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HARTFORD, Conn. —  In a marquee matchup Saturday night, No. 7 USC defeated perennial powerhouse No. 4 Connecticut 72-70, avenging its Elite Eight loss to the Huskies in April and strengthening its status as one of the nation’s elite teams. “This is a really significant win, and it’s a significant win because of the stature of the UConn program and what [Connecticut coach] Geno Auriemma has done for our sport,” USC coach Lindsay Gottlieb said. “I told [the team] in [the locker room] — for me, for my entire high school and on, this is what basketball excellence was, this is what we saw. And it’s challenged all of us to want to be better, to find players who want to be better and be that elite.” Undeterred playing in front of a sold-out crowd on the road, USC opened the game with a 9-0 run, capitalizing on cold shooting and defensive lapses from the Huskies. Buoyed by 15 points from JuJu Watkins, the Trojans shot 48.6% from the floor in the first half, including seven for 11 from three-point range, to take a 42-29 lead

Una imagen promocional de la artista argentina Valeria Gastaldi. (Fuentes2Fernandez) Por REDACCIÓN LOS ANGELES TIMES EN ESPAÑOL Dic. 21, 2024 6:49 PM PT La cantante argentina Valeria Gastaldi, que formó parte del popular grupo de pop Bandana y que inició luego una carrera como solista, ha decidido sorprender a los numerosos seguidores que tiene en tierras aztecas con motivo de la Navidad. De ese modo, ella misma, que pasó un periodo extendido de tiempo en México tras la separación de Bandana y que radica actualmente en Miami, regresó al DF para grabar una nueva versión de un tema que ocupa un lugar estelar en el corazón de los melómanos del país vecino. Se trata de “Amor eterno”, la tierna balada del legendario cantante y compositor Juan Gabriel, cuya adaptación en voz de Gastaldi se encuentra ya disponible en todas las plataformas dedicadas a difundir música, y que puedes escuchar también por aquí. Tras un periodo de alejamiento de los escenarios debido a razones personales, la artista decidió regresar a su oficio original a partir de este año, empezando con el lanzamiento del sencillo “Sigo recordándote”

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Loved ones gathered to honor a 15-year-old boy whose brother is accused of murdering him with an ax in Ventura County. Zayde Keohohou was laid to rest Saturday and a celebration of life ceremony was held to remember the teen who his family said lived life to the fullest. “It’s hard,” said Jante Keohohou, Zayde’s mother. “It’s been really hard. Pain every day. He exuded love and aloha.” Zayde was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, but his mother said that never stopped him from enjoying the things he loved with his family. “We had a good 15 years with him,” Jante said. “He wasn’t supposed to live past three and we got him to 15.” On Dec. 5, authorities were called to a home on the 400 block of Jeanne Court in Newbury Park just after 8 p.m. on reports that a teenager had been struck in the head with an unknown object. That teen, Zayde, was in the process of being taken to the hospital when he was pronounced dead.  Jante Sharp and her son, Zayde Sharp are seen together in

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department Saturday asked for the public to help locate a 14-year-old girl who went missing in East Los Angeles. Sheila Sarahi Camacho was last seen at 8 p.m. Friday near the 100 block of North Indiana Street, according to the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. Her family is concerned for her well-being. Camacho is Hispanic, 5 feet, 2 inches tall, 178 pounds, with red hair and brown eyes, and was last seen wearing a black hooded sweater, black leggings and black Converse shoes. Anyone with information about where to find Camacho was urged to call the East Los Angeles Sheriff’s Station at 323-264-4151 or Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477.

One man was shot to death and another was injured in Stanton, authorities said Saturday. The shooting occurred about 4:20 p.m. Friday in the area of Orangewood Avenue and Court Street, according to the Orange County Sheriff’s Department. Arriving deputies found 18-year-old Stanton resident Jonathan Alexis Jimenez wounded inside a vehicle on Court, sheriff’s officials said. Paramedics took him to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A second man was also found injured inside the vehicle, sheriff’s officials said. He was treated at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries related to the shooting. “Several subjects” were detained at the scene Friday night during the investigation by the sheriff’s Homicide and Gang Enforcement Team, officials said. Their current status was not available. The investigation continued. Anyone with information regarding the incident was asked to call sheriff’s dispatch at 714-647-7000 or Orange County Crime Stoppers at 1-855-TIP-OCCS, or online at www.ocsheriff.gov/occrimestoppers.

Updated on: December 22, 2024 / 12:19 AM EST / AP Lara Trump withdraws consideration for Marco Rubio’s Florida Senate seat Lara Trump withdraws consideration for Marco Rubio’s Florida Senate seat 00:23 Lara Trump, the daughter-in-law of President-elect Donald Trump , said Saturday that she’s removing herself from consideration to be a Florida senator — ending speculation that she could replace Republican Sen. Marco Rubio , who has been tapped to be the incoming administration’s secretary of state . “After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate,” Lara Trump posted on X. After an incredible amount of thought, contemplation, and encouragement from so many, I have decided to remove my name from consideration for the United States Senate. I could not have been more honored to serve as RNC co-chair during the most high-stakes election of our… https://t.co/ARdvTQki9N — Lara Trump (@LaraLeaTrump) December 21, 2024 Instead, she promised a “big announcement to share in January.” The announcement comes weeks after Trump announced that she was stepping down

SACRAMENTO —  The test was obvious the minute the Lakers got their schedule for the 2024-25 season. They would make one trip to Sacramento to face the Kings twice, two games against a team whose pace and physicality have been the difference in multiple years of dominance over the Lakers. If, somehow, the Lakers were able to beat the Kings in their first meeting at the Golden 1 Center, they’d need to try and do it again a day and a half later. Through the first few months of the schedule, the Lakers had seemingly exorcised their Kings demons. They beat them in the first week of the season, quieting the noise around Domantas Sabonis’ dominance against Anthony Davis. Thursday, in their first game against the Kings in Sacramento, Davis was terrific in a game Lakers coach JJ Redick called his “favorite” win of the season. To do it again? That would require sustained attention, sustained effort and sustained execution. It would take, as coach Doc Rivers used to tell Redick’s Clippers teams, the Lakers needing to hang onto the rope in the game of tug-of-war.

Oleksandr Usyk reafirmó ser el mejor peso pesado del momento al derrotar por segunda vez, en un combate de revancha, a Tyson Fury por decisión unánime. El combate fue celebrado el sábado en el King Abdullah Sports City de Jeddah, Arabia Saudi, en donde los jueces otorgaron puntuaciones de 116-112 X3 a favor del ucraniano. Ambos pugilistas llegaron al combate de gran forma física, con Usyk (23-0, 14 KOs), conocido por su disciplina en el peso, dio 221 libras en la báscula, luciendo ligero y preparado para explotar su velocidad ante un Fury (34-2, 24 KOs) que pesó 271 libras, apostando por su tamaño y poder para intentar dominar a su rival que terminó por retener los títulos de la AMB (Super), la OMB y la IBO. Aunque Fury apostó por más peso en esta ocasión, no fue determinante para sobreponer a un determinado Usyk. “Esta victoria es para mi país, mi equipo y todos los que creen en mí”, dijo Usyk en el cuadrilátero tras la pelea. “Tyson es un gran peleador, pero demostré que el corazón y la estrategia superan cualquier desventaja física.

By Derick Waller, Mark Prussin Updated on: December 21, 2024 / 11:47 PM EST / CBS New York Manhattan DA now investigating sexual misconduct allegations at the NYPD Manhattan DA now investigating sexual misconduct allegations at the NYPD 03:09 NEW YORK — Yet another scandal is rocking the New York City Police Department. Jeffrey Maddrey, the department’s highest-ranking uniformed officer , resigned Friday night after a bombshell allegation of sexual misconduct on the job. The former chief of department is accused of trading sexual favors for overtime. Here’s more on the allegations   Lt. Quathisha Epps filed a complaint Saturday with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, saying the abuse started last year and continued up until this week. Maddrey just appeared a few days ago in front of the City Council’s Public Safety Committee to defend the NYPD’s use of stop and frisk . Meanwhile, a major shakeup was unfolding. Epps alleges that between June 2023 and Monday Maddrey engaged in efforts “to coerce her into performing unwanted sexual favors in exchange for overtime opportunities.” She says that included intercourse in the office. NYPD Chief

Popular retail chain Party City filed for bankruptcy protection Saturday, a day after it disclosed to employees that it would be implementing mass layoffs at its New Jersey headquarters. The filing was made in bankruptcy court in the Southern District of Texas, according to court documents obtained by CBS News. The company had liabilities of between $1 billion and $10 billion, according to the filing.  On Friday, Party City’s chief human resources officer Karen McGowan informed employees in an email obtained by CBS News New York that it was conducting an immediate “mass layoff” at its headquarters in Woodcliff Lake, New Jersey. A view of a Party City store on Dec. 20, 2024 in Daly City, California.  Getty Images CNN reported Friday that Party City CEO Barry Litwin told corporate employees in a meeting that the company was “winding down” operations. Some store employees also received letters Friday that all the chain’s stores would be closing in February, CNN said. Party City, which specializes in party supplies and was founded in the mid-1980s, has more than 700 company-owned and franchise store locations across North America

Oakland Athletics legend Rickey Henderson dies at 65 Rickey Henderson, Oakland Athletics legend and MLB all-time stolen bases leader, dies at 65 00:17 Rickey Henderson , a Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and the league’s all-time stolen bases leader, has died at age 65, MLB announced Saturday. MLB Commissioner Robert Manfred confirmed Henderson’s death in a statement, calling him “the gold standard of base stealing and leadoff hitting.” “Rickey was one of the most accomplished and beloved Athletics of all-time,” Manfred wrote. “He also made an impact with many other Clubs during a quarter-century career like no other.  Rickey epitomized speed, power and entertainment in setting the tone at the top of the lineup.  When we considered new rules for the game in recent years, we had the era of Rickey Henderson in mind.” Former Oakland Athletics player Rickey Henderson before a baseball game between the Athletics and the Texas Rangers in Oakland, Calif., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. Jeff Chiu / AP Henderson would have been 66 on Christmas Day. No cause of death was immediately provided. Henderson’s wife, Pamela Henderson, released a statement

Actor Blake Lively accused “It Ends With Us” director and co-star Justin Baldoni of sexually harassing her and seeking to smear her reputation after she spoke out about a “hostile work environment” that nearly derailed the film. In a legal complaint filed this week, Lively alleges she raised concerns about inappropriate behavior by Baldoni, who co-founded Wayfarer Studios, the company that owns the film. She also outlines complaints against Jamey Heath, the chief executive of Wayfarer and the film’s producer, and names other defendants. “Ms. Lively seeks to set the record straight, to hold the Wayfarer Parties and Associates accountable, and to shine a light on this new form of retaliation so that it will not be used against any others who seek to stand up and speak out against sexual harassment,” states the complaint, obtained previously by the New York Times and the Associated Press. The document, which is a precursor to a lawsuit, was reportedly filed Friday with the California Civil Rights Department. The accusations shed light on the working conditions and alleged behavior Lively and her female colleagues endured as they were

NEW YORK —  It seemed almost incalculable, all the things that would have to go wrong for UCLA to lose its massive lead midway through the second half. With Tyler Bilodeau making one three-pointer after another, including one that finally rattled in after bouncing around the rim, the Bruins appeared well on their way to a breakthrough against a fellow blue blood that had tormented them in every meeting for nearly a quarter of a century. Bilodeau’s fifth three-pointer of the game in as many tries gave UCLA a 16-point lead over North Carolina with 12 minutes 50 seconds left Saturday afternoon at Madison Square Garden, quieting a crowd largely swathed in Carolina blue. Barely a minute later, a whistle blew. Bilodeau was called for his fourth foul. That created a bigger issue than the turnovers, missed free throws and needless fouls that would ensue. “The problem,” UCLA coach Mick Cronin said, who immediately yanked his star player, “was Tyler Bilodeau wasn’t in the game.” Without Bilodeau, who sat out the next 6½ minutes, the No. 18 Bruins wilted badly during a brutal 76-74 loss in

An 18-year-old man was in custody Saturday following the stabbing death of a 17-year-old girl with whom he was acquainted in Azusa, authorities said. Officers from the Azusa Police Department responded at 10 p.m. Friday to the 300 block of North Soldano Avenue, near Third Street and west of the Azusa High School West Campus, to an assault-with-a-deadly-weapon call, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department, which is investigating the death. Arriving officers found the girl suffering from stab wounds. She was taken to a hospital, where she was pronounced dead. Her name was not released due to her age, sheriff’s officials said. The motive for the stabbing was not disclosed. Both the suspect and the victim were Azusa residents. Homicide detectives plan to present the facts of the case to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office for filing consideration, officials said. Anyone with information about the stabbing was asked to call the sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at 323-890-5500. Callers who wish to remain anonymous may call Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477 or send tips to lacrimestoppers.org.

A 58-year-old man was killed Saturday in a single-vehicle rollover crash near South Pasadena, authorities said. The crash was reported at 4:40 a.m. Saturday near the York Boulevard exit of the southbound 110 Freeway. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the scene, where they found the overturned SUV blocking the slow lane, CHP Officer Elizabeth Kraviz told City News Service. Zoran Zarich, a Pasadena resident, was driving a 2021 Infiniti QX80 that struck the raised curb and perimeter fence at the west side of the roadway, according to a CHP statement. The vehicle overturned and Zarich, the lone occupant inside the SUV, was ejected. The driver was pronounced dead at the scene, Los Angeles Fire Department spokeswoman Margaret Stewart said. A Sigalert issued at 5:15 a.m. closing the Nos. 2 and 3 lanes of the southbound freeway was canceled at 7:45 a.m. Anyone with information about the crash was urged to call the CHP’s Central Los Angeles office at 213-744-2331.

A Southern California teen was stabbed to death on Friday night, and police say an acquaintance of hers is in custody. Authorities responded to reports of an assault with a deadly weapon at about 10 p.m. Friday on the 300 Block of North Soldano Avenue in Azusa, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. When Azusa police officers arrived at the scene, they found a girl suffering from stab wounds. She was transported to a local hospital, where she later died. The victim was identified only as a 17-year-old girl. Her name is yet to be publicly released. A suspect, identified only as an 18-year-old acquaintance of the girl, was taken into custody. As of Saturday morning, it wasn’t yet clear whether the suspect would be facing charges. No additional details were immediately made available.

Una película filmada en primera persona suena a un truco. Parte de la magia de la narración cinematográfica es aceptar que algo puede ser desde el punto de vista de alguien y, sin embargo, también desde la distancia. Usar la cámara desde el punto de vista de un personaje suele ser un recurso de estudiantes universitarios y cineastas experimentales de nicho. En una película comercial, debe usarse sólo en dosis muy limitadas. Y sin embargo, con “Nickel Boys”, que se estrena este fin de semana en L.A., el cineasta RaMell Ross no solo se compromete con la idea, sino que entrega una de las películas más poderosas del año: un viaje lírico, desgarrador y espeluznante hacia la oscuridad de una brutal escuela-reformatorio en el sur de Estados Unidos durante la época de la segregación. Ross y la coguionista Joslyn Barnes no partieron de cero, sino de la novela ganadora del Pulitzer de Colson Whitehead sobre dos adolescentes, Elwood y Turner, que se hacen amigos mientras son pupilos de ese reformatorio juvenil en Florida. La Academia Nickel de la novela y la película es ficticia, pero

One person is dead after they ingested what they believed to be psychedelic mushrooms in Utah, according to the Utah Poison Control Center. “The Utah Poison Control Center was recently notified about a possible case of amatoxin (mushroom) induced liver failure and death,” a press release from the poison control center states. “The patient reportedly ingested psychedelic mushrooms purchased on the street.” After eating the mushrooms, the individual reportedly began to experience severe nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. Their condition worsened, experiencing “fulminant liver failure, acidosis, and hypotension,” the release states. The person died around 36 hours later, officials said. Security guard opens fire at suspects trying to break into mansion in Los Angeles According to the poison control center, many species of mushrooms have the hepatotoxins (toxic substances that damage the liver) called “amatoxins” — Amanita, Galerina, and Lepiota mushrooms — but only the Galerina species is known to grow in Utah. Normally, psychedelic mushrooms do not cause liver damage, and officials said it is “highly unusual” for hepatotoxic mushrooms to be mistaken for psychedelic mushrooms. The center has not had any confirmed cases of

Police in Culver City apprehended a DUI suspect after they struck two pedestrians on Friday night.  According to the Culver City Police Department, a driver suspected of being under the influence struck the pair of pedestrians as they were crossing the intersection of Culver Boulevard and Irving Place around 9:33 p.m.  The pedestrians sustained non-life-threatening injuries, authorities said.  Security guard opens fire at suspects trying to break into mansion in Los Angeles Officers responded to the scene and “swiftly” detained the driver before impounding their vehicle and transporting them to the Culver City Jail for felony DUI causing bodily injury.  The suspect’s name was not released. 

Earlier this month, the Louise Lowery Davis Center at 111 W. Victoria St. in Santa Barbara reopened with some major upgrades. “[There’s] additional lighting, we’ve raised all the ceilings up, so that feels a lot more open and airy,” said Rich Hanna, Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Manager. Hanna says the project took around five years to complete with crews making improvements to the interior and exterior of the building in addition to a new outdoor patio. The Parks and Recreation Department is currently seeking partners to expand the offering of free programs and services available at the community center. “Youve got your event space, to your activity room, out to the courtyard and we can do events for up to 114 people,” Hanna said. “Most of our senior activities right now, we probably have anywhere from eight to 10 participants in each of those activities that we currently offer.” The century-old building was built in 1923 as part of Santa Barbaras first public high school and has served as a community recreation center since 1933. “It’s nice to bring it on and actually have