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The Grand Prix of Long Long Beach, the longest-running major street circuit race in North America, will have a new owner heading into the 50th edition of the event next year. Penske Entertainment announced its purchase of Grand Prix Association of Long Beach, LLC, from longtime owner Gerald R. Forsythe Thursday. “We’re incredibly proud to be the new stewards of this cherished and iconic event,” said Roger Penske. “This is the most historic and prestigious street circuit race in North America, and we’re excited to work with Jim Michaelian and his great team in Long Beach to ensure continued success and growth over the long term.” Driver Nolan Siegel leads during the IndyCar Grand Prix of Long Beach auto race Sunday, April 21, 2024, in Long Beach. (AP) IndyCar driver Scott Dixon takes the checkered flag to win the 49th Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach on Sunday, April 21, 2024. (Photo by Will Lester/MediaNews Group/Inland Valley Daily Bulletin via Getty Images) The Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach is a premier race weekend for the NTT INDYCAR SERIES that regularly attracts crowds of over

Facebook’s parent company, Meta, facing courtroom battle – CBS News Watch CBS News On Wednesday, a judge allowed a Federal Trade Commission lawsuit to move forward that accuses Meta of creating an illegal monopoly with Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp. CBS News MoneyWatch correspondent Kelly O’Grady explains. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Eye Opener: President-elect Donald Trump taps Matt Gaetz for attorney general – CBS News Watch CBS News Controversial congressman Matt Gaetz has been selected by President-elect Donald Trump to be attorney general. Meanwhile, wildfires continue to burn in the Northeast. All that and all that matters in today’s Eye Opener. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

4 arrested for faking bear attacks for insurance payouts – CBS News Watch CBS News Four people have been arrested for allegedly carrying out a bizarre insurance fraud scheme where they staged bear attacks inside cars. Authorities say the suspects submitted videos for insurance claims on what they said were bear attacks, but investigators say the bear was actually a person in a bear suit. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

New DNA technology allows investigator better chance at solving decades old cold cases New DNA technology allows investigator better chance at solving decades old cold cases 02:47 Authorities in New Mexico say they discovered at least 10 human skulls in and around a property near the southeastern border, which could include the remains of a woman who’s been missing since 2019. Investigators found the remains while executing a search warrant for Cecil Villanueva, a man flagged to law enforcement by a local resident in the city of Jal. The resident said he offered Villanueva a ride in his car and proceeded to have “an unsettling encounter” with him, the Lea County Sheriff’s Office said.  The resident, who authorities haven’t named, reported the interaction on Nov. 5. He said Villanueva was carrying two bags and “made alarming statements” as he “discarded objects from the vehicle, some of which appeared to be human bones,” the sheriff’s office said. Investigators uncovered bone fragments during their subsequent search of the area, and a pathologist later confirmed they were in fact human bones. Forensic experts went on to determine the findings

Los Angeles County got a gift from voters: They passed Measure A, a half-cent-per-dollar sales tax that will provide a billion dollars a year for services and housing for homeless people. Providing the help that homeless people need is a difficult, long and expensive task, and residents clearly still believe in that mission. But they will probably expect measurable progress in the near future, especially given that this is the second tax measure county voters have passed for the purpose. The first was 2017’s Measure H, a quarter-cent sales tax now repealed and replaced by Measure A, which will generate twice the funds. It’s imperative that L.A. city and county officials and civic leaders use that money efficiently and transparently to get people the help and housing they need. Voters tend to measure the results of homelessness programs by what they see on the sidewalk. The latest homeless count did show some long-awaited progress: The number of unsheltered homeless people — those who live outside instead of in a shelter or other temporary housing— dropped 5% in the county and 10% in the city. But

A motorist was hospitalized after driving his vehicle hundreds of feet over the side of Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles’ Beverly Crest neighborhood Wednesday night. The incident was reported in the 13600 block of Mulholland Drive when the vehicle’s emergency service system alerted first responders at about 9:45 p.m. Video from the scene showed the car had sheared a power pole before landing in some bushes approximately 200 feet down the hillside. First responders find a vehicle about 250 feet down Mulholland Drive on Nov. 13, 2024. (KNN News) Firefighters transported the driver, a man believed to be about 70 years old, to a local hospital in unknown condition. The man was seen talking to emergency responders while seated upright on the stretcher. The cause of the crash was unclear.

Superheroes and animation packed a punch for Walt Disney Co. as “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Inside Out 2” propelled the company’s film studio to one of its best fiscal quarters. The Burbank media giant reported Thursday that its entertainment business took in $10.8 billion in revenue during its fiscal fourth quarter, an increase of 14% compared with the same period a year earlier. The entertainment segment’s operating income for the quarter totaled $1.1 billion, quadruple the same quarter a year earlier, which included the lackluster “Haunted Mansion.” For the full year that ended Sept. 28, Disney’s entertainment segment — which includes movies, TV, Disney+ and Hulu — reported revenue of $41.2 billion, up 1% compared with the previous year. The entertainment business’ results were augmented by another quarter of profitability for the company’s streaming business, which includes Disney+, Hulu and ESPN+. “This was a pivotal and successful year for The Walt Disney Co., and thanks to the significant progress we’ve made, we have emerged from a period of considerable challenges and disruption well positioned for growth and optimistic about our future,” Chief Executive Bob Iger

November 14, 2024 / 7:11 AM EST / AFP London Mayor Sadiq Khan has accused Donald Trump of repeatedly criticizing him because of his “ethnicity” and Muslim faith, comments likely to renew his long-running feud with the US president-elect. The pair became embroiled in an extraordinary war of words during Trump’s first presidency, initially sparked by Khan speaking out against a U.S. travel ban on people from certain Muslim countries. London Mayor Sadiq Khan walks through Downing Street to attend the annual National Service of Remembrance at the Cenotaph in London, U.K. on Nov. 10, 2024.  Wiktor Szymanowicz / Future Publishing via Getty Images Trump then accused Khan — the first Muslim mayor of a Western capital when he was first elected in 2016 — of doing a “very bad job on terrorism” and called him a “stone cold loser” and “very dumb.” The mayor in turn allowed an unflattering blimp of Trump dressed as a baby in a diaper to fly above protests in Parliament Square during his 2018 visit to Britain. The inflatable balloon called Baby Trump flies above the statue of wartime

Updated on: November 14, 2024 / 6:27 AM EST / AP 11/13: CBS Evening News 11/13: CBS Evening News 19:46 Baton Rouge, La. — An LSU student has been arrested after, prosecutors say, he made an online threat to kill Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who advocated for bringing a live tiger onto the field as part of a recent college football game. Landry, a Republican, helped revive the school’s tradition of wheeling a caged Bengal tiger into the stadium before kickoff for the first time in nearly a decade. Animal rights activists protested outside the stadium. A live tiger is rolled into Tiger Stadium before an NCAA college football game between LSU and Alabama in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 9, 2024. Gerald Herbert / AP An arrest affidavit says Jackson Pemberton, 21, told state police investigators on Tuesday that he was joking when he posted on social media “I am going to kill you jefflandry,” tagging the governor’s account on X, media outlets reported. Pemberton told investigators he was “upset with the governor’s decision regarding the live tiger that was brought on the LSU football

After months of obsessing over the presidential contest, it was jarring last week to tune in to the annual Veterans Day commemoration at Arlington National Cemetery and see President Biden center stage. The all-but-forgotten president is too literally a lame duck; his stride has given way to a shuffle. He looks lost. He tried to project force in his tribute, but you braced for the verbal trips. Why did Biden think he could serve another four years? Opinion Columnist Jackie Calmes Jackie Calmes brings a critical eye to the national political scene. She has decades of experience covering the White House and Congress. He’s so diminished from the politician I’ve covered for 40 years, from the Senate through the vice presidency to the White House. I initially respected his judgment not to retire, as Democrats did. In late 2022, Biden turned 80, but he celebrated unusually good midterm election results for his party and one of the most successful first two years of any president (the Afghanistan withdrawal aside). He’d won landmark legislation, such as the infrastructure law, that will have benefits for years. And

Education policy received little to no attention during much of the presidential campaign. But, in the final phase, Donald Trump was asked during a “Fox & Friends” interview how he would fix schools. His reply : “No transgender, no operations.… There are some places, your boy leaves the school, comes back a girl.” That was a lie. But it was far from the first time Trump, the Republican Party and a wide-range of conservative activists leveraged fears related to schooling for partisan gain. Over the last three years, there has been a coordinated and intentional political strategy targeting public schools. Our team of university researchers spent the past months surveying and interviewing hundreds of school superintendents about the costs of dealing with culturally divisive conflict, such as battles over LGBTQ+ rights, teaching about race and racism, and efforts to ban books. Their answers are troubling. One in 10 were physically threatened. Many were barraged by false rumors and accusations. Two-thirds of the 467 school superintendents in our national survey reported experiencing moderate to high levels of culturally divisive conflict. School districts bear significant financial costs

On Thursday, PBS debuts its new children’s program, “Carl the Collector.” Like many TV shows aimed at the under 10 demographic, “Carl” features adorable animated animals who work together to solve problems and learn valuable life lessons. Carl, a kind raccoon who loves to collect things, lives in a fictional world called Fuzzytown with his friends, including twin rabbits, a helpful beaver, a reserved fox and an energetic squirrel. As we’ve come to expect from PBS children’s programming, the series is funny, sweet, educational and poignant. But “Carl the Collector” is also groundbreaking because Carl is autistic. It’s the first time PBS has centered a series on a neurodiverse character. It was created by children’s book author Zachariah OHora, who says the inspiration came from watching his own children and their interactions with their peers. “All kids, regardless of what their needs are, get the same access to teachers, social time in the classroom and get support for whatever they need,” he says, noting that his children attend an inclusion school. “I noticed that my kids just didn’t differentiate. It was just such a light

Mike Schur, the creator of “Parks and Recreation” and “The Good Place,” is like a kid on a Halloween sugar high. It’s the morning after the Dodgers won the World Series, and Schur — a baseball enthusiast with undying loyalty to the Boston Red Sox — is detailing the team’s extraordinary comeback in the fifth inning of Game 5 against the New York Yankees as a curious Ted Danson listens intently. “I’m not proud of this, I don’t feel good about myself when I say things like this, but it is a part of who I am: I wanted to see sad Yankee fans,” Schur says after his mirthful recap. “I lived in New York for seven years, and in those seven years, the Yankees won the World Series four times. And I was miserable the whole time. That really just hardened my soul. My soul in this area is black and tarred over. I have no empathy. It’s the only place in my life where I feel really dark and evil.” “I was watching ‘The Great British Bake Off,’” Danson deadpans. “Did you feel

Through the window of an upper floor office in West Hollywood, the sky changed from cyan to navy and then indigo blue. The lights of Century City flicked on in the distance, and the expansive view of the Pacific Ocean disappeared from sight. For about three hours, Dwight Yoakam sat at a conference table with a glass of iced tea and two smartphones in front of him, his mind abuzz with details. The country performer’s stories about music are rife with the minute observations and historical tidbits absorbed and disseminated by die-hard fans. We were there to discuss Yoakam’s new album, the singer’s first batch of new songs in nine years. In order to get to that subject, however, he needed to tell me about his inspirations. He talked about the Dust Bowl and its reach throughout the Midwest, where we are both from. He described the connections between bluegrass figurehead Bill Monroe and celebrated American songwriter John Prine. He covered classic country artists Jimmy Rodgers, Buck Owens and the Carter Family. Yoakam was particularly animated about one of his favorite bands, the Byrds. He

November 14, 2024 / 5:38 AM EST / AP 11/13: CBS Evening News 11/13: CBS Evening News 19:46 Baton Rouge, La. — An LSU student has been arrested after, prosecutors say, he made an online threat to kill Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, who advocated for bringing a live tiger onto the field as part of a recent college football game. Landry, a Republican, helped revive the school’s tradition of wheeling a caged Bengal tiger into the stadium before kickoff for the first time in nearly a decade. Animal rights activists protested outside the stadium. A live tiger is rolled into Tiger Stadium before an NCAA college football game between LSU and Alabama in Baton Rouge, La., on Nov. 9, 2024. Gerald Herbert / AP An arrest affidavit says Jackson Pemberton, 21, told state police investigators on Tuesday that he was joking when he posted on social media “I am going to kill you jefflandry,” tagging the governor’s account on X, media outlets reported. Pemberton told investigators he was “upset with the governor’s decision regarding the live tiger that was brought on the LSU football field this

Nov. 14, 2024 2:06 AM PT Si la ceremonia de los Premios Especiales de la Academia Latina de la Grabación logró remover sentimientos y emocionar a los galardonados, la gala de la Persona del Año 20224 hizo vibrar de emoción a la Familia Vives Vásquez de principio a fin. Fue una celebración con todo y “After Party” incluido en el propio escenario donde Vives terminó apoderándose del mismo para cantar “temas a la carta” en compañía de sus cómplices Sebastián Yatra, Fonseca Camilo y Silvestre Dangond, como si tratara del tiempo extra de una Final donde Vives terminó quedándose con la Copa entre sus manos y el aplauso de los multitud. Amigos, colegas, personalidades de la industria, conocidos y desconocidos que de una manera u otra se han relacionado con la propuesta de este colombiano a lo largo de sus tres décadas de trayectoria, se unieron en una misma agenda: Honrar el trabajo, legado y labor humanitaria de unos de los artistas más queridos de la comunidad latina, Carlos Vives. Aunque muchos hubiéramos esperado que Vives recibiera el galardón de manos de su amigo Juanes

Trump calls for 25% tariff for Mexico Trump calls for 25% tariff for Mexico goods over illegal immigration, border security 05:59 Donald Trump , who recently described “tariff” as  “the most beautiful word in the dictionary,” has proposed a range of taxes on imports from other countries. The president-elect’s stated aim: to reduce American companies’ use of foreign goods and parts by raising their cost, a policy he contends would strengthen the U.S.’ international trade position and boost job growth at home. Trump has also claimed that he doesn’t need Congress’ support to impose sweeping tariffs. The reality is more complicated, according to economists and foreign trade experts.  What has Trump proposed? On the campaign trail, Trump proposed tariffs of up to 60% on Chinese goods . He’s offered few additional details, however, such as whether the tariffs would apply to all goods or just certain categories of products.  He’s also proposed much broader tariffs of 10% to 20% on all imports, including those from key allies and trade partners, and has promised retaliatory levies on any country that imposes taxes on American-made goods. Can

El clima extremo contribuye a la migración indocumentada y de retorno entre México y Estados Unidos, lo que sugiere que más migrantes podrían arriesgar su vida para cruzar la frontera a medida que el cambio climático aviva más las sequías, las tormentas y otras condiciones, según un nuevo estudio. Las personas de las zonas agrícolas de México tenían más probabilidades de cruzar la frontera sin autorización legal después de las sequías y menos probabilidades de regresar a sus comunidades originales si el clima extremo continuaba, según una investigación publicada esta semana en la revista científica Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Registros de la Academia Nacional de las Ciencias). En todo el mundo, el cambio climático —causado principalmente por la quema de combustibles fósiles como el carbón y el gas natural— exacerba el clima extremo. Las sequías son más largas y secas, el calor es más mortal y las tormentas se intensifican rápidamente y arrojan lluvias que rompen récords. En México, un país de casi 130 millones de habitantes, la sequía ha drenado los embalses, creado una grave escasez de agua y reducido drásticamente

Acoso laboral, trauma religioso, relaciones complicadas con sus propias comunidades. Estos son algunos de los desafíos que enfrentan los trabajadores agrícolas LGBTQ+, dijo el reverendo Nelson Serrano Poveda, misionero latino/hispano de la Diócesis Episcopal de San Joaquín. Muchos provienen de pueblos pequeños y socialmente conservadores de América Latina, y Poveda dijo que algunos de los que son LGBTQ+ han sido rechazados por familias que usan argumentos religiosos para alejar a sus hijos: “ ‘Vas a ir al infierno porque eres homosexual’ “ “Mi primera tarea cuando hablo con ellos es decirles: ‘Ustedes no son un error’”, dijo Poveda a The Fresno Bee. “Dios los hizo como son y los ama”. Escuchar eso por primera vez, dijo, puede cambiar la vida de alguien. La investigación académica aún no ha producido ningún dato sobre el número de personas LGBTQ+ en la comunidad de trabajadores agrícolas, pero Poveda, al igual que otros que realizan actividades de extensión en los campos, sabe por experiencia que existen, a menudo con luchas sociales y culturales que agravan los problemas con los que se sabe que los trabajadores agrícolas se enfrentan más

A 19-year-old man posing as an Uber driver, who reportedly said he was driving under a family member’s account, was arrested after he allegedly raped a 15-year-old girl outside her school in South Gate late last month.   The terrifying, traumatic ordeal unfolded on Oct. 23 after the teen’s mother, identified only by her first name, Estella, had ordered the rideshare to take her daughter to school.   According to the victim’s account, the sexual assault lasted several minutes after the man got in the backseat and overpowered her just outside of South Gate High School.   “He grabbed her from the neck, pinned her down toward the seat, pulled down her pants,” Estella explained to KTLA’s Sandra Mitchell.   South Gate High School seen in this undated file photo. (KTLA) The teen’s mother added that she noticed the ride was taking longer than it normally does, that it was past her drop-off time and her daughter wasn’t responding to calls or texts.   After the assault, the sophomore in high school called her sister.   “She was like, ‘Something really bad happened to me