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A man from Canada has pleaded guilty to three misdemeanor counts in connection with casting fraudulent votes in the primary and general elections in 2016, the U.S. Department of Justice announced on Tuesday.  The illegal voting had only been recently reported to the Orange County District Attorney’s Election Fraud Hotline, according to the DOJ.  76-year-old Robert Soutar, a legal permanent resident of the U.S. who lives in Fullerton, negotiated a plea deal with officials that saw him get convicted of two counts of violating the California Elections Code for not being entitled to vote in an election and another count of voter registration fraud.  In exchange for his guilty plea, a felony count of perjury was dismissed, justice department officials said; according to the California Elections Code, people who register to vote sign the affidavit under penalty of perjury.  Sheriff’s department responds to ‘incorrect’ advocacy group that ‘exaggerated’ number of prisoner deaths “Soutar, a Canadian citizen, is a legal permanent resident of the United States but is not a United States citizen, and is therefore not eligible to vote,” the DOJ said, adding that the

Disneyland is letting fans know when they can purchase its popular candy canes as the resort prepares for the upcoming holiday season. The limited seasonal treat will be sold on the following days: Candy Palace and Candy Kitchen at Disneyland Nov. 29 Dec. 1, 3, 8, 10, 15, 17, 22 Trolley Treats in Disney California Adventure Nov. 30 Dec. 2, 4, 9, 11, 16, 18, 23, 25 Disneyland adds new festive activities to holiday lineup Both locations will use mobile waitlist systems for candy cane purchases. Customers can add their names and phone numbers to the mobile waitlists at the candy cane locations in the parks to be notified by text of their return times to make their purchases. Disneyland’s candy cane making is a decades-long tradition, dating back to 1968. The five-ounce, 18-inch-long candy canes are handmade each holiday season from pulled sugar and peppermint extract. Guests can watch the candy cane making process at display kitchens along Disneyland’s Main Street U.S.A. and DCA’s Buena Vista Street. The treat retails for $20. Typically, the theme park only sells fewer than 150 candy canes per

The San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department is clearing the air after an advocacy group posted on social media that 20 inmates have died at county correctional facilities this year.  The name of the advocacy group and the platform on which they posted their claims was not released by SBSD, but in a bulletin issued late Tuesday morning, deputies referred to the group’s findings as “incorrect” and “exaggerated.”  “It is unknown where they received their information; however, they are incorrect and have exaggerated their numbers,” the SBSD bulletin said.  Long Beach ‘suicide’ actually a murder, police say As of Tuesday, there have been a total of ten in-custody deaths at the county’s four correctional facilities in 2024, SBSD said, half of what the advocacy group claimed. The facilities have a combined daily population of about 4,700 inmates and have booked 49,208 arrestees.  “Of those deaths, six succumbed while under medical care at local hospitals,” SBSD stated. “The remaining four [died] within the facilities.”  The West Valley Detention Center is shown in a file image from June 17, 2024. (KTLA) According to the SBSD’s in-custody death public records

Why Rep. Byron Donalds supports Trump for president – CBS News Watch CBS News Rep. Byron Donalds, a Republican from Florida, says former President Donald Trump is the best choice for the White House on Election Day 2024. Donalds joined CBS News with more on Trump’s campaign and the debunked allegations about the 2020 election results. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Nov 5: CBS News 24/7, 1pm ET – CBS News Watch CBS News Trump delivers remarks after casting his vote in Florida; Election anxiety on the rise amid high tensions. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Why some 2024 final election results won’t be in by end of Election Day – CBS News Watch CBS News Some battleground states may not have their final election results until after Election Day 2024. Tom LoBianco, a national politics reporter and co-founder of 24sight News, joins CBS News with more on counting methods in several key states. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

As millions of voters head down to cast their ballot for the White House and members of Congress, officials across the country are rapidly grappling with bomb threats, disinformation campaigns, and technical problems to keep polls open. In Fulton County, Ga., officials said they received multiple bomb threats, including two incidents that forced officials to briefly close polling locations. In Indiana, text messages sent to voters falsely claimed friends and family could see who people voted for. And on the internet, the FBI warned that faked video clips were circulating telling Americans to “vote remotely” because of a terror threat. In most polling locations across the country, voting that began days or weeks ago with mail-in ballots continued smoothly on Tuesday, according to reports. But several incidents highlight the reality of recent U.S. elections, where intelligence officials warn that foreign actors such as Russia and Iran are looking to influence outcomes and undermine voter confidence, and election officials are facing increased threats from an increasingly divided electorate. In Georgia, a key battleground state that went for Democrats in 2020, Fulton County Director of Registration and

Two people have been confirmed dead and several more are missing after two separate boats capsized in the past few days off Northern California’s Bodega Bay amid increasingly dangerous winds. Forecasters are warning that high winds are only expected to worsen through at least Wednesday, with several warnings issued across the state, both on land and for mariners. On Saturday night around 10 p.m., officials responded to concerns about a 21-foot boat that didn’t return when expected. The vessel carried three adults and three minors who had been out crabbing, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The boaters hadn’t been heard from since 3 p.m., prompting rescue crews to begin searching in the dark of night. Crews located debris from the boat along the coast and one person was found alive and taken for medical treatment, the sheriff’s office said. Another missing boater, Johnny Phommathep II, 17, was found dead. Less than 48 hours later, around 7 a.m. Monday, officials received another call about a capsized boat in Bodega Bay, officials said. Teams were still out at sea searching for the missing boaters from

SEDAVÍ, España.— Francisco Murgui salió a intentar salvar su motocicleta cuando el agua comenzó a subir. No volvió. Una semana después de que las inundaciones catastróficas devastaran el este de España, María Murgui aún mantiene la esperanza de que su padre esté vivo y entre el número desconocido de desaparecidos. “Salió, pues como la mayoría de gente de las poblaciones afectadas, a coger su moto o su coche”, dijo la joven de 27 años a The Associated Press. “Lo pilló la riada fuera y al final se tuvo que coger a un árbol porque tenía que salvarse. Y nos llamó diciendo eso, que estaba bien, que estaba en un árbol, que no nos preocupáramos”. Una persona camina por una calle llena de muebles y basura amontonada a los lados, en una zona afectada por inundaciones en Paiporta, Valencia, España, el martes 5 de noviembre de 2024. (Emilio Morenatti/AP) Pero cuando María salió a las calles de Sedaví para intentar rescatarlo del agua que arrasaba todo a su paso, no lo encontró por ningún lado. “Hasta la 1 de la mañana aguantó”, dijo ella. “A las

Mookie Betts will join the Dodgers players victory tour when he visits the Dick’s Sporting Goods Glendale location Wednesday evening. Betts is scheduled to appear at the Dick’s on 200 W. Broadway between 6 p.m. and 7 p.m. to take photos with fans in-store, the sporting goods chain stated in a news release. Wristbands will be distributed to the first 150 people at the location on a first-come, first-served basis beginning at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning. Mookie Betts looks on during the 2024 World Series Celebration Show at Dodger Stadium on November 01, 2024. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images) Mookie Betts celebrates after winning Game 5 of the 2024 World Series at Yankee Stadium on Wednesday, October 30, 2024. (Rob Tringali/MLB Photos via Getty Images) The wristbands will be required to attend the appearance and receive an autograph, the news release stated. Mookie’s appearance follows in the footsteps of fellow Dodgers teammates who have celebrated the club’s eighth World Series title by spending time with fans across the Los Angeles area. On Monday, star pitcher Walker Buehler signed autographs at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Cerritos.

Authorities have announced that, due to high winds and increased fire danger, part of Topanga Canyon Boulevard will be completely closed this week.  In a post to X published at 11:24 a.m. Tuesday, CHP’s West Valley Station said that an 11-mile stretch of the canyon roadway – between Mulholland Drive and Pacific Coast Highway – will be shut down starting Wednesday morning at 6 a.m.  The road will remain open to local residents but will be closed to all other traffic, officials said.  Georgia woman among those sentenced for being ‘money mule’ in Southern California fraud scheme It is tentatively scheduled to reopen on Friday at 6 a.m., CHP confirmed. Drivers are advised to seek alternate routes during the closure. The road closure comes as a Red Flag Warning has been issued for most of Southern California. According to the National Weather Service, wind gusts could peak at 80 miles per hour across portions of L.A. and Ventura counties as humidities in the region fall to the single digits. 

The Long Beach Police Department is investigating after what initially appeared to be a man’s suicide on Friday was in reality a homicide. The victim, a 72-year-old man, died inside his home in the 4700 block of Greenmeadow Road, police said in a news release. When officers arrived at the home at 8:22 p.m., the man was “lying inside his residence with a gunshot wound to the upper body that appeared to be self-inflicted” and declared dead at the scene. Detectives and the Department of the Medical Examiner, however, “determined the wound was not self-inflicted.” Investigators are now working to determine a possible motive, suspected shooter and what happened in the moments leading up to the fatal attack. Anyone with information is urged to contact Detectives Eric Thai or Kelsey Myers at 562-570-7244. Anonymous tips may be submitted through Crime Stoppers by calling 800-222-TIPS (8477) or by visiting lacrimestoppers.org.

What we know about Fulton County, Georgia, poll site bomb threats – CBS News Watch CBS News At least two polling sites in Fulton County, Georgia, were briefly evacuated after apparent bomb threats were made, officials confirmed. CBS News’ Dave Malkoff reports on what’s known about the threats and how voting is going in the key battleground state on Election Day 2024. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

November 5, 2024 / 2:58 PM EST / CBS/AFP Four teens were wounded, two of them seriously, by an axe wielded during a fight on Monday on a suburban train outside Paris, police sources said, with the main suspect later arrested. One of the victims – all aged 16 or 17 – had a hand cut off and another had their skull split open. Two others were more lightly injured in the struggle that one police source said had broken out around 8:00 am as the teenagers involved were on their way to secondary school. It was not immediately clear what triggered the fight, in which weapons including the axe, a knife, a samurai sword and baseball bats were used. All the wounded people were brought to hospital and none were in danger for their life, the source added. The main suspect, a 16-year-old, was later arrested at his home and held in custody, another police source said. An axe was found and confiscated during the search, they added. View from inside the RER D commuter train of the English “Welcome Aboard RER D” message

A look at Election Day from both sides of the political spectrum A look at Election Day from both sides of the political spectrum 08:03 Some of the earliest U.S. presidents were also the wealthiest when they entered office. In the modern era, presidents historically have amassed most of their wealth through media deals and appearance fees after leaving office.  Former President Donald Trump  is among the wealthiest Americans ever to serve as president of the United States, with an estimated overall net worth of $3.7 billion at the time of his inauguration in 2016, according to Forbes. But he’s an outlier, according to presidential historian Barbara A. Perry, who noted that most “presidents after the Civil War were not wealthy business people — they didn’t come from money.” As examples, she pointed to Bill Clinton, the 42nd president, and Barack Obama (No. 44,) neither of whom came from money or had much personal wealth when they entered office.  “They came from nothing. They’re not elite,” she told CBS MoneyWatch. “They made their own way in the world through scholarly prowess and came to the

Trump repeats false claims about paper ballots on Election Day 2024 – CBS News Watch CBS News Former President Donald Trump repeated debunked claims that paper ballots are better than voting machines for accuracy and speed. Trump made the latest comments while visiting campaign staff in Florida on Election Day. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Election night results from the Riverside County Office of the Registrar of Voters are slated to be posted hourly, following the first tabulation of ballots, which should be completed by 8:20 p.m., officials said Tuesday. “The initial results will encompass vote-by-mail and unscanned vote center ballots received prior to election day,” according to an agency statement. “The second tabulation, at approximately 9 p.m., will include any vote-by-mail ballots processed after 8 p.m. and any vote center ballots received before (the close of polls).” Officials said regular hourly updates are scheduled to continue until 3 a.m. Wednesday. After that, there will be irregular postings, most likely in the late afternoon each day until “vote-by-mail ballots dropped off on election day and conditional voter registration ballots” are tabulated. “Additionally, any vote-by-mail ballots delivered by the Postal Service, postmarked on or before election day and received by Nov. 12, will be verified and counted,” the registrar’s office stated. “Election results will continue to be updated daily — excluding Sundays — until all ballots are counted. The office is committed to ensuring that the public remains informed as the

Law enforcement agencies across the Southland were out in force Tuesday to ensure security for voters — and completed ballots — as residents head to the polls for the presidential election. The city of Los Angeles activated its Emergency Operations Center as a precautionary measure and to be prepared for any issues that might arise. The Los Angeles Police Department also activated its Department Operations Center “and will have the maximum deployment on Election Day to ensure the safety of Angelenos and to hold people accountable for any unrest or destruction of property,” according to the mayor’s office. “LAPD is in coordination with our county, state, and federal partners — including the FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Joint Regional Intelligence Center, and others — to share information across jurisdictions to ensure the safety of Angelenos on and after Election Day,” the mayor’s office stated. The Long Beach Police Department also activated its Operations Center and bolstered staffing in key areas. “The Long Beach Police Department has made extensive preparations to ensure a safe and smooth Election Day for our residents,” according to a department

Selena Gomez has shut down social media body shamers once again — and she revealed another health condition while doing so. The “Only Murders in the Building” star and Rare Beauty cosmetics founder slammed speculation about her weight on TikTok, revealing that she lives with small intestinal bacterial overgrowth. She shared her revelation days after hitting the red carpet last week for the premiere of her film “Emilia Pérez” at the American French Film Festival in Hollywood. At the Oct. 29 event, the Emmy-nominated “Wizards of Waverly Place” alum posed in a black, body-hugging gown. In a since-deleted post, TikTok users reportedly observed that Gomez posed with her hands across her stomach, alleging she was hiding her body, according to TMZ. Gomez, who has previously addressed body shamers on social media, replied to the video: “This makes me sick.” Gomez, 32, responded with the revelation that she has SIBO, according to multiple screenshots shared on social media. “It flares up. I don’t care that I don’t look like a sick [sic] figure. I don’t have that body. End of story.” She added: “No I am

A motorist is suspected of driving under the influence and rear-ending a Los Angeles Police Department SUV as officers were conducting an investigation in a Sylmar neighborhood late Monday night. The incident was reported shortly before 11:30 p.m. as two officers were parked and sitting in their patrol vehicle near Norris Avenue and Polk Street, an LAPD spokesperson confirmed to KTLA. The officers were not injured in the crash but the suspect was taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. A vehicle is seen after crashing into an LAPD SUV in Sylmar on Nov. 4, 2024. (KNN) An LAPD SUV is seen after being rear-ended by a DUI suspect in Sylmar on Nov. 4, 2024. (KNN) The spokesperson said the suspect, who has not been identified, would be arrested for DUI at a later time. No details regarding the initial investigation the officers were conducting were provided.

Voters across the United States are casting ballots Tuesday to decide the political future of the nation. While the presidential race involving Democrat Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump has commanded the spotlight, the balance of power in the U.S. Senate and U.S. House are also at stake, along with many critical races for governor. Track the latest live election results on election night and the following days using the interactive tools below. Refresh this page for the most recent updates. Election Results Home Top California Races U.S. House State Senate National