6 h. ago Barack Obama dines without Michelle AGAIN amid rumors over the state of their marriage

Former President Barack Obama enjoyed some family time with his daughters in Los Angeles on Friday evening - but wife Michelle was nowhere to be seen.

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7 h. ago Britain's Got Talent fans predict 'Ofcom complaints' over 'repulsive' Auzzy Blood

WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC CONTENT: Britain's Got Talent viewers have been left disgusted as controversial semi-finalist Auzzy Blood took to the stage for the first live semi-final of the series

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11 h. ago Armed robber’s bizarre message to cashier after raiding store

An armed robber told a 7-Eleven cashier to "have a good night" as he demanded money from the cash register at the Los Angeles store on 18 April.

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13 h. ago Nicolas Jackson ends drought to sink Everton and lift Chelsea’s top

You would be forgiven if you were mistaken in thinking Nicolas Jackson’s striking finish against Everton meant more than what it was. The 1-0 victory was a crucial step in their Champions League pursuit. Still, when the ball hit the back of the net Jackson looked to have tears in his eyes as he emotionally celebrated. It was the striker’s first in 14 games and amid the hosts’ recent struggles up front, it felt like a welcome breakthrough, belied that the job of securing their European ambitions is far from over.Before kick-off, Chelsea had averaged more shots per game at home than any other Premier League side this season with 18.8 and the trend continued on Saturday. The hosts had five shots in the first half against an Everton side who had little to play for after safety was confirmed last weekend. The visitors offered little going forward despite Moisés Caicedo playing out of position at right-back at the expense of the captain, Reece James, to make room for Roméo Lavia in midfie...

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17 h. ago ‘It feels empty’: is Hollywood film and TV production in a death spiral?

Filming in Los Angeles is at a historic low, with some suggesting the city might go the way of DetroitWhen screenwriter David Scarpa visits the great Hollywood studios these days, he is struck by what is missing. “It used to be you’d walk around those back lots and you’d see many people and they were very busy,” Scarpa muses. “They were like small cities. Now often you’ll walk around and have nobody else there. It feels empty. You definitely feel the absence of life on those lots.”Like the once proud industrial factories of the midwest, the dream factories of southern California are in decline. Last year was the worst for on-location filming in Los Angeles since tracking began 30 years ago apart from pandemic-hit 2020. Of all the TV shows and feature films that North American audiences watch, only one-fifth are now made in California. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago ‘Beyoncé and Solange tell me off all the time’: Tina Knowles on raising superstars, surviving cancer and growing up under segregation

Pop’s top matriarch is finally getting the credit she’s due. She talks about her shock diagnosis, conspiracy theories about her family, and the Instagram posts that get her in trouble with her kidsIt’s been a decade since Tina Knowles started dictating her life story into her phone for her grandchildren and future great-grandchildren. She wanted them to know their history – her early life and world were so different from theirs, she might as well have been from another planet. Knowles, the youngest of seven, born to a docker and seamstress, grew up poor in segregated Texas. Her grandchildren, born to Knowles’s superstar daughters, Beyoncé and Solange, are growing up in Los Angeles and New York with unimaginable wealth, but under unimaginable scrutiny.A couple of years ago, Knowles started writing a book that was supposed to be her behind-the-scenes take on the outfits she had created for her daughters’ music careers – the dazzling triple-denim looks she had cobbled together from fab...

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27 h. ago Weezer bassist's 'attempted murderer' wife totes GUN in wild bodycam footage before being shot by cops

Jillian Lauren Shriner, 51, was wounded outside the couple's home in Eagle Rock, northeast Los Angeles on April 9 after a cop shot her in the shoulder.

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29 h. ago Jurors can see video of Sean 'Diddy' Combs beating Cassie at hotel in 2016, judge rules

A judge says prosecutors at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ upcoming federal sex trafficking trial can show jurors video of the hip-hop mogul hitting and kicking one of his accusers in a Los Angeles hotel hallway

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32 h. ago USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas is out of an induced coma after vehicle crash in Los Angeles

The family of Southern California basketball recruit Alijah Arenas says he is out of an induced coma after a vehicle crash in Los Angeles

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33 h. ago Empty store shelves are coming as companies cancel orders from China amid tariff concerns

Number of freight vessels scheduled to arrive at the Port of Los Angeles is on track to be down by 31 percent for the week ending May 10

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35 h. ago Diner leaves people bitterly divided after complaining a restaurant charged her for hot water when she was unwell

The woman took to Reddit to reveal what happened at the unnamed Los Angeles restaurant - and explained that she requested hot water for medicinal purposes as she had a 'sore throat'.

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35 h. ago Anger as US cardinal accused of covering up church abuse given ceremonial honor of closing Pope Francis’s coffin

The Los Angeles Archdiocese paid over $660 million to settle clergy abuse claims against 508 victims during Cardinal Roger Mahony's tenure

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40 h. ago Ilona Maher mania helps US women’s rugby set attendance records

The Eagles and their star face Japan in LA then expect bumper crowds for Canada in Kansas City and a DC doubleheader with England’s menPromoters for Saturday’s men’s and women’s rugby double-header in Los Angeles are offering “VIP Courtside” seats, hailed as a chance to “feel the heart-pounding action like never before”.“With courtside seats,” the blurb goes, “you’re not just watching the game – you’re in the middle of the intensity. Every moment of pure adrenaline is right in front of you.” Continue reading...

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46 h. ago Left alone by humans, wildlife returns to the Eaton Fire burn area

Four months after the Los Angeles area wildfires tore through the Angeles National Forest and destroyed hundreds of homes and businesses in Altadena, wildlife is returning to the Eaton Fire burn area and scientists are closely tracking them

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49 h. ago The Browns bring in Journey for a concert before the start of the NFL draft

For most teams Thursday night was the end of the road to the NFL draft

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49 h. ago Angelina Jolie's father Jon Voight pitches wild plan to Trump to turn Hollywood MAGA after he was named 'special ambassador'

Hollywood royalty Jon Voight has already got to work on bringing MAGA to to liberal Los Angeles in his role as a 'special ambassador' to Tinseltown for Donald Trump .

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50 h. ago USC basketball recruit Alijah Arenas injured in LA car crash

University of Southern California basketball recruit Alijah Arenas has been involved in a vehicle accident

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51 h. ago Alijah Arenas, star USC recruit and son of Gilbert Arenas, placed in induced coma after serious crash involving a Cybertruck, report says

The Cybertruck reportedly struck a tree and fire hydrant in a Los Angeles suburb

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53 h. ago Shannon Sharpe takes break from ESPN amid sexual assault allegations

Woman filed lawsuit against former NFL starHall of famer denies allegations against himFormer NFL star Shannon Sharpe says he is stepping away from his duties as an ESPN analyst after a lawsuit was filed against him in Nevada on Sunday.The lawsuit was filed by a woman who says she met the 56-year-old Sharpe at a Los Angeles gym in 2023 when she was 20. A two-year consensual relationship ensued during which, she alleges, he raped her. Continue reading...

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54 h. ago Top basketball prospect Alijah Arenas reportedly in coma after car crash

Teenager is son of NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas18-year-old reportedly in serious condition after crashAlijah Arenas, a top basketball prospect and son of former NBA All-Star Gilbert Arenas, has been placed in an induced coma after a car crash in Los Angeles, according to reports.ESPN reported that the 18-year-old was involved in a crash in the early hours of Thursday morning when a Tesla Cybertruck left the road and crashed. The Los Angeles Fire Department did not officially identify the driver but the person was taken to a local hospital in serious condition. Continue reading...

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