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CHRISTOPHER WEBER

CHRISTOPHER WEBER

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Crime|News|US

Mom who threw 2 kids onto LA freeway, killing her infant, appeared agitated by impending eclipse

A woman who authorities say fatally stabbed her partner at their Los Angeles apartment Monday then threw her two children from a moving SUV onto the freeway, killing her infant daughter, appeared to be agitated by the impending eclipse

Mom who threw 2 kids onto LA freeway, killing her infant, appeared agitated by impending eclipse
Crime|News|US

Closure of troubled California prison won't happen before each inmate's status is reviewed

Officails say the planned closure of a federal women’s prison in California notorious for staff-on-inmate sexual abuse won’t happen before each inmate’s status is reviewed

Closure of troubled California prison won't happen before each inmate's status is reviewed
Crime|News|Political|US

Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay

Federal officials are pushing back against a judge’s order that would delay the planned closure of a troubled women’s prison in California where inmates suffered sexual abuse by guards

Feds push back against judge and say troubled California prison should be shut down without delay
Crime|News|US

Senators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abused

Nearly all inmates have been transferred out of a troubled women’s prison set to be shut down in California

Senators demand accounting of rapid closure plan for California prison where women were abused
Education|Opinion|US|World

Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict

Protests are roiling college campuses across the U.S. as upcoming graduation ceremonies are threatened by disruptive demonstrators, with students and others sparring over Israel’s military offensive in Gaza and its mounting death toll

Demonstrations roil US campuses ahead of graduations as protesters spar over Gaza conflict
Business|Crime|US

Former Las Vegas casino executive sentenced to year of probation in bookmaking money laundering case

A former top executive at Las Vegas Strip casinos has been sentenced to a year of probation after pleading guilty to violating federal anti-money laundering rules

Former Las Vegas casino executive sentenced to year of probation in bookmaking money laundering case
Crime|Finance|News|Sports

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case

The former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani has agreed to plead guilty to bank and tax fraud in a sports betting case

Ippei Mizuhara, ex-interpreter for baseball star Shohei Ohtani, will plead guilty in betting case
News|Opinion|US

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95

The Rev. James Lawson Jr. has died

The Rev. James Lawson Jr., civil rights leader who preached nonviolent protest, dies at 95
Business|Finance|News|Technology|US

California fines Amazon nearly $6M, alleging illegal work quotas at 2 warehouses

California has fined Amazon a total of $5.9 million, alleging the e-commerce giant worked warehouse employees so hard that it put their safety at risk

California fines Amazon nearly $6M, alleging illegal work quotas at 2 warehouses
Election|News|US

Robert Kennedy didn't make the debate stage but he answered the same questions during a rival event

Independent presidential candidate Robert F

Robert Kennedy didn't make the debate stage but he answered the same questions during a rival event
Environment|News

Las Vegas eyes record of 5th consecutive day over 115 degrees as heat wave continues to scorch US

Used to shrugging off the heat, Las Vegas residents are now eyeing the thermometer

Las Vegas eyes record of 5th consecutive day over 115 degrees as heat wave continues to scorch US
Environment|News

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid protracted heat wave

Authorities in Western states are warning of the rising risk of wildfires as hot conditions and low humidity dry out the landscape amid a protracted heat wave

Wildfire risk rises as Western states dry out amid protracted heat wave
Crime|MidEast|News|US|World

Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials

A former Syrian military official who oversaw a prison where human rights officials say torture and abuse took place has been arrested in Los Angeles on suspicion of immigration fraud

Syrian official who oversaw prison where alleged abuse took place arrested by US officials
Environment|News|US

Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain

Firefighters battling a Sierra wildfire that has burned more than five square miles north of Lake Tahoe are making significant progress slowing its growth

Crews slow progress of Sierra wildfire, but evacuations orders remain
Crime|News|US

Passenger killed when gunman hijacks Los Angeles bus and leads police on downtown chase

Authorities say a passenger was killed after a gunman hijacked a city bus in Los Angeles, leading to a slow police chase through downtown before the suspect was eventually arrested

Passenger killed when gunman hijacks Los Angeles bus and leads police on downtown chase
Crime|News|US

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction

Prosecutors in Los Angeles say they are reviewing new evidence in the case of the Menendez brothers to determine whether they should be serving life sentences for killing their parents in their Beverly Hills mansion more than 35 years ago

Los Angeles prosecutors to review new evidence in Menendez brothers' 1996 murder conviction
Crime|Election|Political|US

Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump's weekend rally in Southern California

Authorities say a Nevada man with a shotgun, loaded handgun and fake passports in his vehicle was arrested at a security checkpoint outside Donald Trump’s rally Saturday night in the Southern California desert

Man with loaded gun arrested at checkpoint near Donald Trump's weekend rally in Southern California
Crime|Lifestyle|US

Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents

Prosecutors are recommending that Erik and Lyle Menendez be resentenced for the 1989 killings of their parents in Beverly Hills

Prosecutors seek resentencing for Erik and Lyle Menendez in 1989 killings of their parents
Crime|US

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quickly

Erik and Lyle Menendez still have a long way to go before they can walk out of prison, even though the Los Angeles County district attorney has recommended their life-without-parole sentence be thrown out and the brothers be resentenced and immediately eligible for parole

Erik and Lyle Menendez are a step closer to leaving prison, but freedom won't come quickly
Crime|Sports|US|Videos

Los Angeles sees city bus burned, store thefts and rowdy crowds after Dodgers win World Series

Rowdy crowds took to the streets in Los Angeles after the Dodgers won the World Series, setting a city bus on fire, breaking into stores and setting off firecrackers

Los Angeles sees city bus burned, store thefts and rowdy crowds after Dodgers win World Series
Environment|US|World

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California

California is being lashed by powerful winds that fed a fast-moving wildfire that destroyed homes and forced hundreds of residents to flee in Ventura County

Thousands ordered to evacuate as powerful wind-fed wildfire burns homes in Southern California
Crime|Environment|US

132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside

A Southern California wildfire has destroyed 132 structures in less than two days

132 structures destroyed in Southern California wildfire as fierce winds expected to subside
Environment|US|World

'Bomb cyclone' brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest

What is expected to be one of the strongest storms in the northwest U.S. in decades has arrived

'Bomb cyclone' brings high winds and soaking rain to Northern California and Pacific Northwest
US

Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power

A major storm moving through Northern California has toppled trees and dropped heavy snow and record rain after knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people in Washington and Oregon

Storm dumps record rain and heavy snow on Northern California. Many in Seattle still without power
Education|Environment|US

Celebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu

Thousands of Southern California residents are under evacuation orders and warnings as firefighters battle a wind-driven wildfire in Malibu

Celebrities and coastal residents flee from wind-driven wildfire in Malibu

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