Florida marks one year since Surfside condo collapse
A somber gathering was held in Surfside, Florida, to mark the one-year anniversary of the 12-story condominium collapse which killing 98 people. First Lady Jill Biden attended the memorial, thanking first responders who spent weeks searching for victims and survivors.
news.yahoo.comAsian US Navy veteran knocked out in LA Koreatown attack to press charges if assailant is caught
An Asian U.S. Navy veteran who lost consciousness after being sucker-punched in Los Angelesโ Koreatown on Tuesday will press charges if his assailant is caught, NextShark has learned. The 32-year-old victim, who asked to be identified as Leo, was playing on his phone while waiting for a bus near a Chipotle in Wilshire Boulevard and Vermont Avenue at around 1:45 p.m. when โthis Black man with anger issues sucker-punched me,โ he recalled in an Instagram post. Security footage seen by NextShark shows the moment the assailant struck Leo, who quickly hit the ground on his back.
news.yahoo.comCalifornia smash-and-grab at Macyโs occurs at same mall where dozens of looters robbed Nordstrom last year
Three suspects committed a smash-and-grab robbery at a Macyโs in Walnut Creek, the latest in a string of theft crimes across the state. The Walnut Creek Police Department is still investigating the crime.
news.yahoo.comIvanka Trumpโs life before the White House
Prior to joining her fatherโs administration, Ivanka Trump followed in her motherโs footsteps, beginning working as a fashion model at the age of 16. Yahooโs international news team explains how controversial former President Donald Trumpโs daughter went from the runway to the boardroom, and eventually to the White House.
news.yahoo.comHonoring my scallions: How my Asian parentsโ food waste made me an environmentalist
Growing up as a low-income, first-generation Asian American, I was motivated by my immigrant parentsโ food insecurity to fight for our planet. My Chinese Vietnamese family of six struggled to stretch our monthly food stamps, like most families in Lincoln Heights, Los Angeles. Instead of offering resources for food insecurities, the school administrators poured money into the same milk cartons students like myself could not save and bring home.
news.yahoo.comWife says she tried to warn police before deadly shooting
The wife of a man who killed two Southern California police officers Tuesday in a shootout told a television station that her husband had previously attacked her and she warned the officers that he had a gun inside a suburban Los Angeles motel. The gunman, identified as Justin William Flores, was shot and killed at the scene. โI am so deeply sorry, my deepest condolences for saving me, Iโm so, so, so sorry,โ Diana Flores tearfully told the TV station.
news.yahoo.comDodgers ace Walker Buehler goes on IL with forearm strain
Los Angeles Dodgers ace Walker Buehler was placed on the 15-day injured list with a right forearm strain, and the team awaited MRI results to determine the severity, Buehler left Friday nightโs start at San Francisco after four innings when his elbow began bothering him.
Son of former LA Dodger Steve Sax among 5 Marines killed
Former Los Angeles Dodgers player Steve Sax has issued a statement saying that his 33-year-old son who had always dreamed of being a pilot was among five U.S. Marines killed during a training flight crash earlier this week in the California desert. Capt. John J. Sax was among the aircrew of an Osprey tiltrotor aircraft that went down during training in a remote area in Imperial County, about 115 miles (185 kilometers) east of San Diego and about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Yuma, Arizona. โIt is with complete devastation that I announce that my precious son, Johnny was on of the five US Marines that perished on Wednesday, June 8, in the Osprey Military crash near San Diego,โ Steve Sax said in a statement published Saturday by CBSLA-TV.
news.yahoo.comBiden administration to drop Covid testing requirements for international air travel
A man checks in at a Covid-19 testing site in the international arrivals area of Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California on December 22, 2021. The Biden administration is dropping Covid-19 testing requirements for inbound air travelers from abroad, the White House said Friday. Airlines and other travel industry members had repeatedly pushed the administration for months to drop the requirement, arguing it was hurting international travel demand. The rule, established by the Trump administration and later tightened by the Biden administration, required inbound travelers, including U.S. citizens, to show proof of a negative Covid test before boarding U.S.-bound flights. Check back for updates.
cnbc.comSalvadoran leader rebuffs Blinken effort to bolster summit
It was the sort of diplomatic rebuff a small country like El Salvador generally can rarely afford to make. In the run-up to this week's Summit of Americas in Los Angeles, senior U.S. officials frantically worked the phones seeking to boost attendance amid threats of a boycott from Mexico's president and other leftist leaders over the exclusion of Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela. Among those efforts, the State Department sent a message that Secretary of State Antony Blinken wanted to speak with President Nayib Bukele last weekend, a rare show of comity from a Biden administration that for months had been blasting the Central American leader as a power-hungry populist.
news.yahoo.comSnubbed: Presidents should see the need for inclusion at regional summit
However, the president commits the same sin he opposes by boycotting the summit in protest. Biden is being selective, as those countries have significant relationships with others in the region, and a failure to respect those relationships is myopic. Moreover, we also we maintain relations with other non-democratic countries, such as open trade, diplomatic relations, defense pacts and even criminal extradition treaties. Allowing Cuban officials to attend this weekโs summit would have shown that we are serious about breaking the diplomatic impasse between our two countries. We can only hope that our country doesnโt become the next to be told that we arenโt welcome at the table.
myrgv.comUmpires bar Dodgers' Roberts from pitching position player
Umpires barred Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning against the New York Mets, enforcing a rule Roberts apparently did not know that prevents teams from using non-pitchers with a deficit of five runs or fewer.
Umpires bar Dodgers' Roberts from pitching position player
Umpires barred Dodgers manager Dave Roberts from using a position player to pitch the ninth inning against the New York Mets on Saturday night, enforcing a rule Roberts apparently did not know that prevents teams from using non-pitchers with a deficit of five runs or fewer. With Los Angeles trailing 9-4, Roberts sent utility player Zach McKinstry to the mound to begin the ninth, but McKinstry was halted by umpires. A lengthy delay and discussion followed, and umpires used headsets to discuss the situation with officials in New York.
news.yahoo.comBrad Johnson of 'Melrose Place,' Marlboro Man ads dies at 62
Brad Johnson, who jumped from rodeo cowboy to portraying the Marlboro Man in cigarette spots and film and TV roles including Steven Spielbergโs โAlwaysโ and โMelrose Place,โ has died. Johnson died Feb. 18 in Fort Worth, Texas, of complications from COVID-19, his agent, Linda McAlister, said Saturday. Johnson played opposite Holly Hunter in 1989โs โAlways,โ a remake of a 1943 film (โA Guy Named Joeโ) about firefighting pilots.
news.yahoo.comMan stabs doctor, 2 nurses at Southern California hospital
A man stabbed and critically injured a doctor and two nurses inside a Southern California hospital emergency ward on Friday and remained inside as police tried to talk him into surrendering, authorities said. The man walked into Encino Hospital Medical Center in the San Fernando Valley shortly before 4 p.m., Los Angeles police Officer Drake Madison said. Fire officials said three victims were taken to a trauma center in critical condition, although later reports said they were stable.
news.yahoo.comLos Angeles' ban on gas stoves could spell the end for many Korean BBQ, Chinese restaurants
Asian restaurants may get left behind from Los Angelesโ ban on residential and commercial gas appliances. Last Friday, the Los Angeles County City Council passed a motion placing a ban on most residential and commercial gas appliances to reduce carbon emissions and thereby combating climate change. Los Angeles County strives to be carbon neutral by 2045.
news.yahoo.comIncreases in "tongue-tie" diagnosis amid formula shortage
The baby formula shortage has many moms feeling pressure to breastfeed their infants. And some doctors are now seeing an increase in "tongue-tie" diagnoses, a condition in newborns that can make it difficult to nurse. Dr. Susannah Hills, pediatric ENT and airway surgeon, joined CBS News to discuss the condition and the procedure to fix it.
news.yahoo.comWhite House expects Covid vaccinations for children under age 5 to begin as early as June 21
The White House expects Covid vaccinations for children under age 5 to begin as early as June 21, a senior health official said on Thursday. Dr. Ashish Jha, the White House Covid response coordinator, said the Biden administration will initially make 10 million doses of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines available to states, pharmacies and community health centers. States can begin placing orders on Friday, Jha said, but the vaccine doses will ship only after the Food and Drug Administration authorizes the shots. "We're going to ship doses out as fast as possible," Jha told reporters during White House press briefing. Children under age 5 are the only group left in the U.S. that is not eligible for Covid vaccination.
cnbc.comRon Insana: Policymakers should stop apologizing. Inflation really was 'transitory'
If history is any guide, inflation spikes that follow massive disruptive events, like World War I and the "Spanish Flu," or World War II, last a couple of years before plunging again once supply and demand came back into balance. And by transitory, I mean a year or two, not a month or two, as many misinterpreted the Fed's choice of words last year. It just might be that inflation will, in fact, be transitory after all. When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, inflation surged to a rate of 17.8%, followed by 17.3% in 1918 and then 15.6% in 1919. Inflation "breakevens," a measure of bond market expectations of future inflation, have rolled over decidedly.
cnbc.comProposed women's hockey league teams with Billie Jean King
A person with direct knowledge of the agreement tells The Associated Press that North America's top women's hockey players are teaming up with former tennis star Billie Jean King and Los Angeles Dodgers chairman Mark Walter to explore launching a pro league within the next year.