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Slain Actor's Final Film to Premiere

Johnny Wactor of General Hospital fame was working on Caio, Mama when he was killed last year

(Newser) - Roughly one year after General Hospital actor Johnny Wactor was fatally shot by suspected thieves, his final film is scheduled for premiere. Caio, Mama will be screened at the Dances with Films Festival in Los Angeles on June 24, reports ABC News . Wactor, 37, was killed in May 2024...

Landlord Decided to Play 'Baby Shark' on a Loop

He blasted it at a homeless encampment until the LAPD forced him to stop

(Newser) - A landlord tired of seeing a homeless encampment near his building in Los Angeles resorted to blasting the toddler favorite "Baby Shark" on repeat—for days on end. However, he finally turned it off after the LAPD threatened to cite him for disturbing the peace, reports the Los Angeles ...

LA Hotel, Airport Workers Win Vote on $30 Minimum Wage

Opponents warn increase will cost jobs, workers say they can't keep up with inflation

(Newser) - In time for the Olympic and Paralympic Games, arriving in 2028, the Los Angeles City Council has voted in favor of raising the minimum wage for tourism industry workers, with pay rising to $30 per hour. That's a 48% increase over three years for employees of hotels with more...

Tour Bus, SUV in Fatal Crash on California Freeway

SUV burst into flames, killing driver; more than 30 were injured

(Newser) - One person was killed and 32 people were injured, including two critically, when a tour bus crashed into an SUV on a Los Angeles area freeway early Sunday, officials said. The SUV appeared to have stopped, perhaps after becoming disabled, on State Route 60, reports the Los Angeles Times . The...

California Logs a Win in Its Battle With Mosquitoes
They Released Thousands
of Mosquitoes, Then Waited
in case you missed it
May 11, 2025 7:53 AM CDT

They Released Thousands of Mosquitoes, Then Waited

Setting free sterilized males is found to reduce invasive populations in Southern California

(Newser) - Officials are seeing promising signs that efforts to combat mosquitoes are working in Southern California as the season of peak activity begins. A local agency known as a vector control district (VCD) began releasing sterile male Aedes aegypti mosquitoes in 2023, followed by a second district the following year. The...

Small Plane Lands Along Fairway of Famed LA Course
Plane Sets Down
on Riviera Fairway
May 3, 2025 1:00 PM CDT

Plane Sets Down on Riviera Fairway

No injuries are reported after pilot was unable to land at Santa Monica Airport

(Newser) - A single-engine plane that had trouble landing at the Santa Monica Airport instead set down a few miles away on a fairway at a premier golf course in Los Angeles. The plane's three occupants were unharmed in the emergency landing Friday afternoon at Riviera Country Club in the Pacific...

Top College Recruit Comes Out of Coma After Tesla Crash

Passersby pulled Alijah Arenas out of burning vehicle

(Newser) - An 18-year-old basketball star has emerged from an induced coma after being injured when he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree and fire hydrant in Los Angeles. Alijah Arenas was trapped in his burning Tesla Cybertruck after the 5am Thursday crash, NBC News reports, until unidentified...

Vandal Takes a Chainsaw to LA's Trees

Dozens of trees in the downtown area were cut down at the base overnight Friday

(Newser) - Someone apparently decided Los Angeles wasn't hot enough and took a chainsaw to its urban canopy. The alleged vandal cut down dozens of shade trees in the downtown area between Friday night and Saturday morning, witnesses tell CBS News . Photos shared on social media show many large trees cut...

Your 2025 Emmys Host: Nate Bargatze


Nate Bargatze
Scores a
Big-Time Gig
Apr 17, 2025 3:30 AM CDT

Nate Bargatze Scores a Big-Time Gig

Comedian has a huge draw right now, will host the 2025 Emmys

(Newser) - The 77th Emmy Awards are coming up Sept. 14, and the host of the ceremony will be stand-up comedian Nate Bargatze, CBS News announced Wednesday. Bargatze was the top-earning comedian of the year in 2024, selling more than 1.2 million tickets, and is one of the most popular...

Menendez Aunt Hospitalized After Court Sees Grisly Photos

Family calls for DA's office to be removed from case

(Newser) - Terry Baralt, the 85-year-old aunt of Lyle and Erik Menendez, was hospitalized in critical condition after she viewed graphic crime scene images during a court hearing Friday related to the Menendez brothers' resentencing efforts, the family says. Baralt, who is battling colon cancer, traveled from New Jersey to support...

Judge: Menendez Brothers Can Continue to Seek Freedom

The LA district attorney previously shut down their efforts for a new trial

(Newser) - A judge ruled Friday that Erik and Lyle Menendez's resentencing hearings can continue despite opposition from the Los Angeles County district attorney, reports the AP . They were sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole at ages 18 and 21 after being convicted of murdering their parents,...

The 10 Richest Cities in the World
The 10 Richest
Cities in the World
Apr 12, 2025 9:00 AM CDT

The 10 Richest Cities in the World

New York is No. 1, while Chicago comes in at No. 10

(Newser) - One way to define a rich city is to count how many rich people live there. Conde Nast Traveler draws from the latest data to anoint New York City the richest in the world, given that it has more than 380,000 millionaires (up 45% in a year) and 66...

Cops Shoot Wife of Weezer Bassist
Cops Shoot Wife
of Weezer Bassist
Apr 10, 2025 7:21 AM CDT

Cops Shoot Wife of Weezer Bassist

Author Jillian Lauren Shriner accused of pointing a gun at officers Tuesday in LA

(Newser) - A bestselling author who is also the wife of a member of the rock band Weezer was shot by police on Tuesday and has since been arrested for attempted murder. Los Angeles police had responded to a hit-and-run incident before pursuing three suspects into a residential area in Eagle Rock,...

Steve Carell Is Taking 800 LA Kids to the Prom

Actor combines with a charity to pony up tickets for students affected by California wildfires

(Newser) - A 62-year-old man taking any sort of interest in a high school prom might seem a little sketchy, but here we have Steve Carell offering to pony up for prom tickets for some 800 kids affected by the Los Angeles wildfires. As NBC News reports, the actor, working with a...

LA Mayor's Team Blasts 'Extreme' Move to Recall Her

Critics have formed a fundraising committee to support the ouster of Karen Bass

(Newser) - Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass is in the hot seat again, almost two months after the deadly Palisades Fire ripped through the City of Angels. Per a city Ethics Commission filing cited by the Los Angeles Times , detractors of Bass, who was slammed for traveling overseas as the wildfire raged...

Gang of Bike-Riding Kids Ram Guy's Car, Beat Him

LAPD says 20 to 30 teens attacked driver, the third such incident in recent months

(Newser) - The LAPD is investigating a brutal beating last weekend of a driver confronted by a gang of bike-riding teens. Per a release from the police department, the attack took place Saturday around 5pm in the Carthay section of Los Angeles, where "after a couple of suspects struck and kicked...

Former Los Angeles Fire Chief Appeals Controversial Firing

Mayor Karen Bass had placed blame on Kristin Crowley when she fired her

(Newser) - Former LAFD Fire Chief Kristin Crowley is appealing her termination at the hands of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass. Crowley alerted City Council members to her appeal Thursday, KTLA reports. Bass' decision has been controversial, with at least one councilmember speaking out against it. The LAFD declined to comment on...

New Los Angeles DA on a New Menendez Brothers Trial: Nope

Nathan Hochman, who took over in December, has a different stance on the case than his predecessor

(Newser) - The Mendendez brothers may have lost whatever momentum they had in requesting a new trial for the 1989 murders of their parents. CNN reports that new Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman recommended Friday that a judge reject Erik and Lyle Menendez's request for a new trial due...

FEMA: Here's Why We're Not Testing Soil After LA Wildfires

Federal agency says it's removing 6 inches of topsoil and that's good enough

(Newser) - The Federal Emergency Management Agency is defending its decision not to carry out soil testing amid cleanup efforts in the wake of the Los Angeles wildfires after backlash erupted. FEMA originally announced that six inches of topsoil would be removed from destroyed properties, but that no testing would be done...

'Work From Anywhere' Works Best in These US Cities
Digital Nomads,
Get Thee to Miami
Feb 16, 2025 2:30 PM CST

Digital Nomads, Get Thee to Miami

It's the best US city if you're a remote worker, according to a Hostinger analysis

(Newser) - If you're a freelancer, consultant, or full-fledged employee whose company allows you to work remotely, you can potentially punch the clock from anywhere in the world—a perk that many such "digital nomads" take advantage of. In fact, nearly 40% of millennials work untethered to a physical office...

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