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State prosecutors have filed charges against a real estate agent for allegedly trying to price-gouge a couple who were looking to rent a property in La Canada Flintridge after they lost their home in the devastating Eaton fire, officials said Wednesday.But the real estate agent vehemently denied the accusations, saying state officials had made a mistake.In the criminal complaint, Mike Kobeissi, who owns Kobeissi Properties, is accused of increasing the price listing for a rental property in La Canada Flintridge by 38% after the couple’s rental application had been completed, in violation of state law. The couple ultimately decided against…
By MARTÍN SILVA REY and FÉLIX MÁRQUEZ CIUDAD JUÁREZ, Mexico (AP) — Mexico raised sprawling tents on the U.S. border Wednesday as it braced for President Donald Trump to fulfill his pledge to reverse mass migration. Related Articles World News | Israel launches major operation in West Bank World News | Why is Israel launching a crackdown in the West Bank after the Gaza ceasefire? World News | Mittens the cat becomes an accidental frequent flyer after getting mistakenly left on a plane World News | China and US partners are moving closer as Trump returns to the White House…
Sweden’s Ludvig Aberg flirted with the course record in Wednesday’s opening round of the Farmers Insurance Open before settling for a 9-under 63 on the North Course for a two-stroke lead at Torrey Pines. “I was driving the ball really well,” Aberg said. “Golf becomes a lot easier when you can do that. Even though North is a little bit easier than South, it still presents its challenges and you’ve still got to hit the shots. Super happy with the way we kind of came out of the gates today and played some good golf.” Two shots behind Aberg is…
Dan Child and a copilot were coordinating aerial efforts to attack the Palisades fire the night of Jan. 7 when the winds became so strong they were struggling just to maintain altitude.The two pilots realized they were losing 1,500 feet per minute in the nighttime sky and were continuing to get pushed down. The winds were too strong, it was time to call off air support until they subsided. An uncommon windstorm grounding a fleet of helicopters as they tried to extinguish flames to protect homes.The decision, Child said, was “super difficult…probably one of the harder things I had (to…
As part of a torrent of decisions he issued hours after taking office, President Donald Trump declared that the name of America’s tallest mountain be changed from Denali to Mount McKinley, and that the Gulf of Mexico be renamed “The Gulf of America.”Trump’s executive order Monday directing the Department of Interior to make the changes within 30 days on all federal government maps and documents has generated a surge in geography interest online, and a common question: can he actually do that?Yes, say experts.But there are some fairly big caveats. Among them: other countries don’t have to recognize the changes.…
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The longest strike in decades by Las Vegas hotel workers ended Wednesday with a tentative contract between the union and a casino where hundreds of employees had walked off the job in November.The Culinary Workers Union announced on the social media platform X that it secured a pending five-year deal for about 700 employees at Virgin Hotels Las Vegas near the Strip. In a joint statement, the union and casino said they were committed “to fostering a positive and collaborative working relationship for the benefit of all team members at the property” after the 69-day strike.Although…
A veteran prosecutor has tentatively settled his lawsuit against Los Angeles County alleging he was demoted for bucking former District Attorney George Gascón’s controversial sentencing directives.Deputy District Attorney Michael K. Matoba alleged in the suit he was transferred in October 2021 from a high-profile post in the Sex Crimes Unit to a less prestigious job in the Elder Abuse Unit because he informed the court that Gascón’s blanket policy to exclude special circumstance allegations was unlawful.“Plaintiff was transferred to elder abuse, a position that requires travel all over the county, is not coveted and is highly unlikely to result in…
By STEPHEN GROVESWASHINGTON (AP) — The House on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that requires the detainment of unauthorized migrants accused of theft and violent crimes, marking the first legislation that President Donald Trump can sign as Congress, with some bipartisan support, swiftly moved in line with his plans to crackdown on illegal immigration.Passage of the Laken Riley Act, which was named after a Georgia nursing student who was murdered last year by a Venezuelan man, shows just how sharply the political debate over immigration has shifted to the right following Trump’s election victory. Immigration policy has often been one of…
The UCLA women’s basketball team is surrounded by success – from its No. 1 ranking and unbeaten record to players setting single-game records and personal bests. But the results of previous seasons still carry weight for some.“Losing back to back in the Sweet 16 is sickening to me,” junior Gabriela Jaquez said. “To think about it, it really gets me mad and angry.”The Bruins are in the midst of their longest road stretch of the season and have 11 games left on the regular-season schedule. It’s a challenge that the team welcomes as they continue to push to improve in…
On Day One, President Donald Trump restored freedom of speech in the United States. If you weren’t aware that it had been removed, that should give you an idea of the scale of the problem. Censorship and its totalitarian cousin, propaganda, combined to control the information that was generally available to the public under the Biden administration.Some Americans who were censored and deplatformed on social media went to court over it.“Government officials may not coerce private entities to suppress speech,” wrote Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito last June, “and that is what happened in this case.”Alito was writing a dissent…