LOS ANGELES — Authorities have launched a criminal investigation into a warehouse explosion in downtown Los Angeles that injured 11 firefighters Saturday, multiple law enforcement sources said.Investigators with the city's fire and police departments — as well as the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives — are looking into a business connected to…
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Former President Barack Obama slammed U.S. politicians for their handling of the coronavirus pandemic at a virtual commencement address to graduating high school seniors across the country on Saturday night."Doing what feels good, what’s convenient, what’s easy, that’s how little kids think. Unfortunately a lot of so-called grownups, including some with fancy titles, important jobs,…
LOS ANGELES — "Matrix" co-creator Lilly Wachowski wasn't happy that Elon Musk and Ivanka Trump were quoting her movie.On Sunday morning, the Tesla and SpaceX CEO posted a cryptic tweet, saying "Take the red pill" with an emoji of a red rose.As most movie buffs know, "take the red pill" is a reference from the…
David Gura2h ago / 11:53 PM UTCThe U.S. economy won't recover "until people feel confident that they are safe," Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Sunday, in an interview with CBS News's "60 Minutes." “The sooner we get the virus under control, the sooner businesses can reopen,” he said. While Powell anticipates that economic conditions could improve…
Alicia Victoria Lozano and Diana Dasrath 2h ago / 11:39 PM UTCMajor television networks started trotting out their fall lineups this month in atypical fashion. Conspicuously missing from the announcements are the star-studded parties at big venues like Radio City Music Hall, events that had come to define the showcase season in a pre-coronavirus world.Instead,…
WASHINGTON — The State Department inspector general who was removed from his job Friday was looking into whether Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a staffer walk his dog, pick up his dry cleaning and make dinner reservations for Pompeo and his wife, among other personal errands, according to two congressional officials assigned to different…
Restaurants around the world are figuring out how to safely welcome back customers during the coronavirus pandemic. Many eateries will have staff wear masks and gloves, while others are getting creative with stuffed animals filling seats or glass houses surrounding diners.May 17, 2020
A Canadian Air Force jet crashed into a home in a neighborhood near Kamloops, British Columbia in Canada. The jet was celebrating front-line workers in the coronavirus pandemic. A neighbor said, "All of a sudden I heard it and I thought it was gunshots." The Royal Canadian Air Force announced that the pilot died.May 17,…
A Canadian Air Force jet crashed into a home in a neighborhood near Kamloops, British Columbia in Canada. The jet was celebrating front-line workers in the coronavirus pandemic. A neighbor said, "All of a sudden I heard it and I thought it was gunshots." The Royal Canadian Air Force announced that the pilot died.May 17,…
With wedding venues closed and marriage licenses set to expire, a Florida courthouse stepped up to help happy couples tie the knot with drive-thru ceremonies.May 17, 2020
South African traders with China are illegally selling thousands of wild animals threatened with extinction and endangered, under the guise of legal exports, according to an investigation. Monkeys have been stolen from the wild, and together with cheetahs, tigers, rhinos, lions and meerkats, they have been trafficked to circuses, theme parks, laboratories, zoos and “safari…
White House adviser Peter Navarro downplayed the firing of the State Department's inspector general in a TV appearance on Sunday, linking him to the “deep state” and saying that those who are not loyal to the administration must go. Steve Linick became the fourth inspector general Donald Trump has fired in two months, following his…
“There is bound to be rust,” the understandable and expected analysis went, almost on loop, as the Bundesliga became the first major football league to resume amid the coronavirus crisis. On social media, the return was largely marked with unsurprising ‘this is just not football’ rhetoric as though the game could magically scrub away the…
White House Trade and Manufacturing Policy Director Peter Navarro speaks during a briefing on the coronavirus pandemic in the press briefing room of the White House on March 27, 2020 in Washington, DC.Drew Angerer | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention "let the country down" early in the nation's response to the…
Benjamin Netanyahu’s new unity government has finally been sworn into power – after three deadlocked and divisive Israeli elections, 18 months of political paralysis, and a further three-day delay due to his party’s infighting over cabinet posts. The Likud leader and his rival-turned-partner Benny Gantz, a former military chief, announced their appointments for the new…
U.S. Representative Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) speaks at her weekly press conference.Michael Brochstein | Barcroft Media | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump's surprise firing of the State Department's internal watchdog could be "unlawful" if it was done in retaliation, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday.Trump on Friday night ordered the removal of State Department Inspector General Steve…
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