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January 15, 2022

Massive volcano eruption recorded from space, triggers West Coast tsunami warning

A tsunami last hit the U.S. West Coast in 2011 following an incredible 9.0 magnitude earthquake that struck Japan.

January 15, 2022

MSNBC's Steve Schmidt: Kevin McCarthy could be 'handcuffed,' 'locked in a basement' for defying Jan. 6 panel

Lincoln Project co-founder and MSNBC contributor Steve Schmidt suggested on the network Friday that House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., could be "locked in a basement" by the House Sergeant at Arms until he agrees to testify for the Democrats’ Jan. 6 committee.

January 14, 2022

California mom charged with killing her 3 kids in attempted murder-suicide

California sheriff's deputies arrived at a suburban apartment complex Wednesday to find three dead children and their mother hanging on by a thread after a suicide attempt.

January 14, 2022

Los Angeles furniture store worker stabbed to death by homeless man in ‘random’ attack, police say

A 24-year-old worker at a high-end furniture store in Los Angeles was stabbed to death in the shop Thursday in what authorities were calling a random attack.

January 14, 2022

Los Angeles train thefts: Union Pacific urges DA Gascon to 'reconsider' directive dismissing misdemeanors

Railroad company Union Pacific (UP) is urging Los Angeles District Attorney George Gascon to "reconsider" his directive that specifies 13 specific misdemeanor charges that will be dismissed with certain exceptions.

January 14, 2022

LA sheriff asks feds to handle prosecution in off-duty cop shooting over concerns DA too lenient: report

The California sheriff tasked with pursuing charges against the four alleged gang members accused in the shooting death of an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer says he took the case to federal prosecutors because the response from the local district attorney’s office was “not satisfactory” and “really did not cover the depravity of this crime.”

January 14, 2022

Massive California train looting prompts intense criticism of Democrats, Gavin Newsom: 'This is America?'

Critics excoriated California Gov. Gavin Newsom and his fellow Democrats over a video showing the aftermath of massive looting of a train in Los Angeles.

January 14, 2022

Trains in downtown Los Angeles ransacked by thieves: 'Amazon packages, UPS boxes, unused Covid tests'

Thieves are digging through train cargo filled with packages in downtown Los Angeles, creating mounds of trash as a result.

January 14, 2022

Winter storm to bring freezing rain, ice, snow potential to Plains and Midwest

A big winter storm is cranking up across the Plains and Midwest today and is forecast to move across the Mississippi and Tennessee River valleys on Saturday. 

January 14, 2022

LAPD Officer Fernando Arroyos death: DOJ charges 4 suspects

Three alleged gang members and one of their girlfriends were charged Thursday in connection with the fatal shooting of an off-duty Los Angeles Police Department officer earlier this week.