When on day five of his mayoralty Zohran Mamdani acknowledged the inefficacy of homeless sweeps and avowed to end them, street homeless adults, advocates, and attorneys rejoiced. This administration’s commitment not to institute sweeps gave people experiencing street homelessness some modest relief that police officers, social service outreach workers, and sanitation workers would no longer sweep their makeshift homes and life’s possessions away.

New York readers’ images from the storm, including ambitious snowmen, pillowy stoops, bewildered animals, and some spectacular window views.

Actor Robert Carradine, well known for films like “Revenge of the Nerds and “The Long Riders” has died at the age of 71, according to a family statement.   The youngest in a family filled with famous actors, his older brother, Keith Carradine, called Robert “the bedrock of his family,” Deadline reported.   The 71-year-old, according to family, battled bipolar disorder for some […]

A SoFi Stadium worker who was captured on cellphone video threatening to call Immigration and Customs Enforcement on a group of Latino concertgoers has been fired, KTLA confirmed. The Feb. 20 incident happened after a Los Bukis concert at the Inglewood venue. Video of the exchange shows an apparent disagreement between the concertgoers and a female staff member. The reason for […]

A pregnant woman who was killed nearly 46 years ago in Ventura County was finally identified as Maricela Rocha Parga, the sheriff’s office announced on Monday. On July 18, 1980, the body of a young woman was found in the parking lot of Westlake High School in Thousand Oaks, half naked and suffering from multiple […]

A shelter-in-place order remains in effect for U.S. citizens living or visiting Mexico a day after cartel violence exploded in retaliation for the Mexican government’s assassination of a notorious drug kingpin. The early morning Feb. 22 operation targeted 59-year-old Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” who headed the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, which has been described as one […]

A wild altercation at a Redlands bar turned terrifying after a suspect allegedly returned in their car and ran down a crowd of people standing outside, with gunshots ringing out moments later. It happened in front of the Redlands Underground Restaurant and Bar at 19 E. Citrus Ave. in Redlands just before 1:30 a.m. Witnesses […]

A California Highway Patrol officer who was killed following a car crash in Culver City on July 2 died from the effects of fentanyl, a report from the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s Office shows. The officer, 34-year-old Miguel Cano, was driving on Bristol Parkway, north of Green Valley Circle, at about 12:30 a.m. when […]

Donald Trump’s newest business partner is assuring Australians that the Trump Tower he’s building Down Under won’t be nearly as tacky as they fear. On Monday, David Young—who runs the Queensland-based Altus Property Group—announced that the $1 billion Gold Coast development would contain 91 floors, 270 apartments, and a “6-star” resort. It will briefly be […]

Warning: This story discusses suicide and self-harm. Viewer discretion is advised. A Pennsylvania man is being accused by federal prosecutors of traveling to California to have sex with a 13-year-old girl in a plot that would have culminated in both their suicides if not for law enforcement intervention. Officials with the U.S. Department of Justice held a […]