Underworld Turns

Details emerge in violent attempted sexual assault, kidnapping in Anaheim

New details have emerged in connection with the police response and capture of a man accused of a violent attempted sexual assault of a woman and her teenage daughter earlier this week in Anaheim. The frightening March 3 ambush occurred around 12 p.m. near Lincoln Avenue and East Street shortly after a woman and her 14-year-old daughter exited a transit bus, according to investigators with the Anaheim […]
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Prowling suspect arrested for targeting young women in Riverside

A prowling suspect was arrested for allegedly peeping into the windows of young women living in Riverside. The suspect was identified as Roberto Clemente Rincon, 49, according to the Riverside Police Department. The investigation began on Feb. 2 after police received reports of a possible prowler/peeping Tom lurking in a residential neighborhood near Watkins Avenue […]
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Employers describe single mother killed in Moorpark head-on crash as ‘irreplaceable’

New heartbreaking details have been revealed about a deadly crash that happened in Moorpark last Saturday. Investigators said a speeding driver lost control and slammed into a car, killing a 42-year-old single mother and seriously injuring her little girl. KTLA spoke with Anabel Zamora’s employers in Panorama City on Thursday. Those who worked with her […]
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A convicted California child predator was set for early release. Here’s what changed

A convicted serial child predator who was granted parole under California’s elderly release program was re-arrested by deputies last Thursday, just as he was set to walk free from state prison. David Allen Funston, 64, was handed over by California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) officials to Placer County sheriff’s deputies in connection with […]
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The AI Industry’s Moment of Gloom, Doom, and Profit 

On Saturday, the United States and Israeli governments unleashed stealth bombers, drones, and missiles on Iran, citing a rationale of preventing Iran from developing and deploying catastrophic nuclear weapons.   “They’ve rejected every opportunity to renounce their nuclear ambitions, and we can’t take it anymore,” President Donald Trump would later say in an 6-minute address to […]
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Northern California ‘party mom’ convicted of hosting alcohol-fueled sex parties for teens

A so-called Northern California “party mom” has been convicted of hosting alcohol-fueled sex parties for high school students, including her son. Los Gatos resident Shannon O’Connor was found guilty on more than 60 counts — including 48 felony charges — that include sexual battery, child endangerment, and providing alcohol to minors. Dozens of high school […]
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“I Feel Like I’m Grieving My Mother”

“I Feel Like I’m Grieving My Mother”

On Tuesday, now-former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem testified for hours in a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing about her department’s immigration enforcement actions. At one point, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin of Illinois turned the questioning to the issue of DACA, or Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, the Obama-era program intended to shield from deportation […]
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