. The ride will launch from the park’s upper lot and descend into the lower lot for a series of banked turns and inversions, including a loop around the Starway escalator. Park officials said its cars will be able to rotate 360 degrees to replicate the drifting seen in the movie franchise’s famous race scenes. Construction at Universal Studios Hollywood on the new Fast & Furious roller coaster. January 2024. (KTLA) Promotional art for Fast & Furious: Hollywood Drift at Universal Studios Hollywood (USH) A rendering showing the tubes that will contain the screams of riders on Universal Studios Hollywood’s Fast & Furious roller coaster. (communityline.nbcuni.com) A composite image showing a satellite view of Universal Studios Hollywood and the purported site map for the new Fast & Furious roller coaster. (parkfans.net) “As

By Kerry Breen May 3, 2024 / 1:14 PM EDT / CBS News Uncovering Caligula’s gardens Roman parking garage excavation uncovers Caligula’s gardens | 60 Minutes 13:32 Archaelogists working in England found an “mysterious lump” of a purple substance that in Roman times would have been worth more than gold, researchers said in a news release.  The researchers who found the “soft purple substance” are working on a yearslong investigation of Roman remains in Carlisle, England, a cathedral city in the center of the country. The dig is being led by Wardell Armstrong, an environmental, engineering and mining company based in the U.K.  The substance was found during a 2023 excavation of a Roman bathhouse. The remains of the third-century building exist on the grounds of what is now a cricket club, according to the news release.  The team worked with the British Geological Society to test the material. Experts from Newcastle University provided further analysis and determined that it is an organic pigment containing levels of bromine and beeswax, according to the release.  The Tyrian purple pigment. Wardell Armstrong These ingredients allowed researchers to

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Updated on: May 3, 2024 / 1:11 PM EDT / CBS/AP Who Poisoned Angela Craig? Who Poisoned Angela Craig? 40:41 A dentist accused of killing his wife by putting poison in her protein shakes asked a fellow jail inmate to plant letters to make it look like his wife was suicidal, police say. James Craig asked the inmate to put the letters in Craig’s garage and truck at his home, Aurora police detective Bobbi Olson testified Wednesday at a court hearing on the new allegation against Craig, KMGH-TV reported. The inmate believed the letters were written by Craig but meant to appear as if his wife, Angela Craig, had written them, said Olson, the lead detective in the case. Angela Craig , a 43-year-old mother of six who was married to her husband for 23 years, died in March 2023 of poisoning from cyanide and tetrahydrozoline, the latter a substance found in over-the-counter eye drops, according to the coroner. Craig is alleged to have bought poisons online just before his wife began to experience symptoms that doctors could not find a cause for. But his

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. By Angelica Leicht Edited By Matt Richardson May 3, 2024 / 1:08 PM EDT / CBS News Bankruptcy and debt settlement can help you get rid of expensive debt, but it’s important to know which one makes more sense for you. Getty Images The current economic climate is having a profound impact on many people’s finances. Not only are prices rising on necessities like housing, groceries and gas, but interest rates are also high , meaning that borrowing is a lot more expensive right now. It’s not just new loans that cost more, either. If you’re carrying credit card debt , the variable rates on your cards have gone up recently, meaning that the interest charges are now higher than they once were. And, if you can’t afford to pay off what you owe in full, the credit card interest charges can compound quickly, putting you in a tough financial spot. In these situations, there are debt relief options , like bankruptcy and debt settlement

Another chilly and damp weekend is on tap for Southern California as a storm brings cooler temperatures, possible showers and some strong winds. The system is not expected to deliver any major blows, but it’s forecast to further drop temperatures and deepen the marine layer through at least Sunday, according to the National Weather Service. Most of the rain from the “unseasonably cold” storm system will be concentrated in the Central Coast, where light precipitation is expected, but the moisture-heavy storm will bring a chance for showers and light rain as far south as San Diego through Sunday, according to the National Weather Service’s Friday morning forecast discussion. Rain totals, however, aren’t expected to top one-tenth of an inch. Dropping to California from the Gulf of Alaska on Saturday, the storm is expected to reach Southern California Saturday night, keeping temperatures low through at least Monday. “It’s definitely going to be below normal,” said Mike Wofford, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Oxnard. Typically, highs in early May in the Los Angeles area reach into the mid-70s, but this weekend is expected to remain in

After canceling its mainstage commencement ceremony amid pro-Palestinian protests, USC has announced plans for a “Trojan Family” graduation event next week at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. The event will take place Thursday, May 9 at 8:30 p.m. USC announced on Thursday. The university promises a drone show, fireworks, surprise performances and the Trojan Marching Band. The university also promised a special gift for the class of 2024. The celebration will share the L.A. Coliseum with several other groups around the same time, so the USC Trojan Family graduate event will be limited to a portion of the venue. Each graduate will receive up to six tickets for their guests, the university said, and will be limited to “graduates and their families and loved ones.” USC said it was unable to secure the entire venue, because it was already booked. The announcement for the event said that USC President Carol Folt “has created a major kick-off to three days and nights of commencement events to honor you and those who’ve helped you along the way.” The announcement does not mention how pro-Palestinian demonstrators had recently

MEXICO CITY —  Last month, two brothers and one of their friends crossed from the United States into Mexico to explore Baja California’s famous surf breaks. One of the brothers, Callum Robinson, 33, posted snapshots of their journey on Instagram, showing the men gazing out at the ocean with cups of coffee, enjoying street tacos and relaxing with beers on a roof deck. After a stretch of camping, the friends were supposed to check into an Airbnb in Rosarito Beach last weekend. But they never arrived. Their relatives say the last time they heard from the men was April 27. Their disappearance in one of Mexico’s most violent states has triggered a massive search involving local authorities, the FBI and the Mexican marines. “We are looking for them on land and at sea,” Baja California Atty. Gen. María Elena Andrade Ramírez said Thursday. “We are making every effort.” Authorities said they had questioned three people in the case and had located the pickup truck the men were traveling in. At a news conference on Thursday, Andrade would not confirm whether the three people questioned were considered

Rumer Willis, the eldest daughter of action star Bruce Willis and actor Demi Moore, says her father is “great” as he continues to battle dementia. “Yeah, yeah, doing OK. Thank you so much for asking,” Rumer Willis told Fox News Digital at the Wednesday night premiere of her new film, “My Divorce Party,” during the 24th Beverly Hills Film Festival. The “Empire” and “Sorority Row” star said sharing updates about her father’s health journey has been a positive experience for her family members, who have rallied behind the “Die Hard” and “Armageddon” actor since announcing in March 2022 that he would step away from his career after struggling with aphasia, a cognitive disorder that impairs his ability to communicate. “I think, for me, through this experience, what’s been so incredible is my dad is so beloved, and that’s been so evident in the transparency with which we’ve been sharing,” his 35-year-old daughter said. “And I think if there’s any way sharing our experience brings hope — whatever comes forward as a family — that can have an effect and bring any sort of hope, comfort

A 74-year-old woman who was killed in a hit-and-run vehicle crash in South Los Angeles that also left another woman critically injured was identified by county authorities Friday. The decedent was identified as Estela Melani Gomez, according to the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office. The agency had no place of residence for Gomez. Officers responded near the intersection of Adams Boulevard and Magnolia Avenue around 1:20 p.m. Thursday to reports of a fatal crash. The suspect pulled out of a driveway on private property, hit the two women and was last seen driving eastbound on West 25th Street, KTLA reported, citing information from the Los Angeles Police Department. Gomez was pronounced dead at the scene and paramedics rushed the other victim, a woman in her 90s, to a hospital, where she was listed in critical condition.

A star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame will be unveiled Friday honoring the vocal quartet Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons for a career that began in 1962 and included such memorable songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” and “Walk Like A Man.” Valli will accept the star on behalf on keyboard player and tenor vocalist Bob Gaudio, who is unable to attend, baritone vocalist and lead guitarist Tommy DeVito, who died in 2020, and bass guitarist and bass vocalist Nick Massi, who died in 2000. Entertainment executive Irving Azoff is also set to speak at the 11:30 a.m. ceremony at 6150 Hollywood Blvd., between Cerrito and Argyle avenues. The ceremony will be streamed at walkoffame.com. The star will be the 2,780th since the completion of the Walk of Fame in 1961 with the initial 1,558 stars. Born Francis Castelluccio and raised in a public housing project in Newark, New Jersey, Valli has said he was inspired to become a singer when he was 7 years old and his mother took him to New York City’s Paramount Theater to see Frank Sinatra. “I saw

Several bus lines throughout Los Angeles could face delays Friday as some LA Metro bus operators staged an apparent “sick out” amid safety concerns, the transit agency confirmed. According to the Metro, delays may be experienced on the following bus lines due to “staff shortages”: 2, 4, 18, 20, 33, 40, 45, 53, 66, 70, 108, 110, 111, 115, 206, 212 and 720. The “sick out” comes as the agency faces a safety crisis following a series of violent attacks on Metro buses and trains. On April 22, a Metro train passenger was stabbed to death on her way home from work in Studio City. Authorities said her attacker was a transient. Police tape at the scene of a stabbing that left one woman dead at the Studio City Metro stop on April 22, 2024. (KTLA) Earlier in the month, a bus driver was stabbed by a passenger in Willowbrook, and in March, a transient armed with an airsoft gun hijacked a Metro bus and crashed it into the Ritz-Carlton in downtown Los Angeles. Last week, a member of the LA Metro board said she

Rue21, the teen apparel company, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Thursday and announced plans to close all of its stores nationwide, including 19 in California. According to the filing, Warrendale, Pennsylvania-based retailer plans to conduct large-scale “going out of business” sales. All 543 U.S. stores are expected to be closed within the next two months, according to court documents. Along with the closure of all its brick-and-mortar stores, Rue21 plans to liquidate all its intellectual properties and intangible assets. A shopper walks past a closed Rue 21 store in the re-opened Anderson Mall in Anderson, South Carolina, on Friday, April 24, 2020. (Photographer: Dustin Chambers/Bloomberg via Getty Images) The company said contributing factors were over $194 million in outstanding borrowings, citing negative impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and a shift in shopping patterns from brick-and-mortar to online. In addition, operational losses have been accrued due to underperforming retail locations, increased industry competition and rising inflation. While the company continues to generate revenue, it is insufficient to meet its long-term liquidity needs and working capital requirements. California-based home goods retailer closing all stores nationwide Rue21