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Trevor Noah to host 66th Annual Grammy Awards

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

For the fourth time, Trevor Noah is set to host music's biggest night. The comedian and former talk show host will host the 66th Annual Grammy Awards and he's also up for a big awardHe's nominated for Best Comedy Album for his title "I Wish You Would."Noah announced the news on his podcast "What Now? With Trevor Noah" Wednesday night.“I think it’s also important to acknowledge something. I’m hosting the Grammys,” he revealed. “I’m excited about that, yeah, it’s a lot of fun. I enjoy the Grammys because I get to watch the show in person and then experience and comment on it in person while it is happening.”For the upcoming event, R&B singer SZA is the lead contender with nine nominations. Her song "Kill Bill" earned her nods for Record of the Year, Song of the Year and Best R&B Performance. Her album“SOS” is up for Album of the Year and Best Progressive R&B Album. The majority of the nominees are women, including Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish, Miley Cyrus and Olivia R...

Teen robbed gas station at knifepoint, SBSD says

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

A 15-year-old is behind bars after he allegedly robbed a gas station at knifepoint and took nearly $300 on Friday.The teen, whose identity has not been released due to his age, robbed a Chevron Gas Station in Grand Terrace at about midnight, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said in a news release. The teen "grabbed $280 of cash from the cash register and fled the location on foot," but at about midnight Wednesday, deputies found a boy who matched the robber's description, the release added. "Deputies confirmed the juvenile was the suspect who committed the robbery and located the knife used in the robbery in his possession," officials said.He's been booked into San Bernardino County Juvenile Hall for armed robbery.Anyone with information is asked to contact Detective K. Neff-Fergot at 909-387-3545. To remain anonymous, call WeTip at 1-800-78-CRIME (27463) or go to wetip.com.

Mountain Mike’s Pizza Comes To Norwalk And Smorgasburg Takes A Break – Here’s What’s Popping Up

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

This Sunday, Dec. 17, is the final Smorgasburg of the year. The largest weekly food market in Los Angeles will close out the year with all the food vendors, the monthly Record Fair and the final day of its annual Holiday Market. Those who won’t be returning next year include Smoke Queen BBQ (will be opening a brick-and-mortar in Orange County in January), Odd One Out (recently opened its brick-and-mortar location on Sawtelle) and stalwart Avocadamama (will be shifting focus to its packaged products in the new year.)  After this Sunday, Smorgasburg will be closed on Dec. 24, Dec. 30 and Jan. 7. The Grand Reopening for 2024 will take place on Sunday, Jan. 14, and like every year, will feature new vendors joining the popular downtown food fest. Known for its crispy, curly pepperonis, 20-inch mammoth-sized pizzas, and dough made fresh daily, Mountain Mike’s Pizza has opened its first location in Los Angeles County in Norwalk’s new Norwalk Fitness Village. It’s equipped with four big-scr...

Double Bea Miller at the El Rey

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

Double Bea Miller at the El Rey: Pop star on the rise Bea Miller released the “gauche” single in October, and that was the fifth single that she released in 2023. It’s been a busy year, and this tour is the perfect way to put a cherry on top. “’gauche’ is the most literal song I have ever written, which also makes it one of my favorites,” she said. “When I was 18 I truly crashed into a parked car (I left my number on the windshield), while being distracted by a beautiful woman on the sidewalk. I stumble over my words, I embarrass myself endlessly, I overthink every conversation I’ve ever had, and I constantly make mistakes. I’ve embraced that I’m a mess yet I never stop trying not to be. Even the way we recorded the song was messy. [We had] a cheap microphone on the floor, with a click track and my friend Mikey playing guitar beside me. I think that’s one of the things that makes life feel exciting – finding a way to make the mess beautiful and unique.”“After supporting ...

Disneyland 2024: All of the events, parades, and fireworks happening next year

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

Disneyland fans will need to go out and buy their 2024 calendar a little earlier than usual now that the full lineup of events and dates has been released for all of next year at the Anaheim theme parks.For the first time ever, Disneyland has released details on each of the seasonal celebrations, special events and limited-time offerings planned for the year ahead.The calendar will be filled on more than 300 days of the 366-day leap year in 2024 with a slate of festivities at Disneyland and Disney California Adventure.Disneyland decided to release the full calendar for 2024 during the first full week of December 2023 so fans can plan ahead and book reservations well in advance of the upcoming event.The advance planning strategy brings Disneyland more in line with Walt Disney World where visitors plan months in advance for vacations tied to specific events and times of the year.ALSO SEE: Disney has ‘enough room to build another Disneyland’ in Anaheim, chairman saysDisneyland hopes to...

Here’s what’s in the $886 billion defense bill

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

By Tami Luhby | CNNThe House and Senate have approved a $886.3 billion defense policy bill, which would provide the largest raise for service members in more than two decades, temporarily extend a controversial surveillance program and strengthen the US posture in the Indo-Pacific region to deter Chinese actions.The nearly 3,100-page National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2024 now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. The package authorizes $28 billion, or about 3%, more than the previous fiscal year.The legislation outlines the policy agenda for the Department of Defense and the US military and authorizes spending in line with the Pentagon’s priorities. But it does not appropriate the funding itself.Also notable, the joint package does not include two controversial provisions related to abortion and transgender health care access, which were in the House defense policy bill that passed this summer. The House version would have prohibited the secretary of defens...

GM's Cruise robotaxi unit lays off 900 workers with investigation into San Francisco crash ongoing

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — General Motors' troubled Cruise autonomous vehicle unit is cutting over 900 jobs, about a quarter of its workforce, as it moves to reduce costs and remake itself after a series of safety problems in San Francisco.The subsidiary announced the cuts Thursday in a letter to Cruise's 3,800 workers from President and Chief Technical Officer Mo ElShenawy, who wrote that the layoffs are not the fault of the workers.The job cuts come a day after Cruise confirmed that nine key leaders are no longer with the company amid an ongoing investigation into an October crash involving one of its driverless robotaxis that forced it to suspend operations. New California laws bring changes to housing in 2024 “We are simplifying and focusing our efforts to return with an exceptional service in one city to start with," ElShenawy wrote. “As a result of our decision to slow down commercialization, we are restructuring to focus on delivering the improvements to our tech and vehicle performan...

Suspect out on bail arrested in connection to Millbrae 7-Eleven robbery

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

(KRON) -- A suspect in a robbery at a Millbrae 7-Eleven was arrested Wednesday following an investigation that led to a San Mateo hotel, according to the San Mateo County Sheriff’s Office.Sheriff’s deputies responded to 401 El Camino Real on a report of a robbery at 7-Eleven. A store clerk was assaulted, resulting in facial injuries, after they confronted a thief who was attempting to steal merchandise, authorities said. After the assault, the suspect fled on foot and was unable to be located by sheriff’s deputies. Rain returning to Bay Area this weekend The suspect was identified as Tobias Tuuhetokasolofa, 34, of San Bruno, after an investigation of the 7-Eleven robbery, SMCSO said. Tuuhetokasolofa was released on bail for felony charges three days before the Millbrae incident.At 1:40 p.m. on Wednesday, the San Mateo Police Department alerted the sheriff’s office of another call involving the same suspect at a hotel. The two agencies collaborated in apprehending Tuuhetokasolofa a...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Questions Meta Over Palestinian Censorship

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

In a letter sent Thursday to Meta chief executive Mark Zuckerberg, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., calls on the Facebook and Instagram owner to disclose unreleased details about wartime content moderation practices that have “exacerbated violence and failed to combat hate speech,” citing recent reporting by The Intercept.“Amidst the horrific Hamas terrorist attacks in Israel, a humanitarian catastrophe including the deaths of thousands of civilians in Gaza, and the killing of dozens of journalists, it is more important than ever that social media platforms do not censor truthful and legitimate content, particularly as people around the world turn to online communities to share and find information about developments in the region,” the letter reads, according to a copy shared with The Intercept.Since Hamas’s October 7 attack, social media users around the world have reported the inexplicable disappearance of posts, comments, hashtags, and entire accounts — even though they did not s...

State Department Stuns Congress, Saying Biden Is Not Even Reviewing Trump’s Terror Designation of Cuba

Published Tue, 18 Feb 2025 23:21:53 GMT

As one of his final foreign policy acts as president, in January 2021 Donald Trump added Cuba to the list of “State Sponsors of Terror,” reversing the Obama administration’s 2015 determination that the designation was no longer appropriate. The incoming Biden administration pledged to Congress it would start the process of overturning Trump’s redesignation, which by statute requires a six-month review process. Yet in a private briefing last week on Capitol Hill, State Department official Eric Jacobstein stunned members of Congress by telling them that the department has not even begun the review process, according to three sources in the room.In the briefing, Rep. Jim McGovern, D-Mass., inquired as to the status of the review. In order to remove Cuba from the list, statute requires at least a six-month review period. The news that the State Department had not even launched the review came as a surprise to McGovern and others in the room, and meant that the delisting couldn’t occur b...