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Traffic, Protests, Falling Furniture Mar Tesla Diner Debut

Family is suing after they say outdoor patio covering slammed into woman's head in Hollywood

(Newser) - A man plans on filing suit against Elon Musk's new 24-hour Tesla diner in Los Angeles after he says a piece of furniture on the eatery's rooftop patio came loose and slammed into his wife. "It barely missed our baby's head by inches," a man...

Report: LA Wildfire Damages Top $50B
It's Another Year
of Costly Disasters
Jul 29, 2025 10:25 AM CDT

It's Another Year of Costly Disasters

Global disaster losses in the first half of 2025 total more than $131B: Munich Re

(Newser) - A surge of wildfires and powerful storms has already driven global natural-disaster losses to more than $131 billion in just the first half of 2025. While that figure is down from the $155 billion tallied over the same period last year, it remains well above the long-term averages, reflecting...

She Helped Start 'Hula Hoop' Craze, Lost Out on the Money

Joan Anderson's role in the famous toy's history only came to light decades after the fact

(Newser) - If you've ever used a hula hoop, you have Joan Anderson to thank—though she didn't profit from the toy craze. Anderson's death this month at age 101 in California prompts the New York Times to recount her extraordinary story—one that only came to light...

Cities Where the Traffic Headaches Are Real

DC tops ConsumerAffairs' list as the worst city in America for traffic congestion

(Newser) - The daily commute in the nation's capital averages more than 30 minutes—helping DC earn the "worst" spot in ConsumerAffairs' rankings of the US cities with the most and least traffic. To shake out which places give drivers the most agita, the outlet's researchers looked at the...

Ratings for These 'Smart' Toilets Are 'Through the Roof'

Tech-driven restrooms offer privacy, accountability, rapid deployment for cities

(Newser) - America's public restroom shortage is so dire the country now ranks 30th globally, sharing the spot with Botswana. Building more traditional bathrooms isn't the simple answer, though, as upkeep and misuse quickly turn new facilities into cautionary tales. Enter "smart" restrooms, an experiment led by the...

Uber Brings Women-Only Rides to US
In the US,
an Uber First
Jul 23, 2025 10:00 AM CDT

In the US, an Uber First

Pilot program for women-only rides launches in LA, San Francisco, Detroit next month

(Newser) - Uber is rolling out a new feature designed to give women more control over who they ride with—or drive for—on its platform. As part of a pilot program launching next month in Los Angeles, San Francisco, and Detroit, women can tap a preference in the Uber app...

American Idol Exec, Husband Were Killed With Own Gun: DA

Suspect allegedly called 911 from couple's home

(Newser) - American Idol music supervisor Robin Kaye and her husband, Thomas DeLuca, were killed with their own gun by a man who broke into their home in Los Angeles' Encino neighborhoods, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman says. Raymond Boodarian, 22, was arrested the day after the bodies were found....

Driver Accused of Ramming LA Crowd Faces 74 Charges

DA says Fernando Ramirez will be charged with 37 counts of attempted murder

(Newser) - A driver accused of plowing into a crowd outside a Los Angeles nightclub early Saturday will face 74 criminal charges, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman said Tuesday. Hochman said Fernando Ramirez, 29, will face 37 counts of attempted murder—one for each injured victim—and 37 counts of...

Elon Musk's New Eatery Is 'Grease Meets the Jetsons'

Tesla Diner opens in LA, with 24-hour restaurant, EV charging stations, and drive-in theater

(Newser) - Fries come with a charge on the side at Los Angeles newest eatery: Elon Musk's Tesla Diner is now open around the clock in West Hollywood, reports SFGate , and also serves as a charging station for electric vehicles and a drive-in theater of sorts. It opened on Monday at,...

Pentagon Withdraws 700 Marines From LA

Marines 'had nothing to do here,' mayor says

(Newser) - The Pentagon ordered the US Marines to leave Los Angeles on Monday, more than a month after President Trump deployed them to the city against the objections of local leaders. The 700 Marines were deployed June 9 on the fourth day of protests in downtown LA over the administration's...

Bystander Shoots Driver Who Slammed Into LA Crowd

Police say man intentionally drove into people outside nightclub

(Newser) - The driver whose vehicle slammed into a crowd in the East Hollywood section of Los Angeles early Saturday, injuring 30 people, did so intentionally, police said. He was then pulled from his car by bystanders, beaten, and shot, the Los Angeles Times reports. The suspect had been kicked out of...

LAPD Seizes Fake Fire Truck From Fake Fire Department

Vehicle's owner faces charges including impersonating a firefighter during the Palisades Fire

(Newser) - The LAPD, working with federal agents, raided a Brentwood home on Wednesday and confiscated a fire truck linked to a non-existent agency called the Santa Muerte Fire Department. The Los Angeles County District Attorney's office says Steve Farzam has been charged with 28 felonies in connection with a...

3 Deputies Dead in 'Horrific Incident' in East LA

Explosion at LA County Sheriff's Department facility may have been training accident

(Newser) - US Attorney General Pam Bondi says "what appears to be a horrific incident" killed at least three people at a law enforcement training facility in East Los Angeles Friday morning. A law enforcement source tells CNN that there was an explosion at the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department'...

DOJ Says LA Woman Invented ICE Abduction

Feds say Yuriana Calderon, 41, made up story of being kidnapped by federal agents to raise money

(Newser) - A Los Angeles woman is being accused by the federal government of staging her own kidnapping and blaming it on ICE to try to profit off her claims. Yuriana Julia Pelaez Calderon, 41, has been charged with conspiracy and making false statements to federal officials, with a criminal complaint citing...

Suspect Charged in Slayings of American Idol Exec, Husband

Police believe Robin Kaye and Thomas DeLuca were killed during a burglary

(Newser) - A 22-year-old man was charged Thursday with two counts of murder in the shooting deaths of an American Idol music supervisor and her husband at their home in Los Angeles. Police said they arrested Raymond Boodarian of Encino on Tuesday. Investigators suspect he was burglarizing the residence and shot Robin...

California Rail Officials Balk at DOT's 'Misguided' Move

Trump administration yanks $4B in federal funding for state's bullet train project

(Newser) - The Trump administration has pulled $4 billion in federal funding for California's ambitious high-speed rail project, signaling a major setback for the long-delayed effort to link San Francisco and Los Angeles by train. The Department of Transportation announced the decision on Wednesday, citing concerns over missed deadlines, persistent...

Darth Vader Is Apparently Hawking His Lightsaber

It's expected to fetch up to $3M at Propstore auction

(Newser) - Cinephiles, get ready to get your geek on because a rare piece of Star Wars history is about to change hands: Darth Vader's main dueling lightsaber, seen in The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, is heading to auction this September. Propstore, the memorabilia dealer hosting...

2K National Guard Troops Are Leaving Los Angeles
Trump Releases
2K Troops From LA
Jul 15, 2025 8:31 PM CDT

Trump Releases 2K Troops From LA

Newsom says president is using remaining National Guard troops as 'political pawns'

(Newser) - President Trump's administration is ending the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops sent to Los Angeles to support immigration enforcement activities, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell announced Tuesday. The president ordered the deployment of about 4,000 California National Guard troops and 700 active-duty Marines in early June...

Huge LA Tunnel Collapses With Workers Inside

Woman says her brother 'thought he was going to die underground,' but all 31 make it out safely

(Newser) - Thirty-one construction workers inside a huge industrial tunnel in Los Angeles made it to safety after a portion of it collapsed Wednesday evening, an outcome officials called a blessing after they initially feared much worse. The cave-in appears to have occurred between the tunnel boring machine 5 miles in from...

LA Is on Track to Record Fewest Murders Since 1968
LA Murder Rate
Has Dropped Sharply
Jul 9, 2025 4:21 PM CDT

LA Murder Rate Has Dropped Sharply

City is on course to record fewest murders since 1968

(Newser) - The murder rate in Los Angeles has fallen sharply since a spike during the pandemic and the city is on course to record the fewest murders in almost 60 years. The Los Angeles Police Department says murders dropped 20% year-on-year in the first half of 2025, to 116, and if...

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