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Police responded Wednesday night to reports of a break-in at a home in Encino — at least the third such incident in the same neighborhood this month. A mother and a daughter arriving home around 10 p.m. Wednesday found shattered glass and two men inside their residence, CBS News and Fox 11 reported. After running back to their car, the pair called 911. The suspects fled before the family could get a description, the news stations said. Los Angeles Police Department Officer Rosario Cervantes confirmed Friday that police were investigating a burglary involving two male suspects at that home, located in the 5000 block of Rubio Avenue. Cervantes said property was taken, but she did not have other details. Several burglaries have been reported in the same neighborhood this month. A home in the 4900 block of Edgerton Avenue, less than a mile away, may have been targeted twice: once on July 11 and again on July 15. The LAPD confirmed that officers responded to incidents at the home on both dates, but said a burglary report was taken only on the second occasion. In

In “The Fabulous Four,” a quartet of female friends in their golden years — played by a powerhouse group of beloved and lauded actors — head out on a vacation, where their longtime relationships and ingrained patterns will be challenged, resulting in cathartic personal growth. Wait a minute, didn’t I review this film two months ago? A year ago? Twice? It was while reviewing “Summer Camp” back in May that I questioned the robust proliferation of these oh-so-familiar films (four older actresses, one vacation). The concept must be a lucrative one, but the formula isn’t just familiar — it’s cloned. How can they keep getting away with this? “The Fabulous Four” is only surprising in that Diane Keaton is not in it. Susan Sarandon steps into the Keaton role as Lou, an uptight, career-driven surgeon with a penchant for pantsuits. She’s tricked into a trip by her old pals, the wacky, randy singer Alice (Megan Mullally) and cannabis farmer Kitty (Sheryl Lee Ralph). They want to repair a decades-long rift between Lou and Marilyn (Bette Midler), who used to be best friends until Marilyn snaked

Several residents and lifeguards in Cayucos have seen sharks just within the past week. There seems to be more activity because everybody is seeing them and its kind of concerning, said Dave Gibson, Cayucos resident. Several surfers have had some close encounters with a shark recently while in the water off the coast of Cayucos. Kelly Stewart, a local surfer, saw one on Tuesday. I saw a fin coming at me and I knew exactly what it was because I saw them before, Stewart said. Gibson, also a local surfer, says he saw one a few days prior. I had one swim up next to me and it was as long as my long board and it was a dark gray color, and it was near the surface and not moving much, he said. Gibson says he was eating lunch last week near the Cayucos pier and heard something being said over the loudspeaker at the lifeguard tower. They had announced that there was a shark in the water and to enter at your own risk, Gibson said. Just last week, a lifeguard mentioned that

The Marine Mammal Center (MMC) in Morro Bay is reporting an increase in California sea lion strandings. Sea lions are considered “stranded” when they come to shore in need of medical attention, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). MMC Operations Manager Aliah Meza says there have been around 20 local cases within the past week, most of which are concentrated in Southern San Luis Obispo County. They are primarily taking place near Pismo State Beach and the Oceano Dunes. Meza says the stranded sea lions are showing signs of domoic acid poisoning. Domoic acid is a neurotoxin released during naturally occurring algal blooms. When the toxin gets into a sea lion’s system, it can cause inflammation and brain damage. Symptoms include erratic behavior such as head waving and seizures. The MMC asks that beach-goers contact them should they come across a stranded sea lion displaying signs of domoic acid poisoning. Their hot-line is 415-289-SEAL. MMC officials encourage people to stay about 50 yards away from sea lions as they can be unpredictable and aggressive. They also advise pet owners to keep dogs

How a young boy’s shout of “wow” still resonates in the classical music community 5 years on – CBS News Watch CBS News During a 2019 classical music concert at Symphony Hall in Boston, a 9-year-old boy shouted “wow” at the conclusion of Mozart’s Masonic Funeral Music. Five years later, his response still resonates. Steve Hartman has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

(NewsNation) — A million dollars used to feel like a lot of money, but nowadays, it’s barely enough for a “starter home” in more than 100 California cities, according to new research. An analysis by Zillow found that the typical “starter home” now costs $1 million or more in a record 237 cities across the U.S., up from 84 cities in 2019. It’s a surge that underscores the affordability crisis millions of Americans are facing in today’s housing market. “The number of people who want a home has been growing faster than the number of homes available to them,” said Orphe Divounguy, senior economist at Zillow. “When supply lags demand for housing, prices rise across the board.” Man wins $1 million while running errands in Whittier Zillow defines “starter homes” as those in the lowest third of home values in a given region. Half of all states have at least one city where the typical starter home costs $1 million but the study showed California is in a league of its own, with 117 such cities. New York (31) and New Jersey (21) ranked second and third

Let the Paris Olympic Games begin! Between now and Aug. 11, there will be 329 medal events across 39 sports with coverage provided on the broadcast and streaming platforms of NBC.  That’s a lot of running, jumping, hurdling, skateboarding, cycling and more, so NBC4 will shift some of its live newscasts exclusively to our streaming platforms. Here’s a look at when to stream the latest local news, weather and sports coverage, including updates on our Southern California Olympians.  Newscasts will appear above on this page. You also can stream the NBC4 News on your big screen on Roku, Samsung TV Plus, Pluto TV, Xumo and Fire TV. Not sure how? Here’s our guide. Weekday streaming schedule 9 a.m.: The Rundown 11 a.m.: NBC4 News 4 p.m.: NBC4 News 5 p.m.: Paris Primetime Preview Today in LA and the NBC4 News at 6 p.m., 7 p.m. and 11 p.m. will be on our broadcast and streaming platforms at their usual times.   Weekend streaming schedule Today in LA Weekend, the NBC4 News at 6:30 p.m. and the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. will be broadcast and

Hezly Rivera had nothing to lose and everything to gain when competing for a spot on the 2024 United States Olympics gymnastics team. “I think I’m the underdog,” Rivera told reporters recently when asked about the pressures at the Olympic trials. “I thought of it as any other meet.” Now, the New Jersey tumbler will be competing at the 2024 Paris Games as the only newcomer on a team — joining veterans Simone Biles, Suni Lee, Jordan Chiles and Jade Carey — that won the all-around silver medal at theTokyo Olympics in 2021. “I can’t believe that I’m part of this team.” said Rivera. “The roster’s amazing.” The Dominican American athlete is only the fifth Latina to represent the U.S. in gymnastics, following the legacy of Laurie Hernandez, Kyla Ross, Annia Hatch and Tracee Talavera. “I just want to help the community grow,” Rivera told Remezcla . “I just want Latinas to be able to look up to me and be like, ‘I want to be like her when I grow up.’ ” Rivera is also the youngest athlete on Team USA, having turned16in June.

Al comienzo de la película, Ana (Antonia Zegers) está manejando por una autopista al lado del bosque, visiblemente disgustada, y tiene a su lado a su esposo Mateo (Néstor Cantillana), quien le ruega prácticamente que dé la vuelta. Como nos enteramos después, estos esposos son los padres de Lucas, un niño dentro del espectro del autismo al que la primera, en un arranque de ira, ha dejado fuera del automóvil, varios metros atrás. Cuando Ana regresa, Lucas ya no está en el lugar donde había estado. Tampoco en la entrada del bosque. Ni en sus inmediaciones. Es así que comienza una cinta apasionante en la que el drama familiar se combina con el ‘thriller’ y con el planteamiento de ideas polémicas sobre la maternidad y el cuidado de los hijos, como parte de un trabajo que se filmó en una sola toma. Aunque es una película de enorme valor artístico que resulta además tremendamente entretenida, “El castigo” (“The Punishment”), que se filmó al sur de Chile, no tuvo un lanzamiento convencional en las salas de Estados Unidos. Pero eso no ha impedido que se acabe

MEXICO CITY —  Even among Mexican cartel bosses — a bunch known for lavish wealth, daring escapes and extreme brutality — Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada stood out. He was a longtime partner of Joaquín “El Chapo” Guzmán, and together they built the Sinaloa cartel into a global empire. Taking on an almost mythic status, he is rumored to have judges, generals and even presidents of Mexico in his pocket. And despite more than four decades on the run as one of the world’s most wanted fugitives, he had never spent a single night in jail. Until Thursday. Zambada, 76, was arrested at a private airport near El Paso, along with El Chapo’s son Joaquín Guzmán López, the Department of Justice announced. On Friday morning Zambada pleaded not guilty to an array of drug, weapons, money laundering and conspiracy charges, including trafficking the powerful synthetic opioid fentanyl that has fueled a U.S. epidemic of overdose deaths. Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada was detained at an airport near El Paso on Thursday. (DEA) A judge ordered Zambada detained with no bond and set a Wednesday court date to determine

Wiz Khalifa and Aimee Aguilar, his girlfriend of five years, welcomed their new baby girl, Kaydence, on July 17, and Aguilar has posted a one-week postpartum update sharing the details of her childbirth. The 30-year-old model talked Wednesday on TikTok about her desire to get back in the gym and get that “flat stomach” back. She also revealed she experienced a tear while in labor, which resulted in her getting stitches and delayed her workout plans. Aguilar also offered some words of encouragement to anyone struggling with body-image issues after pregnancy. “To all my other mom girlies, you’ll get through this,” she said. “Your body will do its thing in its time. Don’t ever compare your postpartum body to anybody else.” Khalifa expressed his excitement about being a girl dad in an Instagram post with the text “POV thinking about all the outfits I’m about to pick out for my daughter” laid over a video of him quite obviously thinking. “I got so many ideas,” he wrote in the caption. The “See You Again” rapper has an 11-year-old son, Sebastian Taylor, with his ex-wife, Amber

It’s been four months since Aaron Donald announced his retirement but the official transaction was not completed until Friday when the Rams placed the future Hall of Famer on the NFL’s reserve/retired list. Although Donald is not at training camp at Loyola Marymount, his influence is felt daily, defensive coordinator Chris Shula said. “We see him all the time on tape, and we talk about it a lot,” Shula said after a jog-through. “But obviously, we’re moving forward with the guys we have here and trying to build the best defense we can.” With an offense that features quarterback Matthew Stafford, receivers Cooper Kupp and Puka Nacua, running back Kyren Williams and an experienced and upgraded line, the offense is not a question mark for the Rams. The defense, however, is no longer a known quantity. Shula, 38, is in his first season as coordinator after working as a defensive position coach for seven seasons on coach Sean McVay’s staff. Shula worked under former Rams coordinators Wade Phillips, Brandon Staley and Raheem Morris, helping the Rams to five playoff appearances, two Super Bowls and one

France’s train network hit by “acts of sabotage” ahead of opening ceremony of Paris Olympics – CBS News Watch CBS News Hours before the opening ceremony of the Paris Olympics, France’s train network was hit by several coordinated arson attacks, causing widespread disruption. Officials said fires were set at critical spots in an attempt to cut off routes into Paris. Jamie Yuccas reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

7/26: CBS News Weekender – CBS News Watch CBS News Lana Zak reports on former President Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyhu’s meeting in Florida, the wildfires in California and San Diego’s Comic-Con. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

RFK Jr. critical of Biden for “refusing to let go of power” – CBS News Watch CBS News In an interview with CBS News’ Major Garrett, independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. claimed that President Biden “tarred” his “reputation and that career over the past year by refusing to let go of power.” He also addressed his meeting with former President Donald Trump at the Republican National Convention. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

By Robert Legare Updated on: July 26, 2024 / 8:00 PM EDT / CBS News 7/26: CBS News 24/7 Episode 2 7/26: CBS News 24/7 Episode 2 43:20 Former FBI special agent Peter Strzok reached a $1.2 million settlement with the Justice Department over claims that the department violated his privacy and the Privacy Act when it released text messages  during the Trump administration between him and former FBI employee Lisa Page that criticized former President Donald Trump  and his candidacy.  One of Strzok’s lawyers, Aitan D. Goelman, of Zuckerman Spaeder, said in a statement that it was a “critical step forward in addressing the government’s unfair and highly politicized treatment of Pete,” and said the settlement “also vindicates the privacy interests of all government employees.”  Former FBI special agent Peter Strzok is suing the FBI and Justice Department, claiming his firing in 2018 violated his rights to due process and free speech and was only carried out because of political pressure.  The settlement resolves his privacy allegations, but the claims of unlawful termination are still being litigated. For that claim, he is seeking back

Longtime residents and city leaders in Laguna Beach say this summer has been unlike any other. Fleeing the scorching inland heat, visitors have flocked to this affluent coastal community by the tens of thousands, crowding beaches and, according to locals, leaving behind unprecedented amounts of trash. “I’ve never seen the influx of trash, people, crowds, rescues, sirens in my entire life,” said Greg Viviani, a Laguna Beach native who runs the popular Instagram handle SoLagLocal. In a video shared on July 1, Viviani emptied a trash bag full of beach toys and garbage that he collected in a single morning. Greg Viviani empties a bag of trash collected on the beach in Laguna Beach on July 1, 2024. (IG @SoLagLocal) “This has to stop. This is killing our town, killing our way of life … this is ridiculous,” he says. Laguna Beach Mayor Sue Kempf hears the complaints. “Since I’ve lived here, I’ve never seen so many visitors, and the people who have lived here 30, 40, 50 years have said the same thing,” Kempf told KTLA’s Chip Yost on Friday. While the volume of

An initial $200 million federal grant is in the works to assist the Southland in establishing a bus leasing program and bolster infrastructure in preparation of the 2028 Olympic and Paralympic Games, U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla announced Friday. The funding is outlined as part of the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act of 2025 — recently approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee. The bill is expected to be reconciled with the U.S. House of Representatives version before being finalized and able to be enacted, Padilla’s office said in a statement. Padilla, D-California, is in Paris this week for the opening ceremony of the Olympic and Paralympic Games as part of a presidential delegation, which includes Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass and members of the LA2028 organizing committee. “With the Olympic and Paralympic Games headed to Los Angeles in just four short years, we must continue making critical investments in planning and preparing our transportation infrastructure,” Padilla said in the statement. The senator expressed his gratitude toward the Senate Appropriations Committee for including his request for funding to support a regional transportation

A Hemet man who “catfished” a pre-teen girl online and persuaded her to send him sexually explicit photos of herself and her 5-year-old sister pleaded guilty Friday to production of child pornography. John Mathew Piecuch, 64, admitted the felony count during a hearing at U.S. District Court in Santa Ana. Federal prosecutors agreed to drop two related charges under the plea agreement. Federal Judge John Holcomb scheduled a sentencing hearing for Oct. 25. Piecuch is facing a maximum sentence of 30 years in prison. The defendant remains held without bail at a federal detention center. Court filings by the U.S. Attorney’s Office and FBI said that Piecuch was using the online gaming platform Roblox in December 2020 when he met the victim, identified only as a Carroll County, Maryland, girl. The defendant convinced her that he was a 13-year-old boy, and the two then engaged in a series of text messages, through which he coaxed her into sending him sexually explicit images of herself, and additionally convinced her to snap explicit photos of her 5-year-old sister, also not identified, and send him those, according to

HOUSTON —  Dodgers first baseman Freddie Freeman was scratched from the team’s lineup Friday so that he could travel to Los Angeles to be with his family, manager Dave Roberts announced. According to an Instagram post on Thursday from Freeman’s wife, Chelsea, the couple’s 3-year-old son, Maximus, has been in the hospital this week. On Tuesday night, Freeman was seen sprinting out of the team’s home clubhouse immediately after that night’s game. Chelsea Freeman’s post on Thursday said the couple spent Wednesday night in an emergency room before being discharged around 3:30 a.m. Freeman had been in the lineup for each of the Dodgers’ games earlier this week. He also traveled with the club to Houston for this weekend’s series, taking his normal routine of pregame drills about four hours before first pitch. When Roberts came out to address the media a couple of hours later, however, he said “something spurred” Freeman to “where he feels like he’s gotta go home.” “When your child is going through things it’s just hard to be present, and rightfully so,” Roberts added. “He certainly had a heavy heart the

PARIS —  All around the city there was talk of bad weather and nervous glances toward a dour, gray sky. Sure enough, the clouds let loose in torrents of rain late Friday afternoon, dousing the streets, threatening to spoil France’s big moment. Then the show began. 2024 Paris Summer Olympic Games A convoy of boats cruised down the Seine, one after another, carrying thousands of athletes. Lady Gaga danced across a glittering stage and Celine Dion sang from a perch in the Eiffel Tower. The Olympic torch levitated like a giant hot-air balloon. It seemed that nothing — not even a drenching summer storm — could stop the 2024 Paris Olympics from staging one of the most spectacular opening ceremonies ever. “Through this ceremony, our country will show the world what it is,” President Emmanuel Macron said earlier. “Let the party begin!” In recent weeks, there was a sense that France needed something like this, a reason to celebrate after a tough stretch that included protests and worker unrest, political upheaval, even a series of arson fires that disabled the railway system earlier Friday. U.S. flagbearers