LASD deputies illegally accessed prohibited databases thousands of times in 2023: report

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department deputies misused statewide informational databases thousands of times in 2023, according to a recent report. First reported in January by the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a self-described online civil liberties organization, LASD deputies improperly used the California Law Enforcement Telecommunications System thousands of times over the span of one year, misusing … Read more

50K offered in L.A. cold case murder of man set on fire in his SUV

Police announced a $50,000 reward Wednesday in its year-and-a-half-long investigation into the brutal killing of a 50-year-old man who was set on fire while he sat inside his vehicle in the Green Meadows neighborhood of Los Angeles. The incident, described as a murder by investigators, occurred around 1:30 a.m. as Clay Buchanan was seated in … Read more

National dollar store chain closing dozens of locations

It’s been a rough couple of years for dollar stores, which have struggled with shifting consumer demand and inflation. Most, if not all, have decided to raise their prices above the one-dollar mark, compromising their competitive advantage. Major chains, including Family Dollar and Dollar Tree, have closed hundreds of locations. Now, you can add another … Read more

Starmer questioned on welfare changes and National Insurance rise at #PMQs

Live Reporting Edited by Jacqueline Howard and Malu Cursino, with Brian Wheeler reporting from the House of Commons Spring Statement and welfare top today’s agendapublished at 19:01 That wraps up another week of Prime Minister’s Questions. This iteration mainly revolved around the economy and the government’s reforms to the welfare system. Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch … Read more

GOP lawmaker behind 'Trump derangement syndrome' bill accused of soliciting teen

Minnesota state Sen. Justin Eichorn (R) was arrested for soliciting a teen on Monday, authorities said, hours after he introduced a bill proposing “Trump derangement syndrome” (TDS) as a form of mental illness.  Detectives with the Bloomington Police Department had communicated with Eichorn, who was under the assumption he was talking to a 17-year-old female, police said. He arrived Monday … Read more

Driver in fatal pursuit crash has 'history of fleeing from law enforcement,' causing crashes, police say

As the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department mourns the loss of Deputy Hector Cuevas Jr. in a crash during a pursuit in Victorville, a neighboring law enforcement agency claims the man who was being sought “has a history of fleeing from law enforcement and putting the public’s safety at risk” and believes he should have … Read more