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Taiwan earthquake hit during morning rush hour, cranes being used to search for survivors – CBS News Watch CBS News At least nine people are dead and several more are injured, trapped or both after Taiwan was hit with its strongest earthquake in 25 years. CBS News foreign correspondent Imtiaz Tyab has more on the rescue efforts and CBS News Los Angeles Kara Finnstrom spoke with a Taiwanese citizen living in the U.S. who was talking with her mother in Taiwan when the quake hit. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Jonata Park Road in Buellton is closed after a cement truck rolled over Wednesday morning. Fire officials said the incident happened on the 1200 block of Jonata Park Road around 9:14 a.m. Only one patient was involved but firefighters did not specify their injuries. Fire officials said the road is closed in both directions in the area. This is a developing story.

Update: (2:55 a.m.) A man was shot while attending a house party in Nipomo, according to the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department. He was taken to the hospital with a non-life-threatening bullet wound and is expected to be okay. Witnesses reported a party was being held at 300 block of Neptune Dr. when the shots were heard. No further information is available at this time. Original story: Multiple law enforcement agencies responded to a shooting that happened in Nipomo Tuesday night. The call came in at around 9:30, in a neighborhood along Neptune and Starlite Drive. Around 18 units responded to the scene, including officers from the San Luis Obispo Sheriff’s Department, California Highway Patrol, and the Santa Maria Police Department. KSBY spoke to a resident in the neighborhood where the shooting took place. They said they heard two different guns go off; reasoning that it must have been two different guns as one gunshot was louder than the other. When the resident went outside to find out what was going on, they saw around 30 young males running to their vehicles and speeding off.

Hunter Schafer isn’t interested in playing transgender roles anymore. The 25-year-old actress, most recognized for her breakout role in “Euphoria,” HBO’s Emmy-winning drama, no longer wants to be reduced to this element of her identity. In an interview with GQ , she voices her concerns about being recognized only as trans, especially by the media. She often avoids the word “trans” entirely in interviews — feeling that her gender identity shouldn’t be the first thing people mention. “As soon as I say it [being transgender], it gets blastoff,” Schafer said. “It took a while to learn that and it also took a while to learn that I don’t want to be [reduced to] that, and I find it ultimately demeaning to me and what I want to do. Especially after high school, I was sick of talking about it. “I worked so hard to get to where I am, past these really hard points in my transition, and now I just want to be a girl and finally move on.” Her acting career began in 2018 when she was cast as Jules, best friend and

A new, 16-team tournament is coming to the postseason college basketball calendar in 2025, with major conference partnerships, backing from Fox Sports and AEG and its sights set on being the top alternative to the NCAA tournament and NIT. The College Basketball Crown will unfold over a week in Las Vegas next April, featuring two automatic qualifiers apiece from the Big Ten, Big 12 and Big East that didn’t earn NCAA tournament bids, as well as 10 additional at-large teams selected by a committee. All games will be broadcast on either Fox or FS1. Big East Commissioner Val Ackerman called the tournament “an exciting and innovative addition to the college basketball calendar.” “We’re confident that the formidable capabilities of Fox Sports, AEG and their event partners will translate into a high-quality postseason opportunity for our coaches, players and schools,” she said. The Big East protested how many of its teams were excluded from the NCAA tournament. St. John’s coach Rick Pitino opted not to participate in the NIT after the program didn’t make the NCAA field, instead focusing on recruiting next season’s roster. What the

Officials are urging residents who live near the latest Big Sur landslide — where a chunk of cliffside roadway crashed into the ocean — to evacuate as more rain approaches, warning that emergency vehicles will not be able to access homes and businesses along an almost 30-mile stretch of scenic Highway 1. The Monterey County Sheriff’s Office issued an evacuation warning Wednesday morning for Big Sur communities ahead of the anticipated showers and thunderstorms, which officials worry could further destabilize or damage the roadway — the only route in or out for almost 1,400 residents. The evacuation warning has been issued for residents living in the area stretching south from the recent landslide near the Rocky Creek Bridge in Carmel-by-the-Sea to just north of the Dolan Point Slide, where another road closure has been in effect since a January 2023 landslide. Officials already announced a temporary halt to the twice-a-day, one-lane convoys that have allowed locals and essential workers to drive past the Rocky Creek slip-out. In light of the rains, there will be no convoys on Thursday and Friday. “If you are in an

Late-night TV host Jon Stewart continued his headline-making streak this week by calling out his former employer, Apple, on his latest episode of “The Daily Show.” While interviewing the chair of the Federal Trade Commission, Lina Khan, on Monday, Stewart accused Apple of deterring him from inviting Khan onto his podcast while he was working for the Cupertino-based tech and entertainment giant. Last month, the United States Justice Department and 16 state attorneys general — including California’s — sued Apple for attempting to monopolize the smartphone market. “I wanted to have you on a podcast,” Stewart told Khan on Monday’s “Daily Show” program. “Apple asked us not to do it. … They literally said, ‘Please don’t talk to her.’” Stewart was referring to the short-lived podcast “The Problem with Jon Stewart,” an extension of the Apple TV+ series of the same name that lasted two seasons. Shortly after “The Problem” concluded in April 2023, Stewart returned to lead Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show” for the first time in nearly a decade. The comedian hosts the show on Monday nights and is expected to stay through

Standing in front of a Fairfax neighborhood home now known as “trash house,” Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Tuesday said city crews would begin clearing the debris “today.” “I don’t want to hear about any process or whatever, this to me is a public health emergency,” the mayor said.  Neighbors have told KTLA they’ve been complaining about the odorous plastic trash bags piled high in front of the home in the 600 block of North Martel Avenue for months but officials had not taken action. A Sky5 image shows piles of trash in the front yard of a Fairfax home on April 2, 2024. (KTLA) Trash is seen in the front yard of a Fairfax home on April 2, 2024. (KTLA) Trash is seen in the front yard of a Fairfax home on April 2, 2024. (KTLA) A Sky5 image shows piles of trash in the yard of a Fairfax home on April 2, 2024. (KTLA) However, one day after KTLA brought attention to the issue, local Councilwoman Katy Yaroslavsky said her team would work “with urgency” to resolve the issue. “I am aware

By Aimee Picchi Edited By Anne Marie Lee April 3, 2024 / 2:35 PM EDT / CBS News What to know about Trump Media’s Nasdaq debut What to know about Trump Media’s stock market debut 04:03 Former President Donald Trump’s media business is suing two of its co-founders, who were also contestants on Trump’s reality show “The Apprentice,” alleging that they mismanaged the business and should be stripped of their shares in the newly public company . The lawsuit was filed March 24 in Florida state court, just one day before Trump Media & Technology Group debuted on the Nasdaq stock market . Trump Media, whose main asset is the fledgling social media platform Truth Social, soared in its first two days of trading and currently has a valuation of about $6.8 billion.  The Trump Media & Technology Group lawsuit alleges that co-founders, Andy Litinsky and Wes Moss, “failed spectacularly” at setting up the business and creating an effective corporate governance structure. As part of their initial deal with Trump, the co-founders had received 8.6 million shares of Trump Media, currently valued at $432 million

Murder and other charges are expected to be filed Thursday against a convicted felon suspected of gunning down a 75-year-old man and shooting a woman during a dispute at a south Riverside residence. Christopher Jacob Lennox, 27, of Riverside was arrested and booked into the Robert Presley Jail Sunday on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, domestic violence and being a felon in possession of a firearm. Lennox is being held on $1 million bail. His case is under review by the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office. He allegedly killed Robert Joe Mageno of Riverside around noon on Easter Sunday in the 7600 block of Canberra Way, near Trautwein Road, in the Mission Grove quarter. According to Riverside police Officer Ryan Railsback, the attack happened during an unspecified verbal confrontation between Lennox and his girlfriend, whose identity was not disclosed, at the suspect’s residence, where several people lease rooms, including Mageno. “The suspect retrieved a handgun and shot his girlfriend,” Railsback said. “When she fled the room, Mageno appeared from his room, and the suspect shot him. The girlfriend was able to flee across the street

Getty officials and the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles have entered an agreement to promote exhibitions related to French culture, it was announced Wednesday. The agreement was signed by Getty president and CEO Katherine E. Fleming and French Consul General in L.A. Julie Duhaut-Bedos at a ceremony Tuesday in Beverly Hills. “Getty has a long and meaningful relationship with the French Consulate in Los Angeles and has worked with esteemed institutions to bring France’s art and culture to local audiences,” Flemming said in a statement. “This agreement is a continuation of this commitment and a foundation for further collaboration as Getty expands its global reach and impact.” The agreement outlines that Getty and the French Consulate will jointly promote Getty activities related to French culture. It also encourages opportunities for greater cultural exchange and cooperation with Villa Albertine, a residency program for French global creators, thinkers and cultural professionals. “This agreement with the Getty acknowledges the important role that museums play in our French American conversation,” said Laurent Bili, ambassador of France to the United States. “Here in Los Angeles, it gives us