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A fast-moving burglary spree is unfolding across Los Angeles, with thieves targeting some of the city’s most affluent neighborhoods and striking multiple communities over the past week — even as police flood the area with patrols. (Snip) The violence escalated Thursday night when a woman in her 70s was strangled during a home invasion in the Hollywood Hills, according to the Los Angeles Police Department. The suspects, described as at least two masked men, fled with cash and jewelry and remain on the run. Those break-ins are the most recent in a pattern that began around April 10, with similar
New York Post,
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Anna Young
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4/24/2026 8:47:22 PM
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David Wilcock, the famed paranormal author, YouTuber and a leading figure in the UFO disclosure movement, died Monday in Colorado after apparently taking his own life. He was 53. Authorities found a man, believed to be Wilcock, armed with a weapon he later turned on himself at a home near Nederland after receiving a frantic 911 call at 10:44 a.m. reporting an “unknown problem,” according to the Boulder County Sheriff’s Office said. Authorities said the 911 dispatcher suspected the caller was experiencing a mental health crisis. Deputies arrived to a man outside the home gripping a weapon, which he allegedly
Associated Press,
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Jesse Bedayn
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Mike Catalini
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4/23/2026 7:06:05 PM
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Virginia’s redistricting referendum, which could net Democrats a 10-1 House seat advantage, is spurring Republican legislation that would expand the borders of Washington, D.C., and cost the state Democratic voters. Georgia Republican Rep. Rich McCormick said Thursday he introduced the Make DC Square Again Act, a bill that would undo the 19th century return of the southwestern part of the district to the state of Virginia, known as retrocession. “The Make DC Square Again Act restores the original ten-mile-square District and ends the artificial advantage Virginia Democrats have recently gained from all the federal bureaucrats moving into Virginia,” McCormick said
KTLA-TV [Los Angeles],
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Staff
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4/23/2026 9:35:32 AM
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A Northern California woman has died from a snake bite, marking the third death of its kind in the Golden State so far this year. Authorities said the 78-year-old was bitten multiple times by a venomous snake on a rural property in Redwood Valley in Mendocino County on April 8. (Snip) A Costa Mesa man, identified as 25-year-old Julian Hernandez, died after he was bitten by a rattlesnake while mountain biking at Quail Hill Trailhead in Irvine on Feb. 1. A 46-year-old Ventura County woman died five days after she was reportedly bitten by a rattlesnake while hiking a trail
Associated Press,
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Bill Barrow
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Matt Brown
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Jeff Amy
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4/22/2026 2:21:26 PM
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ATLANTA — U.S. Rep. David Scott, a Georgia Democrat and the first Black chairman of the House Agriculture Committee, has died. He was 80. Scott, who was seeking his 13th term in Congress despite challenges from within his party, was once a leading voice for Democrats on issues related to farm aid policy and food aid for consumers and a prominent Black member of the party’s moderate Blue Dog caucus. But he faced criticism and concerns in recent years because of declining health, enduring a primary challenge in 2024 and facing another one at the time of his death. Democrats
WSMV-TV [Nashville, TN],
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Tony Garcia
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4/21/2026 3:12:16 PM
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee joined Starbucks leadership Tuesday to announce that the company will open a corporate office in Nashville. The announcement was officially made at the Nashville Entrepreneur Center on Peabody Street at 9 a.m. Jeff Hite of the Nashville Chamber of Commerce welcomed members of the media to the new office location for Starbucks. “Welcome to Peabody Union... the future home of Starbucks’ Nashville office,” Hite said. Lee spoke a short time later and added that the Starbucks announcement comes along with a $100 million capital investment and approximately 2,000 jobs. “This is because of
KARE-TV [Minneapolis MN],
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Joe McCoy
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4/19/2026 8:14:10 PM
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MINNEAPOLIS — Restaurants across Minneapolis, from longtime neighborhood staples to newer concepts, are facing mounting financial pressure, and for some, the strain has already proven too much. In 2026 alone, well-known establishments like D’Amico and Sons and The Lowry have announced closures after years of serving the community. Industry leaders warn these losses are part of a broader issue. Hospitality Minnesota recently said restaurants statewide are nearing a “breaking point,” pointing to a mix of lingering pandemic recovery challenges, tariffs, immigration enforcement impacts, economic uncertainty, and new state policies such as paid family leave and rising minimum wages. Following Operation
The Hill [Washington DC],
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Julia Mueller
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4/18/2026 2:57:44 PM
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Democrats Abdul El-Sayed and Mallory McMorrow are neck and neck in new polling on the competitive primary for Senate in Michigan, besting Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) in the race for a rare open seat. A new Emerson College Polling/WOOD-TV survey found 24 percent of likely primary voters in Michigan each support El-Sayed, the former Wayne County health director backed by progressive Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), and McMorrow, a state senator backed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.). The tied scores represent an 8-point increase in support for El-Sayed since January and a 2-point bump for McMorrow. The poll’s credibility interval for
Fox News,
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Lindsay Kornick
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4/14/2026 9:10:13 AM
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Former President Joe Biden reportedly wanted Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer to be his vice president but "had to choose" former Vice President Kamala Harris. An Atlantic article profiled the Democratic governor and potential 2028 presidential candidate on Sunday and reported how Biden considered Whitmer to be his running mate in 2020, particularly after her pushback against President Donald Trump. (Snip) The report said a former senior staffer for Whitmer said, "The moment called for a Black running mate," and how Biden really wanted the Michigan governor instead. According to the Atlantic, a former adviser to both Biden and Harris said
CNBC,
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Justin Papp
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4/13/2026 6:04:50 PM
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, a former Democratic frontrunner in the California gubernatorial race, resigned from Congress on Monday amid sexual misconduct allegations. Swalwell announced his resignation in a statement posted to his X account, while still denying some of the allegations made against him in recent days. “I am deeply sorry to my family, staff, and constituents for mistakes in judgment I’ve made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegation made against me. However, I must take responsibility and ownership for the mistakes I did make,” Swalwell said in the statement. This is breaking news. Please refresh for
KABC-TV [Los Angeles, CA],
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Staff
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4/12/2026 10:30:28 PM
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California Rep. Eric Swalwell announced he is suspending his campaign for governor on Sunday amid allegations of sexual misconduct by four women. "I am suspending my campaign for Governor. To my family, staff, friends, and supporters, I am deeply sorry for mistakes in judgment I've made in my past. I will fight the serious, false allegations that have been made -- but that's my fight, not a campaign's," he wrote in a post on social media. (Snip) That ends only part of Swalwell's mounting troubles. A growing number of his Democratic colleagues are calling for him to resign from Congress, which
CNN,
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Allison Gordon
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Isabelle Chapman*
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4/11/2026 10:01:19 AM
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A former staffer of Rep. Eric Swalwell, a leading Democratic candidate for California governor, says that the congressman raped her when she was heavily intoxicated and left her bruised and bleeding, an allegation Swalwell strongly denies. (Snip) Three other women who spoke with CNN also alleged various kinds of sexual misconduct by the Democratic congressman – including Swalwell sending them unsolicited explicit messages or nude photos. One woman who connected online with Swalwell over her interest in Democratic politics says she ended up extremely drunk inside his hotel room after a night out with the congressman, with little memory of what
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A lot of UFO people are disappearing or turning up dead.