Category: Los Angeles

Houston Texans linebacker Azeez Al-Shaair apologized to Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Trevor Lawrence on Monday morning, a day after Al-Shaair’s late and violent hit led to Lawrence being carted off the field with a concussion and sparked two ugly skirmishes during a game between the AFC South rivals at EverBank Stadium in Florida. On a second-down play during the second quarter, Lawrence scrambled to his left then initiated a slide that should have ended the play. Instead, Al-Shaair appeared to continue at full speed, crashing into the defenseless quarterback’s facemask with his forearm. In a lengthy X post, Al-Shaair said he “genuinely didn’t see [Lawrence] sliding until it was too late,” adding that “it all happens in the blink of an eye.” Lawrence, who was making his first start after missing two games with a sprained left shoulder, remained on the ground for several minutes. Al-Shaair was ejected for “an illegal hit on the quarterback, unnecessary, to the neck and head area,” referee Land Clark said in a pool report. “To Trevor I genuinely apologize to you for what ended up happening,” Al-Shaair wrote on X.

Amazon vice president of global operations on Cyber Monday – CBS News Watch CBS News Sarah Rhoads, vice president of global operations for Amazon, joined CBS News to talk about how holiday sales have gone so far this year and the company’s preparations for Cyber Monday. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Will Biden comment on Hunter Biden pardon decision? – CBS News Watch CBS News White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said President Biden made the decision to pardon his son Hunter Biden over the weekend. CBS News’ Willie James Inman has more on Mr. Biden reversing his stance on the pardon as he begins his trip to Africa before departing the White House in January. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

A San Fernando Valley man charged with slapping an autistic child at a bus stop is set to appear in court on Monday.  Scott Sakajian was charged with willful cruelty to a child and battery on a person by the Los Angeles City Attorney’s Office in connection with a July 1 incident involving 10-year-old Alfredito Morales.  The boy had touched the emblem on Sakajian’s Mercedes-Benz sedan while Alfredo and his older sister Claudia were crossing the street.  Read this before you shop on Cyber Monday Sakajian immediately made a U-turn and followed the siblings to a bus stop near Laurel Canyon Drive and Osborne Street before stepping out of the car, walking up to the bench Alfredo was sitting on and slapping him as Claudia tried to intervene.  Cell phone video – which later went viral on social media – shows Claudia explaining that he has autism, but the man still struck the boy.  A man seen walking up to Alfredo Morales, 10, and slapping him in the face after the boy touched the emblem on his Mercedes-Benz sedan in Pacoima on July 1, 2024.

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department has arrested the father of a 9-year-old Compton boy in the child’s shooting death on Saturday. Princeton Jones, who was shot while playing outside his grandfather’s home at Haskins Avenue and Alondra Boulevard at around 7:40 p.m., was killed by his father, 32-year-old Nicholas Jones, officials said in a news release. The elder Jones was arrested on Sunday on charges of murder and child abuse resulting in death, the release added. Jail records show he is being held in lieu of $2 million bail at the East Los Angeles Station. He’s due to appear in Compton Municipal Court on Tuesday. Compton family holds vigil for 9-year-old killed in shooting Further details were not disclosed by investigators, but on Sunday, Najee Ali, director of Project of Islamic Hope, said the child was “shot down in cold blood” and implied that gang violence could be the cause. “There used to be a time where women and children were off limits to murder and gang violence,” Ali told KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo. “Unfortunately, those days are long gone.” The family has set up a

A season of protests, forfeits and lawsuits ended quietly Saturday on the volleyball court with San José State losing the Mountain West Conference women’s tournament final to Colorado State. The loss deprived San José State from claiming the conference’s automatic bid to the 64-team NCAA tournament, which could have extended the controversy centered on the team’s transgender player. Instead, top-seeded Colorado State earned the automatic bid by winning in four sets. Fewer than 200 spectators attended the match at UNLV, and the fans were respectful, cheering every player during pregame introductions and during the action. Players encouraged one another throughout the match and exchanged hugs when it was over. The only bit of political activity came when Colorado State star player Malaya Jones and teammates Kennedy Stanford and Naeemah Weathers knelt during the national anthem. Colorado State coach Emily Kohan told reporters the players have knelt before matches since 2020. “They’ve knelt since their freshman year, when the Black Lives Matter movement was going on, and, in this program, we raise critical thinkers to make decisions for what’s important to them,” Kohan said. “And, for

The Golden State (5) Freeway in Santa Clarita will be closed for three days, starting Monday, for construction of overhead signs as part of the North County Enhancement Project. The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority and California Department of Transportation will close the southbound lanes of Interstate 5 from Calgrove Boulevard to state Route 14 beginning Monday from 10 p.m. until Tuesday at 4 a.m. Detour signs will be posted and motorists should expect delays. Construction crews will install three new signs along the southbound I-5 from Calgrove Boulevard to the state Route 14/I-5 interchange. The $679 million project will continue until Thursday morning. The southbound I-5 closures will be: Monday from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Tuesday Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Wednesday Wednesday from 10 p.m. to 4 a.m. Thursday The primary detour for southbound travelers on the I-5 are to exit at Newhall Ranch Road and continue east on Newhall Ranch Road/Golden Valley Road to the southbound SR-14/I-5 Interchange. For local drivers traveling southbound on I-5, exit at Calgrove Boulevard, continue south on The Old Road, south on San

A Woodland Hills homeowners group is challenging the city of Los Angeles’ approval of a site for a new In-N-Out, saying the business’ potential negative environmental impact on their neighborhood has not been properly assessed. The West Valley Alliance for Optimal Living petition asks a Los Angeles Superior Court judge to set aside the city’s approval of the project and put it on hold until the cumulative effects of traffic, noise and water quality are evaluated. A representative for the City Attorney’s Office did not immediately reply to a request for comment on the petition brought Nov. 25. The project site is within the Canoga Park-Winnetka-Woodland Hills-West Hills Community Plan, which the petition says is aimed at helping homeowners promote, preserve and rehabilitate local neighborhoods while balancing commercial interests. The construction area includes a vacant former Bank of America building and consists of just under 40,000 square feet along Ventura Boulevard near Rigoletto and Del Valle streets and Fallbrook Avenue. On Oct. 1, the City Council adopted the recommendations of the Planning and Land Use Management Committee and found that the project is exempt from

Elton John says he struggled to watch new musical after losing eyesight Elton John says he struggled to watch new musical after losing eyesight 02:09 Pop icon Elton John said on Sunday that he struggled to see his new musical, “The Devil Wears Prada” after losing his eyesight because of an eye infection.   John gave audience members an update on his condition at the conclusion of the musical’s opening night at London’s Dominion Theatre, which was also a charity gala for the Elton John AIDS foundation.  “I haven’t been able to come to many of the previews because, as you know, I’ve lost my eyesight so, it’s hard for me to see it,” he said. “But I love to hear it and it quite sounded good tonight.”   Shaina Taub, Sir Elton John and David Furnish speak on stage at “The Devil Wears Prada Musical” charity gala night in support of the Elton John Aids Foundation at The Dominion Theatre on December 1, 2024 in London. Dave Benett John, 77, revealed in September that he had been dealing with a “severe eye infection” that left

Elton John says he struggled to watch new musical after losing eyesight – CBS News Watch CBS News Elton John said Sunday that he’s lost his eyesight and struggled to watch his new musical during the opening night of “The Devil Wears Prada,” for which he wrote the score. John revealed in September that he had an eye infection that left him with limited vision in one eye and it would take “some time before sight returns to the impacted eye.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

By Duarte Dias December 2, 2024 / 11:59 AM EST / CBS News Sex workers in Belgium have been given the right to health insurance, maternity leave, sick pay and other employment benefits under a new world-first law. The new legislation will allow sex workers to enter into employment contracts and benefit from the same rights and legal protections as any other employee, which also includes pension, unemployment benefits and annual vacation. Consensual prostitution was already decriminalized in the European country but until now it existed under a legal gray area. “I am a very proud Belgian sex worker right now,” an author and sex worker who goes by the name of Mel Meliciouss online, tells her Instagram followers in a video. “This is a very important step for us as sex workers. [Employers] cannot force you to do something you don’t want to do,” she adds.  A view of an empty chair inside of a sex worker’s booth, in Antwerp, Belgium. Virginia Mayo / AP The new law does not apply to self-employed sex workers but will prevent employers with a previous history of

By Kaia Hubbard Updated on: December 2, 2024 / 11:53 AM EST / CBS News Rep. Boyle unpacks looming shutdown deadline Unpacking the looming government shutdown deadline with Rep. Brendan Boyle 05:33 Washington — Congress returns this week from a Thanksgiving recess with a number of priorities to get through before the end of the year, while a deadline to fund the government looms over lawmakers.  With the new Congress set to be sworn in on Jan. 3, lawmakers are pushing through a list of to-dos in the coming weeks in the lame-duck session, while Republicans gear up for leadership in Washington next year.  But first, Congress must address government funding, since lawmakers only have until Dec. 20 to approve new spending. And although a shutdown remains unlikely, leaders will need to reach an agreement on a short-term funding measure in the weeks ahead.  Funding the government  In September, lawmakers approved a continuing resolution to keep the government funded through Dec. 20, setting a pre-holiday deadline to prevent a shutdown that has become commonplace for Congress. With frustration among some conservatives over the practice, House

The soft-spoken 18-year-old had run out of food for his three younger siblings. He told the Canoga Park High School counselor that his mother was disappearing for days at a time, leaving him and his siblings, ages 11, 3 and 1, with hardly anything to eat. He filled his stomach with water to stave off the hunger. The senior, Alvondo Williams Jr., was sent home May 6 with a cooler filled with bread, milk, sandwich meat and cereal. The counselor then called the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services hotline to report possible neglect in a home with “more condiments than food.” Over the next two days, an LAPD officer and then a DCFS social worker toured the family’s Canoga Park apartment. Both took the full refrigerator — stocked with food the school had just provided — as a sign the children had enough to eat, according to DCFS records obtained by The Times. Despite receiving several reports this spring about a family with an absent mother and gnawing hunger, the DCFS never opened a case — even after another school counselor

Trump calls pardon for Hunter Biden a “miscarriage of justice” – CBS News Watch CBS News President-elect Donald Trump has issued a scathing response to President Biden’s pardon for his son Hunter, saying on social media that the pardon is “an abuse and miscarriage of justice” and asking if the Jan. 6 “hostages” are included. CBS News senior White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Yet another SoCal resident has reported their expensive package containing a laptop has been stolen, and to make things worse, this is the third time it’s happened to him.  The man, who requested anonymity, says he’s out $23,000 due to his attempts to buy a MacBook Pro.   He told KTLA that the latest theft occurred during what was supposed to be his in-store pickup appointment, which he scheduled following two packages shipped to his house being intercepted by thieves.  In both incidents, the thief or thieves stopped the delivery truck before it arrived at his house and took the laptop, he said.  The man believes there is either “a leak on the employee side” or at Apple itself.  Irish pub in Orange County asks for stolen sign back, no questions asked This is not the first time a Southern California resident has reported their Apple packages being intercepted by thieves.  A Lawndale man told KTLA on Nov. 28 to report a theft directly in front of his home that had taken place exactly two weeks prior and was caught on video. John Shin says was notified

A pursuit came to an abrupt end when the suspect crashed into several vehicles while trying to exit the 605 Freeway in the Whittier area of Los Angeles County Sunday night. The incident occurred shortly before 10 p.m. as California Highway Patrol officers were chasing the vehicle northbound when it attempted to get off the freeway at Slauson Avenue. Video showed the suspect vehicle had rear-ended another vehicle and left at least two others damaged. A freeway pursuit ended in a multi-vehicle crash in Whittier on Dec. 1, 2024. (KNN) Two people, including one of the suspects, were transported from the scene by ambulance. At least one other suspect was taken into custody at the scene. No one involved in the crash was identified. It was also unclear what prompted the CHP to initiate its pursuit.

Police are searching for a suspect who used a rock to shatter a window and break into a business in the Woodland Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles Monday morning. The incident was captured on surveillance video just after 1 a.m. Monday at the Corner Grille Korean Fusion restaurant on Ventura Boulevard near Topanga Canyon. The video shows a rock being thrown at the business, partially shattering the window. A shattered glass is seen outside the Corner Grille Korean Fusion restaurant in Woodland Hills on Dec. 2, 2024. (KNN) The suspect then used a pickaxe to try and break the glass further. A Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson confirmed that the suspect did get into the business but it was unclear if anything was taken. No description of the suspect was available.

By Renee Anderson Updated on: December 2, 2024 / 10:11 AM EST / CBS New York Israeli-American hostage from Long Island confirmed dead, IDF says Israeli-American hostage from Long Island confirmed dead, IDF says 01:03 NEW YORK — U.S.-Israeli hostage Omer Neutra is confirmed dead in Gaza, the Israel Defense Forces announced on Monday. The IDF says the 21-year-old from Long Island was killed fighting Hamas militants during the Oct. 7 massacre . His body was taken into Gaza, where it is still being held by Hamas.  “The Neutra family is deeply grieving and devastated with the news. They are currently requesting the public who has been very supportive throughout this journey to please respect their privacy until they are formally ready to announce the next steps,” a spokesperson for the family said in a statement Monday.  Neutra had deferred his enrollment at SUNY Binghamton to join the IDF after high school.  “We just learned that this prayer couldn’t be answered for the family of Omer Neutra. Omer was barbarically murdered by Hamas in the October 7 attacks,” New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in a

Neil deGrasse Tyson on why the moon sometimes looks so big and bright – CBS News Watch CBS News Astrophysicist and best-selling author Neil deGrasse Tyson explains why the moon sometimes appears larger and brighter in the night sky. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

How plastic Starbucks cups end up in trash CBS News investigation finds some Starbucks cups placed in recycling bins end up in landfills 06:23 Many consumers trust that when they toss a plastic cup into a recycling bin at a restaurant or coffee shop, it will be recycled and turned into something new. However, a CBS News investigation uncovered that this isn’t always true. CBS News investigated what happens at one of the largest users of plastic cups that advertises its recycling practices: Starbucks. Reporters placed plastic cold drink cups, embedded with trackers, into 57 labeled recycling bins at Starbucks locations across the country to see where the cups went. Only 36 provided reliable data.  The trackers were superglued between two Starbucks cold drink plastic cups and CBS News monitored each tracker’s location multiple times a day until the trackers stopped moving.  Of the 36 cups CBS News dropped, 32 did not go to a recycling facility. Fourteen cups were traced to landfills, five to incinerators, and thirteen to waste transfer stations, where trash is compacted before being sent to landfills or incinerators. Only four

How to protect yourself from Cyber Monday scams – CBS News Watch CBS News The FBI reported more than $73 million in consumer losses from holiday scams in 2022. Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, joins “CBS Mornings Plus” with tips to stay safe while shopping online. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On