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Federal officials are investigating how a Tesla Cybertruck crash killed three people in Northern California last month. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration spokesperson confirmed that the agency is aware of the crash and is gathering information from law enforcement and the manufacturer. The NHTSA is the agency in charge of reviewing incidents involving automated driving technology. The Cybertruck comes with Tesla’s Autopilot driving feature, which includes driver-assistance technology, and the Full Self-Driving system is optional. It is unclear if the driver was using the Autopilot feature at the time of the accident. The California Highway Patrol, which is the agency leading the crash investigation, has seized the vehicle for their probe. On Nov. 27 around 3:08 a.m., the Piedmont Police Department got an iPhone alert from a passenger in the Cybertruck about a crash, Piedmont Police Chief Jeremy Bowers said at a news conference. Dispatchers then got a 911 call about the crash at Hampton Road and King Avenue. Officers arrived to find the Cybertruck engulfed in flames and another driver pulling one of the passengers out of the car, Bowers said. There were

Flavor Flav is offering greater insight into his confrontation with security at the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree lighting. On Wednesday, the “Shake Your Booty” hitmaker in a since-deleted X post described his alleged clash with the annual holiday event’s security detail. According to his account, he was escorted backstage to greet the Backstreet Boys — among the night’s performing acts — in the group’s dressing room. Shortly after arriving, the rapper said he was abruptly informed that host network NBC “does not want me in this area and I need to leave.” Representatives for NBC and the Backstreet Boys did not reply immediately Thursday to The Times’ request for comment. At the same time he was being ousted, Flavor Flav said that NBC’s “social media woman came up and asked to capture social content.” “What did I ever do to NBC or anyone?” he asked. “All I ever do is try to spread joy and love… and I think I did that for NBC at the Olympics.” (Flavor Flav sponsored the U.S. women’s water polo team at this summer’s Olympic Games, also serving as the

With the New Year only a few weeks away, Universal Studios Hollywood is giving fans an early look at what they can expect in 2025. The theme park released its 2025 event calendar on Thursday, teasing events for pass holders and brand-new offerings. Universal Studios to host special event for New Year’s Eve Here’s what you need to know: With the New Year only a few weeks away, Universal Studios Hollywood is giving fans an early look at what they can expect in 2025. (Universal Studios Hollywood) Feb. 1- March 20: Pass Member Bonus Exclusives March 1 – May 31: Butterbeer season April 25 – May 18: Universal Fan Fest Nights May 1 – May 31: Pass Member Collectible Giveaway June: Pass Member Park Takeover June 10 – Aug. 10: New summer event July 4: 4th of July celebration August – Sep. 1: Back to Hogwarts Aug. 15 – Sept. 30: Pass Member Appreciation Days Sept. 4 – Nov. 2: Halloween Horror Nights Nov. 1 – Nov. 30: Pass Member Collectible Giveaway November – December: Holidays at Universal December: Pass Member Holiday Park Takeover Dec.

Sus carreras tienen más de un punto en común. Pese que dirigieron de manera separada dos largometrajes, “Los días más oscuros de nosotras (2017)” y “Sin señas particulares” (2020), ambos contaron con la colaboración de las dos cineastas en diferentes áreas creativas, lo que explica que el filme que tienen ahora entre manos las encuentre de modo simultáneo en la silla de realización. “Sujo”, que se estrena este viernes en salas selectas del Sur de California (los Cinepolis Inglewood IMAX y los Cinepolis Pico Rivera en el caso de L.A.), y que es la cinta elegida por México para representarlo en la contienda del Oscar, fue dirigida y escrita por Astrid Rondero y Fernanda Valadez con la intención de expandir y redefinir una mirada hacia el fenómeno del narcotráfico que se había iniciado ya en “Sin señas”, pero que, en esta ocasión, encuentra un tono mucho más propositivo. En la cinta, Juan Jesús Varela, quien tuvo una breve participación en la cinta anterior, interpreta a un joven que, luego de perder a su padre, un sicario que fue ejecutado por un cartel, y de ser

Queen guitarist Brian May has regained use of his left arm after having a stroke over the summer, according to his wife, British actor Anita Dobson. “He’s much better now, he’s stabilized now, which is brilliant,” Dobson told the Mirror. “I just hope we don’t have any more reoccurrences [sic].” May, 77, announced in September that he had suffered a “minor stroke,” apparently in late August, that briefly affected his ability to control his arm. The stroke, which he referred to as a “little health hiccup,” came “all of a sudden, out of the blue,” but he was OK. His wife told the Mirror that the musician is able to use his affected arm again. Although it “was a bit of a challenge,” he’s “good to go now,” she said. “He’s playing the piano quite a lot in the house. He likes a lot of Beethoven. I love it — the piano in the house is really just very relaxing,” the “East Enders” star said, adding that May didn’t try to play instruments until after he recovered “quite a bit.” “And then he very slowly

By Cecilio Padilla Updated on: December 5, 2024 / 5:43 PM EST / CBS Sacramento Tsunami warning canceled after massive 7.0 earthquake off NorCal coast Tsunami warning canceled after massive 7.0 earthquake off NorCal coast 04:54 A large earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County in Northern California on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. The warning has now been canceled. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake struck around 10:44 a.m., west of Petrolia, California in the Pacific Ocean. A tsunami warning was issued for 45 miles southwest of the Northern California city of Eureka shortly after and expired around noon, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Organization.  Shake map provided by the US Geological Survey of the earthquake.  USGS The earthquake was first  registered  as having a preliminary magnitude of 6.6, but USGS updated it to 7.0. It appears to have an epicenter at the triple junction of the Pacific, North American and Juan de Fuca tectonic plates. A significant aftershock that initially registered as a 5.8-magnitude quake hit minutes later near Cobb, California

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New details emerge as manhunt for UnitedHealthcare CEO murder suspect enters 2nd day – CBS News Watch CBS News The manhunt for the suspect in the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson entered the second day Thursday as new details emerge about evidence found at the murder scene and a timeline of the shooter’s movements. CBS News 24/7 reports on the latest. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Ángeles —  En el corazón del Valle de San Fernando, un grupo de madres latinas transformó una iniciativa comunitaria en un movimiento que sigue cambiando vidas. Chicas Mom, una organización sin fines de lucro establecida formalmente en septiembre de 2016, comenzó como un club de adolescentes en los años 90, en respuesta a los desafíos que enfrentaban los jóvenes: drogas, pandillas y una falta de supervisión mientras sus padres trabajaban. (Etienne Laurent/For Los Angeles Times en Espanol) La semilla de Chicas Mom se plantó cuando varias madres crearon Chicas in Control and Succeeding (CH.I.C.A.S.), un programa diseñado para empoderar a adolescentes y ayudarlas a superar obstáculos. Las madres, observando el impacto positivo en sus hijas, decidieron replicar el modelo para mujeres adultas un tiempo después de que el programa original terminara. Cuando las jóvenes crecieron y el grupo CHICAS se disolvió, las fundadoras –Gladys Ayala, Maribel García, Mirna Jiménez y Xóchitl Ramírez– redirigieron su energía hacia las madres latinas inmigrantes que enfrentaban barreras para navegar el sistema y la cultura estadounidense. “Queríamos que otras mujeres aprendieran, no solo para ellas mismas, sino para sus familias

In 2011 and 2012, over a period of several months, some 3,000 tons of maple syrup, then worth $18.7 million (Canadian) were stolen from a Quebec warehouse, in what became known as the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist. That was serious business in Canada, whose flag is the maple leaf and which supplies most of the world’s maple syrup, but it is also undeniably amusing. And so the theft, and the battle between the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers (Fédération des producteurs acéricoles du Québec), which controls the flow of spice — I mean, syrup — and independent producers who find the federation autocratic, heavy-handed and unfair, have become the basis of “The Sticky.” Premiering Friday on Prime Video, its every episode opens with the disclaimer that this is “absolutely not the true story” of this true story. (The true true story is told in “The Maple Syrup Heist,” a Season 1 episode of the Netflix documentary series, “Dirty Money,” and it is well worth the watch.) Creators Brian Donovan and Ed Herro (“American Housewife”) have taken the elements of this story and compacted

Wednesday night saw the launch of a new regular series at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood, produced in partnership with the Los Angeles Film Critics Assn. Filmmaker Michael Mann was present for a Q&A moderated by former Times film critic Justin Chang in between a 35mm presentation of Mann’s 1999 “The Insider” and a 4K restoration of his 1995 “Heat.” Though “Heat,” the stylish, epic tale of cops and robbers starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro, has over the years become Mann’s signature film, the event was centered more around the brooding dramatic thriller “The Insider.” Co-scripted by Mann and Eric Roth, the film tells the real-life story of how a tobacco industry whistleblower, Jeffrey Wigand (Russell Crowe), and “60 Minutes” producer Lowell Bergman (Pacino) struggled to get Wigand’s story on the air in the face of legal threats and corporate interference. Introducing the evening, Chang said, “‘The Insider’ occupies, I think, an interesting position, a curious position, in Michael Mann’s filmography in that it is one of his most roundly acclaimed movies and also, weirdly, one of his least appreciated.” Chang noted that

Guns N’ Roses lead singer Axl Rose is moving on from a lawsuit that accused him last year of sexually assaulting a model in the 1980s. The 62-year-old “Sweet Child O’ Mine” rocker on Wednesday settled model Sheila Kennedy‘s complaint, which alleged he used his star power “to gain access to manipulate, control, and violently sexually assault” her in 1989, according to multiple outlets. Kennedy, an actor and former Penthouse cover model, filed her lawsuit last November in New York. In a statement shared with The Times on Thursday, the Grammy-nominated artist doubled down on his defense against Kennedy’s suit: “As from the beginning, I deny the allegations.” “There was no assault,” he added. The musician’s attorney, E. Danya Perry, said in a Thursday statement to The Times that her client “suffered greatly” from the lawsuit and said that the singer “will now be able to move on with his life.” A legal representative for Kennedy did not immediately respond to The Times’ request for comment. In her lawsuit, Kennedy claimed she met Rose in 1989 at a New York City nightclub and had been

Ever since a historic, methane-spewing blowout in October 2015, local lawmakers, residents and activists have been pressuring state regulators and officials, including the governor, to close the Aliso Canyon gas storage field. The leak at the Porter Ranch facility lasted for 121 days and pumped more than 100,000 tons of methane and other chemicals into the sky. It was the largest gas leak in U.S. history, and neighbors complained of headaches, nausea and other symptoms. Meanwhile, the facility, owned by Southern California Gas Co., remains open. Now, activists and supporters are changing tactics. Instead of focusing primarily on the facility’s closure, they also want residents to adopt green technologies, and they’re using a hefty SoCalGas settlement to help make it happen. At a news conference Wednesday in front of the gas company’s regional headquarters in Chatsworth, state Sen. Henry Stern (D-Calabasas) and state Assemblywoman Pilar Schiavo (D-Chatsworth) implored community members to hasten Aliso Canyon’s closure by consuming less gas and turning to electric appliances. The duo, along with community activists, announced that funds from the $71-million settlement between SoCalGas and its regulator, the California Public

A 42-year-old Menifee man died from a gunshot wound, but authorities Thursday declined to elaborate on the circumstances. Emmanuel Villalobos died shortly after 11 p.m. Wednesday at a residence in the 25000 block of Antelope Road, near Mapes Road, according to the Menifee Police Department. Agency spokesman Chase Coburn said that patrol officers were called to the location to investigate reports of a man down and discovered Villalobos “lying on the floor with what appeared to be a gunshot wound to his chest.” Riverside County Fire Department paramedics reached the property minutes later and attempted resuscitative measures, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Homicide detectives were summoned to take over the investigation and determined the shooting was “an isolated incident,” and there was no remaining public danger, Coburn said. “All involved parties were cooperative,” he said, declining to specify what may have transpired in the home. Anyone with information was asked to contact investigators at 951-723-1656

Cynthia Erivo will receive the Creative Impact in Acting Award at Variety’s Creative Impact Awards during the 2025 Palm Springs International Film Festival, the entertainment publication announced Thursday. Erivo will be honored for her performance as Elphaba in Jon M. Chu’s screen adaptation of “Wicked,” the first part of Jon M. Chu’s screen adaptation of the long-running Broadway musical. “Wicked” was released in the United States on Nov. 22 and has shattered multiple box office benchmarks for musicals. It eclipsed the worldwide opening of “Les Misérables” (2012), the previous record-holder, by approximately $60 million. She will be recognized on Jan. 4 alongside Creative Impact in Directing Award recipient Jacques Audiard and Legend & Groundbreaker Award recipient Jennifer Lopez, as well as Variety’s annual class of 10 Directors to Watch, which this year includes names such as Malcolm Washington (“The Piano Lesson”) and Coralie Fargeat (“The Substance”). The award will be presented by Erivo’s co-star, Ariana Grande, according to organizers. The Creative Impact in Acting Award announcement follows Wednesday’s news that Grande would the Rising Star Award during the festival’s ceremony on Jan. 3. “In less

By Cecilio Padilla Updated on: December 5, 2024 / 3:15 PM EST / CBS Sacramento CBS News Live CBS News Bay Area Live HUMBOLDT COUNTY – A large earthquake struck off the coast of Humboldt County on Thursday morning, prompting a tsunami warning for part of the North Coast. The warning has now been canceled. According to the US Geological Survey, the quake struck around 10:44 a.m., west of Petrolia, California in the Pacific Ocean. A Tsunami Warning was issued for 45 miles southwest of Eureka shortly after.  The Tsunami Warning expired around noon, according to the NOAA U.S. Tsunami Warning System.  Shake map provided by the US Geological Survey of the earthquake.  USGS The earthquake was first  preliminarily registered  as having a magnitude of 6.6, but USGS updated it a 7.0. A significant apparent aftershock that registered as a 5.8-magnitude quake hit minutes later near Cobb, California in Lake County, according to the USGS. Several other apparent aftershocks were also recorded minutes after the 7.0, all registering between 2.5 to 4.2 magnitude.  Residents up and down the Northern California coast, as well as into

Damage reported after California earthquake, evacuations prompted by tsunami warnings – CBS News Watch CBS News Tsunami warnings have been triggered in Oregon and California after a major earthquake struck off the coast of Northern California Thursday afternoon. CBS News Bay Area has coverage. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

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Californians warned to go inland, get to high ground after major earthquake off coast – CBS News Watch CBS News Tsunami warnings have been issued up and down the California coast after a major earthquake struck off the coastline. CBS News Bay Area has complete coverage. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Disneyland will welcome all who come to the happy place year-round with new and returning events. The Anaheim-based resort announced Thursday its calendar for 2025; here’s what you need to know: Lunar New Year at DCA (Jan. 17 – Feb. 16) Celebrate Gospel at Disneyland (Feb.8 and 15) Anaheim Ducks Day at DCA (Jan.24) Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival (Feb. 28 – April 21) Season of the Force at Disneyland Park (March 28 – May 11) Disneyland 70th celebration (May 16 – summer 2026) Disney Jr. Let’s Play! Party (summer 2025) Halloween Time (Aug. 22-Oct. 31) Plaza de la Familia (Aug. 22-Nov.  2) Holidays (begins Nov. 14 – Jan. 7, 2026) Disney Festival of Holidays (Nov. 14 – Jan. 7, 2026)   Disneyland to ‘celebrate happy’ in 2025 with 70th anniversary, new experiences Disney also shared which after-dark events will be available in 2025. Sweethearts’ Nite (Jan. 21, 23, 28; Feb. 4, 6, 9, 11, 13) 90s Nite (March 4 and 6) Star Wars Nite (April 8, 10, 22, 24, 29; May 1, 4, 6) Pride Nite (June 16 and 18) Oogie Boogie

The University of Southern California is urging international students who are currently out of the country to return stateside as soon as possible before President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The advisory, according to the university’s student newsroom, was issued by USC’s Office of International Services. Emails were sent out to students on F-1 and J-1 visas, according to Annenberg Media, encouraging them to return from winter break out of fear of them being denied entry into the country after Inauguration Day. President-elect Donald Trump is set to take office for the second time on Jan. 20, 2025, and concerns have been raised about how his administration will handle student and international travel visas. Trump signals use of military for deportations Trump, who campaigned heavily on stemming illegal immigration, has vowed to deport millions of undocumented migrants with the help of the U.S. military in the immediate days following his inauguration. While it’s unclear if his administration plans to restrict student visas, he has floated the idea in the past. In the first week of his previous presidency, he signed an executive order that enacted severe restrictions