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3 Chicago gang members arrested in Beverly Crest triple slaying

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

The shooting deaths of three women in a January attack in Beverly Crest and of a man in North Hollywood in December were all perpetrated by gang members from Chicago, the Los Angeles Police Department said in a press conference Friday.The Beverly Crest victims, Iyana Hutton, 33, from Chicago, Nenah Davis, 29, from Bolingbrook, Illinois, and Destiny Sims, 26, from Buckeye, Arizona, were killed while sitting in a car in the 2700 block of Ellison Drive on Jan. 28.Six other people were wounded, though their identities are not being released to protect their safety, the LAPD said.On Dec. 16 in North Hollywood, Julian Bynum, 30 and also of Chicago, was pronounced dead at the scene of the shooting in the 6800 block of Simpson Avenue.While the victims were unrelated outside of their shared connections to the Chicago area, they were all killed by the same group of men, according to LAPD Capt. Jonathan Tippet.Daries Stanford, Dejean Thompkins and Dontae Williams are seen in mugshots provided ...

Remembering George Raymond Shannon, MSG, PhD 1939-2023

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

The late George Shannon was celebrated yesterday at a memorial hosted by his colleagues, students, mentees, friends and family at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology. Shannon passed away on March 1, 2023 at the age of 84.As both the Instructional Associate Professor of Gerontology at the University of Southern California (USC) and holder of the Kevin Xu Chair in Gerontology, as well as director of the Rongxiang Xu Regenerative Life Science Research Lab at the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology, Professor Shannon inspired all with his zest for learning and driving desire to better the lives of so many. “People always ask me if it’s too late to go back to school and I always say no,” stated the professor in an oft-shared interview for USC News in 2018. Remembering George Raymond Shannon, MSG, PhD – USC MemorialShannon lived a storied life; born in Chicago, IL on December 30, 1939, he went on to become an actor, studying with Lee Strasberg at the Actors Studio in New...

Arizona Democrats urge judge to toss Kari Lake’s last claim

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

By Jacques Billeaud | Associated PressPHOENIX — The last remaining election misconduct claim by Kari Lake, the 2022 Republican candidate for Arizona governor, is playing out in court as state officials and the Democratic governor asked a judge to throw out the case Friday.Lake was among the most vocal of last year’s Republican candidates promoting former President Donald Trump’s election lies, which she made the centerpiece of her campaign. While most other election deniers around the country conceded after losing their races in November, Lake did not.Courts have dismissed most of the former TV anchor’s lawsuit. On Friday, a judge heard arguments on whether or not Lake’s final claim should move ahead to a trial next week.Attorneys representing Arizona election officials and Democratic Gov. Katie Hobbs say Lake’s allegation that the election was rigged is based on unsubstantiated speculation.Lake’s lawyers say there was a flood of mail-in ballots i...

‘F— around and find out’: Hells Angels racketeering trial ends with debate over murder, mayhem, and the law

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

SAN FRANCISCO — Three members of the Hells Angels are now at the critical juncture between federal prison and freedom. All that’s left now is for a jury to decide their fate.Starting Monday, 12 randomly-selected Northern California residents are set to review nearly two months of testimony surrounding the Sonoma Hells Angels and their associates at club chapters as far away as Salem, Mass. The trial ended Friday after three days of closing arguments from federal prosecutors and defense attorneys, who presented wildly different interpretations of evidence that includes the testimony of former Hells Angels members and a onetime prospect who infiltrated the club while working as an FBI informant.On trial are Raymond “Ray Ray” Foakes, perhaps the best-known living Hells Angel in the world, as well as Christopher “Rain Man” Ranieri, the President of the club’s Boston/Salem chapter accused of helping plan a murder, and Brian Burke, a Sonoma chapte...

Letters: Quality of life | Unwelcome occupant | Change approach | Corral Congress | Israel’s cash

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

Submit your letter to the editor via this form. Read more Letters to the Editor.Quality-of-life issuescausing California flightRe: “How to stop California desertion” (Page A6, May 5).I believe George Skelton misses the reasons for desertion by a mile. California has always been relatively expensive. I am an 85-year native. It’s about quality of life.I submit the following as reasons for people leaving:• Sanctuary cities overrun with illegal drugs and a justice system that is a revolving door for chronic offenders.• Billions being lavished on social programs without accountability or positive results.• Billions spent on an ill-conceived rail system while ignoring the inadequate power grid.• Neglected road maintenance.• Schools that were once the envy of the nation, are no longer a source of pride.• The contemplation of reparations for damages to an identified class who were not personally damaged, by a state that was not involved, to be paid by taxpayers also not involved...

Chad Daybell pleads not guilty to murder, conspiracy charges

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

By Chris Boyette | CNNChad Daybell pleaded not guilty Wednesday to the murder and conspiracy charges he faces in connection with the deaths of his first wife and the two children of his current wife, Lori Vallow.Idaho 7th Judicial District Magistrate Judge Steven W. Boyce said that a scheduling conference would take place in two weeks to determine a date for the start of Daybell’s trial. He could face a death sentence, the judge said.A grand jury in Idaho indicted Daybell and Vallow last month on murder charges in connection with the deaths of Vallow’s two children, Tylee Ryan and JJ Vallow. Daybell is also charged with murder in the case of his first wife, Tammy, who died in her sleep in October 2019, a few weeks before Daybell got remarried to Vallow.“This whole process is really hard,” Colby Ryan, the children’s older brother, said after Daybell’s plea, according to East Idaho News. “We’ve all had to go through it but he’s goi...

SF Giants: 12 numbers that matter from the first quarter of the season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

By the end of this weekend’s series with the Arizona Diamondbacks, the San Francisco Giants will have a quarter of the season in the books. Quickly as the 40-game mark approaches, it provides a large enough sample for trends to emerge and to sort through the noise.The Giants have gotten the breakout performances and solid starting pitching they knew they would need to contend — Thairo Estrada, J.D. Davis and LaMonte Wade Jr. have been revelations, while Alex Cobb owns the best ERA in the National League, with Anthony DeSclafani not far behind him — but underperforming offseason additions and an unreliable bullpen have them stuck under .500.Allow the numbers to tell the story:4: Outs Above Average for J.D. Davis at third base, the fourth-best third baseman (tied for ninth overall) in the majors. By transforming into a Gold Glove-caliber defender and keeping up his strong performance at the plate, Davis has more than helped the Giants weather David Villar’s slow start, cem...

Executive fired from TikTok’s Chinese owner says Beijing had access to app data in termination suit

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

A former executive fired from TikTok’s parent company ByteDance made a raft of accusations against the tech giant Friday, including that it stole content from competitors like Instagram and Snapchat, and served as a “propaganda tool” for the Chinese government by suppressing or promoting content favorable to the country’s interests. The allegations were made in a complaint Friday by Yintao Yu, the head of engineering for ByteDance’s U.S. operations from August 2017 to November 2018, as part of a wrongful termination lawsuit filed earlier this month in San Francisco Superior Court. Yu claims he was fired for disclosing “wrongful conduct” he saw at the company. In the complaint, Yu alleges the Chinese government monitored ByteDance’s work from within its Beijing headquarters and provided guidance on advancing “core communist values.” Yu said government officials had the ability to turn off the Chinese version of ByteDance’s apps, and maintained access to all company data, includ...

MediciNova: Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

LA JOLLA, Calif. (AP) — LA JOLLA, Calif. (AP) — MediciNova Inc. (MNOV) on Thursday reported a loss of $2.9 million in its first quarter.On a per-share basis, the La Jolla, California-based company said it had a loss of 6 cents._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on MNOV at https://www.zacks.com/ap/MNOVSource

Cubs put 2B Nico Hoerner on injured list with hamstring strain

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 19:25:28 GMT

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Chicago Cubs second baseman Nico Hoerner was placed on the 10-day injured list Friday with a strained left hamstring before the team’s game against Minnesota.The injury occurred while Hoerner was running the bases Monday against St. Louis. After sitting out the next two games, his first absences of the season, the Cubs decided to give their leadoff man more time to heal and give manager David Ross more options on the active roster. Ross said he’s hopeful Hoerner will miss only the minimum amount of time. The move was made retroactive to Tuesday.Infielder Miles Mastrobuoni was recalled from Triple-A Iowa to replace Hoerner on the roster, and Christopher Morel was in the lineup at second base against the Twins. The Cubs also activated left-hander Brandon Hughes from the 15-day injured list and sent right-hander Javier Assad to Iowa.___AP MLB: https://apnews.com/hub/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_SportsSource