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SoCal men shipped hundreds of pounds of coke, meth to South Pacific, DOJ says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

A group of men from Orange and Los Angeles counties faces federal charges after they allegedly concealed hundreds of pounds of cocaine and methamphetamine in products like instant noodle packets and subwoofers and trafficked the drugs to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.Authorities on Thursday arrested Hoang Xuan Le, 42, of Tustin, and Tri Cao Buinguyen, 38, of Garden Grove, on charges of conspiracy to export controlled substances, conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and distribution of methamphetamine.Le is also known as "Big Bro," "Blue" or "Knockout," and Buinguyen goes by "Bro" and "Mango," the U.S. Department of Justice said in a news release. Additionally, two men from Los Angeles County, Trung Buinguyen, 40, of Lakewood, and Narongsak Champy, 28, of Long Beach, face the two conspiracy charges and are currently sought by authorities.Officials allege Orange County men shipped drugs disguised as consumer items to Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea....

Cher slams the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame: 'Go you-know-what yourselves'

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

This legendary artist has a bone to pick with the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. While on "The Kelly Clarkson Show," Cher slammed the museum after she had been snubbed multiple times. On the program, Clarkson pointed out that Cher has No. 1 songs spanning seven decades. As the crowd cheered in support, the "Turn Back Time" singer then quipped "And I'm not in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame!"Cher's appearance on the daytime talk show came weeks after her holiday song "DJ Play a Christmas Song" earned her a new No. 1 song on the Billboard song chart. She's had a No. 1 hit on the song chart for every decade since the 1960s. The song is the lead single off her very first holiday album. When Clarkson was taken aback, Cher said she "wouldn't be in it now" even if they paid her "a million dollars.""I'm not kidding you," she said. “I was about to say sh---ing you! You know what, I wouldn’t be in it now if they gave me a million dollars. I’m never going to change my mind. They can just go you-...

Free parking remains for now, but will soon be erased from downtown L.A.'s Arts District

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

Friday morning brought a big change to the parking situation in downtown Los Angeles' Arts District. At least, that was the plan until vandals intervened.Flyers were placed on cars a few days ago announcing the arrival of paid parking, which "is being implemented to increase the availability of parking spaces," the Los Angeles Department of Transportation said.More than 250 spots between 1st Street and 4th Street from Alameda Street to Santa Fe Avenue were expected to become paid spaces, LADOT said on Facebook.Five kiosks have been added to the area to accept payment, LAist reports, though LADOT said later Friday that the rollout wasn't without hiccups."Due to vandalism of the five recently installed parking kiosks, LADOT is delaying the implementation of paid parking and parking meter enforcement in the Arts District until repairs are completed," a spokesperson said. "The new parking regulations were requested by Arts District businesses, residents, and the City Council office. The...

Jury orders Giuliani to pay election workers $148 million for lies

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

By Lindsay Whitehurst and Alanna Durkin Richer | Associated PressWASHINGTON — A jury awarded $148 million in damages on Friday to two former Georgia election workers who sued Rudy Giuliani for defamation over lies he spread about them in 2020 that upended their lives with racist threats and harassment.The damages verdict follows emotional testimony from Wandrea “Shaye” Moss and her mother, Ruby Freeman, who tearfully described becoming the target of a false conspiracy theory pushed by Giuliani and other Republicans as they tried to keep then-President Donald Trump in power after he lost the 2020 election.There was an audible gasp in the courtroom when the jury foreperson read aloud the $75 million award in punitive damages for the women. Moss and Freeman were each awarded another roughly $36 million in other damages.Giuliani didn’t appear to show any emotion as the verdict was read after about 10 hours of deliberations. Moss and Freeman hugged their attorneys after...

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Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

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S.J.’s Berryessa Flea Market will stay open until at least 2026

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

After years of wondering when they will have to pack up and take their business elsewhere, vendors at San Jose’s Berryessa Flea Market now have at least until Jan. 1, 2026 to sell their goods on a site planned for future residential development, the Mercury News has learned.First opened in 1960 by George Bumb Sr., the flea market features hundreds of stalls selling a variety of products and is a staple of the East San Jose neighborhood.Redevelopment of the 61.5-acre site has been in the works since 2007 because of San Jose’s BART extension project, putting into limbo the future of thousands of flea market sellers. More recently, the city has moved ahead with plans for a large-scale apartment complex with thousands of units, though last month developers signaled they wanted to scale down the project in response to market pressures.In a decision announced Friday by the Bumb family, the flea market vendors will be given a one-year warning about the site’s closure no s...

Rain expected in Bay Area by Sunday. Forecasters say it may not stop for a while

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

A period of clear, cold days for the Bay Area is nearing the end of its course, according to the National Weather Service, and it’s set to be replaced by wet weather.Just how much of it and how long it will last was not a prediction forecasters were eager to put in pen on Friday, but they said it has the potential to stick around for the entire week before Christmas.Related ArticlesWeather | Spare the Air alert issued for Friday; rainy weather to arrive this weekend Weather | Fog and flooding advisories issued for parts of the Bay Area Weather | Let it snow: Free, one-day winter wonderland planned for East Bay park Weather | Sunny weekend ahead for Bay Area after midweek showers clear Weather | Storm tracker map: Where it’s raining in the Bay Area “Once the rain starts, there’s not going to be a whole lot of stopping,” NWS meteorologist Brayden Murdock said Friday morning. &...

Lawsuit: St. Mary's College rape victim shamed as 'bad girl,' silenced by school

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

(KRON) – A former St. Mary's College of California student is accusing school officials of negligence, covering up a rape on campus, and victim-shaming her as a "bad girl." The woman, identified in a new civil lawsuit as "Jane Doe," said she was a freshman at St. Mary's College when she was raped by another student in September of 2000. Her roommate drove her to a hospital and police were alerted. According to the lawsuit, then-college president Brother Craig Franz chastised the rape victim for drinking and "having sex," both which broke St. Mary's rules. The small Catholic school is located in the town of Moraga in Contra Costa County. Franz warned Jane Doe that breaking rules would put her full scholarship on the line and he pressured her to stop cooperating with police for the investigation, the lawsuit claims. Franz also allegedly insisted that the victim allow the school to handle the investigation, not the police. She complied out of fear, the suit states. Attorney Jessica Day...

Enzo Biochem: Fiscal Q1 Earnings Snapshot

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Enzo Biochem Inc. (ENZ) on Friday reported a loss of $6.6 million in its fiscal first quarter.The Farmingdale, New York-based company said it had a loss of 13 cents per share. Losses, adjusted to account for discontinued operations, were 11 cents per share.The life sciences and biotechnology company posted revenue of $7.8 million in the period._____This story was generated by Automated Insights (http://automatedinsights.com/ap) using data from Zacks Investment Research. Access a Zacks stock report on ENZ at https://www.zacks.com/ap/ENZSource

Virginia to close 4 correctional facilites, assume control of state’s only privately operated prison

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 14:55:06 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia corrections officials announced Friday that they are closing four correctional facilities and will assume control of the state’s only privately operated prison next year.Department of Corrections Director Chad Dotson announced that Augusta Correctional Center, Sussex II State Prison, Haynesville Correctional Unit #17 and Stafford Community Corrections Alternative Program will close, effective July 1. The closures are meant to improve safety for staffers, inmates and probationers and address staffing challenges, officials said in a news release. The decisions were also made in consideration of significant ongoing maintenance costs.The department will also assume control of Lawrenceville Correctional Center, the state’s only privately operated prison, when its contract ends on Aug. 1. Gov. Glenn Youngkin plans to introduce a budget with the funds needed to safely assume control, officials said.The department is already working with staff to identify...