Author: Artificial Intelligence

A Compton family is mourning the death of a 9-year-old boy who was shot and killed Saturday evening. At Sunday’s vigil, family members said Princeton-Jones was playing outside his grandfather’s home at the intersection of Haskins Avenue and Alondra Boulevard when he was shot about 7:40 p.m. Details are limited and authorities have not released or confirmed any information about the case, but the boy’s family said they are searching for answers as the investigation continues. The City of Compton released the following statement Sunday night: “The City of Compton mourns the death of a 9-year-old boy who was murdered…

Pasadena area residents came out Sunday to help a diseased oak tree estimated to be about 200 years old. This tree on the east side of Macdonald Park in the Bungalow Haven neighborhood reads: “I’ve been giving me shade for over a century, what are you going to do to protect me?” “This community is unique in Southern California because of its greenery and trees,” Pasadena resident Jessica Richards, one of the residents who started the Save the Trees campaign, told KTLA. “If we continue to lose those trees one by one through neglect, lack of creative thinking, or preservation,…

President Biden on Sunday pardoned his son Hunter, who was convicted of illegally purchasing a handgun in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax charges in Los Angeles.In explaining the controversial actions taken weeks before the president’s son was sentenced by federal judges on both coasts, Biden claimed his son was the victim of an unfair political attack. Biden has said in the past that he would not pardon Hunter.”The charges in his case only arose after several of my political opponents in Congress attacked me and incited me to contest my election,” Biden said in a statement Sunday. “No reasonable…

Sunday night marks the 92nd anniversary of the Hollywood Christmas Parade.Starting at 6 p.m., a procession of marching bands, floats, equestrian groups, and character balloons will parade through the heart of Hollywood. Santa Claus and a group of reindeer will also take part in the Christmas celebrations. The two-hour parade will travel a 5.2-mile route. The parade begins at Orange Street and Hollywood Boulevard and continues east on Hollywood Boulevard to Vine Street, south on Vine Street to Sunset Boulevard, and west on Sunset Boulevard to Orange Street. Actor Jeremy Renner will serve as Grand Marshal. “This season of giving…

Travel experts say despite the usual year-end traffic rebound, the worst is over as long-distance Thanksgiving commuters head home this weekend.Los Angeles International Airport said in a written statement that an estimated 206,000 passengers are expected to pass through its gates on Sunday, down from a peak of 222,000 on Sunday before the holiday. The number of returning travelers after Thanksgiving is at or slightly below the daily average in September and October, according to passenger data released by the airport. Commercial aircraft tracking sites show only moderate flight delays in Los Angeles, unlike airports such as Newark, Palm Beach…

California Gov. Gavin Newsom and state lawmakers will return to the state Capitol on Monday to begin a special legislative session to protect the state’s progressive policies ahead of President Trump’s re-election. The Democratic governor, a fierce critic of President-elect Donald Trump, is once again making California a center of resistance against conservative policies. He is calling on Democratic allies in Congress, who hold supermajorities in both chambers, to approve additional funding for the attorney general’s office to prepare for a strong legal battle against expected federal challenges. . California sued the first Trump administration more than 120 times, with…

Cases of explicit AI-generated child deepfakes have increased rapidly in recent years, prompting lawsuits in several states to enact laws to protect against them. Lawmakers in more than a dozen states have passed a flurry of bills to ensure that local prosecutors can bring charges under state law over AI-generated “deepfakes” and other sexually explicit images of children. A deepfake is a video, photo, or audio recording that looks real but is manipulated by artificial intelligence. Deepfakes can make it appear as if someone is saying or doing something that they did not actually say or do. According to the…

Los Angeles County Fire Department investigators are working to determine the cause of a house fire that killed a 48-year-old man and his two dogs in La Habra Saturday morning.A neighbor told the Times he was in his kitchen when he heard the explosion. When she stepped into the back door, she saw black smoke coming from the house next door. “My husband and I ran away from home,” Alisa Grace said. “There was another person there, they called 911 and other neighbors came out. They ran to the front door, knocked on the window, jumped over the fence, ran…

President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he will pardon his son Hunter Biden, who will be sentenced later this month on two federal cases. The younger Biden was convicted on federal gun charges and also pleaded guilty in September to federal tax evasion charges. The president had previously said he would not pardon his son, but his reversal of that statement drew criticism from some Democrats as well as Republicans. Today I signed a pardon for my son Hunter. From the day I took office, I said I would not interfere in the decision-making of the Department of Justice, and…

A Fresno County woman died after being bitten by a rabid bat in the middle school classroom where she was teaching art, according to public health officials and published reports. Fresno County Public Health reported last week that a Merced County resident died from rabies after being bitten by a bat. The Fresno Bee and KFSN-TV reported that health officials did not release the victim’s name, but friends said she was Leah Senen, an art teacher at Bryant Middle School in Dos Palos, a small city in Merced County. He was identified as 60 years old. Senen found the bat…