Georgia Senate candidate Rev. Raphael Warnock responds to the news that nearly a dozen Republican senators and senators-elect say they will vote against counting electoral votes when Congress is expected to certify President-elect Joe Biden’s victory. He tells CNN’s Fredricka Whitfield that the move reflects “the politics of the privileged” as the pandemic weighs on
St. John Baptist de la Salle Roman Catholic Church at the corner of Chatsworth Street and Hayvenhurst Avenue in Granada Hills. (Google Street View) Here is a sampling of upcoming services and events that are online, and some in-person, in the San Fernando Valley area. A Field Guide for the End Times: Pastor Jim Bell
The only woman on death row in the US is set to be executed after a court overruled a decision to delay her death. Lisa Montgomery, 52, was convicted of strangling to death 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who was eight months pregnant, and cutting her baby out with a kitchen knife in 2004. The baby
Staff at schools have a legal right not to return to classrooms due to the spread of COVID, a leading union has said – while another has started legal proceedings against the Department for Education. The National Education Union (NEU) has said all primary schools should remain closed for at least two weeks following the
Ticketmaster has agreed to pay a $10 million fine after being charged with illegally accessing computer systems of a competitor repeatedly between 2013 and 2015 in an attempt to “cut [the company] off at the knees.” A subsidiary of Live Nation, the California-based ticket sales and distribution company used the stolen information to gain an
Mi 10i is coming to India in a distinct Pacific Sunrise colour option, Xiaomi has teased through its Mi.com website. The new colour option appears to have a gradient finish with a mix of cyan and orange shades. Separately, the Mi 10i battery details have been teased online. Xiaomi recently confirmed the launch of Mi
Lord Sugar, the Amstrad founder and star of The Apprentice, is fuelling a landlord-led revolt against a rescue deal for Caffe Nero, the struggling chain of coffee shops. Sky News has learnt that Amsprop Investments, the peer’s private commercial property group, is among seven parties which have lodged a legal challenge aimed at blocking Caffe
Still chasing the high of the Lakers’ Sunday night win, fans from all over Southern California are looking for ways to celebrate the franchise’s 17th title — many flocking to a Mid-City mural to honor the team’s legacy.
UPDATED with latest: Friday was by far the deadliest day of the pandemic in California. On Wednesday, California saw a frightening new high of 432 Covid-related deaths. Thursday’s number dipped slightly to 428. On Friday, the number of lives recorded lost to the virus rocketed to 585. That’s a 37% rise in one day. Some
It’s been a little over a week since the Nashville bombing on Christmas day. Thankfully, only a few people were injured in the blast, but the physical damage is devastating. Over 40 buildings were damaged, homes and businesses destroyed, and for one musician, his livelihood was damaged in the blast as well. Buck McCoy lives
Doctor Who nodded towards another sci-fi institution, the Star Wars franchise, in its annual holiday special. “Revolution of the Daleks” aired on New Year’s Day, bringing back John Barrowman as rakish companion Capt. Jack Harkness. But the episode also draws on events from the first and second seasons of Jodie Whittaker’s run as the Thirteenth
What can be said about the Amityville, Long Island “Horror House” that hasn’t been said before? Not much apparently, but discovery+’s special “Shock doc” Amityville Horror House has a great, gory time going over it again. First, they tell us what we already know, the beautiful house in the affluent suburb, just an hour from
The season 2 finale of The Mandalorian now includes a dedication honoring the memory of original Boba Fett actor Jeremy Bulloch, who died on December 17 aged 75. The end credits trailing episode “Chapter 16: The Rescue,” released to Disney+ at midnight on December 18, now conclude with a tribute honoring the actor who first
People packed a school board meeting in Pico Rivera after a recording of a teacher’s rant against the military went viral. Tom Wait reports.
The state will deploy U.S. Army experts as soon as Saturday, Jan. 2, to evaluate and and upgrade oxygen-delivery systems at six older Los Angeles County hospitals overwhelmed by the unprecedented number of coronavirus patients with serious respiratory issues. The hospitals to be assisted by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers are: Adventist Health White
In the summer of 2012, Robin Williams wrote a note in the inside cover of his Twelve Steps book, just a short sentence detailing what he hoped might be his legacy. “I want to help people be less afraid.” Two years later, he died by suicide at the age of 63; a tragic, traumatic end
The smooth start to post-Brexit border operations may be the “calm before the storm”, industry bosses have warned. The first day of January marked the first day of a new trading relationship between the UK and the EU. There had been fears it would create chaotic scenes at ports, with outbound lorries now subject to
Redmi 7 has started receiving Android 10 update in India, as per a report. The global variant of the smartphone received the Android 10 update last week and it is now reportedly rolling out to devices in India as well. The update brings with it the December 2020 Android security patch. The Android 10 update
Boris Johnson is calling for more teachers, nurses, police officers and other frontline workers to help the UK recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The prime minister will call on those looking for a job or career change this year to consider frontline public sector roles. An advertising campaign will begin on 5 January on TV
The number of daily new Covid-19 cases in Los Angeles County had been falling for two weeks. From an all-time high of 21,411 on December 16, new cases had settled at between 13,000 and 15,000. While deaths remained punishingly high, there was some hope that a plateau in cases meant that transmission of the virus