Bullying is different now and a lot crueler
Cyberbullying has increased the threat to students, but in many ways, bullying hasn’t changed that much since I was in high school in an area west of Los Angeles in the late 1980s. I was never the victim of bullying, but like 70 percent of…
Driver with suspended driver license kills trick-or-treating teen
REVERE, MA — A Lynn man is being charged after he hit a teenage girl on her way to go trick-or-treating Thursday, according to the Suffolk District Attorney’s office. Wilkins Rosirus, 32, was charged with operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license. Authorities said…
The iconic Coors brewing company is leaving Denver, laying off 500 employees and moving to Chicago
DENVER, CO — Molson Coors Brewing Co. is closing its Denver office in the face of declining beer sales, the company announced Wednesday. Molson Coors’ Chicago office will become its new North American headquarters. The company said it is laying off 500 workers worldwide after…
LAX curbside ban has Uber, Lyft, and taxi passengers frustrated
LOS ANGELES, CA — Curbside taxi and ride-hailing pickups in the Los Angeles International Airport terminal area officially ended Tuesday, earning some positive reviews from travelers, condemnation from taxi drivers and praise from airport officials who said traffic is already improving on the famously clogged…
The U.S. Coast Guard seized more than $367 million worth of cocaine in Fort Lauderdale
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL — The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded more than 27,300 pounds of cocaine in Fort Lauderdale on Monday. The drugs have an estimated value of $367 million. Officials said the cocaine was seized in international waters of the Caribbean Basin and the Eastern…
Gas prices in San Diego have dropped for the 21st consecutive day
SAN DIEGO, CA — The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in San Diego County dropped Monday for the 21st consecutive day, falling a half-cent to $4.029, its lowest amount since Sept. 28. The average price has dropped 17.7 cents over the…
Chicago public school workers on strike for higher pay
CHICAGO, IL – Althea McCaskill has been a bus aide with Chicago Public Schools for 10 years and makes about $16,000 a year. No matter how long her 22-mile route from the first student pick-up at 108th Street to Disney Magnet Elementary School in Uptown…
Los Angeles gets hit with a 3.7 earthquake
LOS ANGELES, CA — A magnitude 3.7 earthquake rattled Los Angeles early Friday morning at 12:19 a.m. It was an epicenter in Compton, perilously close to the fault that ruptured decades ago and caused extensive damage and more than 100 deaths. According to the U.S….
Naked man leads LAPD on a carjack police pursuit
LOS ANGELES, CA — A man apparently in need of some clothes and a car led police on a wild chase through South Los Angeles after carjacking a driver Tuesday morning. He was wearing only shoes at the time. Los Angeles police officers were called…
1 killed in Downtown Los Angeles, the shooter remains at large
LOS ANGELES, CA — A man in his 30s was killed in a shooting in an upscale downtown Los Angeles apartment building and the shooter was at large as of Friday morning. Police responded about 6:50 p.m. Thursday to a report of a shooting in…