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Ben Foster and Laura Prepon just put a big X on their marriage: The “X-Men: The Last Stand” actor and the “Orange Is the New Black” star are divorcing after a yearlong separation. Foster filed for the split last month in Tennessee, where the couple and their two children have lived for two years, formally moving to end their six-year marriage. His complaint, obtained Wednesday by The Times, said that he and Prepon, both 44, had “suffered irreconcilable differences” and “are unable to live together successfully as husband and wife.” The film actor listed their wedding date as May 25, 2018, and date of separation as Sept. 9, 2023, exactly one year prior to his divorce filing. Prepon was served the documents Sept. 13, according to Davidson County court records. Representatives for Foster and Prepon did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times’ requests for additional comment. Foster, who has starred in “3:10 to Yuma,” “Six Feet Under” and the Disney Channel series “Flash Forward,” asked the court to enforce a 2018 prenuptial agreement that called for an “equitable division” of their marital assets and

“This is a roast-free zone,” clarifies Julie Golden, producer and host of “The Big D: A Comedy Matchmaking Show for Divorced Singles.” “It’s a fun, relaxed hang where you might meet the love of your life. But worst-case scenario, you are definitely going to laugh.” Golden’s reality-TV background and matchmaking insight — she said she’s personally responsible for three successful marriages to date — are behind her new comedy show and divorced singles mixer debuting Saturday night at Westside Comedy Theater in Santa Monica. As the annual tradition of pre-holidays “cuffing season” begins, “I’m finding people in my generation don’t even know what that is. I’m trying to explain it to them,” she says of the dating trend. A self-described “former film studio executive turned screenwriter turned reality TV producer,” Golden has overseen series at Netflix, Discovery and TruTV. She’s been performing onstage for a year and a half. “The most exciting thing to me about stand-up comedy is no notes from the middle person. It’s you and the audience, and you get the notes right away.” With Dana Weddle, she co-produces and co-hosts the

The holiday travel season is just weeks away, and its been notoriously difficult to navigate major airports like LAX around this time in recent years. This year, things might be even harder as a couple of the most-traveled airlines in the U.S. are reportedly having financial struggles. The first of which, Southwest Airlines, has announced that it is offering an employee buyout program across more than a dozen U.S. airports, including four in Southern California. The airline says the voluntary buyouts will help it “avert overstaffing in certain locations.” In Southern California, the affected airports will be LAX, John Wayne International Airport, Long Beach Airport and Hollywood-Burbank Airport. Those who choose to accept the buyout will finish their jobs by the end of this year. Offers are expected to go out this week. It’s not immediately clear how the downsizing will affect Southwest’s operations. It wasn’t clear if layoffs would be next, after the buyouts. The news was initially reported by airline blogger JonNYC. Victims, suspect in deadly grocery store shooting in Los Angeles are all teenagers: LAPD Another airline in financial turmoil is Spirit

By Carter Evans, Kelsie Hoffman November 13, 2024 / 1:06 PM EST / CBS News Inside L.A.’s legendary Petersen Museum Jay Leno’s rides through 30 years of auto history 04:21 The Petersen Automotive Museum, home to one of the world’s great car collections, is celebrating its 30th anniversary. The collection of more than 400 classics at the Los Angeles museum includes Hollywood legend Steve McQueen’s 1956 Jaguar, now worth more than $30 million. “This is probably one of the most popular cars in our collection,” said chief mechanic Dana Williamson, who is one of the only people in the world trusted to drive it. Hollywood legend Steve McQueen’s 1956 Jaguar, now worth more than $30 million. CBS News The museum was founded in 1994 by Robert E. Petersen, a publishing giant who helped to shape American car culture. Comedian Jay Leno is one of the museum’s biggest fans and has had a lifelong love for cars. “I got 208 on the road. It’s a little stupid,” Leno said. “I just never sold anything. I’m what you would’ve called a hoarder in the old days, but

How Trump and Biden’s meeting started at the White House – CBS News Watch CBS News President Biden welcomed President-elect Donald Trump back to the White House during a meeting to ensure a smooth transition before the January inauguration. CBS News chief White House correspondent Nancy Cordes has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Jay Leno’s rides through 30 years of auto history – CBS News Watch CBS News Cruising through Los Angeles in an open-top sports car epitomizes the California dream. That’s why LA naturally became home to one of the world’s finest car collections, the Petersen Automotive Museum, now marking its 30th anniversary. For car enthusiast Jay Leno, it’s a beloved destination. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

John Driskell Hopkins on ALS diagnosis Zac Brown Band’s John Driskell Hopkins on fighting ALS through music 06:11 Grammy winner John Driskell Hopkins , known as “Hop” from the Zac Brown Band, is turning his personal battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, also known as ALS, into a mission to help others.  After he was diagnosed with the disease in 2021, Hopkins and his wife, Jen, founded the “Hop On A Cure” foundation to raise awareness and funds. This year, they plan to donate $3 million for grants and research, he announced on “CBS Mornings” on Wednesday.  He is also releasing a new single, “Each Other,” which ventures into his journey since the diagnosis.  “When you’re given a life-threatening diagnosis, you really start to focus on things that matter,” he said.  In 2019, Hopkins said he began noticing his right hand was “slowing down.” It took two years to receive an ALS diagnosis. ALS is a nervous system disease that can cause loss of muscle control and worsens over time, according to the Mayo Clinic. He pointed out that ALS cases can differ significantly, with his own

Michael Strahan says he wasn’t trying to make a statement when he stood without his hand over his heart while the national anthem played during a “Fox NFL Sunday” broadcast at Naval Base San Diego. He simply got “caught up in the moment.” The Hall of Fame defensive end and current TV personality offered that explanation about Sunday’s viral and controversial moment in a video posted to his Instagram account Tuesday night. “Everyone thought, ‘He’s protesting. He’s making a statement,’ which is so far from the truth,” Strahan said. “I have nothing to protest. I have no statement to be made. The only statement that should be made that I want to make is I love the military, I’ve always loved the military and I will always love the military. “I do so many programs to help veterans and soldiers. I grew up on a military base with a father who was a major in the Army. My brother, my sister, my cousins, they all served in the military. I’m a military brat. And so the fact of somebody saying that, you know, I’m unpatriotic

Two thrillers with literary antecedents — “Cross” on Prime Video and “The Day of the Jackal” on Peacock — premiere Thursday. Each series is a cat-and-mouse story, with the hero and the villain identified from the beginning, though exactly who is the cat and who the mouse is an evolving, revolving situation. Based on a character created by James Patterson (and featured in 32 volumes so far, three of which have been made into movies), “Cross” is a serial-killer tale set in Washington, D.C., with detective (also Dr.) Alex Cross, the dedicated lawman. “Jackal,” from the 1971 Frederick Forsyth novel (his first), twice adapted for the big screen, is set all across Europe and into western Asia and has little to do with the source material other than featuring a master assassin as its code-named eponymous villain. Their plots are essentially straightforward — somebody wants to kill somebody, somebody else wants to stop them — but stuffed with complications and characters that can at times muddy specific goals and motivations. You may want to take notes. That “Cross” is a serial-killer series is not out

“Full House” star Dave Coulier, who played the Tanner family’s zany Uncle Joey, has cancer. The 65-year-old publicly disclosed his diagnosis Wednesday, telling People and appearing on NBC’s “Today” to confirm that he was diagnosed with Stage 3 non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma five weeks prior. Representatives for Coulier did not immediately respond Wednesday to The Times’ requests for comment. The “Fuller House” actor said he was diagnosed with the blood cancer in October after contracting an upper respiratory infection that caused major swelling in his lymph nodes. The swelling increased quickly and a node in his groin swelled to the size of a golf ball, he said. He asked his doctors to remove it and conduct a biopsy, which came back cancerous. “[M]y doctors called me back and they said, ‘We wish we had better news for you, but you have non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma and it’s called B cell and it’s very aggressive,’” he told People. “I went from, I got a little bit of a head cold to I have cancer, and it was pretty overwhelming.” Non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma develops in B-lymphocytes, which are part of the body’s

The driver of a coupe was injured and the passenger riding alongside them was killed in a high-speed crash in Riverside Tuesday evening.  Riverside Police Department officials released a news brief stating that officers were dispatched to the corner of Sycamore Canyon Boulevard and Cottonwood Avenue at 6:15 p.m. on a call for service referencing a traffic collision.  Upon arrival, first responders located a single vehicle – a 2017 Nissan 370Z – that had collided with a tree.  “The preliminary investigation revealed that a 29-year-old motorist was driving the Nissan southbound on Sycamore Canyon Boulevard at a high rate of speed when he lost control of the vehicle and collided into the tree,” Riverside police said. “The two occupants were trapped in the vehicle.”  1 dead, 1 hospitalized after fight at L.A. grocery store escalates into shooting After being extricated from the wreckage, both people inside the vehicle were taken to a local hospital, where the passenger succumbed to their injuries.  They were only identified as a Moreno Valley resident; their name will not be released pending the coroner’s investigation.  The 29-year-old driver, also of

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Spirit Airlines is considering declaring bankruptcy after a proposed merger with Frontier Airlines fell apart.  The Miramar, Florida-based discount airline is expected to file for bankruptcy protection from its debts in as little as 10 days or within weeks, sources familiar with the matter confirmed to CBS News. The Wall Street Journal first reported the looming bankruptcy filing.  Spirit acknowledged in a regulatory filing late Tuesday that it is in “active and constructive discussions” with bondholders to restructure its obligations as its business woes continue. If the talks succeed, the airline expects operations to continue, and for employees and customers to be shielded from any impact. Spirit declined to comment on the matter.  The company’s stock price cratered after news surfaced of the potential bankruptcy filing, tumbling nearly 55% to $1.46 in morning trade. In October, Spirit and Frontier revived merger talks after discussions in 2022 ended with JetBlue outbidding Frontier, according to the WSJ. A federal judge blocked the JetBlue merger in January over antitrust concerns.  Spirit, the largest budget airline in the U.S., has lost more than $2.5 billion since the beginning of 2020, driven

By Robert Legare Updated on: November 13, 2024 / 11:52 AM EST / CBS News Arrest in leak of records about Israel plan Man arrested over leak of records about Israeli plan for retaliatory strike against Iran 04:12 A U.S. government employee who worked in some capacity for the CIA faces charges over an online leak of classified documents about Israel’s potential plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran.  Federal prosecutors charged Asif Rahman, who held one of the highest levels of security clearance, with two counts of illegal transmission of national defense information after classified government records related to Israel’s possible plans for a strike surfaced online, according to court documents and two sources familiar with the matter. Two sources familiar with the case said that Rahman worked for the CIA, but did not say whether he was a contractor or employee. According to court records, Rahman allegedly illegally leaked the information on Oct. 17 from locations outside the U.S., including in Cambodia. The documents Rahman is accused of leaking are not specified in court documents, but sources confirmed to CBS News the leaked

Man arrested over leak of records about Israeli plan for retaliatory strike against Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News A U.S. government employee has been arrested and is facing charges over an online leak of classified documents about Israel’s potential plans for a retaliatory strike against Iran. CBS News senior national security correspondent Charlie D’Agata has more on that and President-elect Trump’s pick for secretary of defense. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Mental health care workers at Kaiser Permanente are heading back to the picket lines Wednesday at multiple Southern California medical centers in a continuing dispute with management. National Union of Healthcare Workers officials said workers would be picketing be at the following locations this week: Wednesday — 1011 Baldwin Park, Baldwin Park — 43112 15th St. W, Lancaster, — 6650 Alton Parkway, Irvine — 9961 Sierra Ave., Fontana — San Diego Medical Center, 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Thursday — West Los Angeles Medical Center, 6041 Cadillac Ave. — 9333 Imperial Highway, Downey — 9961 Sierra Ave., Fontana — San Diego Medical Center, 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. Friday — Los Angeles Medical Center, 4867 W. Sunset Blvd. — 13651 Willard St., Panorama City — San Diego Medical Center, 9455 Clairemont Mesa Blvd. — 10800 Magnolia Ave., Riverside Picket lines will begin at 8 a.m. and run through 2 p.m. The company said it was prepared to ensure the continuation of patient service during the strike. “As part of its important regulatory role, the Department of Managed Health Care will continue to review the effectiveness of our

One suspect in a shooting at a Ralphs supermarket in Sun Valley where one person was killed and another was wounded has been arrested. Los Angeles Police Department officers responded to 8325 Laurel Canyon Blvd. south of Roscoe Boulevard at 11:30 p.m. Tuesday regarding an assault with an deadly weapon call. When officers arrived at the scene, they learned three men followed two other men into the store and attacked them with pipe wrenches, an LAPD spokesman told City News Service. One of the men who was under attack drew a gun and opened fire on the three assailants, who ran from the store, NBC 4 reported. Police set up a perimeter around the store as they looked for the shooters, who had also run out of the grocery store. Fox 11 reported one of the shooters had been arrested. There were no further details. Police later received a call from nearby Pacifica Hospital regarding one of the suspects, who had been wounded in the upper torso during in the shooting, police said. The suspect later died at the hospital. NBC 4 reported a second

Food and beverage manufacturer Kraft Heinz said Tuesday that it no longer is serving the Lunchables meals it created for U.S. schools. The company introduced the two packaged meals — one starring pizza and the other a turkey, cheddar cheese and cracker plate — at the beginning of the 2023-2024 academic year. At the time, Kraft Heinz said the offerings were protein-enriched and contained reduced levels of saturated fat and sodium to meet the requirements of the national free and reduced-price school lunch program. USC women’s basketball team beats Cal State Northridge by 85 points Nutritionists and advocacy groups were not thrilled by the launch. The Center for Science in the Public Interest called having Lunchables in cafeterias “a highly questionable move for school nutrition” that might confuse families into thinking the versions sold at supermarkets were a healthy option. A Lunchables package is shown on a grocery store shelf in New York on Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan) The drumbeat quickened in April, when Consumer Reports said its tests showed the school-approved Lunchables contained more sodium than the store varieties. The organization also reported that commercially available

The USC Trojans women’s basketball team was not messing around Tuesday night, shattering the team record for most points scored in a single game.  Led by standout JuJu Watkins (21 points, nine assists, six steals), the Trojans beat the Matadors of Cal State Northridge by a score of 124-39. They were leading 60-13 at halftime.  Watkins was one of six Trojans in double figures on the night, with Kiki Irafen, Kayleigh Heckel, Talia Von Oelhoffen, Avery Howell and Kennedy Smith contributing 15, 14, 13, 11 and 10 points, respectively.  Southern California Trojans guard JuJu Watkins (12) shoots the ball against Cal State Northridge Matadors guard Erica Adams (20) during a NCAA women’s basketball game on November 12, 2024 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kirby Lee/Getty Images) CSUN finished with less points (39) than turnovers (43), according to ESPN; the turnovers led to 63 points for USC.   Dodgers fan claims he was fired for calling in sick, attending World Series parade To top the night off, the 85-point victory marked USC coach Lindsey Gottlieb’s 300th career win.  This marks the second straight blowout win

The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department is turning to the public for help in locating a man who hasn’t been seen in more than a decade.  Jose Ruvalcaba Lopez’s last known location was in the 15000 block of Downey Avenue in Paramount; he was seen there around noon on Dec. 30, 2011, LASD stated.  In their missing persons bulletin, deputies described Ruvalcaba Lopez, 75, as standing 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighing 165 pounds. He had brown hair, brown eyes and a mustache when he was last seen.  Fire damages church in Watts; LAFD Arson Unit investigating The clothes he was wearing are not known.  Anyone with information surrounding the whereabouts of Jose Ruvalcaba Lopez is asked to contact the LASD’s Missing Persons Unit by calling 323-890-5500.  To submit information anonymously, call Crime Stoppers (1-800-222-8477) or visit www.lacrimestoppers.com 

Biden to host Trump at White House Biden to host Trump at White House as he builds his administration, Cabinet 03:40 President-elect Donald Trump and President Biden are meeting at the White House on Wednesday as part of the transition process, a formality that Trump skipped in 2020.  Melania Trump  will not meet first lady Jill Biden, although the first ladies do traditionally meet. Melania Trump met with Michelle Obama in 2016. The last time Trump and Mr. Biden met face-to-face was at the June debate , during which Mr. Biden called Trump a “convicted felon” and said he had the “morals of an alleycat.” Trump, for his part, said the U.S. had turned into a “third-world country” under Mr. Biden, and referred to him as a “Manchurian candidate.” Mr. Biden struggled during the debate, and his campaign later said he had a cold, but his performance alarmed Democrats and he dropped out of the race weeks later — leaving Trump to face Vice President Kamala Harris in the general election. While the meeting Wednesday is likely to be courteous, the pair are bitter rivals.