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Norms, the iconic Los Angeles diner chain, may see one of its most famous locations get turned into a fast food spot.  The oldest-surviving Norms – built in 1957 located at 470 North La Cienega Boulevard – is known for its famous Googie architecture. It was designated a Los Angeles Historical-Cultural monument in 2015.  However, about a decade after its designation as a historical monument, the most famous Norms could be replaced by a Raising Cane’s.  CHP to begin ‘Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement’ on California freeways According to the Los Angeles Times, the restaurant group that owns Raising Cane’s also owns the property where the 1957-built Norms currently stands.  The Norms sawtooth sign pictured on Nov. 27, 2024. The Norms on La Cienega Boulevard pictured on Nov. 27, 2024. The ownership group told LAT that they plan to keep the legacy alive and “maintain forever the iconic Googie-style architecture” when they begin improvements to turn the location into a chicken finger spot.  “Raising Cane’s plans to keep the legacy of Norms alive and maintain – forever – the iconic Googie-style architecture made famous by [architectural firm

Thanksgiving is almost here, and the Los Angeles Mission is hard at work preparing a Wednesday feast for those less fortunate. Up to 4,000 people will be fed, and that requires some large-scale kitchen tools, such as a 90-gallon vat of gravy. Literal tons of food are being prepared for the Los Angeles Mission’s Thanksgiving meal on Nov. 27, 2024. (KTLA) Also on the menu are 3,600 pounds of turkey, 1,000 pounds of macaroni and 90 gallons of cheese. But while the quantity of food may be impressive, the focus is really on those who will be eating. “Ultimately, it’s really dealing with people that are dealing with food insecurity and also people down here on Skid Row who don’t have families at this time of the year,” said chef Erik Grant. “We want to embrace people with hope and love and help people on their journey, stabilize them and help get them into a better situation.” Meals will be served from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 303 E. 5th St.

The degree to which Shohei Ohtani has transformed the Dodgers was revealed in greater detail on Tuesday. By agreeing to a five-year, $182-million contract with two-time Cy Young Award winner Blake Snell, the Dodgers signaled their intentions to the baseball world. They’re building the sport’s next dynasty. The financial considerations that previously kept the Dodgers from pushing all-in on an annual basis suddenly feel as if they’re behind them, and the defending World Series champions now have a legitimate front-line starter in Snell to complement a historically dangerous lineup featuring Ohtani, Mookie Betts and Freddie Freeman. Stacked rosters don’t guarantee championships, but they certainly improve the chances of winning them, and not since the New York Yankees of the late 1990s and early 2000s has a franchise been as well positioned to win title after title after title. Ohtani was the primary agent of change. In addition to his unprecedented on-field performance, Ohtani has gifted the Dodgers a level of financial flexibility the already-wealthy franchise had never previously experienced. When Ohtani signed, he asked the team to defer $680 million of the $700 million he

Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to hold Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire appears to be holding 04:17 As a ceasefire the U.S. helped broker between Israel and the Iran-backed group Hezbollah came into effect Wednesday, President Biden said his administration would quickly launch “another push” with international partners to secure a deal to end the even deadlier war in the Gaza Strip .  Mr. Biden, who has less than two months left in office, said in a social media post Wednesday morning that his administration would work in the coming days with Israel and other partners in the region to “achieve a ceasefire in Gaza with the [Israeli] hostages released and an end to the war without Hamas in power.” The ceasefire the U.S. and France helped secure to stop the fighting between the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel appeared to be largely holding Wednesday hours after it took effect. There was, however, an unverified claim from the head of Lebanon’s national journalists syndicate that Israeli forces in or near the southern city of Khiam had opened fire “at a group of journalists and correspondents” there, allegedly leaving two

By Emmet Lyons November 27, 2024 / 10:08 AM EST / CBS News Australia could ban social media for kids Australian bill aims to ban social media for children 01:46 The lower house of Australia’s parliament passed legislation Wednesday that, if approved as expected, will ban children under the age of 16 from using most social media platforms, bringing the country ever closer to implementing what would be a uniquely strict law governing kids internet habits.  The country’s House of Representatives passed the bill by a sweeping margin, with 102 votes in favor and only 13 against the legislation. It will now move to the Senate where it’s expected to pass during the parliament’s final session of the year on Thursday.  Australia’s major parties in the House all supported the bill, which would see social media companies such as TikTok, Facebook, Snapchat, Reddit, X and Instagram face fines of up to 50 million Australian dollars ($33 million) for failing to prevent people under 16 from creating accounts on their platforms. Tech giant Meta, which owns Facebook, Instagram and Threads, has called for the bill to be

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. The steady rise in the price of gold could continue into 2025, according to some experts. Getty Images The price of gold soared to all-time highs this year, hitting a record $2,790 per ounce in October. People have been flocking to the precious metal for protection against inflation and global market swings. Recently, though, gold prices have pulled back. But many investors still see this as an opportunity. In today’s economic climate, gold’s appeal lies in its role as a reliable store of value that can’t be printed or created at will. As 2025 approaches, investors are watching gold closely. Economic shifts, political changes and global tensions could all impact its value in the coming months and experts see compelling evidence for different scenarios ahead. See how much a gold investment could cost you here now. Will gold prices increase in 2025? Finance professionals see different possible paths for gold prices next year: Yes, gold prices could tick back up in the new year “With

By Bram Sable-Smith Updated on: November 27, 2024 / 9:52 AM EST / KFF Health News Ryan Wettstein Nauman was inconsolable one evening last December. After being put down for bed, the 3-year-old from Peoria, Illinois, just kept crying and crying and crying, and nothing would calm her down. Her mother, Maggi Wettstein, remembered fearing it could be a yeast or urinary tract infection, something they had been dealing with during potty training. The urgent care centers around them were closed for the night, so around 10:30 p.m. she decided to take Ryan to the emergency room at Carle Health. The medical procedure The ER wasn’t very busy when they arrived at 10:48 p.m., Wettstein recalled. Medical records indicate they checked in and she explained Ryan’s symptoms, including an intermittent fever. The toddler was triaged and given a nasal swab test to check for Covid-19 and influenza A and B. Wettstein said they sat down and waited to be called. And they waited. As Wettstein watched Ryan in the waiting room’s play area, she noticed her daughter had stopped crying. In fact, she seemed fine.

As millions of motorists get ready to hit the road, the California Highway Patrol is activating its annual Thanksgiving Maximum Enforcement Period (MEP), which resulted in more than 1,000 arrests last year. The enforcement period will run from 6:01 p.m. Wednesday through 11:59 p.m. Sunday, the CHP stated in a news release. “Throughout the holiday weekend, CHP officers statewide will be on patrol, promoting safe driving and ensuring seat belts are buckled,” the news release stated. Last year’s Thanksgiving MEP resulted in 1,047 DUI arrests with 27 fatal crashes still occurring in CHP jurisdiction. Motorists were reminded to avoid hefty fines, vehicle impounds and jail time by not drinking and driving. “Thanksgiving is a time for togetherness, and our mission is to ensure everyone reaches their destinations safely,” CHP Commissioner Sean Duryee said. “The well-being and safety of others starts with making good decisions behind the wheel.”

Hardcover fiction 1. James by Percival Everett (Doubleday: $28) An action-packed reimagining of “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn.” 2. The City and Its Uncertain Walls by Haruki Murakami (Knopf: $35) The acclaimed writer returns with a love story and ode to books and to the libraries that house them. 3. Intermezzo by Sally Rooney (Farrar, Straus & Giroux: $29) Two grieving brothers come to terms with their history and the people they love. 4. The God of the Woods by Liz Moore (Riverhead Books: $30) Two worlds collide when a teenager vanishes from her Adirondacks summer camp. 5. The Grey Wolf by Louise Penny (Minotaur: $30) The 19th mystery in the Armand Gamache series. 6. All Fours by Miranda July (Riverhead Books: $29) A woman upends her domestic life in this irreverent and tender novel. 7. Small Things Like These by Claire Keegan (Grove Press: $20) During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery. 8. The Waiting by Michael Connelly (Little, Brown & Co.: $30) LAPD Det. Renée Ballard tracks a serial rapist whose trail has gone

By Kerry Breen Updated on: November 27, 2024 / 9:11 AM EST / CBS News A man who was reported missing 25 years ago has been found and will be reunited with his family after his sister saw a photo of her long-lost brother in a newspaper article, California officials said this week.  The Lassen County Sheriff’s Office said the woman called them on Friday, and told Sheriff’s Deputy Derek Kennemore that she had been sent a USA Today article from May that asked readers for help identifying a non-verbal, hospitalized man in a Los Angeles hospital. The woman told Kennemore she believed this man was her brother, who had been reported missing in 1999 and had not been heard from since.  Kennemore contacted the hospital and was told the man had been transferred to another facility in July. The second hospital confirmed to Kennemore that they had a “non-verbal, unidentified man in their care that matched the description of the missing person,” police said.  Kennemore then contacted the Los Angeles Police Department’s Missing Persons Unit. A detective went to the hospital to fingerprint the man.

Assessing potential impact of Trump’s tariffs Assessing the potential economic impact of Trump’s tariff proposals 08:01 Prices could rise  on a variety of goods shipped to the U.S. from overseas under tariffs that President-elect Donald Trump has threatened to impose as soon as he takes office next year, according to experts.  Trump on Monday pledged to put a 25% tariff on all products from Mexico and Canada , along with a 10% levy on Chinese goods, in an effort to crack down on illegal immigration and drugs flowing into the U.S. The tariffs are not certain to go into effect, while if they are implemented their impact would depend on how they are structured and if certain categories are exempted.  Trump and his allies, including his choice for Treasury Secretary,  Scott Bessent,  have argued that his first-term tariffs didn’t boost inflation, and that import taxes can provide valuable benefits to American workers and businesses. Among them, Trump has said , are protecting U.S. manufacturing jobs and boosting federal revenue, although tariffs are paid by importers and often passed onto consumers in the form of higher

Millions hit roads and skies with some winter storms threatening Thanksgiving travel – CBS News Watch CBS News Some winter storms could impact travel ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday, but despite that threat, millions are still driving and flying Wednesday and throughout the week. CBS News New York reporter Elijah Westbrook has a report from LaGuardia Airport in New York City. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

By Jennifer Earl, Alicia Alford, Gisela Perez November 27, 2024 / 8:57 AM EST / CBS News 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki on company’s future Inside 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki’s vision for the company: It “will transform health care” 09:42 23andMe CEO Anne Wojcicki knows the genetic-testing and ancestry-tracing company has been in “the eye of the storm” recently, but she said she’s confident that the company is still viable and believes it will be “growing and thriving” a year from now. “I believe in the company. I believe in the long-term mission. But I believe it’s essential for us to restructure,” Wojcicki told “CBS Mornings” co-host Gayle King in an exclusive interview. Wojcicki acknowledged recent headlines about the California-based company’s struggles, including a data security incident in late 2023 , a full board resignation in September, and laying off 40% of the company’s workforce in November. In a public letter, the seven board members said it was “clear that we differ on the strategic direction for the Company going forward.” The announcement came as a surprise to Wojcicki, saying that she doesn’t have “great insights

Authorities are searching for whoever shot two people on the 710 Freeway during a suspected road rage incident in East Los Angeles early Wednesday morning. Authorities learned of the incident when two people inside a Toyota Prius arrived shortly after midnight at Los Angeles Community Hospital on Olympic Boulevard suffering from gunshot wounds. The victims said they had been shot at while driving on the 710 Freeway transition road to the 5 Freeway before continuing on to the hospital. Both patients were in stable condition, a California Highway Patrol spokesperson told KTLA. Officers investigate a possible road rage shooting in East Los Angeles on Nov. 27, 2024. (KNN) The motive for the shooting was under investigation but CHP officers believe that road rage was a factor. The shooting prompted a SigAlert for the closure of several lanes on the 710 Freeway at the 5 Freeway interchange. The lanes were closed for several hours while officers searched for evidence but have since reopened. No arrests have been made in connection with the shooting and no description of the suspect vehicle has been released. Investigators believe there

SEOUL —  What on earth to do about all the plastic polluting the oceans, the food supply, even our bodies? That is the question that the delegates from 175 countries are trying to answer this week in Busan, South Korea, where the fifth and final round of negotiations are underway for a United Nations-led treaty that would regulate the full life cycle of plastic, including production, design and disposal. Many hoped the initiative, which began two years ago, would result in the most consequential environmental accord since the Paris climate agreement in 2016. Yet over the course of four rounds of talks, sharp divisions emerged, stirring concern that the session in Busan will end with a watered-down treaty far removed from those ambitious goals. The biggest disagreements center on whether the treaty should focus on reducing overall plastic production or whether it is sufficient simply to improve recycling practices. Meanwhile, the commitment of the U.S., which is one of the world’s top producers of plastic waste, has been cast into doubt after the outcome of the presidential election. Pakistani laborers, mostly women, sort through empty bottles

Biden carries out annual turkey pardon Watch: Biden pardons 2 Minnesota turkeys in annual White House Thanksgiving tradition 08:43 Certain holidays are associated with different foods, and for Thanksgiving , that’s turkey — but why is that what we eat? We asked a history expert to learn more.  Why do we eat turkey on Thanksgiving? Turkey’s spot on the holiday table can be traced back to a famous American author Sarah Josepha Hale, and her popular book, in which she described a traditional Thanksgiving meal that included a roast turkey.  “For decades, she advocated for an annual Thanksgiving until President Abraham Lincoln made it an official holiday in 1863,” CBS News’ Anne-Marie Green reported ahead of last year’s holiday.  There were also some practical reasons that explain why the turkey has stuck around, Troy Bickham, a professor of history at Texas A&M University, told CBS News, including it being an “ideal celebration bird.” “At sizes much larger than chickens or geese, they both feed more people and provide an impressive centerpiece to any large celebratory meal. For these reasons, the English brought back turkeys to

Updated on: November 27, 2024 / 6:59 AM EST / CBS/AP Funding Cartels: The Fentanyl Fight | CBS Reports Funding Cartels: Why America Is Losing the Fentanyl Fight | CBS Reports 22:30 For years, U.S. authorities and fishermen have been complaining about illegal fishing for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico, and now it’s been revealed who is behind the lucrative trade: a Mexican drug cartel.  The U.S. Treasury Department announced sanctions Tuesday against members of the Gulf drug cartel, which operates in the border cities of Reynosa and Matamoros, across from McAllen and Brownsville, Texas. While commercial fishing and drug cartels may seem like an unlikely combination, it makes perfect sense for a criminal organization. The department says the cartel uses fishing boats to facilitate drug and migrant smuggling; along the way, the boats catch tons of red snapper, a commercially valuable but vulnerable species. The boats often launch from Playa Bagdad, east of Matamoros, on the Gulf coast. “The Gulf Cartel engages in the illicit trade of red snapper and shark species through ‘lancha’ operations based out of Playa Bagdad,” the department

Some may have been lost hikers, runaway children, or wanderers. One thing connects the 58 or so remains at the Honolulu Medical Examiner’s Office found with no identification card and no next of kin to claim them: They remain nameless. Forensic pathologists hope advanced DNA testing technology will enable them to attach names to all of the agency’s unidentified people. But for now, five cases – all children and teens – have been sent for additional testing thanks to a $50,000 grant from Texas-based cold case resolution company Othram. They include the partial skeleton of a teenager found in Keehi Lagoon near the Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in 2002; parts of the body of a 7- to 10-year-old boy discovered in Waianae in 2000; six fingers of a girl under the age of 4 who was found in Honolulu in 2012; and the skeletal remains of an adolescent found mixed with animal bones inside of a vase purchased in Honolulu in 2015. The medical examiner’s office wouldn’t provide additional details about the cases, but medicolegal investigator Charlotte Carter said each represents a person whose

Updated on: November 27, 2024 / 6:44 AM EST / CBS/AFP Sydney, Australia — A police officer who shocked a 95-year-old nursing home resident with a Taser was found guilty of manslaughter in an Australian court Wednesday. A jury found Kristian James Samuel White guilty in the trial in Sydney after 20 hours of deliberation. White, who is on bail, could get up to 25 years in prison when he is sentenced later. Clare Nowland, a great-grandmother who had dementia and used a walker, was refusing to put down the steak knife she was holding when the officer discharged his Taser at her in May 2023. Nowland fell backward after White shocked her and died a week later in hospital . Police said at the time that Nowland sustained her fatal injuries from striking her head on the floor, rather than directly from the device’s debilitating electric shock. An undated file image from family video shows Australian great-grandmother Clare Nowland, who died of injuries sustained in a fall when she was tasered by police at her nursing home in New South Wales. Reuters White’s employment is

SACRAMENTO —  When he was running for governor in 2017, Gavin Newsom tapped into the simmering rage of California liberals, at one point boasting on the campaign trail: “You want resistance to Donald Trump? Boy, bring it on, Donald.” That swagger helped Newsom cruise to election in 2018 and crystallized his reputation as a national leader of the anti-Trump resistance. Whether California’s next governor will follow Newsom’s lead is less clear. The crowded field of Democrats running to succeed Newsom in 2026, and others weighing campaigns, are still triangulating how best to position themselves against President-elect Trump — and whether that’s a posture that California voters even want. Some candidates have echoed Newsom with a strident tone. The week Trump was reelected, Atty. Gen. Rob Bonta, who is considering a run for governor, stood in front of the Golden Gate Bridge and vowed use “the full force of the law” to defend Californians against the new administration. “If Trump attacks your rights: I’ll be there,” Bonta said. “If Trump comes after your freedoms: I’ll be there. If Trump jeopardizes your safety and well-being: I’ll be there.”

Los Angeles transit officials are asking President-elect Donald Trump to dedicate $3.2 billion to fund transportation projects for “the largest and most spectacular sporting event held in American history” — the 2028 Olympics. Appealing to Trump’s penchant for superlatives, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board made up largely of local politicians, including L.A. Mayor Karen Bass, sent a letter Thursday to the incoming president calling on his administration to set aside the funds in his 2026 federal budget. “With 10 [million] to 15 million ticketholders projected, these Games will be the largest sporting event held in our Nation’s history,” the letter states. “Effectively delivering a safe, secure, efficient, and accessible mobility system to support these games will require the full support of the Federal Government’’ The Trump transition team has yet to respond, according to Metro, and did not reply to requests from The Times. Local officials are waiting to see how willing Trump is to support the 2028 Olympics in California, where Gov. Gavin Newsom has been attempting to be a foil to his incoming administration. Most of Metro’s requests for funding from the Biden