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NBC Bay Area - Local (9 minutes ago)

Taylor Swift has released her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department.”But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their source material?The Associated Press spoke to four experts to assess how Swift’s latest album stacks up to poetry.Allison Adair, a professor who teaches poetry and...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

NASA's administrator says the agency is committed to the mission to bring samples of Mars back to Earth -- but in less time and for less money. How it will pull that off remains to be seen.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

California is receiving a slightly larger share of a federal program earmarking $300 million nationwide for migrant-assistance programs.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

Newly discovered damage in Glen Canyon Dam would require releasing less water at low reservoir levels — a problem that increases water risks in the Southwest.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

Alejandro N. Mayorkas, a Cuban immigrant who grew up in California, is the first U.S. Cabinet official impeached in nearly 150 years.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

Campus administrators nationwide struggle to uphold principles of free expression amid pressure from those who claim speech, or potential speech, can subject students to harm.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

William T. Howell, who copied the 1864 law from California, was a progressive by the standards of the state Supreme Court that resurrected his statute.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

The protests, organized by the No Tech for Apartheid campaign, raised concerns about Google and Amazon's $1.2 billion contract with the Israeli government and military called Project Nimbus.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (10 minutes ago)

For the second month in a row, California posted the highest unemployment figure in the country. And it was one of only two states with a jobless rate above 5%.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (11 minutes ago)

A large landslide that closed a stretch of canyon road through the Santa Monica Mountains likely won’t be cleared until fall, Caltrans said Thursday.State Route 27, aka Topanga Canyon Boulevard, remains closed from Grand View Drive to Pacific Coast Highway after dirt, mud and rocks weighing an estimated 9.2 million pounds tumbled down a hillside...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (11 minutes ago)

Taylor Swift has released her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department.”But just how poetic is it? Is it even possible to close read lyrics like poems, divorced from their source material?The Associated Press spoke to four experts to assess how Swift’s latest album stacks up to poetry.Allison Adair, a professor who teaches poetry and...

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Denver Post - Local (An hour ago)

Get your daily horoscope for April 20, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (2 hours ago)

A possible DUI driver who led police on a high-speed chase from Newport Beach to San Pedro surrendered to authorities following the ordeal.The chase began sometime around 11 p.m. after the California Highway Patrol responded to a suspected DUI driver. At times exceeding speeds of 100 mph, the driver traveled on freeways at dangerous speeds while...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (2 hours ago)

Two people are speaking out against a pet cremation company they said handed them their beloved cat back in a bag in a parking lot after initially ignoring them after they paid for the company's services.Dozens of reviews from grieving pet owners warn others to avoid using We Care Pet Cremations. According to reviews on Yelp and Google, numerous...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (2 hours ago)

The San Francisco Zoo is set to receive a pair of giant pandas under a memorandum of understanding signed Thursday by Mayor London Breed and the China Wildlife Conservation Association.The announcement that pandas would be coming to the zoo did not include a timeline, but the mayor’s office said it would hinge on completion of a panda enclosure....

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NBC Bay Area - Local (2 hours ago)

State Highway 37 will be closed between Vallejo and Sears Point in alternate directions starting this weekend for major pavement repairs, Caltrans said Friday.Westbound lanes will be shut starting at 9 p.m. Friday through 4 a.m. Monday and again the weekend of April 26. Eastbound lanes will be closed the weekends of May 3 and May 10 from 10 p.m....

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NBC Bay Area - Local (2 hours ago)

Three years after a man died in police custody, the Alameda County DA says three Alameda police officers involved will now face involuntary manslaughter charges in the death of Mario Gonzalez.His mom, friends and family were at a vigil in his honor Friday at the park where the deadly 2021 police encounter happened. Now, Gonzalez's family hopes this...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (2 hours ago)

After its decision to cancel valedictorian Asna Tabassum's speech, USC has called off other commencement appearances over security concerns.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (3 hours ago)

There are a series of new twists and turns in the race to replace Anna Eshoo in Congress.While a recount continues to find out who will run against Sam Liccardo in November, there are new allegations of campaign finance violations and uncounted ballots. This all comes as many political watchers around the country are waiting to see if Evan Low or...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (3 hours ago)

A man who set himself on fire outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump is facing charges in a hush money case has died, the NYPD said early Saturday.The person, identified as Maxwell Azzarello, set himself aflame after walking into Collect Pond Park around 1:30 p.m. Friday, in the designated protest area across the street from the...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (4 hours ago)

San Francisco police said Friday they were looking for a man they suspect of assaulting a baby on a Muni bus earlier in the day.At about 9:05 a.m., officers responded to the area of Van Ness Avenue and O'Farrell Street on a report of a physical assault involving an infant, police said.When they arrived, officers found the father with the infant...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (4 hours ago)

Recent violent attacks and robberies on Los Angeles Metro buses are prompting additional security measures from the transit authority and police.In the last two weeks, two stabbings, an assault and a series of robberies were reported on LA Metro buses. On Saturday, an audio was recorded of a bus driver pleading with a man who police said berated...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (4 hours ago)

A 32-year-old woman whose body was discovered inside a trash can in Sunland was identified Friday by the Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner.Officers from the Los Angeles Police Department’s Foothill Community Police Station were called at 10:29 a.m. Tuesday to the 8500 block of Wentworth Street, near the Tujunga Wash, after...

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Denver Post - Local (5 hours ago)

One person was killed and two people injured in a head-on crash on Berthoud Pass, closing U.S. 40 in both directions with no estimated time of reopening, according to the Colorado State Patrol.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (5 hours ago)

In a case that drew comparisons to George Floyd's murder, Gonzalez died while pinned to the ground by Alameda police officers, one of whom had a knee on Gonzalez's back.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (6 hours ago)

A 19-year-old man from East Palo Alto was arrested on Friday in connection with the February stabbing of a man who died last month.Ernesto Alexis Mora Samayoa is accused of stabbing Frank Finney and another man about 8:25 p.m. on Feb. 8 near University Avenue and Bell Street, police said. Finney died of his injuries on March 4.The second victim...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (6 hours ago)

Santa Monica residents and parents secured thousands of signatures as they prepared to sue the city to halt Los Angeles County's needle distribution program.The needle distribution program has been operated at Reed Park in Santa Monica for over two years. The program, which provides free clean needles, Narcan and fentanyl testing strips, aims to...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (7 hours ago)

In a fight to protect his neighborhood.That is how San Jose resident Danny Garza describes his battle over what he said is contaminated soil. Garza, who is also the president of the Plata Arroyo Neighborhood Association, believes the soil is polluting his community.Garza on Friday said he won a key victory against a big developer, but added he is...

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Denver Post - Local (7 hours ago)

The Colorado Avalanche and Sean Behrens finally made it official.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (7 hours ago)

Police have arrested a 24-year-old man in connection with a Newport Beach home invasion that occurred early Tuesday.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (7 hours ago)

Authorities are not providing details about an indecent exposure case at a Chick-fil-A restaurant involving the Ventura city attorney.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (7 hours ago)

Former mayoral candidate and Los Angeles business leader Rick Caruso slammed Mayor Karen Bass’ most recent plan asking the wealthy to help fund homeless housing.Caruso mentioned the billions of dollars the city and state already spent to address the homelessness crisis, yet problems remain. He added that the private sector is ready to step up but...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (7 hours ago)

Brandy Figueroa, a Santa Ana high school senior, was accepted not only into her dream school but 14 others, among them: Harvard University, Columbia University, Stanford, Duke, and several UC's.The 17-year-old will be graduating with a GPA of 4.7, which puts her in the top one percent of her class at Segerstrom High School. Figueroa said she...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (7 hours ago)

Police were monitoring a reported stolen vehicle in the South Los Angeles area on Friday.The driver weaved through traffic while traveling in South LA after the vehicle was reportedly stolen out of Hawthorne. Officers reported to the theft shortly before 5:30 p.m.Police did not engage in a pursuit of the driver, but monitored him via an airship....

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NBC Bay Area - Local (8 hours ago)

It took six years to see an independent police auditor report on the incident where a team of Palo Alto police officers came to the home of Gustavo Alvarez — suspected of driving on a suspended license.Alvarez is grabbed by officers, and Sergeant Wayne Benitez is seen slamming his head into the windshield. "It was a low point for the...

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Denver Post - Local (8 hours ago)

Colorado’s spring housing season started quickly in March as the single-family listings statewide increased by nearly 18%. The Colorado Association of Realtors’ latest housing trends report shows that statewide median sales prices and pending/under-contract listings climbed while the average number of days on the market dropped from 63 to 56....

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Denver Post - Local (8 hours ago)

From Tim Duncan to Kevin Garnett and Steph Curry, LeBron James' 21-year NBA career has featured postseason matchups against some of the best to ever do it. For the Lakers forward, Nikola Jokic is right there among them. "He's one of the best players to ever play this game. It's that simple,” James said after […]

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (9 hours ago)

The University of Southern California (USC) will not have commencement speakers at its upcoming ceremony after the institution canceled a speech from its pro-Palestinian valedictorian, the school announced Friday.USC has been met with protests and criticism after it announced it would cancel the 2024 commencement speech from Asna Tabassum, a...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (9 hours ago)

The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump's hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president's latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday.The panel of New Yorkers who will decide the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president took final shape after...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (9 hours ago)

The final jurors were seated Friday in Donald Trump's hush money trial, and an appellate judge rejected the former president's latest bid to halt the case as a hectic day in court set the stage for opening statements to begin Monday.The panel of New Yorkers who will decide the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president took final shape after...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (9 hours ago)

Activists are asking a federal judge to stop the transfer of inmates from a women’s prison in Dublin.The Bureau of Prisons earlier this week ordered the Federal Correctional Institution in Dublin shut down due to a history of sex abuse scandals and employee misconduct.On Friday, a small group of people with the California Coalition for Women...

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Denver Post - Local (9 hours ago)

It's an incredible, deep field of candidates, but Avalanche star Nathan MacKinnon is going to be an NHL MVP for the first time in his career after a consistent, extraordinary season.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (10 hours ago)

The Los Angeles Police Department is offering $25,000 to anyone who can help identify a woman in a video who was injured during an illegal street takeover in South Los Angeles.The video shows two women being violently struck by a car at the intersection of San Pedro Street and Manchester Avenue. One of the women is seen taking a selfie when a red...

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Denver Post - Local (10 hours ago)

Friday's game will be made up on Sunday as a split doubleheader. Game 1 begins at 1:10 p.m., while Game 2 begins at 6:10 p.m. Tickets from Friday's game will be good for Sunday's nightcap.

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Denver Post - Local (10 hours ago)

Lakewood police arrested a 31-year-old former former Brady Exploration High School paraprofessional on suspicion of child sex assault by a person in a position of trust, sexual exploitation of a child and other charges.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (11 hours ago)

State officials had ordered the district to drop its parent-notification policy — and administrators were going to comply — but the school board is rebelling.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (11 hours ago)

Los Angeles police responded to three separate alarms at GardaWorld's Sylmar facility on the day criminals stole as much as $30 million from the vault there.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (11 hours ago)

An increasing number of insurance companies have made the decision to stop insuring homes in wildfire-prone California.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (11 hours ago)

Originally appeared on E! OnlineLondon bridge was falling down, and Taylor Swift felt every minute. “The Tortured Poets Department” is here and, much like fans anticipated, part of the new album is dedicated to Swift’s split from Joe Alwyn in spring 2023. In fact, the 34-year-old has penned a heartbreaking tribute to the end of their six...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (11 hours ago)

A man set himself on fire outside the courtroom where former President Donald Trump is facing charges in a hush money case, witnesses and officials said.The person, identified as Maxwell Azzarello, set himself aflame after walking into Collect Pond Park around 1:30 p.m. Friday, in the designated protest area across the street from the courthouse in...

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Denver Post - Local (11 hours ago)

In 2023, 30% of all undergraduate engineering students were female at the University of Colorado Boulder compared to 18% in 2003. Of the freshmen that came into engineering during the fall of 2023, 41% were female, up from 14% two decades ago.

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Denver Post - Local (11 hours ago)

The Hanging Lake trail will be closed on weekdays and some weekends.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (11 hours ago)

A lap doesn’t take long on the streets of Long Beach. Alex Palou clocked the fastest lap of the 2023 Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar race at 67.9469 seconds, averaging 104.270 mph. The challenging street course is only 1.968 miles with 11 turns and a long front straight where drivers reach around 185 mph in a blast of sound and adrenaline....

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (11 hours ago)

Originally appeared on E! OnlineLondon bridge was falling down, and Taylor Swift felt every minute. “The Tortured Poets Department” is here and, much like fans anticipated, part of the new album is dedicated to Swift’s split from Joe Alwyn in spring 2023. In fact, the 34-year-old has penned a heartbreaking tribute to the end of their six...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (11 hours ago)

Jobseekers interested in breaking into the film and television industry may have a harder time this year and even in the coming years.That’s according to Tommy O’Donnell, president of the Theatrical Teamsters Local 817, a union of casting and location executives as well as TV and film drivers throughout the Northeast, and other panelists at the...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (11 hours ago)

California pet owners struggling to find a rental that accepts their furry, four-legged family members could have an easier time leasing new housing under proposed state legislation that would ban blanket no-pets policies and prohibit landlords from charging additional fees for common companions like cats and dogs.Backers of the bill, which...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (12 hours ago)

Rapper Ye, f.k.a. Kanye West, is reportedly suspected of punching a man who touched his wife, Bianca Censori. A rep disputes that any investigation took place.

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Denver Post - Local (12 hours ago)

Gov. Jared Polis signed "for-cause" eviction protections into law Friday, making Colorado the sixth U.S. state to enact the policy that's aimed at blunting displacement of vulnerable tenants.

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Denver Post - Local (12 hours ago)

A former Poudre School District paraprofessional was sentenced to more than 10 years in prison and two years in jail after pleading guilty to assault on an at-risk person, harassment and child abuse for hitting disabled students as they rode the school bus.

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Denver Post - Local (12 hours ago)

In the final Broncos' seven-round NFL mock draft, beat writer Ryan McFadden looks at what happens if the team invests in adding playmakers on offense.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (12 hours ago)

Dick Van Dyke is vying for a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98.The actor was nominated Friday as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock's "Days of Our Lives.”Van Dyke is the oldest Daytime Emmy nominee. Producer Norman Lear was 100 when he received his final Primetime Emmy nomination in...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (12 hours ago)

Dick Van Dyke is vying for a historic Daytime Emmy at age 98.The actor was nominated Friday as guest performer in a daytime drama series for his part as amnesiac Timothy Robicheaux on Peacock's "Days of Our Lives.”Van Dyke is the oldest Daytime Emmy nominee. Producer Norman Lear was 100 when he received his final Primetime Emmy nomination in...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (13 hours ago)

San Jose police have arrested three people on suspicion of kidnapping and torturing a man in February, the department announced Thursday.The victim was kidnapped on the evening of Feb. 13 and held against his will in a home on the 2600 block of Million Court, police said.The suspects tortured and assaulted him multiple times before eventually...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (13 hours ago)

The billboards have become such a part of the region's life that Bea Gonzalez, a Desert Community College board trustee, recently told me she's used to having strangers stare at her before asking if she's that woman.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (13 hours ago)

San Francisco canceled its official 420 celebration at Golden Gate Park this year, but the Church of Ambrosia says it will step in to provide services.

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Denver Post - Local (13 hours ago)

With rare bipartisan momentum, the House pushed ahead Friday on a foreign aid package of $95 billion for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan and humanitarian support.

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Denver Post - Local (13 hours ago)

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — College football is ready to put the signs away. Following a sign-stealing scandal that rocked the sport and hung over Michigan’s championship run in 2023, the NCAA’s football oversight committee approved Friday the use of coach-to-player helmet communications in games for the 2024 season. The football rules committee last...

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Denver Post - Local (13 hours ago)

Colorado placed Kyle Freeland on the 15-day injured list on Friday with a left elbow strain, a move retroactive to April 16.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (14 hours ago)

Monthanus Ratanapakdee is the daughter of Vicha Ratanapakdee, the man who sparked the "Stop Asian Hate” movement. While continuing to fight for justice for her father affectionately known as "Grandpa Vicha,” Monthanus is also fighting for recognition of her heritage in California.Grandpa Vicha, 84, was violently killed when he was pushed to the...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (14 hours ago)

The man accused of the mass shooting at two Half Moon Bay mushroom farms last year was in court Friday, still awaiting trial.The judge agreed to a temporary sealing of the grand jury indictment and to the next court date to decide when the trial will begin.Chunli Zhao was in the Redwood City courtroom in a jail jumpsuit, listening through an...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (14 hours ago)

A security guard was arrested for allegedly assaulting a clubgoer and severely injuring him in front of a popular nightclub in West Hollywood, authorities said Thursday.The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department said the assault suspect got into a verbal and physical altercation with 53-year-old Albert Vasquez after the hairstylist tried to enter...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (14 hours ago)

Lululemon is planning to shut down its Washington distribution center after opening a sprawling new warehouse outside of Los Angeles.The athletic apparel retailer said some staff will be relocated to other warehouses, but 128 employees will be laid off.Between 2021 and 2024, Lululemon has more than tripled its warehouse footprint to accommodate its...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (14 hours ago)

Los Angeles police asked for help Friday in their investigation into the discovery of a man with a gunshot wound to the head who was found dead a day earlier in the back of a U-Haul truck in Los Angeles’ Mid-City area.Authorities responded at about 11 a.m. to Redondo Boulevard and Apple Street, where they found the U-Haul truck parked on the...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (14 hours ago)

The 11-year prison sentence handed to the drunk driver who killed her husband and daughter is not enough, Anaheim woman says.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (15 hours ago)

A new security feature aims to derail those looking to traffic children.The Mexican government is now requiring all passports for minors also have a picture of both the child’s parents.“For us it is very important to fight against human trafficking,” said Alejandra Bologna, consul general of Mexico in San Jose. “It’s really denigrating...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (15 hours ago)

The city of San Francisco on Thursday filed a trademark infringement lawsuit against the city of Oakland over the planned renaming of Oakland’s airport, according to a news release from the San Francisco City Attorney’s Office.Last week, Port of Oakland commissioners unanimously approved an initial proposal to rename the airport San Francisco...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (15 hours ago)

Grammy-winning singer Mandisa, who rose to fame on season five of "American Idol,” has died, her representative said Friday. She was 47."We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her representative said in a statement to NBC News. "At this time we do not know the cause of death or any further details.”"We ask...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (15 hours ago)

Despite San Francisco canceling its official 4/20 event in Golden Gate Park this year, people will still show up. And the Church of Ambrosia said it will be ready for them.The group said Thursday it’s collaborating with Haight-Ashbury merchants and nonprofit groups to provide support services.The church is a nondenominational, interfaith...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (15 hours ago)

California Department of Transportation officials said the massive slide covering a large section of Topanga Canyon Boulevard still poses a safety risk.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (15 hours ago)

Tesla's Cybertrucks are being recalled due to a faulty accelerator pedal, just five months after the electric pickups were delivered to drivers.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (15 hours ago)

About the size of a hotel room, a Cupertino home that's less than 400 square feet is selling for more then $1.7 million, proving that size doesn't matter in Silicon Valley.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (15 hours ago)

Grammy-winning singer Mandisa, who rose to fame on season five of "American Idol,” has died, her representative said Friday. She was 47."We can confirm that yesterday Mandisa was found in her home deceased,” her representative said in a statement to NBC News. "At this time we do not know the cause of death or any further details.”"We ask...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (15 hours ago)

What to Know“The Fall Guy Stuntacular Pre-Show” at Universal Studios Hollywood; the show will take place before the “WaterWorld” spectacularThe limited-time event is paying energetic tribute to “The Fall Guy,” the new feature from Universal Pictures and 87NorthThe limited-time pre-show rolls from April 27 through May 19, 2024; “The...

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Denver Post - Local (16 hours ago)

By MARIA SHERMAN (AP Music Writer) NEW YORK (AP) — Could there be a Taylor Swift new album rollout without a few additional surprises? No. On Friday, the pop star released her 11th album, “The Tortured Poets Department,” an amalgamation of her previous work and reflecting the artist who — at the peak of her […]

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Denver Post - Local (16 hours ago)

Colorado lawmakers have again rejected a bill that would have allowed supervised drug-use sites to open in willing cities -- the third time in a year legislators have killed the proposal.

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Denver Post - Local (16 hours ago)

Former Arizona Congresswoman Gabby Giffords, who began campaigning for gun safety after she was nearly killed in a mass shooting, will be among those speaking at the vigil. So will Nathan Hochhalter, whose sister Anne Marie was paralyzed after she was shot at Columbine. Several months after the shooting, their mother, Carla Hochhalter, took her own...

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Denver Post - Local (16 hours ago)

"All I can really say is that I'm sorry,” Coban Porter said in a Denver courtroom Friday. "I know that I'm never going to be able to right that wrong… I never thought I'd be standing here. I thought I was invincible. It wasn't the first time I chose to drink and drive… I'm so sorry.”

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Denver Post - Local (16 hours ago)

A viral video showing a Colorado Rockies baseball coach in the cockpit of an United Airlines charter flight from Denver to Toronto sparked a federal investigation, officials confirmed Friday.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (16 hours ago)

We have a play call from Taylor Swift: "Call the amateurs and cut them from the team!”The second-to-last song on "The Tortured Poets Department,” "The Alchemy,” is one of the only pure love songs on an album that skews melancholy.This is a story of a love that "happens once every few lifetimes,” Swift's narrator sings. Alchemy refers to the...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (16 hours ago)

We have a play call from Taylor Swift: "Call the amateurs and cut them from the team!”The second-to-last song on "The Tortured Poets Department,” "The Alchemy,” is one of the only pure love songs on an album that skews melancholy.This is a story of a love that "happens once every few lifetimes,” Swift's narrator sings. Alchemy refers to the...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (17 hours ago)

Antioch Unified School District Board President Antonio Hernandez is calling for Superintendent Stephanie Anello to step down from her position as the district’s top official. The action is the result of an NBC Bay Area investigation detailing concerns of constant bullying by AUSD Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Operations Kenneth Turnage...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (17 hours ago)

Investigators said the man was in his mid-30s but gave no additional information surrounding his death.

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Denver Post - Local (17 hours ago)

The best way to play a LeBron James flop? Have a Joker up your sleeve.

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Denver Post - Local (17 hours ago)

The Colorado Avalanche will face the Winnipeg Jets in the first round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs. Who will emerge from the 2-3 matchup out of the Central Division?

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Denver Post - Local (17 hours ago)

Michael Porter Jr.'s three back surgeries are firmly in the past. He shattered his games played record by 19 in 2023-24. The only thing preventing an Iron Man season? The wrong shoes.

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Denver Post - Local (18 hours ago)

Lawyers in former President Donald Trump's hush money case have shifted their attention to picking alternates. Jury selection in Trump's hush money trial resumed Friday after 12 jurors and one alternate were sworn in Thursday afternoon. The judge in the case has suggested that opening statements could begin as early as Monday. The case is the first...

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Denver Post - Local (18 hours ago)

Israel’s long-term credit rating is being downgraded by S&P, which cited the risk of military escalation with Iran. It is the second major U.S. credit ratings agency to do so. There was an apparent drone attack at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan early Friday, which is suspected of being part of an Israeli...

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Denver Post - Local (18 hours ago)

By FATIMA HUSSEIN (Associated Press) WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration on Friday imposed sanctions on two entities accused of fundraising for extremist Israeli-occupied West Bank settlers who have harassed and attacked Palestinians, as well as the founder of an organization whose members regularly assault Palestinians. The Treasury...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (18 hours ago)

A man was found dead Thursday in the back of a U-Haul truck in Los Angeles’ Mid-City area.Authorities responded at about 11 a.m. to Redondo Boulevard and Apple Street, where they found the U-Haul truck parked on the street in a residential neighborhood. The man found dead inside the truck was identified by the coroner as 50-year-old Henry...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (19 hours ago)

Los Angeles County sheriff's detectives arrested a four-person crew linked to thefts dating back to Feb. 13.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (19 hours ago)

PetSmart contest gives entrants a chance to replace tattoos they regret with portraits of a pet. The company has partnered with a tattoo studio in Culver City.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (19 hours ago)

They wanted to put their mark on them. Represent their crews and where they come from. That’s why they climbed multiple floors of an abandoned high rise building in downtown Los Angeles – now dubbed "LA's Graffiti Towers.”   Some say it's a crime, a violation of city law, but those in the graffiti scene have spoken exclusively to NBC4's...

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Denver Post - Local (20 hours ago)

The proposed ban on the sale, transfer and manufacturing of many high-powered, semi-automatic guns in Colorado will face an uphill fight in the state Senate after clearing the House for the first time.

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Denver Post - Local (20 hours ago)

The rhythms of Jane Austen's novels are so persuasive, their challenges and resolutions so familiar, that playwright Kate Hamill can merrily tease our knowledge again and again in her winking adaptation of "Emma,” now at the Denver Center, through May 5.

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Denver Post - Local (20 hours ago)

There's nowhere to go but up for Colorado's recycling rate. Fortunately, a new program, supported by a diverse coalition of communities from rural and urban areas, will give our state the boost it needs to finally become a recycling leader.

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Denver Post - Local (20 hours ago)

A mix of rain and snow will sweep across the state Friday, before turning into only snow overnight, according to National Weather Service forecasters.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (21 hours ago)

San Francisco District Attorney Brooke Jenkins is asking for the public’s help to determine what charges should be filed against the 26 people who were arrested Monday during protests on the Golden Gate Bridge.Jenkins said that she is considering false imprisonment charges for the drivers who spent hours trapped in gridlock during the...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (21 hours ago)

The expected closure of the Macy's in San Francisco is leaving many to wonder, what's next for Union Square?Supervisor Aaron Peskin said there are plans in the works to reimagine the area including a push to possibly keep Macy's around beyond this year."We are actually in active discussions with people high-up in the Macy's organization at the...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (21 hours ago)

Involuntary manslaughter charges will be filed against three Alameda police officers in connection with the 2021 in-custody death of Mario Gonzalez, Alameda County District Attorney Pamela Price said Thursday.The charges come a year after Price reopened the case, which her predecessor Nancy O’Malley concluded didn’t have enough evidence to...

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

Even though Denver added Jones in free agency, Sterns and Turner-Yell are recovering from season-ending injuries.

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

Twenty-five years ago, Michelle DiManna sat in the math office at Columbine High School grading papers and talking to a colleague when she heard students screaming in terror.

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

The only reason Monarch Pass remains passable year-round is due to the commitment of a cadre of heavy equipment operators employed by the CDOT who work odd hours through whiteout blizzard conditions.

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

Police have arrested or issued warrants for Bianchi 9 times times in Denver, Boulder over the last three decades.

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

If Verizon, the nation's second-largest wireless provider has its way, customers won't ever experience a widespread network outage.

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

State lawmakers have yet to fund an $11 million effort to reform Colorado's long-troubled competency system, raising alarm among supporters as the end of the legislative session looms.

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

The 10,000 square-foot space has two patios, an 3.5-barrel brewing system, games and a full menu.

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Denver Post - Local (21 hours ago)

In 2023, 50 infants in Colorado were born affected by syphilis, up from only seven in 2018. So far this year, the state is already halfway to last year's total, with five infected babies who were stillborn and two who died in their first months of life.

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Denver Post - Local (22 hours ago)

An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan. The assault Friday comes in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. Speaking at the G7 meeting in Capri, Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said the U.S....

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Denver Post - Local (22 hours ago)

Dear Amy: My 24-year-old daughter is expecting a baby boy.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (22 hours ago)

HBO's adaptation of "The Sympathizer" reflects a distinctly Vietnamese point of view, and while reactions to the series differ, community members agree that it bolsters Vietnamese representation.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (22 hours ago)

Attacks on Metro bus drivers highlight dangers that operators face. Serious attacks on transit workers have tripled nationally over the last 15 years.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (22 hours ago)

Taylor Swift shocked her fans early Friday morning by releasing a second half of her much-anticipated album “The Tortured Poets Department.”After the first 16 songs were made available at midnight, a countdown appeared on her website indicating something else would be coming at 2 a.m. ET.Shortly after 2 a.m., Swift announced that “Tortured...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (22 hours ago)

Israel carried out a military strike in Iran early Friday morning , according to NBC News, but Iranian officials played down the impact of the attack.  The Israeli strike was limited and officials were assessing the effectiveness and the damage caused, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News. "A lot will depend on how much damage was...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (23 hours ago)

Taylor Swift shocked her fans early Friday morning by releasing a second half of her much-anticipated album “The Tortured Poets Department.”After the first 16 songs were made available at midnight, a countdown appeared on her website indicating something else would be coming at 2 a.m. ET.Shortly after 2 a.m., Swift announced that “Tortured...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (23 hours ago)

Israel carried out a military strike in Iran early Friday morning , according to NBC News, but Iranian officials played down the impact of the attack.  The Israeli strike was limited and officials were assessing the effectiveness and the damage caused, a source familiar with the situation told NBC News. "A lot will depend on how much damage was...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (23 hours ago)

When it comes to deciphering clues, Swifties are only second to Sherlock Holmes. Taylor Swift has given her fans plenty to speculate about in the run-up to the release of her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department.”Last week, the singer released five Apple Music playlists, each featuring a selection of her own past songs, that correspond...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (24 hours ago)

When it comes to deciphering clues, Swifties are only second to Sherlock Holmes. Taylor Swift has given her fans plenty to speculate about in the run-up to the release of her new album, "The Tortured Poets Department.”Last week, the singer released five Apple Music playlists, each featuring a selection of her own past songs, that correspond...

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

Iran has fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan after spotting drones. The incident early Friday morning had many suspecting it was an Israeli attack in retaliation for Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. No Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (A day ago)

An explosive civil lawsuit has been filed in the case of a San Jose teacher who was recently arrested for sexual assault of a minor.The lawsuit accuses Leigh High School teacher Shawn Thomas of getting a 15-year-old student pregnant and then forcing her to have an abortion decades ago. It also alleges a school dean helped cover it up and the dean...

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

Get your daily horoscope for April 19, 2024 from astrologer Georgia Nicols.

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Los Angeles Times - Local (A day ago)

Disney had previously committed to ditching gasoline engines but left open hybrids as a possibility.

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

The Colorado Avalanche's playoff matchup with the Winnipeg Jets is set. And for the first time since the 2020 bubble in Edmonton, the Avs will be starting the postseason away from Ball Arena.

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

Iran has fired air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near its central city of Isfahan after spotting drones. The commotion early Friday raised fears of a possible Israeli retaliatory strike following Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. It was unclear if the country had come under attack, as no Iranian...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

A Playa Vista home was left in disarray after burglars ransacked it during a break-in – and police believe they may have targeted other houses.Surveillance footage from a Ring camera captured three men near a condo on Pacific Promenade Wednesday afternoon. Seconds after they're out of view from a camera, a loud crash can be heard from the video....

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Los Angeles Times - Local (A day ago)

USC students, faculty and pro-Palestinian activists gathered on campus Thursday to push back against what they called 'institutional silencing' of valedictorian Asna Tabassum.

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

Nathan MacKinnon's season for the ages has officially set a new standard for the Colorado Avalanche franchise.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

Since California's new law went into effect to raise the minimum wage of fast-food workers, who are employed by chains of 60 restaurants and more, from $16 to $20 an hour, some fast-food chains have raised their food prices, according to a new study.Kalinowski Equity Research said that menu prices at some restaurants have gone up as much as 8%...

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

Iran has fired air defense batteries as explosions were heard near a major air base near Isfahan, raising fears of a possible Israeli strike following Tehran’s unprecedented drone-and-missile assault on the country. It remained unclear if Iran was being attacked, as no Iranian official directly acknowledged the possibility and Israel’s military...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (A day ago)

The Los Angeles Police Department was investigating two separate shootings by its officers Thursday.

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

A 46-year-old Arapahoe County man accused of fatally shooting his estranged wife the day before their divorce was finalized was found guilty of first-degree murder, attempted kidnapping and using a stun gun following a jury trial Thursday.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

A new era of Taylor Swift is near.The artist’s 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department,” drops Friday.The lead-up to release day has been littered with puzzles, Easter eggs and other hallmarks of Swift's ever-theorizing fan base.Here’s what NBC News knows ahead of the release.When does the album officially debut?“The Tortured...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (A day ago)

A new era of Taylor Swift is near.The artist’s 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department,” drops Friday.The lead-up to release day has been littered with puzzles, Easter eggs and other hallmarks of Swift's ever-theorizing fan base.Here’s what NBC News knows ahead of the release.When does the album officially debut?“The Tortured...

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Los Angeles Times - Local (A day ago)

The officer was previously a member of the Mission Division Gang Enforcement Detail, which came under suspicion last year for a range of misconduct that is also under FBI investigation.

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

The Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard is putting the brakes on its operations for good.The announcement of the auto museum closing comes after the executive director, David Neel, decided to step away.Neel says the non-profit that runs the museum is taking up too much of his already limited time"I just don't want to do it anymore because it's a free...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

Diapers are a basic need for babies, yet child advocates say nearly half of families in the U.S. with young children can't afford them. Now, a resource many Orange County families rely on is in jeopardy. The Orange County Diaper Bank, which started in 2020, provides free diapers to thousands of families, but it may be losing its funding in June,...

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

A judge has denied a request by the owner of Bob Baffert-trained Arkansas Derby winner Muth for the colt to run in next month’s 150th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Jefferson County Circuit Judge Mitch Perry declined Thursday to grant a temporary injunction to Zedan Racing Stables, which had argued that the ban of Baffert was “illegal.”...

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

Nelly Korda, who is looking to tie an LPGA Tour record with her fifth straight win, shot a 4-under 68 in the opening round of the Chevron Championship. That leaves her two shots behind leader Lauren Coughlin in the year’s first major. The top-ranked Korda is seeking her second major after winning the Women’s PGA Championship in 2021. She could...

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

U.S. 50 is closed between Montrose and Gunnison after state and federal transportation officials found cracking on a bridge over Blue Mesa Reservoir, causing detours of up to seven hours.

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

After Broncos general manager George Paton fielded nearly a dozen questions about the quarterback position during the team's pre-draft news conference on Thursday afternoon, he was asked about other areas of need.

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

For a cat with a private jet, Deion Sanders sure seems to lose a lot of his luggage.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (A day ago)

All 12 jurors, plus an alternate, were selected this week to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York on Tuesday after they made it clear to both sides that they could render a fair and impartial verdict.Prosecutors and the defense team whittled down a pool of nearly 200 people to 12 jurors and an...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (A day ago)

Several Antioch Unified School District employees are coming forward with concerns of constant bullying by their supervisor, AUSD Director of Facilities, Maintenance and Operations Kenneth Turnage.They believe Turnage's close relationship with AUSD Superintendent Stephanie Anello and her husband, Antioch's former police chief Allan Cantando, is the...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

A popular Southern fast-food chain known for its chicken and biscuits will open its first restaurant in Los Angeles County in early 2025.Bojangles, whose menu includes an array of chicken sandwiches and sides of Southern comfort staples, announced a 30-unit agreement to bring the franchise to Los Angeles. The fast-food chain has yet to announce...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

All 12 jurors, plus an alternate, were selected this week to serve on the jury in former President Donald Trump's hush money trial in New York on Tuesday after they made it clear to both sides that they could render a fair and impartial verdict.Prosecutors and the defense team whittled down a pool of nearly 200 people to 12 jurors and an...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

They wanted to put their mark on them, represent their crews and where they come from. That’s why they climbed multiple floors of an abandoned high rise building in downtown Los Angeles – now dubbed "LA's Graffiti Towers.”   Some say it's a crime, a violation of city law, but those in the graffiti scene have spoken exclusively to NBC4's...

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NBC Los Angeles - Local (A day ago)

A trail of broken glass and graffiti were left behind after a thief or multiple thieves vandalized cars and a home in three neighborhoods in Los Angeles’ Westside.Residents in beach communities of Playa Del Rey and Venice are the targets of multiple car break-ins.A burglar vandalized Trent Marlow's car with a hammer early Thursday morning. "I...

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

Ibotta, the Denver-based digital marketing and consumer rebate platform, raised $577 million after demand for its shares outstripped expectations in its initial public offering.

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Denver Post - Local (A day ago)

When it matters most vs. the Los Angeles Lakers, the Nuggets play their best. The reason: Nikola Jokic. The more attention he receives, the more he defers, which is also what makes him one of the greatest passers of all time.

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NBC Bay Area - Local (A day ago)

A coalition backed by retailers like Walmart and Target announced Thursday it has collected enough signatures to put a ballot measure before California voters this November to enhance criminal penalties for shoplifting and drug dealing.Californians for Safer Communities, a bipartisan group made up of law enforcement, elected officials and...

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NBC Bay Area - Local (A day ago)

Authorities in the South Bay busted an organized retail theft ring earlier this month, arresting 13 suspects and recovering $150,000 worth of stolen merchandise, the Santa Clara County Sheriff’s Office announced Thursday.Working closely with Home Depot, authorities recovered roughly $110,000 worth of stolen goods from the home improvement...

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