Heists are increasingly rare in the 21st century(Credits: Getty/PA/Evening News) It’s almost 50 years since one of the world’s largest ever bank heists in Mayfair, when robbers ransacked a whopping £8 million from Bank of America. Then the largest bank burglary ever, the Bank of America heist of 1975 has gone down in history – … Read more
The Beaver Moon, seen over the Chrysler Building (Picture: Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) The ‘largest and brightest’ supermoon of the year has come and gone, but there will soon be another one. A supermoon occurs when a full moon coincides with the closest point to Earth in its orbit, making the satellite an imposing image in … Read more
Sunny skies with the wind becoming southwest in the morning. Environment Canada is forecasting sunny skies with a high of 9.Photo by Pierre Obendrauf /Montreal Gazette Sunny skies with the wind becoming southwest in the morning. Environment Canada is forecasting a high of 9 with the UV index at 2, or low. Tonight: Clear with … Read more
Habs fans shouldn’t give up hope: rebuilding a team doesn’t happen overnight. Mitch Melnick and Stu Cowan have some advice for Montreal Canadiens fans: patience, patience, patience. “This is year three of the rebuild, and rebuilds don’t happen in three years,” said Cowan, a Gazette sports columnist, in this latest episode of The Corner Booth. … Read more
After Martin Scorsese saw success with a run of acclaimed films leading up to his first Oscar winner “Raging Bull” in 1980, the director thought he could take some time to pursue a topic that fascinated him since childhood. “I thought why not go to the stories of saints?” Scorsese said at a recent panel … Read more
Addie Decter, Ben Decter, Jackie Sloan and Leo Decter at the Children’s Ranch in Atwater Village. Ben Decter is the composer of the musical “It’s All Your Fault, Tyler Price!,” which is inspired by his family’s experience with epilepsy. (Robert Gauthier/Los Angeles Times) 1 In March 1998, Ben Decter drove from Los Angeles to Tijuana … Read more
“Family Ties” star Justine Bateman has received criticism, including from friends, after saying she felt “relief” at Donald Trump’s presidential win — because it will finally allow people to speak their mind without fear or retribution. Nathan Congleton/NBC via Getty Images Hours after Donald Trump claimed victory in the presidential race, “Family Ties” actress Justine Bateman … Read more
2020 was the year America embraced Black Lives Matter as a movement, not just a moment George Floyd. Breonna Taylor. Andres Guardado. For months this summer, these Black and brown faces looked out on us from the boarded-up windows of businesses in Venice, spray-painted on plywood and awaiting riots that never came. Every day, they … Read more
Samuel Woodward talks to his attorney after a jury convicted him in July of first-degree murder for the stabbing death of his former classmate. Woodward was sentenced Friday to life in prison without parole. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) Saying the killer had shown no remorse, a judge on Friday sentenced Samuel Woodward … Read more
The federal court in Los Angeles, where Adam Iza, a 24-year-old cryptocurrency mogul, is under indictment on allegations of financial conspiracies and hiring L.A. County deputies to do his criminal bidding. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Adam Iza grew up a world away from the Bel-Air mansion he inhabited before his arrest in September. … Read more
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