Miller Sanford People visit a makeshift memorial for Madyson Middleton in Santa Cruz in July 2015. (Terry Chea / Associated Press) A Santa Cruz County court is weighing whether a man who raped and murdered his 8-year-old neighbor when he was 15 years old will be released from prison when he turns 25 this year. Prosecutors have … Read more
They made millions on Airbnbs. Now they’re at the center of a ‘bait-and-switch’ lawsuit By all accounts, Vladyslav Yurov was living the rags-to-riches American dream. When he was 20 years old, the Ukrainian national came to the U.S. on a student exchange program and decided to stay, he said in a since-deleted Instagram video. He … Read more
Twin brothers Jestine “Juju” James, left, and Josiah “Jojo” James on a ride at the mall. The twins died in July 2024 after what officials say was exposure to fentanyl. (Jestina James) Two days before Jestina James watched paramedics rush her nephews to the hospital, the twin boys were celebrating their third birthday at Chuck … Read more
John DeLorean built the ‘car of the future.’ Then came the briefcase full of cocaine Inside Room 501 at the Sheraton Plaza La Reina Hotel near LAX, the trap was waiting for John DeLorean. It was October 1982, and the maverick automaker had been hemorrhaging money. Ten years earlier, he’d left a $600,000-a-year job at … Read more
This California city lost its daily newspapers — and is living what comes next For years Richmond City Councilmember Cesar Zepeda has been on an unsuccessful crusade to persuade the grocery store chains of America — or at least one of them — to bring a supermarket back to his industrial city on the edge … Read more
California’s news industry is shrinking while misinformation spreads. Here’s what the numbers tell us As the world turned digital, people were quick to drop their Sunday papers and pick up their smartphones for news. Advertisers followed suit as digital platforms became more valuable real estate than print newspapers, leaving California news outlets desperate to find … Read more
Enzo Maresca wants a new goalkeeper at Chelsea (Photo: Getty) Chelsea have reportedly submitted an opening bid worth around €20million (£16.8m) for Villarreal goalkeeper Filip Jorgensen. It was reported last week that Chelsea had changed their transfer plans regarding signing a new keeper with Enzo Maresca keen to have a No.1 comfortable in possession and … Read more
Pride and Prejudice star Matthew Macfayden opened up about why he felt wrong for the gig (Picture: Alex Bailey/Working Title/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock) Matthew Macfadyen’s role as Mr Darcy in Pride and Prejudice has gone down in cinematic history – but the actor has now shared doubts about the role. The Emmy winning actor, 49, starred as one … Read more
Cullen Farleigh and Olamide Soyemi bought a house together in East London (Image: Supplied) Just before the pandemic, 29-year-old Cullen Farleigh and Olamide Soyemi were faced with a choice. They could either continue to rent in London and pay a premium for doing so, or they could pool their money together to get on the property ladder. … Read more
Loyola Marymount men’s basketball Coach Mike Dunlap directs his players during a team scrimmage Friday. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times) Mike Dunlap lives life as a series of challenges, something of an ongoing self-improvement project. He is a poet, an ultra-marathoner and an aspiring mountain climber who states emphatically that he will … Read more
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