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LAPD investigates back-to-back pharmacy burglaries in San Fernando Valley 

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

Editor's note: This story has been updated to correct the nature of the incidents.The Los Angeles Police Department is investigating two pharmacy break-ins that occurred within minutes of each other early Monday morning. According to authorities, Miracle Pharmacy, located in the 7400 block of Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga, was broken into shortly after 3 a.m. The owner of the business, Vadrui Sarafyan, says that the manner in which the thieves broke in reminds her of the previous times her store had been burgled.“They were kicking the door and broke the door,” she told KTLA 5’s Erin Myers. “They always look for what I call ‘street drugs’ and [this time around] they took Xanax from us.” Sarafyan says the four suspects fled the scene in a black SUV. Miracle Pharmacy, located in the 7400 block of Foothill Boulevard in Tujunga, was broken into shortly after 3 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 23, 2023. (Miracle Pharmacy)Miracle Pharmacy, located in the 7400 block of Foothill Boul...

Kim Kardashian taps Neymar and Nick Bosa for Skims men's line

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

Kim Kardashian's shapewear empire is expanding yet again, and she's hoping to add men to her customer base. Building on its popular collection of nude-toned bras, bodysuits and underwear for women, Skims is set to begin selling men's boxers, briefs, undershirts, t-shirts, tank tops and leggings. The Wall Street Journal spoke to Skims co-founder and CEO Jens Grede about the new campaign where it was revealed she enlisted the help of several athletes to promote the upcoming line. This Oct. 9, 2018 file photo shows Kim Kardashian West at the Tiffany & Co. 2018 Blue Book Collection: The Four Seasons of Tiffany celebration in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)“The men’s category as a whole, has really been a race to the bottom, of multi-packs and discounts,” said Grede. “We’re trying to excel and show men that there’s just a different level of comfort and performance you can have in your first layer.”The professional athletes tapped for the line are 49ers defensive...

Meet In-Between Universe Painter Kyle Kilty

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

Artist Kyle Kilty identifies his work’s subject as the places and images, psyche and mediums of “in-betweenness,” and his monumentally scaled mixed media paintings embody that energy in the sweeping scope of their detail-rich chromatic fields. The work is also liminal in its emotional effect, being both hefty and grounded, but also attentive and obsessive—a closer approach to their topographical surfaces reveals such a proliferation of varied gestures that one can’t help but imagine the labors of their creation. Poured, marked, scratched, sketched, brushed, revealed, concealed, expressionistic, precise, fractal, figurative, evocative, elusive, geometrical, geological, patterned, pictorial. Even the figures which do arrive are enacting movement and multifaceted symbolism by their presence. Kilty’s work is now on view as part of the Hammer’s Made In L.A. 2023: Acts of Living biennial, where his approach resonates with its themes of performative processes and meaningful materiality.Kyl...

Pulled over by the cops for speeding? A Stanford grad created an app for that

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

You’re driving late at night after a long shift at work, tired, and accidentally breeze through a red light.Seconds later, you see blue and red lights in your rearview mirror — a police officer.Instead of anxiously waiting for the officer to come up to the window, you pull up an app and initiate a video call with the officer, who explains what you face.He then strolls up, possibly hands over a ticket, and you both part ways.Jackson Lallas is a founder of the app SafeStop, which allows drivers to have FaceTime-like calls with the police when pulled over. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG) In June, the American Civil Liberties Union released a study on the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department that used 2019 data and found that roughly 80% of all interactions between deputies and the public were for traffic violations. A New York Times investigation found that from 2017 to 2021, police officers across America killed more than 400 drivers or passengers who were not armed.T...

Hope emerges that downtown San Jose economic rebound is underway

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

SAN JOSE — New research suggests downtown San Jose has posted one of the nation’s strongest rebounds from coronavirus-spawned economic maladies, offering hope the city’s urban core can escape a “doom-loop” scenario.The report from University of Toronto researchers measured mobile phone activity in urban cores across North America to determine to what extent downtown districts are experiencing rebounds in their post-coronavirus activity and visits.Downtown San Jose is now experiencing 96% of the visits to the city’s urban core that occurred in 2019, the final year before state and local government agencies imposed wide-ranging business shutdowns to combat the spread of the coronavirus, a new report from the Toronto experts has determined.How high does downtown San Jose’s 96% activity level rank? The 96% mark represents the third-highest activity level in North America, trailing only the 103% activity level for Las Vegas and the 97% mark poste...

Body found in Northern California forest; missing man last seen on gas station camera

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

Human remains were found near a pickup truck abandoned off a remote road in the Mendocino National Forest — a vehicle belonging to an Oregon man missing for more than a year.Related ArticlesCalifornia News | Missing hiker found dead on Mount Whitney California News | Joran van der Sloot admits to killing Alabama teen Natalee Holloway, judge says California News | Berkeley man found dead after disappearing on mountain bike trip in Sierra California News | Stranger is missing after pulling child from river after crash near Tracy California News | Northern California man’s remains found in Arizona in 1982 identified decades later through DNA testing The truck was discovered on Oct. 5 off Road 20N59, near the mountain community of Dogtown, the Glenn County sheriff’s office said. It was unlocked and contained items bearing the name of Donald Stockwell Jr.Stockwell was 81 years old when he went mis...

Stanford football: More rough road ahead for Cardinal

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

STANFORD – Through seven weeks, Stanford has established a clear pattern. The Cardinal is competitive against unranked and FCS teams, with four games decided by an average of six points. But in three games against ranked teams, the closest margin has been 35 points.That doesn’t bode well for the Cardinal (2-5) with No. 5 Washington next up Saturday at Stanford Stadium (4 p.m., FS1). Also still to come are No. 11 Oregon State and No. 14 Notre Dame.“Our guys know we play a tough schedule,” Stanford coach Troy Taylor said. “That’s what makes it so rewarding if you do play well and you win a game. But yeah, we’ll lick our wounds and we will be ready to compete and get back after it. We’re excited to have an opportunity to play against one of the top teams in the country.”Stanford lost 42-7 Saturday night against No. 23 UCLA (5-2), the closest it has come to a ranked opponent this season. The Cardinal lost 56-10 at No. 24 USC and 42-6 at home to No. 8 Oregon. That compu...

Missing Oakland woman considered at risk

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

(KRON) – The Oakland Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating a missing woman who is considered at risk. Leela Marie Givens, 46, was last seen on Oct. 20 in the 9800 block of Plymouth Street. Givens’ clothing is unknown.  16-year-old killed, 3 injured at Oakley house party shooting killed Givens is a white female with blonde hair and blue eyes. She is around 350 pounds and is 5 feet 6 inches tall.The family reports Givens is in good physical condition and has mental health challenges. Anyone with information regarding Givens’ whereabouts is asked to contact the OPD Missing Persons Unit at (510) 238-3641.

Montgomery Co. schools to hold community listening session on renaming school named after slave owner

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

Montgomery County Public Schools is holding another community input session on the possible renaming of Magruder High School in Rockville, Maryland.The school is named after Col. Zadok Magruder, a founding father of Montgomery County who was also a slave owner.According to MCPS, Magruder, a Revolutionary War officer and one of the six people tasked with organizing the county’s government after the war, owned 26 slaves, a relatively large number for that time period.A petition to change the name of the high school was submitted to the Montgomery County Board of Education in February.The school system held two community input sessions earlier this month on the petition, and a third session will be held in person on Wednesday at 6:30 p.m. at Shady Grove Middle School in Gaithersburg.According to a flyer from Montgomery County schools, students, families, alumni and school staff are invited to “discuss the meaning the school name holds for them and how the school name affirm...

NBA season set to begin with ring night in Denver, and a slew of challengers for title

Published Sat, 22 Feb 2025 10:25:30 GMT

Damian Lillard went to Milwaukee, Bradley Beal went to Phoenix, Jrue Holiday ended up in Boston and Chris Paul ended up with Golden State. Victor Wembanyama arrived in San Antonio, Nick Nurse took over in Philadelphia and LeBron James is now the oldest player in the league.As always, the NBA is opening a new season with new looks.The Denver Nuggets are hoping this season doesn’t end with another new champion.The NBA’s 78th season starts Tuesday, with a ring ceremony in Denver — the traditional celebration of the reigning champions — highlighting the opening-night celebration. The Nuggets beat Miami last June to become the league’s fifth different champion in the last five years, a run of parity the likes of which the league hasn’t seen in more than 40 years.“We’ve gone from being a team that’s hunting the teams in front of us to now we’re going to be the hunted,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “And hopefully our guys understand the responsibility that comes with being a defending...