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*Attached video: Remembering the celebrities who died in 2024 (WJW) – A popular Australian TV host announced her own death at the age of 67 on Thursday after a battle with motor neuron disease. Fiona MacDonald, the former gameshow host of “It’s a Knockout,” took to Instagram saying, “Farewell, my friends. My sister Kylie is posting this because I have left the building. Hopefully, I’m looking down from a cloud.” VIDEO: Medina police investigating after man struck by bullet at country club Almost three years after her diagnosis with MND, MacDonald said that although she never wanted to die, “the thought of leaving my tortured body was a relief.” MacDonald, who was best known for starring in the Australian children’s TV series Wombat between 1983 and 1984, began raising money to help find a cure for MND after being diagnosed in 2021.  On the I Am Making a Difference website, MacDonald has raised over $223,000 AUD (almost $153,000 USD) after completing multiple challenges. “Last night brought an end to a very tough few months. It was very peaceful the boys and Kylie stayed with me

KTLA’s Carlos Saucedo and Megan Telles highlight the contributions and traditions of Southern California’s Hispanic community with the stories behind Gavina Gourmet Coffee, Mercado Gonzalez, Mariachi Arcoiris, and more.

Daily temperature records around California continued to be set this week as an unusual October heat wave broiled the state and stymied firefighters’ efforts to get blazes in Southern California under control. Though the current heat wave peaked on Wednesday, the outlook going into the weekend doesn’t bring much relief, according to the National Weather Service. It will cool between 4 and 8 degrees Thursday across the Southland but still remain warmer than average for this time of year. “Hot temperatures will come roaring back Saturday,” the Weather Service’s Oxnard office said in a Thursday morning forecast. “This heat wave will not be as severe as the last few days but will still be warm enough to justify the excessive heat watches for the valleys and mountains.” In the last two days, daily heat records have fallen across the state. On Wednesday, it reached 111 degrees in Woodland Hills, breaking the previous record of 109 degrees set in 1991. At Palmdale Airport, it was 105 degrees, eclipsing the old record of 101 degrees set in 2020. Inland, temperatures reached 110 degrees at Lake Elsinore, breaking

We may receive commissions from some links to products on this page. Promotions are subject to availability and retailer terms. Right now, homeowners are sitting on a near-record amount of home equity. Getty Images If you’ve been looking for an inexpensive way to borrow a large, six-figure sum of money in recent years, you’ve had few ways to do so.  As inflation soared, interest rates surged alongside it, making everything from rates on personal loans to credit cards react accordingly. Now, personal loans come with average rates close to 13% while credit cards are near a record 23%. Home equity loan rates , however, remain relatively low. And after a Fed rate cut in September, and others possible for November and December, this could become even cheaper for homeowners in the remainder of 2024. Combined with the average home equity amount sitting close to $330,000 right now, this is likely the best way to borrow a large amount of money right now. Home equity loans and home equity lines of credit (HELOCs) are two of the most popular ways to do so. But these products

By Kerry Breen Updated on: October 3, 2024 / 12:09 PM EDT / CBS News Wreckage of sunken Japanese WWII ship found Wreckage of sunken Japanese WWII ship found 00:30 A team of investigators says they have found the wreck of the USS Stewart, a U.S. Navy destroyer that served under both American and Japanese flags during World War II before it was deliberately sunk in a 1946 naval exercise.  The USS Stewart, once called the “Ghost Ship of the Pacific,” served on the front lines of World War II. It was stationed in Manila as part of the U.S. Navy’s Asiatic Fleet, according to a news release detailing its discovery, and was damaged during combat in February 1942. A freak accident trapped it in a repair drydock on Java, an island in Indonesia, and the ship was abandoned as Japanese forces approached. It was then pressed into service with the Imperial Japanese Navy as a patrol boat. Allied pilots reported seeing the ship serve in the Japanese fleet, earning it its nickname.  The USS Stewart arriving under tow in San Francisco Bay, California in

NYC steps up security for Jewish High Holy Days amid Middle East unrest – CBS News Watch CBS News Iran’s attack on Israel has pushed New York City to step up security for the Jewish High Holy Days. CBS News New York’s Christina Fan has more. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Costco’s first membership price hike takes effect Costco’s first membership price hike takes effect 00:23 Costco is expanding its precious metals offerings, building on top of its rollout last year of gold bars, which often sold out within hours . The retailer is now adding 1-ounce platinum bars to its lineup.  Described as 999.5 pure platinum, the new bar is Swiss-made by a refiner that has earned the Good Delivery accreditation from the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), an international trade association for the precious metals industry. Costco’s gold bars were such a hit with customers that the retailer had trouble keeping them in stock. After the retailer added silver coins to its lineup, Wells Fargo estimated that the chain was selling as much as $200 million of gold and silver  each month to its members.  How much does Costco’s platinum bar cost? The platinum bar is retailing for $1,089.99 — if you can get it.  The bar is only sold online, and Costco says delivery is unavailable in Nevada, Louisiana and Puerto Rico. But the Costco site on Thursday also noted that the platinum

The Laugh Factory Hollywood will host a free Rosh Hahana service at 11 a.m. Thursday, continuing a 42-year tradition. “We will pray together for peace in the Middle East, asking God’s blessings to help end the conflicts in the region,” Laugh Factory founder and owner Jamie Masada said in a statement. This will be the 42nd consecutive year free High Holy Days services have been conducted at The Laugh Factory. Most congregations require membership and tickets for High Holy Days services, but the JEM Center in Beverly Hills is also among the organizations holding free services, with a traditional service set for 10 a.m., an evening service at 6:30 p.m. and another free service at 10 a.m. Friday. Registration can be made online at www.jemcommunitycenter.com/events/high-holiday-services-2024. Rosh Hashana, the two-day holiday marking the Jewish New Year, began at sundown Wednesday — the day begins at sundown on the Hebrew calendar — with services continuing through sundown Friday. They feature the blowing of the shofar, a ram’s horn mentioned in the Torah and used by ancient Jews in religious ceremonies and as a call to arms —

Noting their lack of participation in their own case, a judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought against Ed Buck by two sisters whose brother died in the West Hollywood apartment of the former Democratic donor in 2019. Santa Monica Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III’s Monday ruling was “without prejudice,” meaning the case brought by Joyce Jackson and Joann Campbell, siblings of the late Timothy Dean, could be revived later. A third sister, Retha Singleton, dropped out as a plaintiff in the case in August. “It appears to the court that plaintiffs have abandoned the prosecution of the case, plaintiffs failed to substitute out all of their counsel and dismiss claim,” the judge wrote. After a nine-day trial in July 2021, a federal jury found Buck guilty of two counts of distribution of methamphetamine resulting in death, four counts of distribution of methamphetamine, one count of maintaining a drug-involved premises, and two counts of enticement to travel in interstate commerce for prostitution stemming from the deaths of Dean and another man, Gemmel Moore, who was found dead in Buck’s apartment in July 2017. The

Two-thirds of the professional musicians who will decide the results of next year’s Grammy Awards weren’t members of the Recording Academy as recently as 2018. That’s one of the key findings of a report the academy released Thursday, one day before the start of first-round Grammy voting, during which the organization’s roughly 13,000 voting members will determine nominations for the music industry’s most prestigious prize. Nominations for the 67th Grammys will be announced Nov. 8; the ceremony itself will be held Feb. 2 at Crypto.com Arena in downtown Los Angeles. The turnover in the academy’s electorate is significant given the criticism the group has faced for years that its voters are too old, too male and too white to properly recognize excellence in modern popular music. According to the report, the share of academy members who identify as people of color has increased 65% since 2019 while the percentage of women has grown 27%. In 2019 — a year before the academy ousted its first female chief executive, Deborah Dugan, amid an explosive scandal involving charges of discrimination and vote-rigging behind the scenes at the