Los Angeles

Reactions to Israel’s retaliatory strike on Iran

Reactions to Israel’s retaliatory strike on Iran – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran has been playing down Israel’s attack on its country, while regime supporters mocked it on social media. In remarks after a G7 meeting in Italy Friday, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged for the deescalation of tension in the region. CBS News’ Debora Patta, Imtiaz Tyab and Nancy Cordes have more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Los Angeles

Several Vehicles Vandalized and Broken into in Playa Del Rey and Venice

Several vehicles were vandalized in Playa Del Rey and Venice, the Los Angeles Police Department said Friday. There were four cars that were reported vandalized in Trolley Place and Sunridge Street in Playa Del Rey around 7:55 a.m. Thursday. An additional four cars were vandalized and broken into in the 700 block of Brooks Avenue in Venice, according to an LAPD desk officer. Trent Marlow, a victim whose car was vandalized told NBC news that he came out to go to work and found his was smashed in. ”Then, I noticed my neighbor’s car was smashed in, and another neighbor’s car was smashed in,” Marlow told NBC. There was no suspect information immediately available, and the investigation was ongoing.

Los Angeles

Man Found Inside Stolen U-Haul Truck in Mid-City Identified

A body of a 50-year-old man that was found inside a parked, stolen U-Haul truck in the Mid-City area of Los Angeles was identified Friday. The Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office identified the victim as Henry Jernigan. The body was discovered about 10:25 a.m. Thursday near the 2400 block of Redondo Boulevard after a neighbor contacted police, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. Jernigan’s body was discovered underneath a tarp inside the stolen U-Haul, Fox 11 reported. It was unclear if there was anything suspicious about Jernigan’s death.

Sacramento

Warriors’ Steph Curry explains why 2024 is the right time to make his Olympic debut

By TIM REYNOLDS | AP Basketball Writer Golden State guard Stephen Curry knew he was running out of chances to play in what would be his first Olympics, so he and his wife Ayesha started planning many months ago about how to make the Paris Games work for their family. Their growing family, that is. Ayesha Curry revealed in March that she is pregnant with the couple’s fourth child and the baby is due in June. That’s not entirely by accident; the couple thought ahead with hopes of keeping the Olympic months of July and August clear — just in case. “We thought about it ahead of time, which was nice,” Curry said. “If the timing didn’t work at a certain month in the fall, we actually would have made a different decision knowing the Olympics were on the radar. So, thankfully, the Lord looked out for us and if everything goes to plan, I’ll be available this summer.” That is, indeed, the plan. Curry was one of the 12 names formally announced by USA Basketball on Wednesday as the initial roster for this year’s

Sacramento

Ukraine, Israel aid back on track as House pushes toward weekend votes

By STEPHEN GROVES, LISA MASCARO and KEVIN FREKING (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support as a coalition of lawmakers helped it clear a procedural hurdle to reach final votes this weekend. Friday’s vote produced a seldom-seen outcome in the typically hyper-partisan House, with Democrats helping Republican Speaker Mike Johnson’s plan advance 316-94. Final House approval could come this weekend, when the package would be sent to the Senate. It was a victory for the strategy Speaker Mike Johnson set in motion this week after he agonized for two months over the legislation. Still, Johnson has had to spend the past 24 hours making the rounds on conservative media working to salvage support for the wartime funding, particularly for Ukraine as it faces a critical moment battling Russia, but also for his own job as the restless right flank threatens to oust him over the effort. “There’s a lot of misinformation about what we’re doing here and why,” Johnson told the conservative host

Sacramento

Oakland A’s on a roll heading into challenging East Coast trip

It’s barely a month into the season, but the A’s are one of the biggest surprises – and mysteries – in the majors. While the dark cloud of their impending move to Sacramento next season and then Las Vegas as soon as 2028 looms over the franchise, the A’s have provided some light on the field with a somewhat surprising 8-11 start. Now comes a challenging 10-game East Coast trip that begins Friday in Cleveland that could go a long way in providing a clearer picture of what the rest of the A’s final season in Oakland might look like. Even with some encouraging signs, the A’s have their work cut out for them. Their run differential of minus-22 is the fifth-worst in the majors, and they are projected to finish with 90 losses, according to the latest from FanGraphs. But as of Thursday, they had more wins than preseason playoff contenders the Astros and Twins, and as many as the Giants. Last season, with largely the same roster, the A’s didn’t win their eighth game until May 6. That was their 34th game in

Sacramento

NFL Draft: Identifying the 49ers’ five greatest positions of need

SANTA CLARA – At minimum, 262 reasons exist to not overreact about the 49ers’ first-round pick Thursday in the NFL Draft. So careful about obsessing on who they pick, where they pick, who they acquire, or what they trade, be it their No. 31 overall selection or, gasp, wide receiver Brandon Aiyuk. Brock Purdy changed the draft game years ago. Specifically, his arrival with the 262nd and final pick of the 2022 draft. It showed that no one knows who might become a franchise’s most important player. It certainly was not Trey Lance, their 2021 selection with the No. 3 overall pick, which they splurged to obtain by shipping three first-round picks and a third-rounder to Miami, only to have Lance start four games for them before getting traded to Dallas last summer. Alas, in this boom-or-bust world, a first-round pick must become a full-time starter who merits a second contract to earn kudos. So much is weighted into who that subject will be. John Lynch can always claim to take the best player available on the 49ers’ draft board. But that still involves targeting

Sacramento

Without hitting a ball out of the infield, Jung Hoo Lee has a night to remember at Oracle Park

SAN FRANCISCO — Jung Hoo Lee never hit the ball out of the infield on Thursday night, and yet those in the Giants clubhouse were in awe of his performance. He did it with his legs, with his glove, and with his bat-to-ball skills, reaching base three times, extending his hitting streak to 10 games and making one of the catches of the season as the Giants steamrolled the Arizona Diamondbacks, 5-0, at Oracle Park. “Watching him day in and day out do his thing, I think the sky’s the limit for him, to be honest with you,” said starting pitcher Logan Webb, who tossed seven scoreless frames. “Saving runs, saving hits, hitting the ball — everything he does is pretty cool.” It’s going to take years to decide whether or not the Giants made a smart move in handing a 25-year-old from the Korean Baseball Organization a six-year, $113-million contract. But after three weeks in a Giants uniform, they’re feeling pretty good. Thursday night was a prime example of what he’s capable of, as Lee began his night with an infield single on a

Los Angeles

Body of unidentified man washes ashore on Ventura County beach

April 19, 2024 8:14 AM PT A man’s body washed ashore a beach in Ventura County on Wednesday afternoon, and sheriff’s investigators are looking into the case of the unidentified man. The Ventura County Fire Department and Naval Base Ventura County Fire Department received a call about the body that came ashore on Sandy Dune Beach along the Pacific Coast Highway, the Ventura County Sheriff’s Department announced in a news release. The man is described as being in his mid-30s, authorities said. Medical personnel who arrived on the scene at 4:20 p.m. said the man was dead and sheriff’s investigators were notified about the discovery. Major crime investigators with the sheriff’s department and personnel with the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office arrived at the scene and did not release any additional information about the man’s death. All deaths that are suspicious in nature become the focus of a major crimes investigation, which is ongoing, officials said. Anyone with information about the investigation can call Ventura County Sheriff’s Major Crimes Sgt. Craig Hennes at (805) 384-4744. Anonymous tips can be made with Crime Stoppers at (800)

Los Angeles

Body found in back of abandoned U-Haul truck in Los Angeles identified

A man found dead in the back of an abandoned U-Haul truck in Los Angeles’ Mid-City neighborhood on Thursday has been identified by the county medical examiner. Police were alerted to the U-Haul Thursday morning after a resident reported smelling a foul odor coming from the truck left near Apple Street and Redondo Boulevard, just north of the 10 Freeway. Officers and a U-Haul employee found the body, identified by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner’s office as 50-year-old Henry Jernigan, wrapped in a tarp in the back of the vehicle. The victim’s body was found wrapped in tarp in the back of the U-Haul. April 18, 2024. (KTLA) A body was found wrapped in a tarp in the back of a stolen U-Haul truck on April 18, 2024. (KTLA) A body was found wrapped in a tarp in the back of a stolen U-Haul truck on April 18, 2024. (KTLA) A body was found wrapped in a tarp in the back of a stolen U-Haul truck on April 18, 2024. (KTLA) Detectives said the vehicle had been stolen about a week before

Los Angeles

Video appears to show ‘unauthorized person’ in pilot seat on MLB team’s flight

The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a video that appears to show a Colorado Rockies coach sitting in the pilot’s seat of a charter flight while the plane is in the air. The incident allegedly happened on a United Airlines-operated charter flight on April 10, according to the Wall Street Journal. Nexstar’s KDVR does not have clearance to share the video, but it’s been circulating online. “The FAA is investigating this event,” a spokesperson confirmed in an email. “Federal regulations restrict flight deck access to specific individuals. We do not comment on the details of open investigations.” American Airlines flight interrupted by sounds of moaning, groaning PA system United Airlines also released a statement about the incident, saying the video seems to show the person there while the plane was on autopilot and that the pilots have since been removed from service. “We’re deeply disturbed by what we see in that video, which appears to show an unauthorized person in the flight deck at cruise altitude while the autopilot was engaged,” the statement reads. “As a clear violation of our safety and operational policies, we’ve

Los Angeles

4/19: CBS Morning News

4/19: CBS Morning News – CBS News Watch CBS News Israeli missiles strike Iran in retaliation; Thousands of Black kidney transplant patients moved up on waitlist after testing bias found. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Sacramento

Renée Fleming talks new book, “Music and Mind”

Renée Fleming is a five-time Grammy winner, a Kennedy Center honoree and a longtime advocate for the healing power of the arts. For her new book “Music and Mind,” Fleming collected essays from leading scientists, artists and health care providers. They look at the powerful impact that music and the arts can have on our health.

Sacramento

Thousands of Black kidney transplant candidates moved up on waitlist after testing bias found

More than 14,000 Black kidney transplant candidates in the U.S. have been moved up on the waitlist after a widely used test was found to be overestimating how well Black people’s kidneys were functioning, making them seem healthier than they were. Dr. Fasika Tedla, medical director for kidney and pancreas transplant at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, joined CBS News to discuss the development.

Los Angeles

Here’s your fashion horoscope for what to wear this Taurus season

Here’s your fashion horoscope for what to wear this Taurus season (Photo Illustration by Beth Hoeckel) We find ourselves in that time of year dedicated to the most sensuous and worldly of the earth signs — that is, Taurus season. We are so grateful for our baby bulls, because they remind us that food, drink, sex and money exist to be experienced in all their glory. And what better way to indulge in all these things than by traveling? Liberate your carefully selected and impeccably preserved vintage designer purse strings (we’re talking Taurus, after all) and go somewhere. The ritual of travel is as visceral as it is spiritual. It’s the sweat collecting under your collar while you speed-walk to your gate (just to make sure it’s there, right?) as much as it is a 4 a.m. kiss on a starry beach accessible only by motorcycle. And the ritual before the ritual — packing — becomes a delicate, fraught dance of selection, a personal curatorial Everest that requires the traveler to dream, first and foremost, of how rainy the breeze might be on the way

Los Angeles

Analysis: ‘I think we owe them.’ Kings eager to flip the script with the Oilers

As rites of spring go, it’s not as celebrated as the swallows returning to Capistrano. But the Kings’ returning to Edmonton for the NHL playoffs is seemingly becoming just as common. And after a wild conclusion to the NHL season Thursday, that’s just where they’re headed for a third straight year. Know what else has become almost as predictable? The Kings ending their season against the Oilers, a script the team hopes to flip this spring. When the teams meet Monday in their playoff opener, it will mark the 10th postseason meeting between the two rivals; neither have faced a single postseason opponent more often. However the series has been anything but even with Edmonton winning seven of the nine previous series. In fact, the Kings haven’t beaten Edmonton in the postseason since 1989, Wayne Gretzky’s first season in Los Angeles. “There’s no question we’ve got a history with them,” Jim Hiller, the Kings’ interim coach said. “We definitely want to beat them now,” added forward Quinton Byfield, who scored his 20th goal of the season in a 5-4 overtime win over the Chicago Blackhawks

Los Angeles

Topanga Canyon could remain closed into the fall after massive landslide

A massive landslide covering a large section of Topanga Canyon Boulevard still poses a safety risk and may not be cleared until fall, the California Department of Transportation said. Recent storms further saturated the unstable hillside, CalTrans officials said. Water has been seeping beneath the dirt, mud and rocks, an indication that the land may move again. That is especially concerning, officials said, because a large boulder sitting about 10 feet high has developed a crack that is 5 to 10 feet wide. The unstable hillside pose a challenge as well as a safety risk for crews who must bring material from the top of the hillside to the ground. The roadway is closed from Grand View Drive in the community of Topanga to Pacific Coast Highway. The landslide was one of several that occurred last month after a series of winter rainstorms drenched Southern California, dumping more than a typical year’s worth of rain on the region in a matter of weeks. CalTrans officials estimate the landslide is about 8,000 cubic yards and weighs about 9.2 million pounds. “That is enough material to fill