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Eric Adams set to be arraigned on federal charges – CBS News Watch CBS News New York City Mayor Eric Adams is set to be arraigned Friday on federal charges that include bribery, conspiracy and campaign finance charges. CBS News’ Anna Schecter reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

September 27, 2024 / 11:05 AM EDT / AFP London — Former supermodel Naomi Campbell has been barred from running a charity after an inquiry found funds raised by an organization she founded was spent on spa treatment and room service charges. The inquiry into Fashion for Relief, released Thursday, identified “multiple instances of misconduct,” including use of charity money to pay for a five-star hotel stay for Campbell in the south of France. The finding by the U.K. Charity Commission means Campbell, 54, has now been disqualified from running a charity in Britain for five years. Two other trustees also received bans. The watchdog probe found that between April 2016 and July 2022, only 8.5% of Fashion for Relief’s overall expenditure went on grants to charities. Naomi Campbell attends the H&M & London Event, in London, Sept. 12, 2024. Hollie Adams/REUTERS Campbell, who in 1987 became the first black model to feature on the cover of U.K. Vogue in 20 years, achieved worldwide fame in the 1990s and remains a highly influential figure in the industry. In June, an exhibition dedicated to her opened

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. The monthly costs of a home equity loan will drop now that interest rates have been reduced. chavalit0777/Getty Images Home equity borrowing has traditionally been one of the cheaper ways to access large sums of cash. And this cost-effectiveness has been particularly pronounced in recent years due to interest rates surging on everything from mortgages and personal loans to credit cards, which are now hovering near a record 23%, on average. However, home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are still in the single digits . Now, with a major interest rate cut already issued earlier in September, and potential other cuts being discussed for November and December, they could become even cheaper. Currently, home equity loans are less expensive than HELOCs. And they come with the added advantage of a fixed interest rate , so borrowers can easily determine their exact monthly costs. But what would a $20,000 home equity loan cost per month now that interest rates have been cut?

Police are investigating three burglaries involving separate pharmacies in the San Fernando Valley Friday morning. The thieves struck all three stores in about two hours beginning around 3:30 a.m. at a pharmacy in the 20000 block of Ventura Boulevard in Woodland Hills. Officers responding to the call learned that an unknown number of males in black hoodies entered the location and took merchandise, a Los Angeles Police Department spokesperson said. The suspects fled the scene in an unknown direction. Police responded to a pharmacy break-in in Encino on Sept. 27, 2024. (KTLA) Police responded to a pharmacy break-in in Encino on Sept. 27, 2024. (KTLA) Less than an hour later, police were called to a burglary in progress in the 18800 block of Ventura Boulevard in Tarzana. Investigators say four male suspects wearing black clothes and ski masks entered the location and removed property. The burglars fled northbound on Ventura Boulevard in a Dodge Durango with paper plates, the spokesperson said. The third pharmacy was struck around 5:30 a.m. in the 16000 block of Ventura Boulevard in Encino. Four males entered the location and took

A vision from The Jetsons seems to be one step closer to reality. OK, so it’s not exactly a flying car, but it’s pretty close. A California startup named Joby Aviation is developing an all-electric air taxi that would be used in the skies above cities worldwide. Recently, they had their aircraft on display at The Grove in Los Angeles for folks to take a look at. The most unique part is that it can take off and land vertically, but it flies like a plane. “It frees you from the traffic in a way that you just can’t right now with any other technology,” explained Joby Chief Product Officer Eric Allison, who was really enthusiastic about the potential of it all. The fully electric aircraft can cruise at 200 miles an hour and has a range of about 100 miles. Its propellers point up for takeoff and switch forward for cruising. Engineers worked to make it operate as quietly as possible, which is important if they want cities to embrace yet another buzzy thing flying above their heads. “It can fly really quietly. So

LONDON (AP) — Maggie Smith, the masterful, scene-stealing actor who won an Oscar for 1969 film “The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie” and gained new fans in the 21st century as the dowager Countess of Grantham in “ Downton Abbey” and Professor Minerva McGonagall in the Harry Potter films, died Friday. She was 89. Smith’s sons, Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens, said in a statement that Smith died early Friday in a London hospital. “She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother,” they said in a statement issued through publicist Clair Dobbs. Smith was frequently rated the preeminent British female performer of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench, with a clutch of Academy Award nominations and a shelf full of acting trophies. British actress Dame Maggie Smith poses in London on Dec. 16, 2015. (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth, File) She remained in demand even in her later years, despite her lament that “when you get into the granny era, you’re lucky to get anything.” Smith drily summarized her later roles as

Actress Maggie Smith of Harry Potter, Downton Abbey dies at 89 Actress Maggie Smith of Harry Potter, Downton Abbey dies at 89 00:26 British actress Dame Maggie Smith, known for her prolific career in roles like Professor McGonagall in the “Harry Potter” series and Violet Crawley in “Downton Abbey,” has died, her family confirmed to CBS News. She was 89. Smith passed away peacefully in the hospital early Friday morning, her sons Chris Larkin and Toby Stephens said in a statement via publicist Clair Dobbs. “An intensely private person, she was with friends and family at the end. She leaves two sons and five loving grandchildren who are devastated by the loss of their extraordinary mother and grandmother,” the statement said. Maggie Smith at the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 13, 2015 in London, England.  John Phillips/Getty Images for BFI Margaret Natalie Smith, who was frequently rated the preeminent British actress of a generation that included Vanessa Redgrave and Judi Dench, was born in Ilford, Essex on Dec. 28, 1934. When she was 4 years old, her family moved to Oxford, where Smith began

With its shattered windows and cartoonish graffiti, the mansion on Mulholland Drive sits like a gaping wound in the Hollywood Hills. Broken glass spills out onto the narrow hillside road where tourist buses and others slow down to gawk at the mansion that sits like a colorful disaster. “We’ve become known for the graffiti mansion,” a neighbor said, who asked for anonymity over privacy concerns. “It’s so embarrassing to have this in the heart of the Hollywood Hills.” The owner of the mansion issued a formal apology Thursday to his neighbors and the city of Los Angeles after The Times contacted his attorney about the neighbors’ complaints. The Mulholland Drive home is one of two homes owned by 40-year-old TV and film producer John Powers Middleton. “What’s happened to the two properties I own is unacceptable, and no matter what caused it, I own the houses,” Middleton said in his first statement since his homes gained national attention. “Given the persistence of the numerous trespassers, it’s a struggle.” He explained that his private security and property managers at his properties were overwhelmed by trespassers and