Los Angeles D.A. accuses Rebecca Grossman of misconduct from jail: report

Less than a month after she was found guilty in the deaths of two young boys, Rebecca Grossman is facing more legal issues. The Los Angeles Times reports that the District Attorney is accusing the L.A. socialite of illegal conduct from jail, and her legal team of juror tampering following the trial. A jury found Grossman guilty in the deaths of Jacob Iskander, 8, and Mark Iskander, 11, who were hit and killed in a crosswalk in Westlake Village in 2020. The 60-year-old was convicted of two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, and one count of hit-and-run driving resulting in death. She faces 34 years to life in prison. According to the report from the L.A. Times, prosecutors would like Grossman’s access to jailhouse phones taken away after their investigation revealed that she has been trying to get her daughter, husband, and legal team to help her get a new trial. Grossman has allegedly asked her daughter, Alexis, to publish a deputy-worn body camera from the incident that the judge had ordered sealed, and to ask another person to speak with

3/18: Prime Time with John Dickerson

3/18: Prime Time with John Dickerson – CBS News Watch CBS News John Dickerson reports on evacuations of Americans in Haiti, oral arguments at the Supreme Court over social media censorship, and efforts to stop a potential famine in Gaza. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Southland top 20 softball rankings

(Vera Nieuwenhuis / Associated Press) March 18, 2024 5:27 PM PT The high school softball top 20 rankings for The Times by CalHiSports.com. (Previous rank in parentheses) 1. (1) Garden Grove Pacifica 10-0 2. (3) Huntington Beach 7-1 3. (4) Murrieta Mesa 14-2 4. (5) Orange Lutheran 8-2 5. (6) Riverside Poly 18-1-1 6. (2) Norco 11-3 7. (8) Los Alamitos 10-3 8. (14) West Torrance 14-3 9. (NR) Mission Viejo 9-2-1 10. (13) Oaks Christian 8-2 11. (19) California 14-2 12. (NR) Anaheim Canyon 12-2 13. (7) La Mirada 11-3-2 14. (9) Marina 10-4-1 15. (12) Granada Hills 11-1 16. (18) Millikan 9-6 17. (NR) JSerra 10-9 18. (16) El Modena 11-3 19. (NR) Rio Mesa 11-1 20. (NR) Valencia 11-3 Get our high school sports newsletter Prep Rally is devoted to the SoCal high school sports experience, bringing you scores, stories and a behind-the-scenes look at what makes prep sports so popular. You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times. Eric Sondheimer is the prep sports columnist for the Los Angeles Times. He has been honored seven times by the

She sold his Encino home out from under him for $1.5 million. Then he killed himself

Miracle Williams detailed to a federal judge the dire situation that led to her partner’s suicide. She talked about the woman she holds responsible for his death. Robert Tascon had been embroiled in a legal dispute since 2021, Williams said through tears, over a house he owned in a beautiful, exclusive area in Encino. That September, investigators say, a woman named Caroline Herrling fraudulently sold his house out from under him for $1.5 million. Herrling, 44, pleaded guilty last year to conspiracy to commit wire fraud and was sentenced Friday by Judge Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong to 20 years in federal prison. “He was trying to sell the house so we could start our lives over,” Williams told the judge during Herrling’s sentencing hearing, her voice cracking with emotion. “The situation made him feel helpless.” Tascon came from a wealthy family that set up two trusts for him in California, according to a U.S. Postal Inspection Service report. They provided enough money for him to spend freely, Travis Hartgraves, a lawyer and case manager for Tascon, told investigators last year. But Tascon developed an alcohol problem

L.A. authorities accuse Rebecca Grossman of ‘illegal conduct’ from jail, her legal team of jury tampering

Prosecutors want Rebecca Grossman’s access to jailhouse phones cut off after they say she encouraged illegal conduct and her team attempted to tamper with jurors who convicted her of double murder. Deputy Dist. Atty. Ryan Gould and his colleague Jamie Castro filed a motion Monday that detailed several jailhouse calls Grossman had with her daughter and husband since her Feb. 23 conviction for killing two young brothers in a crosswalk while speeding on a residential Westlake Village street. According to court documents, Grossman told her daughter, Alexis, to make public a deputy-worn body-camera video that had been sealed by the judge and to direct another person to talk to the judge about a new trial. She also encouraged tracking down witnesses to get them to say their testimony was directed. The jury last month found Grossman, 60, guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and one count of hit and run in the 2020 deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, ages 11 and 8. She faces 34 years to life in prison at sentencing. Gould and Castro wrote that two

Long Police arrest suspect in October 2023 murder

The Long Beach Police Department has made an arrest in the October 2023 murder of a 33-year-old man. Authorities say Joseph Ballard, 23, is responsible for the shooting death of Thomas Ferguson, a resident of Fontana. The shooting happened on Oct. 22, 2023, around 2:30 p.m. in the area of 14th Street and Long Beach Boulevard. When officers responded, they found Ferguson suffering from a gunshot wound. He was transported to a local hospital, where he later died from his injuries. Police say the investigation revealed that Ballard and Ferguson got into some kind of altercation which led to shots being fired. It’s unclear if they knew each other. Authorities say there were several witnesses in the area at the time of the shooting, but they were unable to pinpoint a suspect. As the investigation continued, police say Ballard became a focal point. The 23-year-old was arrested in November 2023 for a separate incident, for which he was sentenced to a state prison. Detectives presented the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office last month, and Ballard was transported from the prison to

L.A. golfers outraged by online brokers snatching up tee times

Golfers in Los Angeles are tee’d off about “brokers,” or artificial intelligence bots, securing tee times before golfers can even purchase them at public courses across the city. The city’s Golf Advisory Committee held a meeting on Monday to discuss the issue at their headquarters, where frustrated golfers voiced their concerns. Many came to discuss the lack of access and increasing costs because bots are swapping up tee times before members of the public can book them, similar to sports events and concert tickets. Dave Fink, a local golf coach and content creator, has started the #FreetheTee movement, to help thwart the plans of these “brokers,” who often sell them at a $10 to $20 markup.  “I have created some of my best memories at L.A. city golf courses,” Fink said. “I’ve met some of my best friends here. I learned how to play golf on these golf courses. As someone who was of lesser means at the time, it was invaluable to me to be able to get into the sport.”  Fink often addresses the high cost of entry to golf, costing upwards of thousands

Long Beach residents frustrated after shooting, mall brawl

After an eventful few weeks that saw multiple serious incidents occur in Long Beach, local residents are speaking out about public safety. Over the weekend, a meet-up amongst mostly juveniles turned violent, when two females got into a fistfight and were arrested. The owners of The Pike Outlets elected to close early due to the chaotic event. A short time later, a 16-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound to his leg near The Pike. Police have released no details about a possible suspect in the shooting. Long Beach Police knew about the large meet-up ahead of time through a viral social media post and had extra officers on standby in the area. Chief Wally Hebeish released a statement Sunday saying he was “proud” of how authorities handled the situation. These two events are the latest in what has been an eventful few weeks in Long Beach. Longtime resident Don Rock lives in the area and is fed up with the criminal activity. “It’s making Long Beach look bad,” Rock said to KTLA’s Jennifer McGraw. “I come down here every day. I live within

6th grade girl brutally attacked by classmate at Southern California school

A middle school student in Riverside County could be facing misdemeanor assault and battery charges after an alleged unprovoked and violent attack on a sixth-grade girl that was captured on cellphone cameras.   The incident, according to the Riverside Police Department, occurred on Mar. 15 just before 3 p.m. at Arizona Middle School located at 11045 Arizona Ave.   “The fight goes on for about two minutes,” the victim’s mother, identified only as Jazmin, told KTLA’s Shelby Nelson. “Nobody came to help my daughter; no student came to stop this at all. So, she was left alone.”   Footage of the fight, which can be difficult to watch, shows a classmate of the sixth-grade girl step in from behind, pull her back by the hair and start punching her as other students surround them and film the attack on their phones.   “I couldn’t even watch the full video,” Jazmin said. “It was really hard. I just thank God that my daughter’s alive.”   In another video obtained by KTLA, the student that jumped Jazmin’s daughter appears to be preparing for the attack while a

Famine expert analyzes humanitarian crisis in Gaza

Famine expert analyzes humanitarian crisis in Gaza – CBS News Watch CBS News A new U.N.-backed report warns famine is imminent in northern Gaza, with people suffering “catastrophic levels of hunger.” Alex de Waal, executive director of the World Peace Foundation, joins CBS News to discuss what’s happening and what can be done. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Supreme Court wary of limiting federal contact with social media sites

Supreme Court wary of limiting federal contact with social media sites – CBS News Watch CBS News The Supreme Court appeared skeptical during Monday’s oral arguments over whether contact between the federal government and social media platforms should be limited. CBS News legal contributor Jessica Levinson explains. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Trump’s lawyers say he can’t secure $464M bond in civil fraud case

Trump’s lawyers say he can’t secure $464M bond in civil fraud case – CBS News Watch CBS News Lawyers for former President Donald Trump say it’s a “practical impossibility” he will be able to post the $464 million bond needed to pause the ruling in his New York civil fraud case. CBS News chief election and campaign correspondent Robert Costa has more on Trump’s money woes. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

D.A. accuses Rebecca Grossman of ‘illegal conduct’ from jail, her legal team of jury tampering

Prosecutors want Rebecca Grossman’s access to jailhouse phones cut off after they say she encouraged illegal conduct and her team attempted to tamper with jurors who convicted her of double murder. Deputy Dist. Atty. Ryan Gould and his colleague Jamie Castro filed a motion Monday that detailed several jailhouse calls Grossman had with her daughter and husband since her Feb. 23 conviction for killing two young brothers in a crosswalk while speeding on a residential Westlake Village street. According to court documents, Grossman told her daughter, Alexis, to make public a deputy-worn body-camera video that had been sealed by the judge and to direct another person to talk to the judge about a new trial. She also encouraged tracking down witnesses to get them to say their testimony was directed. The jury last month found Grossman, 60, guilty of two counts of murder, two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter and one count of hit and run in the 2020 deaths of Mark and Jacob Iskander, ages 11 and 8. She faces 34 years to life in prison at sentencing. Gould and Castro wrote that two

Grupo Firme se dará ‘La Última Peda’ por escenarios de los Estados Unidos

Los integrantes del Grupo Firme anunciaron hoy en la ciudad de Los Ángeles el comienzo de su nueva gira “La Última Peda’, la cual iniciará el 10 de Mayo en el Frost Bank Center en San Antonio, Texas, y culminará con un cierre por todo lo alto el próximo 2 de noviembre de este año en el BMO Stadium de Los Ángeles. El tour que tiene programado 32 fechas, con posibilidades de que se sumen más conciertos en territorio estadounidense, es producido por Live Nation y recorrerá ciudades californianas como Chula Vista, San José, Sacramento, Highland, Oakland, Fresno y Palm Desert, antes de cerrar en casa del equipo de fútbol angelino LAFC, donde se han presentado agrupaciones como RBD y Fuerza Regida, así como Marco Antonio Solís, entre otros. “La Última Peda’ también ofrecerá sus copas y botellas en tarimas de Miami, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Tampa, Charlotte, Newark, Bristow, Nashville, El Paso, Denver, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Oklahoma y Dallas, entre otras plazas donde el grupo ha dejado huella a pesar de ser una banda relativamente nueva y fundada en 2013. El anuncio se llevó

Goldberg: Did Trump literally threaten a ‘bloodbath’? No, and claiming he did only helps his campaign

At a rally in Ohio on Saturday, Donald Trump said that if he is not elected in November, there will be a “bloodbath.” That he said that much is true. Having actually read the text of his remarks , however, I do not believe he was threatening: Elect me president or the streets will run red with blood. But that is exactly how many, particularly in the media, interpreted his comment. “In Ohio campaign rally, Trump says there will be a ‘bloodbath’ if he loses November election,” read a CBS News headline . “Trump says country faces ‘bloodbath’ if Biden wins in November,” announced Politico. In context, though, two things are pretty clear. First, Trump meant reelecting President Biden would be a catastrophe, or “bloodbath,” for the automotive industry. Second, his comments were a typically incoherent mess. Trump defenders note correctly that the term “bloodbath” often is used metaphorically. It’s commonplace in coverage of Wall Street (“ Five Tech Stocks That Survived NASDAQ’s Bloodbath This Year ”), and Trump’s recent purge of Republican National Committee staff was dubbed a bloodbath by many of the outlets

Family, deputies seek help finding missing 22-year-old L.A. woman

The family of a missing woman and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department are asking for the public’s help to locate the 22-year-old. Authorities say Alexandria Aulauna Rios was last seen Saturday around 7 p.m. in the 45550 block of Fig Avenue in Lancaster. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department released this missing person bulletin to help locate 22-year-old Alexandria Aulauna Rios on March 18, 2024. (LASD) Rios is described as Hispanic, 5 feet 2 inches tall, weighs approximately 123 pounds, with black hair and brown eyes. She has a moth tattoo on her left knee and tattoos of centipedes on her collarbone. Rios was last seen wearing all-black clothing. Her family says she suffers from depression and is extremely concerned about her well-being. Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Missing Persons Unit at 323-890-5500.  

‘Rust’ movie armorer challenges conviction in fatal shooting of cinematographer

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A movie set armorer is challenging her conviction on an involuntary manslaughter charge in the fatal shooting of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of the Western film “Rust,” court records released Monday show. Defense attorneys for “Rust” armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed filed a request for a new trial and urged a judge to release the defendant from jail as deliberations proceed. Gutierrez-Reed was convicted by a jury this month in the shooting on the outskirts of Santa Fe, New Mexico, during a rehearsal in October 2021. Baldwin was indicted by a grand jury in January and has pleaded not guilty to an involuntary manslaughter charge, with trial set for July. Missing Missouri student Riley Strain seen in newly released bodycam video In an emergency court motion, defense attorneys Jason Bowles and Monnica Barreras asserted that the jury instructions in the case “could confuse the jury and lead to a nonunanimous verdict.” Similar objections to the jury instructions were rejected at trial. Gutierrez-Reed could be sentenced as soon as April 15 under the current scheduling orders from Santa Fe-based Judge Mary Marlowe

U.S. government races to evacuate 1,000 Americans from Haiti amid violence

U.S. government races to evacuate 1,000 Americans from Haiti amid violence – CBS News Watch CBS News The U.S. government is racing to evacuate nearly 1,000 Americans still trapped in Haiti amid ongoing violence. Manuel Bojorquez reports on the efforts from the city of Cap-Haitien in northern Haiti. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Dr. Dre says he had 3 strokes while in hospital for brain aneurysm

Entertainment By S. Dev March 18, 2024 / 7:57 PM EDT / CBS News Dr. Dre said he endured three strokes while he was hospitalized for a brain aneurysm in January 2021.  “It’s just something that you can’t control that just happens, and during those two weeks, I had three strokes,” the rapper and producer told James Corden last week in an interview.  “I got up, and I went on about my day, and I thought that I could just lay down and take a nap,” Dr. Dre recounted on SiriusXM’s “This Life of Mine with James Corden,” adding that a friend of his son’s who was with him said they needed to go to the hospital. “So they took me to urgent care,” Dr. Dre said, where he was told his condition was serious. “Next thing you know, I’m blacking out. I’m in and out of consciousness, and I ended up in the ICU. I was there for two weeks. I’m hearing the doctors coming in and saying, ‘You don’t know how lucky you are.'” “Nobody could give me an answer,” he said when

New York woman completes half marathon 2 months after undergoing brain surgery

New York woman completes half marathon 2 months after undergoing brain surgery – CBS News Watch CBS News New Yorker Leanna Scaglione, 32, was among 27,000 runners to compete in the New York City Half Marathon over the weekend. Her remarkable time of 2 hours and 14 minutes came just two months after undergoing brain surgery. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Authorities Seek Public Help Finding 22-Year-Old Woman With Depression

Authorities sought the public’s help Monday in locating a 22-year-old woman suffering from depression who last seen in Lancaster. Alexandria Aulauna Rios was last seen Saturday in the 45500 block of Fig Avenue around 7 p.m., according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Deputies described Rios as a 5-foot-2-inch tall Hispanic woman weighing 123 pounds with black hair and brown eyes. She also has a moth tattoo on her left knee, centipede tattoos on her clavicle and a nose piercing. Sheriff’s officials said she was last seen wearing black clothing when reported missing. Anyone with information regarding Rios’s whereabouts was urged to contact the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau Missing Persons Detail at 323-890-5500. Tipsters who prefer to remain anonymous can call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or visit lacrimestoppers.org.