Appellate court says Grindr is immune in teen-versus-tech child sex trafficking lawsuit. (SOPA Images / LightRocket via Getty Images) Grindr, the dating app that caters to gay men, cannot be held responsible for the rape of a 15-year-old boy who the company matched with sexual predators, the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled this … Read more
KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday balked at signing any mineral-rights deal with the US that would be considered repayment for previous aid given under the Biden administration. President Trump has been demanding such a pact, but Ukraine has been pushing for new security guarantees or fresh military funding in exchange for its … Read more
Jeffrey Ferguson, a longtime Orange County Superior Court judge, is charged with murder in the fatal shooting of his wife in 2023 after an evening of arguing and drinking. (Frederick M. Brown / Pool Photo via AP) Sitting outside his Anaheim Hills home with his hands cuffed behind his back, Jeffrey Ferguson muttered and raged … Read more
Two injured Ukrainian war vets from different backgrounds are now living a new reality together in a house on Staten Island as they get fitted for prosthetic legs and hope their sacrifice is not in vain. Vitaliy Fomenko, 37, toiled as a construction worker in Germany while married dad Hennadiy Degtyar, 47, was a financial … Read more
Mayor Karen Bass and her disaster recovery czar Steve Soboroff (Brian van der Brug/Los Angeles Times) Well, you could see that one coming. After Pacific Palisades was torched while a reservoir sat empty and fire hydrants ran dry, the fire chief didn’t even wait for the body count before accusing the mayor of underfunding the … Read more
Hundreds gathered for Sunday mass at New York City’s St. Patrick’s Cathedral to pray for Pope Francis, who remains in critical condition after he was diagnosed with double pneumonia. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, relayed the pontiff and Vatican’s message that the pope was “resting comfortably” as he reminded the worried worshipers that … Read more
Two Riverside police officers are facing charges after a viral video surfaced last month showing an officer smashing a resident’s skateboard while another officer looks on. Riverside Police Chief Larry Gonzalez announced Friday that the county district attorney decided to file charges against the officers for misdemeanor vandalism. A spokesperson for the department said the … Read more
The controversial city sheriff accused of bypassing due process to lock up suspect pot shops has filed an “ironic” lawsuit claiming home contractors he hired are guilty of the same indifference toward procedure. New York City Sheriff Anthony Miranda’s $350,000 lawsuit says his contractor and at least some sub-contractors failed to apply for the permits … Read more
Firefighters struggle to prevent a home from being destroyed in the Palisades fire on Jan. 7. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) A woman wearing a “Palisades Strong” T-shirt — part of a campaign to promote solidarity and resilience among fire victims — was arrested Friday on suspicion of looting a home destroyed in last … Read more
The Department of Education suddenly closed five daycare centers last month blaming poor enrollment — then had to reverse the decision in the face of massive backlash from parents and officials. The city reached lease agreements to keep the city-funded centers in Brooklyn and Queens open for one more year, but the long-term future of … Read more
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