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Ismael Pinedalopez, 34, was arraigned Tuesday on murder charges after prosecutors say he fatally stabbed his wife’s lover in their Anaheim bedroom while their two young children watched. The Orange County District Attorney’s Office alleges Pinedalopez came home early from…
Disney is cutting as many as 200 positions in its Experiences division, with the Glendale-based Imagineering campus bearing the brunt of the reductions as the company reevaluates where it puts its money. The layoffs, which were expected to wrap up…
Matt Rahmani has revealed the final text exchange he shared with his wife Allison before the Long Island mother of four died in a backyard pool crash. The grieving husband, 39, said that Allison Rahmani, 40, a beloved Nassau County…
A Caltech study has revealed that smoke from the 2025 Eaton Fire carried lead levels 80 times higher than normal, exposing millions of Los Angeles residents to a toxic metal cocktail rarely seen in wildfire plumes. Haroula Baliaka, a Caltech…
Two people were hospitalized after a stabbing at a Sacramento-area high school Wednesday afternoon. Elk Grove Police Department officers responded to Pleasant Grove High School in Elk Grove, California, where two suspects were taken into custody following the violent incident.…
Barbara Barrie died with medical assistance at 95. The Oscar-nominated actress passed away Wednesday at her Manhattan home, her daughter Jane Harnick confirmed. Barrie had received a terminal cancer diagnosis and chose to end her life through medical aid. Barrie’s…
Brookshire Farms, a family-favorite pumpkin patch in San Luis Obispo, California, voluntarily closed its doors Tuesday after county health officials linked it to a dangerous E. Coli outbreak that has already put three children in intensive care. County Health Officer…
Karen Heck still wishes Graham Platner were on the ballot. Heck, a former mayor of Waterville, Maine, told The Post at a Troy Jackson town hall Monday that Democratic insiders sabotaged the disgraced candidate because his movement threatened the party…
Stephen Cloobeck, 64, was photographed outside his $26 million Beverly Hills mansion Wednesday, a day after FBI agents stormed the property in a raid tied to former congressman Eric Swalwell. The timeshare mogul appeared tense as he stood near his…
A Silicon Valley water agency will soon be paying three chief executives at the same time, including a former CEO who left after investigators found he sexually harassed employees. The Santa Clara Valley Water District, known locally as Valley Water,…
The National Transportation Safety Board has released a preliminary report detailing the final, harrowing seconds of a firefighting helicopter that crashed into a Yosemite mountainside, killing both pilots. Greg King, 56, of Alaska, and Ryan Cutter of Utah died on…
Nicole Virzi, 32, took a plea deal Wednesday in the killing of a six-week-old infant she was babysitting, admitting to homicide and to injuring the baby’s twin brother. The UC San Diego PhD student pleaded guilty to third-degree criminal homicide…
The Greenville Police Department has officially closed its investigation into Hayden Panettiere’s death. Panettiere, 36, was found unresponsive at an apartment in Greenville, South Carolina, on Aug. 16. First responders attempted to resuscitate the actress but she was pronounced dead…
A New York flight attendant was arrested at Miami International Airport Friday for allegedly using her airline travel benefits to target a 75-year-old Florida woman in a $25,000 sweepstakes scam. Destiny Blake, 24, of Brooklyn, is accused of exploiting her…
Iasmine Abdennabi has taken the California DMV to federal court after the agency recalled her vanity plate reading “RVRTSEA.” Abdennabi, a Bay Area corporate lawyer and wellness brand founder, applied for the plate in December 2023 and finally received it…
Pamela Adelgren is taking her convicted rapist to federal court after a Manhattan judge spared him prison time. Adelgren, 29, filed a civil suit against William Knapp Hathaway IV, 34, more than a year after Supreme Court Justice Josh Hanshaft…