Underworld Turns

3.5-magnitude quake rattles Los Angeles County coastline

An earthquake with a magnitude of 3.5 struck off the Los Angeles County coastline Sunday evening. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the temblor struck almost 14 miles south southwest of Rancho Palos Verdes and approximately 16 miles southwest of San Pedro at 940 p.m. at a depth of more than 6 and a half miles. Another smaller magnitude 2.0 quake followed about […]
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Leaders react to assassination of El Mencho, head of notorious Mexican cartel

In the wake of the Mexican army’s assassination of Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, also known as “El Mencho,” the notorious leader of Mexico’s most powerful drug cartel, there are reports of widespread violence in the country, while U.S. and Mexican leaders praise the operation. The surprise operation against the drug kingpin and head of Jalisco New Generation […]
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Explosions heard beneath Santa Clarita pizza shop; staff evacuated as crews shut power off

Emergency crews shut off power and evacuated a Santa Clarita pizza restaurant Sunday after multiple explosions were reported beneath the business, officials said. Los Angeles County Fire Department crews responded at 12:06 p.m. to reports of a vault explosion outside Toppers Pizza, located at 23710 Valencia Blvd. Firefighters arrived within minutes and reported hearing additional […]
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Mexican army kills leader of powerful Jalisco New Generation Cartel during operation to capture him

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Mexican army killed the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, “El Mencho, ” on Sunday, decapitating what had become Mexico’s most powerful cartel and giving the government its biggest prize yet to show the Trump administration its efforts. Oseguera Cervantes was wounded in an operation […]
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LAX travelers react after DHS suspends TSA PreCheck, Global Entry

Travelers at the Los Angeles International Airport faced long lines and confusion Sunday morning after federal officials announced the suspension of TSA PreCheck and Global Entry programs amid the ongoing partial government shutdown. TSA PreCheck lanes were temporarily shut down for several hours early Sunday, forcing enrolled passengers into general screening lines and causing significant […]
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Man shot, killed by U.S. Secret Service, local deputy at Mar-a-Lago after ‘unauthorized entry’ 

A man was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service agents and a local deputy at Mar-a-Lago, President Donald Trump’s resort property in Florida. U.S. Secret Service Chief of Communications Anthony Guglielmi posted a press release early Sunday morning stating that the shooting occurred around 1:30 a.m. after a man made an “unauthorized entry into the secure perimeter” at the resort, located in Palm Beach, […]
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