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The Los Angeles Police Department arrested 11 people downtown during a retail theft blitz. Authorities say the arrests came on May 19. As part of the operation, officers worked with retailers at the FIGat7th shopping plaza and saturated the area with personnel to catch thieves. LAPD was able to recover merchandise that the thieves were attempting to steal, including shoes, slippers, and a baseball cap. The Los Angeles Police Department arrested 11 people in an organized retail theft operation. LAPD shared images of the merchandise recovered on May 20, 2024. (LAPD) The Los Angeles Police Department arrested 11 people in an organized retail theft operation. LAPD shared images of the merchandise recovered on May 20, 2024. (LAPD) The Los Angeles Police Department arrested 11 people in an organized retail theft operation. LAPD shared images of the merchandise recovered on May 20, 2024. (LAPD) The 11 people arrested have been identified as: 19-year-old Nicole Allman-Dean 20-year-old Breajanika Johnson 20-year-old Serlo Allyene 21-year-old Nanely Esquivel 24-year-old Parris Gregory 28-year-old Donald Gregory 33-year-old Ailena Vargas 34-year-old Ted Newman 37-year-old Gabriel Simmons 47-year-old Ebony Holt 57-year-old Jerry Ivory Because

Authorities in Riverside County are searching for a 30-year-old man wanted for attempted murder after he fired on a deputy sheriff during an attempted traffic stop last week.   The suspect, identified as Martin Perez Jr., sped away from a motor deputy with the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office just after 6 p.m. on Wineville and Limonite avenues in the Jurupa Valley, according to a RCSO news release.   Perez then turned onto a dirt access road adjacent to 68th Street, west of Pats Ranch Road, where he fired at the deputy who was in pursuit.   Martin Perez Jr., 30, seen here in two undated photos, is considered armed and dangerous by law enforcement. (RCSO) During the chase, Perez drove into dense foliage near the Jurupa Valley Santa Ana River bottom, abandoned his vehicle and fled in an unknown direction, authorities said.   The deputy was not injured during the incident.   Perez, who should be considered armed and dangerous, is described a Hispanic male, approximately 5 feet 11 inches tall, weight around 260 pounds with brown hair and eyes. His last known address is

By Megan Cerullo Edited By Alain Sherter May 21, 2024 / 12:01 AM EDT / CBS News A troubling trend in the cost of buying a home A troubling trend in the cost of buying a home 02:15 Why was Naples, Florida, just ranked the best place to live in the U.S.? It has much to do with the beachfront city’s job prospects and overall quality of life for residents, according to U.S. News & World Report. Naples, a resort city, scored especially high for the value residents get for their money and for the ample job opportunities, which were both weighted more heavily in the publication’s ranking this year compared with previous editions.  “This year’s survey found people are concerned about the economy and want more financial stability, so the value and job market categories were the factors that were most important to people. That’s something that really helped Naples,” Erika Giovanetti, U.S. News and World Report’s loans expert, told CBS MoneyWatch.  Naples — with an ultra-low unemployment rate of just 2.9% as of April, well under the overall U.S. rate of 3.9%  —

By Jennifer Earl May 20, 2024 / 11:00 PM EDT / CBS News Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview 13:39 Millions of people travel across the globe each year to meet Pope Francis, many coming prepared with customary gifts for the head of the Catholic Church — CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell included. As she wrapped up her recent historic interview with the pope in Vatican City, O’Donnell surprised Francis with a personal gift from CBS News: a vinyl of Walter Cronkite’s 1969 special report on the moon landing. The gift was inspired by Francis’ book, “Life: My Story Through History,” which chronicles major historical moments the pontiff witnessed throughout his life, including a full chapter about joining the millions of people who turned on their television sets in July 1969 to watch Cronkite’s coverage of the Apollo 11 moon landing. Francis wrote in the book, “I believe we all understood instinctively that the world would now be different somehow. Progress is fundamental – we have to keep moving – but it must be in

By Aliza Chasan May 20, 2024 / 11:00 PM EDT / CBS News Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview Pope Francis: The 60 Minutes Interview 13:39 Pope Francis’ predecessor was the  first pontiff in about 600 years to retire , but Francis says he has no plans to resign, and is even considering a possible trip to the U.S. In a historic Vatican City  interview  with CBS Evening News anchor and managing editor Norah O’Donnell, the 87-year-old leader of the world’s nearly 1.4 billion Catholics said the idea of stepping down has never occurred to him. “Maybe if the day comes when my health can go no further,” Francis said. “Perhaps because the only infirmity I have is in my knee, and that is getting much better. But it never occurred to me.” Francis, who  took on the papacy in 2013 at the age of 76, now uses a wheelchair, but he described his health as “fine.” Past health problems for Pope Francis As one of the oldest popes in the Church’s history, Francis has dealt with several health issues, including the flu and two

NEW YORK (AP) — OpenAI on Monday said it plans to halt the use of one of its ChatGPT voices that “Her” actor Scarlett Johansson says sounds “eerily similar” to her own. In a post on the social media platform X, OpenAI said it is “working to pause” Sky — the name of one of five voices that ChatGPT users can chose to speak with. The company said it had “heard questions” about how it selects the lifelike audio options available for its flagship artificial intelligence chatbot, particularly Sky, and wanted to address them. Among those raising questions was Johansson, who famously voiced a fictional, and at the time futuristic, AI assistant in the 2013 film “Her.” Johansson issued a statement saying that OpenAI CEO Sam Altman had approached her in September asking her if she would lend her voice to the system, saying he felt it would be “comforting to people” not at ease with the technology. She said she declined the offer. “When I heard the released demo, I was shocked, angered and in disbelief that Mr. Altman would pursue a voice that

The owners of three cars burnt to scrap in the Los Angeles’ neighborhood of Harvard Heights during a massive city trash truck fire want to know why the cars have not been removed and when officials plan to reimburse them for their loss.   The May 13 fire occurred at around 2:15 p.m. in the 1700 block of Westmoreland Boulevard when flames erupted inside the trash truck and spread to nearby cars parked at the curb.   Firefighters quickly doused the flames with water and foam, but at least six parked vehicles caught fire, several of which appeared to be total losses.   “My Volkswagen Sport Wagon and my Smart Car are both total losses,” Kelton Green told KTLA.  A trash truck and parked cars seen in flames on a street in L.A.’s Harvard Heights neighborhood on May 13, 2024. (viewer photo) A trash truck and parked cars seen in flames on a street in L.A.’s Harvard Heights neighborhood on May 13, 2024. (Citizen) A trash truck and parked cars seen in flames on a street in L.A.’s Harvard Heights neighborhood on May 13, 2024.

Top CEOs are now making more than ever, report says – CBS News Watch CBS News Paid compensation for chief executives of several Fortune 500 companies has risen dramatically over the last five years, according to a new report from The Wall Street Journal. WSJ writer Theo Francis joins to discuss why it’s partly linked to a phenomenon known as the “Musk effect.” Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

Surge in threats against top congressional aides – CBS News Watch CBS News Top congressional aides are subjected to threats of violence regularly. A survey conducted by the nonprofit Congressional Management Foundation reveals that a large majority are feeling “anxiety and fear” about the safety of working in their jobs. CBS News congressional correspondent Scott MacFarlane reports. Be the first to know Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. Not Now Turn On

The Palm Springs Police Department released video footage Monday of a man appearing to steal over $2,500 of lawnscaping tools from a truck and trailer. The theft occurred at 7:54 a.m. Thursday in the 200 block of Camino Sur, police said. The suspect left with items including a Stihl weed eater, FS 91 R Edge Trimmer loop handle, Stihl HL94 24 Hedge trimmer, and Exmark commercial lawn mower, according to police. Using listed online retail prices, those items would total at least $2,500, including over $1,800 for the cheapest lawn mower model. The man in the video was dressed in tan cargo pants, a gray long-sleeve shirt, an orange face shield, a black hat, and black shoes, appearing to use bolt cutters to remove the equipment. Anyone with relevant information on the theft was encouraged to call Detective Alex Doherty at 760-323-8142.

A 32-year-old man pleaded not guilty Monday to raping one woman and sexually assaulting a babysitter in Anaheim. Thomas Edward Alberson was charged Thursday with rape and evading police in a reckless driving incident, both felonies, as well as misdemeanor counts of groping. He was next due in court May 28 for a bail review hearing in the North Justice Center in Fullerton and a pretrial hearing June 7. The alleged rape and pursuit occurred on Jan. 1, and the groping incidents on Oct. 31 and Dec. 14, according to the criminal complaint. One of the victims told police she was babysitting a relative when Alberson came home with his girlfriend appearing to be drunk, police said in court papers. She told investigators that Alberson kept ordering but cancelling Uber rides for her and at one point offered her alcohol, police said. At one point, Alberson emerged from his bedroom naked and allegedly rubbed himself against her leg, police alleged. The accuser said she ended up walking home, which took about two hours, police said. At a family Halloween party, the alleged victim said Alberson