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Hurricane Rachel has pivoted toward Southern California and could reach the coast early Sunday as a diminished post-tropical storm. The National Weather Service said a large weather system barreling in from the northwest will shove Rachel off its previous track.…
Torrance parents are demanding emergency relief as children endure classroom temperatures that district officials liken to working conditions from a bygone era. Sara Baillie, the director of communications for the Torrance Unified School District, confirmed last week that nearly 75…
A South Carolina grandmother says her 6-year-old grandson took the brunt of a knife attack while shielding his little sister from their mother. Jan Marie Mull, 59, told the US Sun that Dawson, 6, likely suffered more severe injuries than…
Starbucks is fighting back against a lawsuit that claims its “sugar-free” protein drinks are anything but. The coffee giant, 54, was hit with a proposed class-action complaint last week in federal court in Seattle over eight protein lattes and matcha…
Billie Eilish has unveiled her lightest hair color in six years. The “Bad Guy” singer, 24, debuted a strawberry blonde bob on Instagram this week, marking both her lightest and shortest style in years. The new shade sits at shoulder…
Shaquile Simpson used a slice of pizza to rescue a seagull tangled in fishing line on a Santa Cruz beach. The rescue, captured on video posted to X on Tuesday, shows Simpson, surrounded by a flock of seagulls, slowly approaching…
Minka Kelly and Dan Reynolds have called it quits. The “Ransom Canyon” actress, 36, and the Imagine Dragons frontman, 39, ended their four-year romance in recent days, a source said. Representatives for both stars did not immediately return requests for…
Aaron Paul has sold his Los Angeles home and relocated to France, trading Hollywood for Paris. Paul, 47, parted with the property known as Aberdeen for $7.5 million, a sharp drop from its original $10 million asking price. The sale…
Dr. Bill Kimberlin, a clinical psychologist who has witnessed nearly 500 executions, is speaking out about the warning signs that precede botched lethal injections. Kimberlin, who has spent decades observing death row procedures across the United States, says the failed…
Dublin police seized “pertinent evidence” from the home of Candice Jang, the estranged wife of slain the outlet executive Jonathan McKinsey, in the days after her elderly parents allegedly gunned him down at a public park. Officers executed a search…
Christa Pike’s attorney says the death row inmate went from being declared brain dead to awake and talking within hours. Randy Spivey, Pike’s lawyer, told reporters Wednesday that doctors had prepared to remove life support Monday night after the 50-year-old…
Ben Affleck has broken his silence on Jennifer Lopez’s Hollywood standing with a candid assessment of her overlooked talents. The “Gone Girl” actor, 54, sat down with Variety on Wednesday and weighed in on why the “Waiting for Tonight” singer,…
A TV blogger has exposed a viral clip as generative AI after viewers mistook it for footage from a 1987 family film. Kevin Smith, who posts under the handle @moviemanmanman on Instagram, announced last Sunday that the 30-second video is…
Christa Pike has regained consciousness after becoming the first person to survive full doses of lethal injection drugs. Pike, 50, is “conscious and speaking” following the botched execution last Wednesday, September 30, at a Tennessee prison, her attorneys confirmed. She…
A new survey finds 46% of Bay Area residents expect to leave the pricey California region within the next few years. The poll, released this week by Joint Venture Silicon Valley and the Bay Area News Group, surveyed 1,801 adults…
A New York writer who spent Memorial Day weekend in an East Village hospital room after an overseas trip says her eyesight may never fully recover. The patient, who chronicled her ordeal for the outlet, developed a corneal ulcer after…