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Another round of layoffs hit the Walt Disney Co. as the company eliminated 75 positions at ABC’s television stations and news division Wednesday. The cuts were equally distributed among ABC News and the company’s eight owned and operated broadcast outlets including KABC in Los Angeles. On-air reporters or anchors were not affected by the staff reduction, according to a person familiar with the plan who was not authorized to speak publicly. The cuts were described as “surgical,” with no local or network programs eliminated as a result. “As we look to the future and refining a team that is not only capable of excellence in reporting and delivering the highest quality content but is also streamlined and sustainable, we must occasionally make some tough decisions,” ABC News President Almin Karamehdovic said in a memo to staff announcing the layoffs. The latest cuts come a week after the Burbank-based entertainment conglomerate shed 300 jobs at the corporate level. Previous rounds occurred in May when 175 jobs were cut from Disney’s Pixar unit. Another 140 employees were let go in July at Disney Entertainment Television. Last year

BEIRUT —  As war in the Middle East widens, Iran and Israel on Wednesday traded threats of mutual destruction following the Islamic Republic’s missile barrage against Israel, while the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah and Israel reported the first “close-quarter” combat between their forces in southern Lebanon. Hezbollah reported clashing with Israeli troops just over the Lebanese side of the border near the villages of Odaisseh and Maroun Al-Ras, saying its fighters “repulsed” an infantry unit after “inflicting losses.” The Israeli military confirmed the fighting and announced the deaths of seven soldiers. Israel released footage of its tanks rolling into the neighboring country, the first Israeli invasion of Lebanon in 18 years. Smaller incursions by Israeli special forces have been taking place fairly regularly over the last year, Israel said. Mohammad Afif, spokesman for Hezbollah, whose leadership has been pulverized in days of Israeli airstrikes, said the Iranian-backed group was prepared to mount a fierce resistance to the invasion despite its losses. Hundreds of civilians have also been killed in the strikes, Lebanese officials said. “War is rounds. And if you have gotten us in the first

An unusual October heat wave — still yet to peak across California — has already set records across the state and brought unseasonably hot weather to cities all across the state from Redding through San Diego. The triple-digit temperatures in many parts of the state have put millions of Californians under heat advisories lasting through at least Thursday — and even longer in the state’s desert communities near Nevada and Arizona. “Record high temperatures were smashed today at several locations,” the National Weather Service’s Los Angeles account said on X late Tuesday. Palm Springs broke several records Tuesday, with its high of 117 degrees setting not only a daily high for Oct. 1, but also marking the city’s highest temperature ever recorded for the entire month, according to the National Weather Service. The city also set a record minimum temperature for Oct. 1, not dropping below 82 degrees, even at night. Phoenix, which has been sweltering under a much longer heat wave, also set record high for any October day, hitting 113 Tuesday. In the Central Valley, some daily records were sent Tuesday, but highs

Jess Glynne returns to U.S. with new tour Jess Glynne returns to the U.S. with new tour 05:03 Jess Glynne, the British pop sensation known for hits like “Don’t Be So Hard on Yourself,” is back in the U.S. to promote her latest album, “Jess,” and embark on her first U.S. tour in five years.  Glynne, who has more No. 1 singles in the U.K. than some of the biggest legends in music, told  “CBS Mornings Plus”  co-hosts Tony Dokoupil and Adriana Diaz on Wednesday that despite her success, it often feels surreal.  “It’s very overwhelming,” she said. “I feel very blessed, and it’s been an incredible journey, and to have, I don’t know, people say that to me, it’s always doesn’t feel real … it’s like, imposter syndrome.” Her U.S. tour kicked off during a particularly busy time, coinciding with the vice presidential debate happening just down the street from her show.  “It was mad,” Glynne said, describing the chaos surrounding her packed concert. “We had to make a little announcement to just leave early.” Glynne’s third album, “Jess,” marks a new chapter for

Updated on: October 2, 2024 / 12:24 PM EDT / CBS/AP Sheriff charged with killing judge faced lawsuit Kentucky sheriff charged with killing judge faced lawsuit 00:33 Video showing a Kentucky judge being gunned down in his chambers was played Tuesday during a court hearing for the ex-sheriff who is charged in the killing that stunned their Appalachian community. The short video clip was presented by prosecutors during the preliminary hearing for Shawn “Mickey” Stines, the former sheriff of Letcher County who is accused of fatally shooting District Judge Kevin Mullins on Sept. 19. Stines allegedly entered Mullins chambers at the Letcher County Courthouse in Whitesburg  and opened fire , police say. Mullins, 54, who held the judgeship for 15 years, died at the scene, and Stines, 43, surrendered without incident. Stines stepped down as sheriff Monday. The video, with no audio, showed a man identified by police as Stines pulling out a gun and shooting the judge as he sat at his desk. The man walked around the desk, pointed the gun at the judge — who had fallen to the floor — and

Two local filmmakers are trying to solve a mystery that has confounded and disgusted residents of Pasadena for more than two years: Who is placing containers full of urine atop a utility box, and why? As the Los Angeles Times reports, the so-called “Piss Bandit” has been fixated on a specific Pasadena Water & Power electrical box on Colorado Boulevard – leaving behind bottles and even large jugs of urine. Some are even labeled as such. In a series of True Crime-style videos posted to TikTok, Derek Milton and Grant Yansura have made it their mission to document and potentially expose the culprit. One video, which includes night vision hidden camera footage, has amassed over six million views, and subsequent videos have reached millions more. A city spokesperson told the L.A. Times that police in Pasadena are also interested since the bottles have irked residents and drawn complaints. Recently, the city tried to stop the “Piss Artist” -as Milton calls him- by installing a triangular metal cap atop the electrical box so it was no longer flat. It didn’t work. The person destroyed the cap

A former Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputy has been charged with sexually assaulting a teenage girl and supplying her with methamphetamine.  According to a release from L.A. County District Attorney George Gascón’s office, retired deputy Benny Vicente Caluya Jr. and a second man, 68-year-old Clifford Leimana Abihai, allegedly picked up the girl as she was walking alone in Lancaster between Aug. 27 and 28 and gave her meth.  After this encounter, the girl was taken back to Caluya’s Lancaster residence where the alleged sexual assault was said to have taken place. The former deputy, who retired from the department in 2001, has been charged with one felony count of lewd act upon a child aged 14 or 15 as well as a felony count for sale or furnishing a controlled substance to a minor.  Abihai, 49, only received the latter charge, Gascón’s office said.  Parents spot kids in 7-Eleven robbery footage, turn them in to Los Angeles police Both men were arraigned on Sept. 30 and pleaded not guilty. Caluya, Jr., 68, was released on $250,000 bond on Sept. 3 and Abihai posted $100,000 bond

Fat Bear Week is off to a violent start this year. The bracket and all the chunky contestants were scheduled to be revealed on Monday morning, but the reveal was pushed back by a day after one bear, No. 469, attacked and killed another bear, No. 402. The Park Service said the attack was seen live on webcams at Katmai National Park. The Alaska national park puts on Fat Bear Week annually as a way to raise awareness about the 2,200-pound brown bears that live in the park. Every year, they gorge themselves on salmon, rapidly putting on pounds to prepare for the long, cold winter. The contest, in which people vote on their favorite and most impressively fat bear, is lighthearted in spirit. It often spawns memes and celebrates the bears’ impressive ability to transform so rapidly. But this year’s deadly kickoff had a sobering reminder these are wild animals. “National parks like Katmai protect not only the wonders of nature, but also the harsh realities,” park spokesperson Matt Johnson said in a statement. “Each bear seen on the webcams is competing with others to