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More than a dozen Express locations in California will be permanently closed as the popular clothing retailer navigates Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, according to paperwork filed by its debtors this week. Columbus, Ohio-based Express Inc., founded in 1980, announced on Monday that it plans to shutter 95 stores across the United States as its operations are acquired by WHP Global. “Express is continuing to serve customers in stores and online across its EXPRESS, Bonobos and UpWest brands and expects to conduct business as usual as the Company works to right-size its lease portfolio and operations,” the company said in a statement. Express has 48 locations in California, 16 of which will be closed, the majority in Southern California. Cerritos – Los Cerritos (224 Los Cerritos Center) Downey – Stonewood (234 Stonewood Street) Emeryville – Bay Street (5680 Bay Street) Escondido – North County Fair (200 E. Via Rancho Parkway) Fresno – Fresno Fashion Fair (645 Shaw Avenue) Lakewood – 500 Lakewood Blvd Montclair – Montclair Plaza (2149 Montclair Place) Moreno Valley – 22500 Town Circle National City – Plaza Bonita (3030 Plaza Bonita Road) San

The man who broke into Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass’ home on Sunday, making it to the second floor, arrived at a moment when there were no security officers on the premises, Interim Police Chief Dominic Choi said Tuesday. Choi said the early morning break-in took place during a shift change, when “the officers that are there overnight leave to head back to their station and the oncoming shift comes on.” “There was a short gap there, and that’s when that incident occurred,” Choi said to reporters after Tuesday’s Police Commission meeting. “That gap has been remedied. We’ve created an overlap so it doesn’t happen again.” Police said they arrested Ephraim Hunter, 29, on Sunday on suspicion of burglary after he allegedly broke into Getty House, the official mayor’s residence in Windsor Square. At around 6:40 a.m., authorities said, Hunter smashed a window and went inside, climbing the stairs to the second floor where the bedrooms are located. Two law enforcement sources, who were not authorized to discuss the case with the media, said that at one point, Bass was forced to hide in a

On paper, the gig is straightforward, albeit unconscionable: kidnap the daughter of a wealthy businessman and hold her until daddy coughs up the ransom. A crack team assembles, satisfying all the necessary roles for a heist. But after the girl is taken, it slowly becomes clear that the job description wasn’t entirely transparent about the true threat. Daddy’s little girl, it turns out, is a vampire. “Abigail,” the latest campy, gory romp from Radio Silence Productions (“Ready or Not”), sees Melissa Barrera take center stage as Joey, a former military medic with a knack for reading people and someone who has serious qualms with the mission; she didn’t know the target was a kid. Seeing Barrera in such a prominent role and solidifying her status as a scream queen was emotional. It was mere months ago that she was unceremoniously dropped as a lead in the “Scream” franchise and accused of being antisemitic for her public support of Palestinians. I had the opportunity to talk with Barrera over the phone about “Abigail,” about being a Latina in the film industry and about her experience with

By Khristopher J. Brooks Edited By Alain Sherter Updated on: April 23, 2024 / 5:56 PM EDT / CBS News Electric vehicle incentives | On Your Side Electric vehicle incentives | On Your Side 02:41 Mounting competition in the stuttering electric vehicle market is taking the juice out of Tesla.  The automaker’s first-quarter profit plummeted 55% as falling global sales and price cuts sliced into the EV maker’s revenue and earnings. The company said Tuesday it made $1.13 billion in profit from January through March, compared with $2.51 billion in the same period a year ago. Revenue was $21.3 billion, down 9% from last year, the company said. Tesla executives blamed the dip partly on EV sales being “under pressure as many carmakers prioritize hybrids over EVs.” The weak earnings report landed on the same day Tesla announced it plans to lay off nearly 2,700 workers at its factory in Austin, Texas. The layoffs will happen during a two-week period starting June 14, according to a layoff notice. Tesla said last week that it’s  planning to lay off more than 10%  of its roughly 140,000

Criminal charges were expected to be filed Tuesday against a 29-year-old man suspected of breaking into Mayor Karen Bass’ official residence in the Windsor Square area early Sunday morning. Ephraim Hunter, of Los Angeles, has remained jailed on suspicion of burglary since his arrest following the break-in. He is jailed in lieu of $100,000 bail, according to jail records. Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón scheduled a late-afternoon news conference to announce charges in the case. The break-in occurred around 6:40 a.m. Sunday at Getty House, 605 S. Irving Blvd. in the Windsor Square neighborhood. Bass and her family were home at the time, but they were not harmed. Getty House is the official residence of the city’s mayor. The LAPD confirmed that the suspect broke a glass door while Bass and her family were inside, triggering an alarm that alerted police. Officers responded immediately and located and arrested a man at the scene without incident. It remained unclear whether the intruder specifically targeted the mayor’s residence or if it was simply a random crime. A woman identifying herself as Hunter’s mother told the

By Faris Tanyos Updated on: April 23, 2024 / 6:14 PM EDT / CBS News 4/23: CBS Morning News 20:32 A Douglas DC-4 airplane carrying two people was involved in a fiery crash Tuesday in the Alaska city of Fairbanks, just minutes after takeoff, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement that a Douglas C-54, which is a model of the Douglas DC-4, was carrying two people when it crashed southwest of Fairbanks International Airport at about 10 a.m. local time (2 p.m. ET). The plane had taken off from Fairbanks International Airport at 9:55 a.m., Alaska State Troopers said in a news release. The plane crashed about seven miles south of the airport, where it “slid into a steep hill on the bank” of the Tatana River and caught fire. No survivors have yet been found, state troopers said.  At the crash site of a Douglas DC-4 aircraft off the Tanana River in Fairbanks, Alaska. April 23, 2024.  Michaela Matherne Multiple agencies responded and the public was asked to avoid the area. The exact circumstances of the crash were not immediately

The top 20 high school softball rankings for The Times by CalHiSports.com. (previous rank) 1. (1) Norco 21-3 2. (4) Orange Lutheran 18-3 3. (5) Garden Grove Pacifica 20-2 4. (7) Anaheim Canyon 21-4 5. (2) Murrieta Mesa 21-3 6. (9) Los Alamitos 19-5 7. (3) Riverside Poly 24-2-1 8. (10) Granada Hills 23-2 9. (8) El Modena 17-8 10. (12) California 24-3 11. (13) La Mirada 19-4-2 12. (15) Mission Viejo 18-5-1 13. (14) Long Beach Millikan 18-8 14. (16) West Torrance 20-4 15. (18) Esperanza 13-9 16. (6) Oaks Christian 18-4 17. (17) Valencia 18-4 18. (11) Rio Mesa 21-4 19. (19) Huntington Beach 16-6 20. (NR) Valley View 20-4-1 More to Read

“It hurts him.” That’s what Jelly Roll’s wife, Bunnie XO, says in a promo clip for this week’s episode of “Dumb Blonde.” In text overlaid on the clip, she promised: “This week I go off on the podcast.. def going to ruffle some feathers & I didn’t stutter.” She’s about to “go off” about bullying, apparently. “My husband got off the internet because he was so tired of being bullied about his f— weight,” she said. “And, like, that makes me want to cry, because he is the sweetest angel baby.” She noted that “the internet” can say whatever it wants about a person and then say, “Well, you’re a celebrity, you’re supposed to be able to handle it. Well no the f— we’re not.” “I’m sorry, I’m gonna stand up for all the underdogs,” Bunnie said. “You’re never gonna bully me. You’re never gonna lie about me or my family. I will fight to the end.” Jelly Roll, a self-proclaimed “extrovert by nature” who was the Country Music Assn.’s new artist of the year in 2023, is the man behind hits including “Need a

Turns out there’s no need to cross one big name off UCLA’s spring football roster. Jay Toia returned to practice Tuesday, five days after he entered the transfer portal to assess his options. “I’m just excited big man is back,” Bruins coach DeShaun Foster said of the 6-foot-3, 325-pound defensive lineman. “We knew with our culture here, our beliefs, the way we coach, our development — we just felt that that really, at the end of the day, overcomes anything that’s coming inside trying to take away our guys. “We’re just excited that he gave us that opportunity to come back and be part of the program, and he’s a Bruin through and through.” Retaining its top defensive lineman should significantly bolster a defense that already has to replace every edge rusher with experience and a large chunk of the secondary. A starter in all 12 games he played last season, Toia made 28 tackles, including four for losses and one sack. UCLA heralded Toia’s return with a tweet announcing the move. “Bruin Nation! I’m back,” the tweet read. “I’m Ready to Finish what I

A 45-year-old man suspected of fatally stabbing a woman as she got off a Metro train in North Hollywood had attacked a passenger once before, leading a judge to order him to keep his distance from the rail system for three years. Elliot Tramel Nowden was arrested Monday not long after a mortally wounded woman was found on the ground at the Universal Studios train platform, interim Los Angeles Police Chief Dominic Choi announced Tuesday during a Police Commissioners meeting. “This incident is extremely, extremely tragic,” Choi said. In June 2019, Nowden was arrested and charged with attacking a passenger on a Metro train in Los Angeles County. He pleaded no contest, spent five days in jail and received a 36-month probation term, according to court records. Under the terms of his probation, he was forbidden to possess weapons or use force or threaten violence. He was also ordered to stay away from Metro trains. But just a few weeks later, Nowden appeared before a judge on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and battery. He was sentenced to four years in state prison

It wasn’t a cellphone that did Luke Bryan in, it was a slick spot on stage, the country star explained. The “Play it Again” and “That’s My Kind of Night” singer cleared the record about his weekend wipeout onstage during his Coast City Country show at B.C. Place in Vancouver, Canada, which he initially chalked up to slipping on a fan’s cellphone, according to the Vancouver Sun. Despite falling on his back, Bryan took the moment in stride and returned a phone that had been onstage to an audience member, quipping that his “lawyer will be calling.” He also replayed video of the slip-up on the big screen, TMZ reported. But on Monday, the “American Idol” judge clarified that the phone wasn’t to blame for that bit of unplanned choreography. “Everybody is reporting [about the] cellphone, but I was kind of hamming that up,” the 47-year-old singer told “Entertainment Tonight.” “I don’t think it was a cellphone. I think it was just slick.” But the “viral moment” didn’t hurt — figuratively speaking — since it gave him a chance to plug his new single “Love

Taco Bell has announced a new deal in honor of Taco Tuesdays. The chain’s new $5 Taco Discovery Box, which includes a Cantina Crispy Taco along with two taco classics and a medium fountain drink, will be exclusively available at participating locations until June 4. “This limited-time offer, available in restaurants, on tacobell.com and in the Taco Bell app, combines the best of Taco Bell favorites with one of its newest additions at an unbeatable value, reflecting the brand’s commitment to innovation and affordability,” a news release said. The chain’s new $5 Taco Discovery Box, which includes a Cantina Crispy Taco alongside two taco classics and a medium fountain drink, will be exclusively available at participating locations until June 4. (Taco Bell) The Irvine-based food company partnered with Los Angeles Lakers star Lebron James and “Ted Lasso” actor Jason Sudeikis on an ad campaign to officially announce the news. Taco Bell bringing back fan-favorite item for its longest run next week The two will star in a ’70s-themed sitcom called “Taco Twosday” which will premiere on Thursday. This isn’t the first time James or Sudeikis