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August 21, 2024 / 7:49 AM EDT / AFP Blinken wraps trip to Middle East Bodies of Israeli hostages found as Blinken ends trip to Middle East 04:39 A young Israeli woman who became emblematic of the hostages seized by Hamas on October 7 said Wednesday she thought every night in captivity could be her last. “Every night I was falling asleep and thinking, ‘This may be the last night of my life,'” Noa Argamani said in Japan on a visit with her father. “And until the moment I was (rescued) … I just did not believe that I’m still surviving,” the 26-year-old said as she met with senior diplomats from G7 countries in Tokyo. “And in this moment that I’m still sitting with you, it’s a miracle that I’m here.” Israeli Noa Argamani, who was abducted with others from the Nova music festival during Hamas’ October 7 attack on southern Israel that triggered war, attends a meeting with G7 embassy representatives during a visit to Tokyo on August 21, 2024. Argamani was rescued along with three others in early June after special forces fought

UPDATE: Mayanin Vazquez has been found safe and reunited with her family KTLA learned early Wednesday. No further details about Vazquez’s return were provided.  The family has asked for privacy as they focus on reuniting and moving forward. ORIGINAL STORY: Loved ones are distraught after a 16-year-old girl never came home from school and has not been heard from since. On Aug. 12, Mayanin Vazquez and her siblings began their day by walking to South East High School in South Gate. However, along the way, Vazquez separated from the group and missed her first day of class. The last known image of Vazquez was captured outside a Smart & Final grocery store on the 9800 block of Laurel Street in Watts. The girl was seen walking with a mystery man and his arm was seen wrapped around her shoulders. Family members do not know the man and are struggling to find answers in their search for Vazquez. “I’m torn up,” said Samuel Maldonado, the girl’s father. “I don’t know how I’m standing.” Mayanin Vazquez, 16, is seen in a family photo. Mayanin Vazquez, 16, is

THURSDAY CITY SECTION Nonleague Bell at Angelou, 7 p.m.Belmont at Torres, 4:30 p.m.Chatsworth at Arleta, 3:30 p.m.Crenshaw at Gardena, 7 p.m.Granada Hills at Banning, 7 p.m.Hawkins at Rivera, 7 p.m.Huntington Park at Westchester, 7:30 p.m.Legacy at Lincoln, 7 p.m.Los Angeles at Grant, 7 p.m.Manual Arts at Hamilton, 7:30 p.m.Mendez at Maywood CES, 7 p.m.North Hollywood at Canoga Park, 7 p.m.Palisades at Roosevelt, 7 p.m.San Fernando at Chavez 7 p.m.San Pedro at Kennedy, 7:30 p.m.Santee at Roybal, 7:30 p.m.Sotomayor at Van Nuys, 7 p.m.Sylmar at Marshall, 7 p.m.Taft at Monroe, 7 p.m.University at Fremont, 7:30 p.m.Verdugo Hills at Reseda, 7 p.m.Washington at Panorama, 7:30 p.m.West Adams at Jefferson, 6 p.m. SOUTHERN SECTION Nonleague Azusa vs. Ganesha at Citrus College, 7 p.m.Canyon Springs at Twentynine Palms, 7 p.m.Capistrano Valley Christian at Irvine University, 7 p.m.Citrus Hill at Rubidoux, 7:30 p.m.Citrus Valley at Etiwanda, 7 p.m.Colony at El Modena, 7 p.m.Compton at Compton Centennial, 6 p.m.Corona del Mar vs. Cypress at Western, 7 p.m.Esperanza vs. Fountain Valley at Yorba Linda, 7 p.m.Golden Valley at Antelope Valley, 7 p.m.Granite Hills at Carter, 7:30 p.m.Hemet at Indio, 7 p.m.Heritage at

A look at this week’s top high school football games: THURSDAY Corona Centennial vs. Mater Dei at Santa Ana Stadium, 7 p.m. It’s No. 1 Mater Dei vs. No. 2 Corona Centennial to start the high school football season. Former Long Beach Poly coach Raul Lara takes over the Monarchs program. He’s kept many of last season’s assistant coaches. There’s a new quarterback in Chaparral transfer Dash Beierly. Mater Dei’s strength rests with linebackers Nasir Wyatt and Abduall Sanders Jr. Centennial has the best returning quarterback in Southern California in Husan Longstreet, but he has been slowed by a foot injury, so junior Dominick Catalano could get the call. The big question for the Huskies is the secondary and new running backs. The pick: Mater Dei. FRIDAY Orange Lutheran at Gardena Serra, 7 p.m. These two top-10 teams have veteran quarterbacks, veteran linemen and talented players up and down their lineups. Orange Lutheran quarterback TJ Lateef is finally healthy and will be protected by an elite offensive line. Serra quarterback Jimmy Butler has so many weapons available at receiver that defenses won’t know who to

There’s no such thing as a sure thing in awards season — but HBO’s “Angels in America,” which swept the 56th Primetime Emmy Awards on Sept. 19, 2004, at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, sure came close. The miniseries came with every pedigree possible: Tony Kushner writing the script based on his Tony-winning play; director/executive producer Mike Nichols; and stars Meryl Streep, Al Pacino, Mary-Louise Parker and Jeffrey Wright — all of whom won that evening. “Angels” was the most-watched made-for-cable series in 2003, and it gave dramatic voice to the AIDS epidemic in a way no other TV project had before. An ‘Angelic’ evening And so, “Angels” had an angelic evening at the Emmys, beating the record “Roots” had held since 1977 for the most Emmys given to a miniseries in a single year (11 awards from 21 nominations). It became the first program to sweep every major category in which it was eligible, and became only the second series to that point to win all four main acting miniseries categories. Today, there is no longer simply a miniseries category; over the decades

They can’t afford to keep sending Walker Buehler to the mound. They can’t afford not to either. “Honestly,” Dodgers manager Dave Roberts said, “we don’t have another alternative right now.” The Dodgers are in a prison of their own making, their harebrained plan to turn their rotation into a nine-figure medical experiment backfiring to such a degree that it has forced them to depend on a pitcher attempting a comeback of historic proportions. Nathan Eovaldi of the Texas Rangers and Jameson Taillon of the Chicago Cubs are the only starting pitchers known to undergo second Tommy John surgeries and return to their previous performance levels. Buehler’s return from a similar procedure has taken a more conventional form, with the Dodgers’ former No. 1 starter posting a 6.09 earned-run average in 10 starts. His most recent start looked like more of the same, as he pitched four laborious innings in a 6-3 victory over the Seattle Mariners. Against the team with baseball’s lowest batting average and highest strikeout rate, Buehler was charged with three runs and seven hits. He struck out only one batter, rookie infielder

A local cave guide looks up at a giant doline in the roof of Hang Son Doong cave in Vietnam. (Hoang Trung / BBCA / BBC studios ) “Planet Earth III” captures the beauty of nature with visually poetic novellas that can take the behind-the-scenes artisans months to procure. In “Extremes,” narrated by David Attenborough, we are swept away to the rarest places in the world to watch snow leopards play in the Gobi Desert of Mongolia, a pack of Arctic wolves hunt giant muskox and hibernating snow frogs mate in the French Alps. And blind cave fish living in what is considered the largest cave in the world, Hang Son Doong, in Vietnam. It took the crew two days of trekking through the jungle, carrying provisions and gear, to reach the enormous wonder. Once inside, headlamps were worn and multiple drones aided in lighting the cave to unearth the never-seen-before footage. “We were there for just under eight weeks, and a place like Hang Son Doong lets us know that there’s so much left in the world to discover,” says cinematographer Luke Nelson. More

Updated on: August 21, 2024 / 7:02 AM EDT / CBS/AP 2 Sinaloa cartel leaders arrested in Texas 2 Sinaloa cartel leaders, including son of “El Chapo,” arrested in Texas 02:02 The murders of at least 10 people in the northern Mexican state of Sinaloa appear to be linked to infighting in the dominant drug smuggling cartel there, confirming fears of repercussions from the July 25 detention of two top cartel leaders. Last month, Joaquín Guzmán López , a capo from one faction of the Sinaloa cartel – the Chapitos or “Little Chapos,” the sons of imprisoned cartel leader Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzmán – turned himself in to U.S. authorities. However, he allegedly abducted the leader of the rival faction, Ismael “El Mayo” Zambada , forcing him on to the same flight to El Paso and turning him in. Mexican authorities are caught in the middle of the coming storm: they weren’t involved in the July 25 capture, but they are unwilling to use the opportunity to crack down on the Sinaloa cartel. The cartel is splintering, and what’s at stake is who will take

The Democratic National Convention continues on Wednesday as Day 3 gets underway in Chicago, with a focus on how the party’s new ticket plans to fight for Americans’ freedoms. The second day of the convention featured an exuberant presentation of support for the Harris-Walz ticket by the assembled delegates. State by state, delegations rallied around Vice President Kamala Harris’ nomination for president Tuesday in a ceremonial roll call vote, with prominent Democrats — and celebrities like rapper Lil Jon and actor Eva Longoria — representing their states.  Former President Barack Obama  headlined the second night of the convention, delivering a spirited address about his hope for the future and an earnest tribute to his former vice president, Mr. Biden, while issuing stark warnings about Donald Trump returning to the White House. The night also included speeches from former first lady  Michelle Obama  and second gentleman Doug Emhoff , among others. And the most anticipated appearances — from Harris and her running mate — are still ahead.  Former President Barack Obama arrives to speak next to former first lady Michelle Obama during the Democratic National Convention

August 21, 2024 / 6:59 AM EDT / CBS/AFP 8/20: CBS Evening News 8/20: CBS Evening News 19:19 Nairobi — Five Kenyan police officers appeared in court Wednesday, suspected of helping a man accused of murdering and dismembering dozens of women escape from a Nairobi jail cell. Police launched a manhunt Tuesday after alleged serial killer Collins Jumaisi and 12 Eritreans broke out of a police station in an upmarket area of the Kenyan capital. Jumaisi, 33, was described by police as a “psychopathic serial killer with no respect for human life” when he arrested last month after the horrific discovery of a number of mutilated bodies in a rubbish dump in a slum area of the Kenyan capital. He and the other detainees appeared to have escaped by cutting through a wire mesh roof at the station. “Our preliminary investigations indicate that the escape was aided by insiders,” acting national police chief Gilbert Masengeli said Tuesday. A photo released on July 15, 2024 by the Kenyan National Police shows 33-year-old Collins Jumaisi Khalusha, identified as the prime suspect in the killings of 42 women