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Woman charged in Hollywood exec's slaying accused of stalking director

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

A Hollywood marketing agent who was allegedly shot to death by a homeless woman was targeted for being friends with another woman that she had been stalking, prosecutors revealed on Thursday.Michael Latt, 33, was gunned down inside his home on Alandale Avenue in Los Angeles' Mid-Wilshire neighborhood on Monday night.Officers arrested Jameelah Michl, 36, at the scene. She faces one count of murder and one count of first-degree residential burglary with a person present, Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón announced.From left: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Common and Michael Latt seen in a personal photo.“She allegedly knocked on the door, forcing herself into the residence once it was opened by one of the occupants,” the D.A.’s Office said in a news release. “Michl, who was allegedly armed with a semi-automatic handgun, shot and killed the victim inside of the home.”Latt was transported to a hospital where he succumbed to his wounds.Prosecutors have not released informatio...

Convicted felon arrested weeks after being released

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

A man who was paroled from prison on a grand theft auto charge just weeks ago has been arrested again, this time for riding a stolen electric bike and possessing a stolen vehicle in Riverside, police said.Justin Evans, 26, was paroled on Oct. 31, but on Tuesday, he found himself in police custody again, the Riverside Police Department said on Instagram.According to police, officers near the Lowe's Home Improvement store on Magnolia Avenue found a Jeep that had been reported stolen from UC Irvine "a couple days prior." No one was in the vehicle, but it did contain a black-and-white Trek e-bike, officers noted.The Riverside Police Department provided this photo that they say shows Justin Evans riding a stolen e-bike before his Nov. 28, 2023, arrest.The Riverside Police Department provided this photo of a stolen e-bike they say Justin Evans rode before his Nov. 28, 2023, arrest. Justin Evans is shown in this undated photo provided by the Riverside Police Department.After staking out th...

Legendary UCLA basketball coach John Wooden to receive commemorative stamp

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

One of the most accomplished coaches in sporting history will be remembered by the United States Postal Service when a new commemorative stamp is released next year.John Wooden, who led the UCLA men's basketball program to 10 national championships and a record-breaking 88 straight wins, will grace a new Forever stamp that will go on sale in early 2024.Wooden, who died in 2010 at the age of 99, left an "indelible mark on the university, the sport and a generation of student athletes," UCLA said in a news release.The United States Postal Service has unveiled a new Forever stamp that honors for UCLA Bruins men's basketball coach John Wooden. (USPS via UCLA)The stamp depicts Wooden courtside in the early 1970s, watching the game from the sideline and wearing a pinstriped suit, patterned tie and black-framed glasses. In the background, a player defends a shot attempt, with each jersey number representing milestones in UCLA's basketball history.One player wears the number 4 in honor of t...

Imagine LA Hosts Dance Competition to Help End Family Poverty and Homelessness

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

Image Credit: Pretend PhotographyImagine LA, a nonprofit organization dedicated to ending family poverty, hosted a ballroom dance competition fundraiser featuring celebrities and prominent community members. Dancing with the Imagine LA Stars was held on November 15, 2023, at 7 pm at Say Yes on Wilcox Avenue in Hollywood.Image Credit: Pretend PhotographyProduced by renowned choreographers Allen Walls and Jennifer Berry along with Imagine LA’s Emerging Leaders Advisory Board, the event brought together ten celebrities to compete in showstopping ballroom dance routines including salsa, tango, chacha, hustle, and more. The star performers were a group of actors, pro sports players, singers, and other prominent LA figures. Ciara Riley Wilson and Tricia Fukuharaare actresses who can be seen on Netflix and ABC. Drew Davis is a former pro football player for the Atlanta Falcons and Michael Blanks is a fitness coach for professional athletes. Other performers included country singer Laura Br...

Bay Area couple races to Israel to embrace sister freed from Gaza

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

It took 58 days for Yael Nidam to hear the news she’d been desperately hoping for since the Hamas terror attacks in Israel.The UC Berkeley doctoral student’s sister-in-law, Rimon Buchshtav Kirsht, was being released — nearly two months after being kidnapped from her southern Israel home.“We didn’t have a long conversation, because it was very obvious that the first thing we needed to do was get on the next plane over,” said Nidam, speaking of the hurried trans-Atlantic call with her mother-in-law in Israel.Within hours, Nidam and her husband, Lotem Kirsht, were catching the next flight from San Francisco to Israel. By Wednesday afternoon, they were holding Kirsht’s sister, Rimon — who’d been relocated to a hospital room in Tel Aviv — in their arms.“We went directly from the airport to the hospital,” Nidam said Thursday in an interview with the Bay Area News Group. “And once I saw her, I gave her the biggest hug I could ever give.”The hug was long,...

Report: LeBron James’ business manager said he bet on NBA games through illegal bookie

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

Maverick Carter, LeBron James’ business partner, told federal investigators he bet on NBA games through an illegal bookie, The Washington Post reported Thursday.Carter made his remarks during an interview as part of an investigation of bookie Wayne Nix, according to the Post’s report. It said that Carter could not remember placing any bets on the Lakers, the team James has played for since 2018.Carter and James, the NBA’s career scoring leader, are friends from Akron, Ohio, who together own SpringHill Company, an entertainment and production company.The Post reported that Carter told investigators he placed approximately 20 bets on football and basketball games over the course of a year, with each bet ranging from $5,000 to $10,000. A spokesman for Carter and James confirmed the interview occurred in 2021.“Mr. Carter was not the target of the investigation, cooperated, was never charged, and never contacted again on the matter,” spokesman Adam Mendelsohn said in a ...

Scotland bids farewell to its giant pandas, who are returning to China after a 12-year stay

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

EDINBURGH, Scotland (AP) — Visitors to the Edinburgh Zoo had their final chance to see and bid farewell Thursday to a pair of popular giant pandas who are returning home to China after more than a decade in Scotland. Yang Guang and Tian Tian are leaving in early December after a 12-year stay. They have been a popular attraction since people lined the road outside the zoo to greet them when they arrived in 2011.They are the latest pandas to leave the West after exchange agreements have expired and not been renewed by China.The only U.S. zoo with pandas is in Atlanta and its agreement expires next year. Washington’s National Zoo sent its three pandas — Mei Xiang, Tian Tian and their cub, Xiao Qi Ji — to China earlier in November. The black and white bears at the San Diego Zoo were sent home in 2019 and the remaining panda at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee returned earlier this year. Veteran China-watchers have speculated that the People’s Republic is gradually pulling its bears from Ame...

Jaguars hope to shine against Bengals on ‘Monday Night Football’ after 12-year drought in TV spot

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Josh Allen remembers the moment he heard the Jacksonville Jaguars would be playing on “Monday Night Football.” He was working out in Arizona in May and picked up his phone to scroll through highlights of the 2023 schedule.“I screamed,” the pass rusher recalled Thursday.It meant that much to Allen. The primetime showcase might mean even more to the small-market franchise. The Jaguars (8-3) will return to the coveted spot for the first time in a dozen years when they host the reeling Cincinnati Bengals (5-6) to end the Week 13 schedule.Every team in the league has played on “Monday Night Football” at least seven times since Jacksonville’s 38-14 home loss to Philip Rivers and the then-San Diego Chargers on Dec. 5, 2011. Six teams — Chicago, New Orleans, the New York Giants, Philadelphia, San Francisco and Seattle — have each played more than 20 times on “MNF” since.The Jaguars, meanwhile, kept getting overlooked — even after making the AFC title game in the 20...

¿Te dijo un familiar algo grosero? Así debes responder, según los expertos

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

(CNN) — La mesa está puesta, los amigos y la familia se acercan y ya sabes qué comentarios o preguntas te van a hacer.Puede que los comentarios se refieran a la comida, el peso, el dinero, las relaciones, la carrera profesional o los hijos… Sea cual sea el tema, la situación en la que te encuentres no es inusual.Para muchas personas, las fiestas no son necesariamente la época más alegre, a menudo porque anticipamos conflictos o interrogatorios inapropiados, dice la Dra. Roseann Capanna-Hodge, psicóloga establecida en Connecticut.¿Por qué salir de compras se siente como una adicción durante las festividades? Expertos lo explicanPero en lugar de enfurecerse en silencio o arremeter contra alguien, recomienda establecer límites.Establecer límites puede parecer el comienzo de una pelea, pero es solo una forma de comunicar cuáles son tus necesidades y con qué estás de acuerdo, dijo Kami Orange, un coach de límites con sede en el sur de Utah.Los límites son difíciles, sin embar...

Bulls stars LaVine, DeRozan miss game against Bucks because of injuries

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:55:30 GMT

CHICAGO (AP) — Chicago stars Zach LaVine and DeMar DeRozan missed the Bulls’ game against the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday because of injuries.LaVine was ruled out because of a sore right foot. DeRozan, who was a game-time decision, sat out with a sprained left ankle, leaving the Bulls without their two best players.LaVine, averaging 21 points, exited Chicago’s blowout loss at Boston on Tuesday. Coach Billy Donovan wasn’t sure how much time the two-time All-Star will miss.“I know he’s going to be out tonight, but that’s really kind of all I have at this point in time,” he said. “It’s just something that I think flared up for him in the Boston game and is still dealing with the soreness.”Guard Alex Caruso was available after being listed as questionable with a strained left toe. Chicago was 5-14 with five straight losses heading into the game. ___AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBASource