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Ten people were injured Saturday night when a motorcycle officer crashed a bike into a crowd of revelers gathered for an annual holiday parade in Palm Springs, according to the city. The crash happened just after 6 p.m. along the Festival of Lights Parade route at Palm Canyon Drive and Amado Road, officials said. The officer, who has not been identified, and nine others suffered non-life-threatening injuries and were being treated at local hospitals, officials said. Lt. Gustavo Araiza, a public information officer for the Palm Springs Police Department, said he did not have additional details about the incident, beyond that the officer “ended up losing control” and went into the crowd. The California Highway Patrol is investigating. “Officers on scene got different statements from different people, so they’ll be following up to determine what caused him to lose control,” Araiza said of the motorcycle officer. Palm Springs Police Chief Andy Mills said in a statement posted on Facebook that he feels “terrible about the accident and injuries to the very people we protect. I am deeply concerned and hope for a thorough recovery.” Mills

Video released by Long Beach police on Saturday shows portions of a standoff outside a neighborhood church that led to officers shooting a man whose family said he was suffering a mental health crisis. Brandon Boyd, 38, was fatally shot by police outside a Long Beach church hours after police showed up in response to text messages reporting a man with a gun. His family has criticized how police handled the situation. Officers who arrived at Iglesia de Cristo Miel, a church on Atlantic Avenue near 52nd Street, had tried to de-escalate the situation with a hostage negotiator and a mental evaluation team in the hours before the shooting, the Long Beach Police Department said. A SWAT team was brought in after more than two hours of Boyd not cooperating, according to the department. The roughly 17-minute video released Saturday includes segments from police body cameras showing portions of their interactions with Boyd as he sat on the steps of the church. At one point in the video, a police officer calls out to Boyd: “Nobody wants to hurt you, OK? We just want to

Two Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Deputies were injured Saturday when their unmarked patrol vehicle and another vehicle collided in East Rancho Dominguez. The crash occurred at 12:15 p.m. Saturday at East Compton Boulevard and Williams Avenue, according to Deputy G. Robles of the Sheriff’s Information Bureau. The deputies were northbound on Williams while the other vehicle was eastbound on Compton. The deputies were taken by ambulance to a hospital for treatment of injuries Robles described as “not significant.” The person in the other vehicle was treated at the scene, she said. A sergeant at the Compton sheriff’s station declined to say whether the deputies were en route to a call for service at the time of the crash. An investigation by the The California Highway Patrol was underway, Robles said.

A woman was killed Saturday in a vehicle crash on the Harbor (110) Freeway in Carson. The crash occurred at 5:42 a.m. Saturday on the southbound freeway at Carson Street, according to the California Highway Patrol. Jessica Thompson, 37, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the Medical Examiner’s office. Her city of residence was not provided. A Sigalert, issued at 5:57 a.m. closing all southbound lanes at the West Carson Street off-ramp, was canceled at 9:37 a.m.

Updated on: December 8, 2024 / 12:02 AM EST / CBS/AP Syrian rebels close in on city of Homs Syrian rebels close in on crucial city of Homs 02:58 Syria’s government appears to have fallen after opposition fighters said they had entered Damascus following a stunning advance, and a Syrian opposition war monitor reported that President Bashar Assad had left the country.   Syrian opposition fighters said early Sunday local time that they had entered Damascus and residents of the capital reported the sounds of gunfire and explosions.  Rami Abdurrahman — who heads the Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor — told the Associated Press that Assad took a flight Sunday out of Damascus. Two senior Syrian army officers also told Reuters that Assad flew out of Damascus Sunday for an unknown destination. The White House indicated to CBS News it was unaware of Assad’s whereabouts.  Local residents gather on a street in the Damascus suburb of Jaramana on Dec. 8, 2024, after Syrian rebels said that President Bashar Assad had fled the country.  LOUAI BESHARA/AFP via Getty Images “President Biden

By Derick Waller Updated on: December 8, 2024 / 8:53 AM EST / CBS New York Manhunt for CEO shooter intensifies as NYPD releases new pictures Manhunt for CEO shooter intensifies as NYPD releases new pictures 02:17 NEW YORK — The New York City Police Department released two new images of the person of interest wanted for questioning in  the deadly shooting of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson  outside the Hilton Midtown hotel in Manhattan. One picture released Saturday shows the person of interest in the back of a taxi, and another shows him walking on a sidewalk outside a vehicle. In both, he is wearing a mask and has a hood up.   The NYPD released new photos of a person of interest they want to speak to in connection to the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. NYPD Crime Stoppers The NYPD released new photos of a person of interest they want to speak to in connection to the Dec. 4, 2024 shooting death of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. NYPD Crime Stoppers NYPD divers search Central Park lake Earlier that

Two suspects were arrested on grand theft charges following a pursuit in Irvine. The suspects were identified as Christian Margel, 22, of Anaheim, and Teresa Margel, 20, of Fullerton, according to the Irvine Police Department. Authorities had been investigating a “complex transnational fraud scheme where criminals steal Electric Benefit Transfers (EBT) funds shortly after they are deposited into victims’ accounts,” authorities said. On Dec. 2, detectives were checking local banks when they spotted “suspicious subjects possibly involved in fraudulent activity” at a bank near Culver and Irvine Center Drives.  The suspects drove away and when police attempted to pull them over, they refused to yield, leading officers on a pursuit. After a short chase, they eventually stopped the car near Culver Drive and Irvine Boulevard where a female suspect was immediately detained by officers. The male suspect jumped out of the car and fled the scene, police said. 4 suspects wanted for stealing over $316,000 in check fraud scheme: police Christian Margel, 22, of Anaheim was arrested after police found him hiding in a dumpster following a pursuit in Irvine on Dec. 2, 2024. (Irvine

Officials announced Saturday that crews found a body that is believed to be the last missing passenger involved in a Ventura County cliffside crash from Dec. 1. According to an update released by the California Highway Patrol, the Ventura County Search and Rescue team (VCSAR) was conducting a search in “treacherous terrain” on Dec. 7 when they found a deceased body underneath thick foliage. CHP says the person’s identity will not be released as it is pending next of kin notification, but they are believed to be the last missing occupant of the car that plunged 1,000 feet down a hillside a week earlier. The crash, which happened in the area of Deer Creek Road, took place around 2 a.m. on Dec. 1 but was not reported to CHP until around noon on Dec. 2. According to CHP, “The reporting party claimed he exited from the vehicle and hiked to a nearby road where he was picked up, but never heard from the other two occupants in the vehicle.” Officials did not immediately say what exactly caused the crash. Officers arrived on Dec. 2 to

Major League Soccer was unable to showcase its most prized jewels at its championship game. Lionel Messi didn’t toy with defenders in the MLS Cup final. He didn’t make any of those passes that no other player could make. He didn’t create any magic. Messi didn’t do any of that because he wasn’t here. His team, Inter Miami, was eliminated from the postseason four weeks ago. Standing in for Messi at the league’s flagship event on Saturday were the Galaxy and New York Red Bulls. Neither team spent as much this season as Inter Miami, which had a league-high $40-million payroll. Neither team had the star power of Inter Miami, especially after Galaxy playmaker Riqui Puig was ruled out of the game with a torn anterior cruciate ligament sustained in the Western Conference final. What the Galaxy and Red Bulls provided was a more accurate picture of what MLS is today. The MLS of today is the Galaxy, who reclaimed their title as the kings of the league with a 2-1 victory over the Red Bulls at Dignity Health Sports Park after modernizing their entire

In the distance away from where the media was conducting interviews after the Clippers’ practice on Saturday, Kawhi Leonard was doing rehab work and eventually shooting on the court. Leonard was working with a medicine ball, doing drills for his recovery process from a right knee injury that has kept him out all season. He jumped rope before shooting. All of this work is an attempt to get Leonard playing again for the Clippers. Still, the biggest question is when will Leonard be playing again? That put Clippers coach Tyronn Lue in the position of having to again answer questions about his star and mostly about a report that said Leonard would be back before Christmas. “I don’t know,” Lue said. “I don’t know.” Lue paused for a moment and asked: “Who said that?” He was told a reporter put that out there. Lue was asked will Leonard be back during that stated time frame? “I don’t know,” Lue said. What Lue does know is that Norman Powell (left hamstring) and Kevin Porter Jr. (left ankle) will play Sunday night against the Houston Rockets at

The Galaxy are back. After a decade-long slump in which it lost almost as many games as it won, the team capped an improbable rise from near-worst to first Saturday, capturing a record sixth MLS Cup with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls at Dignity Health Sports Park. With playmaker Riqui Puig, who tore the ACL in his left knee in last week’s Western Conference final, watching from the sideline the Galaxy won behind early goals from Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic and a stout performance from a defense that was tested all afternoon. The team then mounted a hastily erected stage at midfield to accept the Philip F. Anschutz Trophy, named for the team’s founding owner. “Let me just say thanks to all the fans who continued to have faith in the Galaxy,” Anschutz said during the trophy presentation. “Last year we were at the bottom of the league. This year we won the Cup.” At the final whistle, Puig was carried from his seat onto the field where he joined in a party that quickly decamped for a champagne-soaked locker

Updated on: December 7, 2024 / 10:15 PM EST / CBS/AP Syrian rebels close in on city of Homs Syrian rebels close in on crucial city of Homs 02:58 Syrian opposition fighters said early Sunday that they had entered Damascus following a stunning advance across the country. Residents of the capital reported the sounds of gunfire and explosions, and President Bashar Assad’s whereabouts were unknown. There was no immediate official statement from the Syrian government. The pro-government Sham FM radio reported that Damascus airport was evacuated and all flights halted. The insurgents also announced they had entered the notorious Saydnaya military prison north of the capital and “liberated our prisoners” there. Damascus was expected to fall, three U.S. officials had earlier told CBS News, after Syrian insurgents surrounded the capital in a swiftly moving offensive. Syrian insurgents also claimed early Sunday to have captured the key central city of Homs.  Iranian forces who’d been defending Assad have “pretty much” evacuated from Syria, the U.S. officials said. The government was forced to deny rumors that Assad had fled the country. Syrian insurgents reached the suburbs of

December 7, 2024 / 10:12 PM EST / CBS/AP South Korean party boycotts impeachment vote South Korean ruling party boycotts impeachment vote 02:53 South Korean prosecutors on Sunday detained a former defense minister who allegedly recommended last week’s brief but stunning martial law imposition to President Yoon Suk Yeol, making him the first figure detained over the case, news reports said. The reported development came a day after Yoon avoided an opposition-led bid to impeach him in parliament, with most ruling party lawmakers boycotting a floor vote to prevent the two-thirds majority needed to suspend his presidential powers. The main liberal opposition Democratic Party said it will prepare a new impeachment motion against Yoon. However, according to Agence France-Presse, Yoon’s ruling People Power Party said in a statement Sunday that it had “effectively obtained (Yoon’s) promise to step down.” “Until the president steps down, the president will be effectively excluded from his duties,” it said in the statement, per AFP. People Power Party leader Han Dong-hoon and South Korean Prime Minister Han Duck-soo were set to meet later Sunday to discuss plans for Yoon’s “orderly

Police are searching for a hit-and-run driver who killed a pedestrian in Canoga Park. On Dec. 6, the victim, identified only as a man in his early 40s, was crossing westbound on De Soto Avenue, just north of Gresham Street at around 5:15 p.m., according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspect, driving a grey/silver vehicle, was heading southbound on De Soto Avenue when they struck the pedestrian. The suspect continued driving away and did not stop to help the injured victim, police said. The victim was eventually located by paramedics and pronounced dead at the scene. His identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin by the L.A. County Coroner’s Office.  Detectives said there was a lot of traffic at the time and likely many witnesses with information that could help track down the suspect. Burglars dressed as gardeners targeting Inland Empire homes  “Motorists are reminded that if they become involved in a collision, they should pull over and stop as soon as it is safe to do so, notify emergency services, and remain at the scene to identify themselves,” LAPD

Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic scored in the opening 13 minutes to give the Galaxy a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls Saturday in the MLS Cup at Dignity Health Sports Park. The championship increased the Galaxy’s record total to six. They were making their record 10th MLS Cup appearance and first since 2014 when they defeated the New England Revolution, 2-1, in overtime. “After 10 years, to win again, it’s very special feeling,” Joveljic told Fox Sports. “Even before the season, I said that we have a different team — young, hungry guys who are ready to fight for this club. We deserve this 100%. And we are going to win it again.” Defender Sean Nealis scored for the Red Bulls in the 28th minute. Galaxy goalkeeper John McCarthy made four saves, including stopping Cameron Harper’s shot in the 85th minute and Elias Manoel’s header five minutes into second-half stoppage time to preserve the lead. Paintsil sprinted past the New York defense to collect a pass from Gastón Brugman and rolled a shot from about 10 yards out past goalkeeper Carlos Coronel

One man was killed and another injured in a crash involving a Mercedes-Benz SUV and two semi-trailers in Diamond Bar, authorities said Saturday. The crash occurred at 10:30 p.m. Friday on the eastbound Pomona (60) Freeway west of Phillips Ranch Road where arriving California Highway Patrol officers found two damaged big rigs and a Mercedes-Benz GLC 300 SUV, the CHP reported in a press statement. The preliminary investigation indicated that 32-year-old Guadalupe Mercado of Chino was driving the SUV recklessly when he veered onto the right shoulder and the front of the SUV struck the left rear of the trailer of a parked big rig, the CHP reported. That crash caused the SUV to ricochet back into traffic lanes and collide with the rear of another big rig, the officials said. The right front passenger of the SUV died at the scene. He was identified as 36-year-old Andres Mercado, who died from blunt traumatic injuries, the Medical Examiner’s office reported. His relationship to the driver was unclear. Guadalupe Mercado suffered major injuries and paramedics took him to Pomona Valley Hospital, where he was arrested on

Al comienzo, Annie González no quería tener nada que ver con esto. Cuando su agente le dijo que se iban a iniciar las audiciones para encontrar a la actriz principal de “Jenni”, la película que se estrena este fin de semana tanto en cines como en ViX, la experimentada actriz mexicoamericana rechazó de plano la idea. Y es que le parecía una responsabilidad demasiado grande ponerse en la piel de una artista que, a 12 años de su trágica muerte, sigue siendo considerada como uno de los iconos más grandes de la música regional mexicana y es una figura mítica en el ambiente mexicoamericano, hasta el punto de que las dos series televisivas que se han realizado ya para recrear su vida (“Su nombre era Dolores” -no autorizada- y “Mariposa de Barrio” -oficial-) se vieron sometidas a toda clase de cuestionamientos, más allá del éxito comercial que tuvieron. Sin embargo, un mes después, al ser abordada de manera directa por los directores de casting, la intérprete cambió completamente de idea al darse cuenta de que tenía sentido participar en una historia con la que se

Updated on: December 7, 2024 / 8:33 PM EST / CBS/AP Syrian rebels close in on city of Homs Syrian rebels close in on crucial city of Homs 02:58 Damascus is expected to fall, three U.S. officials told CBS News, as Syrian insurgents have surrounded the capital in a swiftly moving offensive. Syrian insurgents also claimed early Sunday to have captured the key central city of Homs.  Iranian forces who’d been defending Syrian President Bashar Assad have “pretty much” evacuated from Syria, the U.S. officials said. The government was forced to deny rumors that Assad had fled the country. Syrian insurgents reached the suburbs of Damascus on Saturday as part of a rapidly moving offensive that has seen them take over some of Syria’s largest cities, opposition activists and a rebel commander said Saturday. Syrian insurgents advancing in Homs, Syria, on Dec. 6, 2024. Izettin Kasim/Anadolu via Getty Images The advances in the past week were among the largest in recent years by opposition factions, led by a group that has its origins in al-Qaida and is considered a terrorist organization by the U.S. and

Police are searching for an at-risk teenager who was last seen in Arcadia on Thursday and has been missing since. The Arcadia Police Department issued a release on Saturday to ask for the public’s help looking for Atlanta King Scott, who police describe as a 17-year-old Black male. Scott was last seen around 8 p.m. on Dec. 5 in the 700 block of West Lemon Avenue, according to police. Officials did not immediately say if he was with anyone at this last known location, or if he has a possible destination. Police say Scott was last wearing black sweatpants, a black hoodie and gray/black Airforce One tennis shoes. In addition, the release says Scott stands about 5 feet and 2 inches tall, and weighs about 150 pounds. Details are limited. It was not immediately clear what circumstances Scott was last seen in or why he may have disappeared. Arcadia Police ask anyone who may have information that can help safely locate the teen to call 911 or contact the department at 626-574-5123.

Updated on: December 7, 2024 / 6:53 PM EST / AP Joseph Paintsil and Dejan Joveljic scored in the first half, and the LA Galaxy won their record sixth MLS Cup championship with a 2-1 victory over the New York Red Bulls on Saturday. After striking twice in the first 13 minutes of the final with goals from their star forwards, the Galaxy nursed their lead through a scoreless second half to raise their league’s biggest trophy for the first time since 2014. MLS’ most successful franchise struggled through most of the ensuing decade, even finishing 26th in the 29-team league last year. But the Galaxy turned everything around this season with a high-scoring new lineup that finished second in the Western Conference and then streaked through the playoffs with a whopping 18 goals in five games to win another crown. Los Angeles Galaxy players celebrate after winning the MLS Cup Final match with the NY Red Bulls at Dignity Health Sports Park in Carson, California, on December 7, 2024. (Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images) Sean Nealis scored for the seventh-seeded Red Bulls, whose

Updated on: December 7, 2024 / 6:39 PM EST / CBS/AP “The Wizard of Oz” slippers up for auction Storied pair of ruby slippers worn in “The Wizard of Oz” up for auction 05:32 A pair of iconic ruby slippers that were worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” — and stolen from a museum nearly two decades ago — fetched $28 million in an auction Saturday. Robert Wilonsky, a vice president with the Dallas-based auction house, told CBS News in an email that, with the buyer’s premium — a commission that the buyer pays — the slippers sold for a total of $32.5 million.  Heritage Auctions had estimated that the slippers would fetch $3 million or more. Online bidding opened last month and by Friday had reached $1.55 million, or $1.91 million including the buyer’s premium, Wilonsky said. Over 800 people were tracking the slippers, and the company’s web page for the auction had hit nearly 43,000 page views by Thursday, he said. FILE – Sequin-covered ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in “The Wizard of Oz” appear at the offices of Profiles in