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One woman is dead and another hospitalized after a third woman opened fire during an argument in Lake Los Angeles early Friday morning. The women, none of whom have been publicly identified by authorities, were in the 40900 block of 176th Street East just after 5:30 a.m., the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department said in a news release. Deputies found two adult women had been shot. They were taken to a local hospital, where one of them was pronounced dead; the other is in stable condition. Investigators said what began as a “verbal dispute … then escalated” into gunfire after another adult woman “produced a firearm, shot at both victims, then fled the scene.” Anyone with information is encouraged to call the LASD Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. To provide information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) visit lacrimestoppers.org.

Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Friday that the state will grant 18 cities $131 million to clear homeless encampments and provide shelter, care and support. The grants are a part of the state’s $1 billion Encampment Resolution Funds. The city of Los Angeles is slated to receive $11.3 million in funding. “We’re supporting local communities’ efforts to get people out of encampments and connected with care and housing across the state. It’s important and urgent work that requires everyone to do their part. The state has committed more than $27 billion to help local governments tackle the homelessness crisis — and we want to see $27 billion worth of results,” Newsom said in a statement. Homelessness experts weigh in on Newsom’s executive order on encampments The city of Sacramento will receive the most funding at $18 million. Award recipients will need to adhere “to all state housing and homeless laws — as well as remain in compliance with their Housing Elements — or risk losing funding and face other enforcement actions,” according to Newsom. The announcement comes after the city of Norwalk’s compliance with the housing element law

Officials monitoring new COVID-19 variant Officials monitoring new COVID-19 variant 02:46 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has launched a new way for Americans to look up how high or low levels of viruses like COVID-19 and flu are in their local area for 2024. This year’s new “community snapshot” is the CDC’s latest attempt to repackage its data in one place for Americans deciding when to take extra precautions recommended in its guidelines, like masking or testing , going into the fall and winter. It centers around a sweeping new weekly metric called “acute respiratory illness.” The metric’s debut fulfills a goal laid out by agency officials months ago, aiming to measure the risk of COVID-19 alongside other germs that spread through the air on a single scale from “minimal” to “very high.” “The biggest thing we’re trying to do here is not just to have a dashboard . It’s not just putting a bunch of information in front of people and kind of expecting them to navigate all of that,” the CDC’s Captain Matthew Ritchey told CBS News. Ritchey, who co-leads the

October 4, 2024 / 4:16 PM EDT / AP Man admits drugging, raping wife at trial Man admits drugging, raping wife at trial in France 01:39 A French judge in the trial of dozens of men accused of raping an unconscious woman  whose now former husband had repeatedly drugged her so that he and others could assault her decided on Friday to allow the public to see some of the video recordings of the alleged rapes. The decision by Judge Roger Arata in Avignon, in southern France, to allow journalists and members of the public attending the trial to see the recordings marks a stunning reversal in a case that has shaken France. It comes after a two-week legal battle in which journalists following the trial and lawyers of Gisèle Pelicot — who was allegedly raped over the course of a decade — argued that the videos were crucial for a full understanding of the extraordinary trial. Pelicot, 71, has become a symbol of the fight against sexual violence in France. She has insisted that the trial be public, against the court’s suggestion that it

In selecting Jim McDonnell as the next Los Angeles police chief, Mayor Karen Bass zeroed in on crime prevention and underplayed her career-long critique of policing culture. McDonnell, who served almost three decades with the LAPD, is a cautious choice, likely to play well with the department establishment and L.A. residents who are weary of property crime and a general sense of social disorder. In announcing the appointment at a City Hall news conference Friday, Bass noted that as a physician’s assistant in emergency medicine in the 1980s, she saw up close the consequences of violent crime and was now focused on prevention and police response. McDonnell said the city and policing have “been through a rough period of time and we’re looking to move past that.” Bass chose McDonnell over two other finalists: Robert Arcos, a career LAPD officer who currently serves as chief of investigations under Dist. Atty. George Gascón, and Emada Tingirides, a deputy chief best known for her innovative program to remake the relationship between the LAPD and communities with a deep distrust of police. The choice means that Los Angeles

In 2017, the film “Wonder” was a surprise critical and commercial hit for Lionsgate. Adapted from a children’s novel by R.J. Palacio, the film starred Jacob Tremblay as young Auggie, a boy with the facial deformities of Treacher Collins syndrome who teaches his family and peers about the importance of kindness. (Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson co-starred as his parents.) Naturally, a sequel, adapted from one of Palacio’s “Wonder” spinoff books, was quickly green-lit by the studio. It’s now been seven years since “Wonder” came out, and the long-awaited sequel, “White Bird: A Wonder Story,” which has been plagued by delays both pandemic- and strike-related, is finally hitting theaters. Directed by Marc Forster and written by Mark Bomback, “White Bird” is very loosely connected to the original film, but it takes a more global, historical approach to the same message about the importance of small but high-stakes gestures of kindness. Bryce Gheisar returns as Julian, Auggie’s bully from “Wonder,” who has been expelled from school for his cruelty. Now himself the new kid at a new school, he struggles to fit in. But Julian has

On Friday, we learned that the U.S. added 254,000 jobs in September, bringing the unemployment rate down to 4.1%. When President Obama was elected, the Great Recession had pushed the rate to 7.8%. President Trump inherited a rate of 3.6%, and he gave President Biden a mishandled pandemic and 6.4% unemployment. Opinion Columnist LZ Granderson LZ Granderson writes about culture, politics, sports and navigating life in America. The next president is likely going to inherit an economy that is strong, even if many Americans aren’t feeling that way. The next president will also bring with them a narrative about the economy. In the case of Trump, it’s a story we’ve heard far too many times: Blame the minorities. Over the eight years of the Obama administration, wages went up and unemployment reached historic lows, but the subprime mortgage crisis that began in 2007 left a lasting mark on housing. How could it not, when home ownership fell to its lowest point since 1965? Construction slowed, but demand for housing did not, and that’s how we ended up with the affordability crisis we have now. Trump

Kim Kardashian wants Lyle and Erik Menendez, the brothers convicted in the grisly 1989 murders of their parents, to be freed. The reality star, daughter of late O.J. Simpson attorney Robert Kardashian, has fashioned herself as an advocate for criminal justice reform. And, in a personal essay for NBC News, she wrote Thursday that she hopes that the brothers, who have already served 35 years in prison, could have their life sentences “reconsidered.” “We are all products of our experiences. They shape who we were, who we are, and who we will be. Physiologically and psychologically, time changes us, and I doubt anyone would claim to be the same person they were at 18. I know I’m not!,” the Skims co-founder wrote. Kardashian rehashed widely known facts in the case — that the brothers, then ages 21 and 18, shot and killed their parents, Jose and Kitty Menendez, in their Beverly Hills home — as well as their high-profile 1996 trials. But, she said, “this story is much more complex than it appears on the surface.” “Both brothers said they had been sexually, physically and

Obama campaigning for Harris, Musk will join Trump – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Barack Obama will spend October campaigning for Vice President Kamala Harris as entrepreneur Elon Musk joins former President Donald Trump in his campaign. NOTUS political reporter Evan McMorris-Santoro and Axios national politics reporter Sophia Cai join CBS News with more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

A small town in the heart of Santa Barbara County continues to be recognized as a must-visit destination for Christmas lovers. Solvang, located in Santa Ynez Valley wine country off of Highway 246, was named by Newsweek as the second-best Christmas town in the nation and the No. 1 choice in all of California. Newsweek describes Christmas in the Danish Capital of America as “a unique take on the festive season.” Visitors in Solvang, California, gather for the town’s annual tree lighting ceremony during Julefest 2022. (Mike Laan/City of Solvang) Beginning in late November through early January, Solvang goes all in on the winter holiday festivities with its annual Julefest (pronounced ‘yool-fest’) celebrations. Danish desserts, Christmas decorations and lights, parades and performances abound during Julefest, which kicks off with a Christmas tree lighting in early December and ends with a massive Christmas tree burn in the New Year. Firefighters set a pile of Christmas trees ablaze at the conclusion of the Julefest Celebration in Solvang on Jan. 3, 2019. (Credit: Santa Barbara County Fire Department) The town also hosts nightly events, including scavenger hunts, candlelight

The owner of a bakery in Carson, California, is cleaning up the mess caused by a transient woman who broke into his store and caused extensive damage. Matthew Valentine, owner of Sweet Valentine on Avalon Boulevard, told KTLA’s Angeli Kakade that he arrived around 6 a.m. Friday to find the woman inside the store, partially clothed. “She was just pulling everything out and destroying things,” Valentine said in a video posted to social media that showed products, furniture and decorations scattered across the floor. The woman was arrested outside the Carson, Calif. bakery wearing only a sweatshirt. Oct. 4, 2024. (Sweet Valentine) Valentine called the police, who arrived and took the woman into custody outside the store a short time later. Cellphone video shows an officer placing her in handcuffs as she wore only a sweatshirt. Valentine said this was the second time his bakery had been vandalized in the past 10 months. “It was gut-wrenching to see. This is my pride and joy,” he said. “This is a lifelong dream accomplished for me. It seems like every time we try to take a step