Man suspected in series of UCLA assaults is arrested
A 29-year-old man suspected in a series of assaults on the UCLA campus was taken into custody on Friday, May 29. Olumuyiwa Akindahunsi was booked on suspicion of robbery, attempted…
Susan Shelley: Why Spencer Pratt has captivated a frustrated Los Angeles
I have a confession. I don’t watch reality shows. So the first time I ever saw or heard about Spencer Pratt was last summer, when he was releasing video reports…
One shot, eight arrested, after gunfire erupts near makeshift memorial on Brooklyn street
One person suffered a gunshot wound to the hand and eight people were arrested after more than a dozen shots were fired near a makeshift memorial set up on a…
Man dies following double stabbing in Brooklyn apartment building
One man was killed and another was hospitalized with serious injuries following a double stabbing inside a Brooklyn apartment building, police said Saturday. The two victims were inside the Ave.…
Vanilla Ice defends performing at Trump’s Freedom 250 concert after nearly every act backs out
Vanilla Ice is defending his participation in the “Great American State Fair,” insisting he’d perform for anyone — from President Trump to former President Joe Biden to Russian President Vladimir…
New Jersey State Police and protesters continue clashes outside Delaney Hall in Newark, while accounts conflict
Clashes between law enforcement and protesters continued late Friday at Delaney Hall, despite New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s efforts to establish protected protest zones outside the Newark immigration detention center,…
What if Dallas leaves 705 jobs vacant? A new memo from city CFO has the answer
Dallas officials estimate the city could save about $32 million by keeping hundreds of vacant positions unfilled, according to a memo released Friday as City Hall begins preparing its next…
Temecula’s ‘smart freeway’ project launches to attack 15 Freeway traffic
The long-awaited “smart freeway” project that aims to ease traffic in Temecula, is finally a reality. The major traffic-relief effort uses sensors and ramp meters at three 15 Freeway on-ramps…
Rescuers free 4 men who had been trapped in a flooded Laos cave, search for 2 still missing
BANGKOK (AP) — Rescue workers in Laos said Saturday they have safely evacuated four villagers trapped in a flooded cave for 10 days, the day after another one was successfully…
Monitor Point is a housing plan NYC needs
When I ran NYC’s Department of Housing Preservation and Development, I learned something that no amount of capital can change: the city cannot build its way out of this crisis…