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The mother of Syed Rizwan Farook has denied in a court document that she had any knowledge and did not participate in the San Beardino Dec. 2 terrorist attack by Farook and wife Tashfeen Malik that killed 14 people and wounded 22. Neither Rafia Farook nor her daughter Saira Khan took took part “in any way with the tragic attack,” the court document said. The statement was included in a claim of interest filed Wednesday in federal court for the $280,756.17 in life insurance benefits left behind by Syed Farook, who died with Malik in a shootout with law enforcement a few hours after the deadly, Islamic State-inspired attack. The disputed money has not been paid out. It is in the custody of th...

AMATRICE, ITALY >> A strong earthquake rocked central Italy early Wednesday, collapsing homes on top of residents as they slept. At least 11 people were reported dead in two hard-hit towns where rescue crews raced to dig out survivors from the rubble, but the toll was expected to rise as crews reached homes in harder-to-reach hamlets. “The town isn’t here anymore,” Amatrice mayor Sergio Pirozzi said. The magnitude 6 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including the capital Rome where residents felt a long swaying followed by aftershocks. The temblor was felt from the Lazio region into Umbria and Le Marche on the Adriatic coast. The hardest-hit...

ST. AMANT, La. >> Louisiana continues to dig itself out from devastating floods, with search parties going door to door looking for survivors or bodies trapped by flooding so powerful in some cases it disturbed the dead and sent caskets floating from cemeteries. At least 13 people died in the flooding that swept through parts of southe Louisiana after torrential rains lashed the region. While the waters have slowly receded in many areas, the hard work of rebuilding lives is just ramping up, with people cleaning out their homes while others struggle to find a place to stay. In a uniquely Louisiana problem, some families are also trying to rebury relatives whose caskets were unearthed b...

NEW ORLEANS >> National Guard soldiers and other officials in boats and helicopters plucked more than 1,000 people from their homes and cars as “unprecedented, historic” flooding swamped Louisiana, the goveor said Saturday, waing that the slow-moving storm would dump even more rain and cause further problems. At least two people were killed when swift-moving water quickly inundated roads. “This is an ongoing event. We’re still in response mode,” Gov. John Bel Edwards said, urging residents to heed waings to evacuate and not rely on their past experiences because the state has never seen flooding like this before. Begiing Friday, 6 to 10 inches of rain fell on parts of Louisiana and an...

As Southe Califoia continues to struggle through this summer’s unrelenting smog, a study released Wednesday gives a stark reminder of why air quality matters. Researchers believe hundreds of people die each year because of Southe Califoia’s poor air quality. Pollution levels routinely exceed the levels deemed safe by health professionals. In the report, the Long Beach and South Bay areas are included in the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Glendale category, where about 1,341 people are estimated to die each year because of bad air. That makes the L.A. area’s air quality the deadliest in the nation. The Riverside-San Beardino-Ontario metropolitan area was second worst, with about 808 people estimated...

A man and woman found dead at the bottom of a San Pedro cliff were identified Monday as residents of Wilmington. Los Angeles County coroner’s officials identified the pair as Jacqueline Beatriz Murcia, 23, and Silvestre Garcia, 24. They were found dead Sunday moing on the rocky beach near South Parker Street and West Paseo del Mar in the White Point area. The Los Angeles Police Department said the deaths are believed to be accidental but the circumstances remain unclear and an investigation is ongoing. Coroner’s officials have not determined the cause or time of death. “Right now, we don’t have much more as it only happened (Sunday),” said LAPD Sgt. Bradley Hea, ...

A man and woman found dead at the bottom of a San Pedro cliff were identified Monday as residents of Wilmington. Los Angeles County coroner’s officials identified the pair as Jacqueline Beatriz Murcia, 23, and Silvestre Garcia, 24. They were found dead Sunday moing off South Parker Street and West Paseo del Mar in the White Point area. The Los Angeles Police Department said the deaths are believed to be accidental but the circumstances remain unclear and an investigation is ongoing. Coronor’s officials have not determined the cause or time of death. “Right now, we don’t have much more as it only happened yesterday,” said LAPD Sgt. Bradley Hea, watch commander at the Harbor Division station....

PARIS >> A fast-moving fire swept through a birthday party in the basement of a bar in the northwest French city of Rouen, killing at least 13 people and injuring six others, authorities said Saturday. More than 80 firefighters battled the early Saturday blaze at the downtown bar in the city in Normandy, Rouen Mayor Yvon Robert said after the blaze was extinguished. The fire was “totally accidental,” Robert told Europe 1 radio, mentioning a possible gas explosion “from the heat in a basement room doubtless too small for the number of people present.” It was not known how many people were partying at the Cuba Libre club. The area has been blocked off and Interior Minister Beard Cazeneu...

LONDON >> London police say a woman has died and five others were injured in a knife attack in a central part of the city. A statement from the London Metropolitan Police early Thursday said the attack happened late Wednesday in Russell Square, which is near to the British Museum. It said six people were treated at the scene, and that the woman later died. The condition of the others was not immediately known. The statement said one man was arrested, and that a police officer had used a Taser stun gun. Police said that terrorism was one possible motive behind the attack, No other information was immediately available. Advertisement Let's block ads! بخوانید...

The city is giving notice this time: Workers will begin removing hundreds of dead trees Friday. The aouncement on Wednesday came after a public outcry in late June over a decision to severely prune large branches from Coral trees growing along the bluff at Bixby Park, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. This time, dead and dying trees standing in several Long Beach city parks will be removed at a cost of about $700,000, according to Parks, Recreation & Marine Director Marie Knight. “This is not something that as professionals we want to see,” Knight said. “These are hard decisions but we keep having these large trees go down and large limbs falling all over the place, and safety is our nu...

The city is giving notice this time: Workers will begin removing hundreds of dead trees Friday. The aouncement on Wednesday came after a public outcry in late June over a decision to severely prune large branches from Coral trees growing along the bluff at Bixby Park, which overlooks the Pacific Ocean. This time, dead and dying trees standing in several Long Beach city parks will be removed at a cost of about $700,000, according to Parks, Recreation & Marine Director Marie Knight. “This is not something that as professionals we want to see,” Knight said. “These are hard decisions but we keep having these large trees go down and large limbs falling all over the place, and safety is our nu...

FONTANA >> A trio of Fontana teens reported missing Saturday after they failed to retu home from a hiking trip in the Angeles National Forest have been found dead, according to Los Angeles County Fire officials. Daniel Gamboa, 19, Kasey Vance, 18 and Samantha Oelas, 17, all of Fontana, left their homes Saturday, telling their loved ones they were going hiking possibly near Mount Wilson. That’s where fire officials found Gamboa’s white Toyota Tundra pickup truck, authorities said. • Video: Teen’s sister addresses the media The trio was found in the pickup in a ravine about 600 feet below Angeles Crest Highway near mile marker 40, Fontana police spokesman Brian Heaviside said. Police sa...

FONTANA >> A trio of Fontana teens reported missing Saturday after they failed to retu home from a hiking trip in the Angeles National Forest have been found dead, according to Los Angeles County Fire officials. Daniel Gamboa, 19, Kasey Vance, 18 and Samantha Oelas, 17, all of Fontana, left their homes Saturday, telling their loved ones they were going hiking possibly near Mount Wilson. That’s where fire officials found Gamboa’s white Toyota Tundra pickup truck, authorities said. • Video: Teen’s sister addresses the media The trio was found in the pickup in a ravine about 600 feet below Angeles Crest Highway near mile marker 40, Fontana police spokesman Brian Heaviside said. Police sa...

LOCKHART, Texas >> At least 16 people died in the hot air balloon crash in Central Texas, the National Transportation Safety Board said Sunday, adding that investigators are still trying to determine the exact number of passengers and what caused the accident. It’s apparently the worst such disaster in U.S. history, and one of the worst ever in the world. In February 2013, a balloon flying over Luxor, Egypt, caught fire and plunged 1,000 feet to the ground, crashing into a sugar cane field and killing at least 19 foreign tourists. NTSB investigators are begiing the process of determining what caused the balloon to crash Saturday moing in a pasture near Lockhart, Texas, which is about ...

MUNICH — Munich police waed people to stay inside and avoid public places Friday as they hunted for the shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall, killing six people and wounding others in a rampage they described as suspected terrorism. “At the moment no culprit has been arrested,” police in the Bavarian capital said on social media. “The search is taking place at high speed.” • PHOTOS: 6 killed in Munich mall shooting, manhunt underway Germany’s elite GSG9 anti-terror police, as well as federal police, were called in to help. Witnesses reported seeing three men with firearms near the Olympia Einkaufszentrum mall. Munich police spokesman Marcus Martins told The Associated Pres...

MUNICH — Munich police waed people to avoid public places Friday as they hunted for the shooter or shooters who opened fire at a shopping mall, killing six people and wounding others in a rampage described as “suspected terrorism,” police and media reports said. “At the moment no culprit has been arrested,” police in the Bavarian capital said on social media. “The search is taking place at high speed.” The city of Munich sent a smartphone alert telling people to stay indoors and German rail company Deutsche Bahn stopped train traffic to Munich’s main station. Police said witnesses reported seeing three people with firearms near the Olympia Einkaufszentrum mall. Munich police spokeswoman Cla...

Woman found dead on East Bitterlake Street in Carson Home → News → Crime → Criminal investigations By City News Service CARSON — A woman was found dead today in Carson. The body was discovered about 6:15 a.m. in the 1100 Block of East Bitterlake Street, and sheriff’s homicide detectives were sent to the scene. Information was not immediately released on the woman’s name or cause of death. Anyone with information on the case was urged to call the Sheriff’s Homicide Bureau at (323) 890-5500, or Crime Stoppers at (800) 222-TIPS. Advertisement Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Let's block ads! بخوانید...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> The Latest on the shooting of law enforcement officers in Baton Rouge (all times local): ––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– 12:45 p.m. Police in Louisiana say they are using a specialized robot to check for explosives near the body of a suspect who was shot and killed in Baton Rouge early Sunday. The suspect is believed to have been involved in the shooting of law enforcement officers in the Louisiana city early Sunday. Three officers are dead and three are hospitalized with injuries. The shooting occurred less than 1 mile from police headquarters. Baton Rouge Police Cpl. L’Jean Mckneely Jr. says authorities do not have an immediate indication that explosives are presen...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> Three officers are confirmed dead and three others wounded after a shooting in Baton Rouge, a sheriff’s office spokeswoman said Sunday. One suspect is dead and law enforcement officials believe two others are still at large, the spokeswoman said. Casey Raybo Hicks, a spokeswoman for the East Baton Rouge Sheriff’s Office, said in a statement that the public should call 911 immediately if they see anything suspicious. The shooting — which happened just before 9 a.m., less than 1 mile from police headquarters — comes amid spiraling tensions across the city — and the country — between the black community and police. The races of the suspect or suspects and the officers ...

NICE, France >> A truck drove on to the sidewalk and plowed through a crowd of revelers who’d gathered to watch the fireworks in the French resort city of Nice in what officials and eyewitnesses described as a deliberate attack. There appeared to be many casualties. Sylvie Toffin, a press officer with the local prefecture, said the truck “hit several people on a long trip” down the sidewalk near Nice’s Palais de la Méditerranee, a building which fronts the beach. Wassim Bouhlel, a Nice native who spoke to the AP nearby, said that he saw a truck drive into the crowd. “There was caage on the road,” Bouhlel said. “Bodies everywhere.” Bouhlel said he witnessed the man emerge with a gun an...