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Starbucks’ popular holiday tradition, “Red Cup Day,” takes place this week, giving customers free reusable cups, but there’s a catch. The coffee giant’s popular 2024 “Red Cup Day” will take place on Thursday, the company said. On Red Cup Day, the chain will give customers a free reusable holiday cup when they order a qualifying drink. “Customers who order a handcrafted holiday drink of any size will receive a free limited-edition red reusable holiday cup at participating locations across the U.S., while supplies last,” Starbucks said in a statement. The coffee giant unveiled its popular holiday menu last week, including…

By selecting Rep. Matt Gaetz as his attorney general nominee, President-elect Donald Trump is installing a fierce supporter seen as divisive within his own party. Gaetz’s selection, although he was not one of his favorite candidates, was announced on Trump’s social media rather than a more formal announcement from the transition team, as was the case with many other candidates. First published on the network. House Speaker Mike Johnson said Gaetz’s resignation from Congress on Wednesday means the House Ethics Committee’s ongoing investigation into child sex trafficking allegations against Gaetz has concluded and no report will be issued. Then he…

The footage is shocking. Southern California has been free of brown bears for more than a century, but a brown bear apparently used a door handle to enter a 2010 Rolls-Royce Ghost. It then roams around the car, raking the leather seats with its powerful claws. Officials say it wasn’t a frightening beast, but rather a person wearing a bear costume and using kitchen tools to shred meat. And, according to the California Department of Insurance, the video was not a lucky catch, but a staged performance submitted as part of an insurance fraud scheme by four people.The California newspaper…

A suspicious bag believed to have been left on a bench forced the Torrance courthouse into lockdown early Wednesday, and the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department bomb squad was called to the scene.Investigators have not officially confirmed whether the bag containing the liquid was a bomb or other explosive device, but a law enforcement source familiar with the situation told the Times: “It was intended to hurt someone. There is no doubt that it is.” The person, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to speak on the record, also said a video camera showed a man…

A 32-year-old Orange County man is facing hate crime charges after he reportedly grabbed a woman’s buttocks with both hands and made comments about her ethnicity inside a store. The Nov. 8 incident occurred around 7:45 a.m. at a retail store in the 13500 block of Beach Boulevard, according to a news release from the Westminster Police Department. Police said the victim, a 43-year-old Garden Grove woman, entered the store and entered the laundry aisle. She told investigators that when she bent over, the suspect, now identified as Aaron Nevis, of Westminster, assaulted her. “The victim stated that when she…

The husband of actress Chanel Banks has confirmed his wife’s safety after Los Angeles police announced that her wife, who was reported missing several days ago, has been found. In a phone interview with NBCLA, Carlos Jimenez declared that the police findings were accurate in that his wife was found safe. The confirmation came after Banks’ cousin and mother held a press conference in Playa Vista, denying the Los Angeles Police Department’s claims, saying Banks had not been located. “Police have confirmed that she is safe. They saw her in person and provided me with photos as well. So, yes,…

Dane Brown, the 2019 drug overdose survivor who sparked an investigation into Democratic donor and activist Ed Buck, was found dead on a South Los Angeles sidewalk last week. Brown’s police calls and testimony led a jury to find that she lured young black men to her West Hollywood apartment for nearly a decade for “partying and fun” that involved sex and heavy drug use. Mr. Buck was found guilty. Two men died of drug overdoses in Buck’s apartment in 2017 and 2019. “I don’t think so. [Brown] He really knew the impact he had,” said Jasmine Cannick, a political…

An 18-year-old from Lancaster pleaded guilty Wednesday to making hundreds of phone calls targeting locations across the country, including places of worship and schools, with false threats of impending bombings, mass shootings and violence. Alan W. Filion pleaded guilty to four counts of interstate threats to injure another person, federal authorities said.According to the U.S. Department of Justice, from August 2022 to January 2024, Fillion made more than 375 “swatting” and threatening hoax calls, including detonating bombs at targeted locations. The phone calls included threats to harass or commit mass shootings. Swatting occurs when a false crime or emergency is…

Dodger Stadium’s gondola plan continues to stir debate between supporters and opponents as the proposal progresses through further public hearings. The two groups clashed over a gondola meant to transport people to Dodger Stadium. The proposed gondola includes three stations, three towers and a junction, which proponents argue will provide zero-emission transportation that will reduce traffic in and around Dodger Stadium. There is. The project must be approved by the State Parks Commission and the City of Los Angeles. Part of the gondola will be built atop the Los Angeles State Historic Park near Chinatown. One of the businesses opposing…

WASHINGTON — Theodore B. Olson, a conservative lawyer who helped win same-sex marriage rights in California, died Wednesday at the age of 84.Olson was a feisty and courteous advocate who won landmark conservative decisions on the Supreme Court. These included the Bush v. Gore decision that made George W. Bush president, and the Citizens United decision that struck down the ban on campaign spending.Four years ago, he represented so-called Dreamers in an immigration case before the Supreme Court, winning a 5-4 decision that blocked the first Trump administration from revoking protections for young immigrants who came to this country with…