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Prosecutors are asking that convicted former legal titan Tom Girardi be sentenced to 14 years behind bars for ripping off his injured clients, while defense attorneys argue that the disbarred lawyer is a “broke, half-blind, incontinent, 85-year-old man with dementia” who should be placed in a medical facility for the rest of his life, according to court papers obtained Sunday. Girardi, once ranked among the most successful and prominent lawyers in the country, is scheduled to be sentenced in downtown Los Angeles on Friday following convictions on four counts of wire fraud for stealing millions of dollars from clients and spending the money on private jets, golf club memberships, jewelry and the career of his now-estranged wife, “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” star Erika Jayne. In sentencing papers, federal prosecutors write that Girardi should be ordered to pay almost $3.8 million in restitution along with the prison sentence for perpetrating “a cunning fraud scheme against the injured clients he had a sworn duty to protect.” Girardi’s “yearslong theft of client funds from his law firm’s trust accounts and the myriad lies he told to cover

An Endangered Missing Advisory was issued Sunday after a 55-year-old man was reported missing in Long Beach. Pedro Renteria Jr. was last seen Sunday near the intersection of Magnolia Avenue and West Wardlow Road around 11:45 a.m. Sunday, according to the California Highway Patrol. Renteria was described as a 5-feet-3-inch, 185 pound man with gray hair and hazel eyes. He was last seen wearing a gray sweater, black pants, black shoes and a white bracelet on his right wrist. CHP officials said Renteria is presumed to be on foot. Anyone with information about his whereabouts was urged to call 911. The Endangered Missing Advisory is an alert designated for the suspicious disappearance of at-risk missing children or other endangered individuals.

By Mark Prussin Updated on: December 8, 2024 / 11:46 PM EST / CBS New York Juan Soto is reportedly heading to Queens Juan Soto is reportedly heading to Queens 01:28 NEW YORK — Juan Soto, the four-time MLB All-Star outfielder, has agreed to a record 15-year, $765 million contract with the New York Mets, according to multiple reports. Soto would have the right to opt out of the contract after the 2029 season if the Mets don’t at that time increase the average annual value by $4 million annually. Soto will get a $75 million signing bonus, payable upon the deal’s approval by the commissioner’s office, The Associated Press reported. The New York Yankees reportedly offered Soto $760 million over 16 years. The Boston Red Sox, Toronto Blue Jays and Los Angeles Dodgers were also reportedly interested in signing the 26-year-old Soto, the best free agent hitter on the market and considered by many a generational talent. A five-time Silver Slugger, Soto hit a career-high 41 home runs and drove in 109 RBI for the Yankees in 2024, his only season  in the Bronx after being

By Kristie Keleshian, Derick Waller Updated on: December 8, 2024 / 11:33 PM EST / CBS New York NYPD investigators now in Atlanta looking for clues in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder NYPD investigators now in Atlanta looking for clues in UnitedHealthcare CEO murder 02:42 NEW YORK — The NYPD searched the lake in Central Park again Sunday, hoping to recover evidence linked to last week’s murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson in Midtown Manhattan . As the manhunt for the gunman continues, officials said on Sunday they’re widening their search. The NYPD released new photos of a person of interest they want to speak to in connection to the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. NYPD Crime Stoppers Police sources say investigators with the NYPD and U.S. Marshals Service have been dispatched to Atlanta and along the Greyhound bus route stops between Atlanta and New York City. They want to find out where the person of interest boarded the bus that took him to the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Nov. 24. They are also canvassing the Greyhound terminals and reviewing surveillance

December 8, 2024 / 11:28 PM EST / AP Lara Trump discusses assassination attempt Lara Trump discusses assassination attempt on Donald Trump, its impact on family and RNC 05:55 Lara Trump will step down as co-chair of the Republican National Committee as she considers a number of potential options with her father-in-law, President-elect Donald Trump, set to return to the White House. Among those possibilities is replacing Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, whom Trump tapped to be the next secretary of state . If Rubio is confirmed, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will choose who takes the seat through the remainder of Rubio’s term, which expires in 2026. “It is something I would seriously consider,” she told The Associated Press in an interview. “If I’m being completely transparent, I don’t know exactly what that would look like. And I certainly want to get all of the information possible if that is something that’s real for me. But yeah, I would 100% consider it.” Elected as RNC co-chair in March, Lara Trump was a key player in the Republicans retaking the White House and control of the Senate

KANSAS CITY, Mo. —  The Chargers know this all too well. Patrick Mahomes leading a game-winning, clock-bleeding drive. The Kansas City Chiefs kicked a game-winning field goal off the upright to clinch their ninth consecutive AFC West title with a 19-17 win Sunday as the Chargers (8-5) lost their seventh consecutive game to their divisional rival. Six of the wins have come by a single possession, including both of the losses this season, and the Chargers now have lost 11 consecutive games decided by three or fewer points. When Matthew Wright’s 31-yard field goal bounced off the left upright and through the goal posts as time expired, Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh could only stare blankly in front of him with his mouth hanging open. “This one hurts,” Harbaugh said. “We’ll lay down and bleed for a little while. Not long. Then we’ll rise and try again.” Chargers coach Jim Harbaugh tried to show calm after a road loss to the Chiefs. (Ed Zurga / Associated Press) Escaping with 10 wins by one possession this season, the Chiefs (12-1) appeared vulnerable for an upset Sunday. The Chargers

Not every epic hero has to travel from Troy to Ithaca, across Middle-earth or Westeros, or along the Yellow Brick Road to battle monsters, forge unlikely friendships, discover hidden powers and vanquish the shadow that threatens to engulf their world. Sometimes, as Dorothy Gale discovered all those years ago, a hero can do all that without ever leaving Kansas. In “Somebody Somewhere,” Sam Miller — another woman who understands the importance of a really big song — does it without even getting a hallucination-inducing knock on the head. For Emmy purposes, the HBO series, which ended Sunday after three seasons, is considered a comedy. And certainly the half-hour show, created by Hannah Bos and Paul Thureen and starring the bawdy comedian/cabaret star Bridget Everett as Sam, can be funny as hell. But like many modern comedies, most recently and famously “The Bear,” “Somebody Somewhere” is equally driven by pathos. Indeed, the series shares certain themes with “The Bear”: the devastation of parental alcoholism, the twisted relationship between talent and self-doubt. (In this part of the Midwest, though, ambitions are smaller, clashes far less operatic. Here

On the eve of MLB’s Winter Meetings, two left-handed-hitting outfielders found new homes on the free agent market. One was the biggest name in the sport this winter, with superstar slugger Juan Soto reportedly agreeing to a staggering 15-year, $765-million contract with the New York Mets, setting a new MLB record. The other flew under the radar everywhere but Los Angeles, with the Dodgers agreeing to a one-year, $17-million contract with veteran Michael Conforto pending a physical, according to multiple people with knowledge of the situation not authorized to speak publicly. Although the Dodgers had been considered one of the finalists for Soto — they met with the four-time All-Star last month and were one of five teams believed to be engaged in his record-setting bidding — the likelihood was always that another team, especially the Mets with their billionaire owner, Steve Cohen, would blow well past anything the Dodgers were willing to spend. So, as Soto’s Mets deal shattered Shohei Ohtani’s previous record total of $700 million (without any of the deferrals Ohtani agreed to with the Dodgers), the Dodgers shifted their focus elsewhere

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Pop star Billie Eilish won’t take the stage at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon, until Sunday night, but that didn’t stop fans from camping outside the venue days in advance, all in the hopes of snatching a good spot for general admission seats. Among those were Jessica Bailey and some of her family members. The exciting and anticipatory experience quickly took a turn for the worse Saturday morning when Bailey and her mother say they had their belongings stolen at knifepoint by a woman who is now accused of stabbing someone else nearby. Speaking with Nexstar’s KOIN, Bailey explained that a woman, since identified by police as Angelique Butler, approached them and began telling them they had to clear out of the area. Netflix must pay $385K to woman exposed as fertility doctor’s secret child: court “She had a knife under her shirt. My mom saw it, and (the woman) was kind of taunting us. ‘You need to either give me your money or your sleeping bag,'” Bailey recounted. “Another gentleman came up. He was riding his bike. He looked

Related video: Fertility doctor avoids jail time after admitting to secretly impregnating patients INDIANAPOLIS (WIXN) — A federal court in Indianapolis has ordered Netflix to pay $385,000 to an Indiana woman it outed as the daughter of Donald Cline, a former fertility doctor who secretly used his own sperm to inseminate patients. The woman filed a complaint against the streaming giant in Marion County Superior Court back in 2022, alleging she was exposed without her consent as one of Cline’s secret children in the Netflix documentary, “Our Father.” Per the original complaint, the woman’s photo and name appeared in the film. Her attorneys claimed the documentary’s producers promised anonymity to Cline’s secret children who did not want to be identified during the film. The woman’s attorneys also alleged that the photographs and names of several other secret children were blurred in the documentary, but she was not given those same protections. Civil lawsuit accuses Jay-Z of raping girl, 13, with Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs: report Per the complaint, the woman suffered “severe harm” to her reputation. She also claimed to have been distressed, embarrassed and emotionally

Dangerous fire weather in this week’s forecast prompted Red Flag Warnings for parts of Southern California, issued by the National Weather Service on Sunday. The warning, which NWS labeled as a Particularly Dangerous Situation (PDS), will be in place from Monday night through Wednesday as “a strong, widespread, and long duration Santa Ana event will bring widespread critical to extremely critical fire weather conditions to many areas of Los Angeles and Ventura counties.” Los Angeles County Fire officials say the department is beefing up its staff, it is pre-positioning trucks with water tanks in the event that they have to get to a rural area without hydrants, and they’re advising people to take precautions themselves. For example, officials say it’s a good idea to preemptively clear brush away from your home and get your things ready just in case of an evacuation. “This event has the potential to be as strong as the November 5-6 Santa Ana event that led to the Mountain Fire,” a NWS release warns. “Prepare for fire weather by ensuring you have defensible space and creating a plan in case of

Police are searching for a driver involved in a deadly Thanksgiving Day hit-and-run crash that has left a family in Inglewood devastated.   Martin Rodriguez, a father and grandfather, left his family home at around 4 p.m. for a bike ride then seemingly vanished, never returning home for Thanksgiving dinner.   Unbeknownst to family members who filed a missing person report later that evening because it was so unlike him not to return, Rodriguez had been struck by a yellow-colored vehicle at 102nd Street and Hawthorne Boulevard.   Surveillance footage shows the car leaving the scene, speeding away eastbound on residential streets near 102nd Street and Freeman Avenue.   Suspect vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal Nov. 28, 2024, hit-and-run seen on surveillance footage. (viewer image) Suspect vehicle believed to be involved in a fatal Nov. 28, 2024, hit-and-run seen on surveillance footage. (viewer image) Martin Rodriguez and his wife seen in this undated family photo. (viewer image) Martin Rodriguez and two grandsons seen in this undated family photo. (viewer image) Martin Rodriguez and a grandchild seen in this undated family photo. (viewer