Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
Community, Diversity, Sustainability and other Overused Words
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Some people just have a malignant heart. Whether they're straight or gay. A California woman with a deadly track record just confessed to murdering her second spouse - this time a veteran firefighter she stabbed more than 20 times after the woman tried to leave her. Yolanda Marodi, 54, pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the Feb. 17, 2025, killing of her wife, Cal Fire Capt. Rebecca "Becky" Marodi, 49, inside their Ramona home in San Diego County. Prosecutors...
A Russian FPV drone chased a 52-year-old vegetable seller around his market van in southern Ukraine before exploding nearby, in footage released by Ukrainian authorities that officials call the latest example of deliberate "human safari" attacks on civilians. The man, identified as Yurii (also reported as Yuriy), a resident of the Mykolaiv region, was setting up his stall with his wife in the Kherson area when the drone appeared overhead. Video from Ukrainian National Police...
As of August 5, 2026, Spanish authorities in the North African enclave of Ceuta are managing the aftermath of a sudden mass migrant crossing from Morocco that began on July 30–31. Spanish Interior Ministry figures put total arrivals at around 72,000 people—mostly young Moroccan men, along with smaller numbers from sub-Saharan Africa and other countries—into a territory of roughly 84,000 residents. Many swam around coastal barriers or rushed the land border near Tarajal. The s...
Perez Hilton (Mario Armando Lavandeira Jr.) livestreamed severe self-harm on TikTok on August 4, 2026, appearing nude and covered in blood while repeatedly cutting himself with a knife and expressing suicidal intent before the stream was removed. Miami-Dade deputies responded to multiple calls, confirmed he was alone inside his home after speaking with family, and used de-escalation tactics by tactically disengaging while monitoring the situation to avoid escalation. News...
Updated story (as of early Tuesday, August 4, 2026): TWIN FALLS, Idaho — A mass shooting at the newly opened In-N-Out Burger on Blue Lakes Boulevard left three people dead and seven others injured on Saturday afternoon, August 1, 2026, authorities said. The suspect, identified as 24-year-old Chad Williams, died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. The Twin Falls City Communications Center began receiving 911 calls reporting shots fired at approximately 2:29 p.m. local time. M...
On July 30, 2026, reality TV personality and Los Angeles mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt shared a video on X of a woman appearing to be in labor on a sidewalk in an area consistent with Skid Row. Overlaid text and narration in the video claimed the woman was attempting to use a pipe (described as crack) during contractions, that emergency responders indicated limited ability to intervene until after birth under California rules, and that the infant was later found dead in a...
SANTA MONICA - A 35-year-old man has been charged with murder in the July 25 killing of a 27-year-old woman at The Manor, an adult residential facility at 1905 Pico Boulevard that houses people with mental illness and developmental disabilities. The victim has been identified as Cheyenne Zampino, 27. According to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner's Office, she died from sharp force injuries to the neck in a bathroom at the facility. Police responded around 5:21 p.m. on...
SANTA MONICA - City officials are trumpeting the latest Point-in-Time Count as proof their approach is working. The 2026 tally found 718 people experiencing homelessness in Santa Monica, down 94 from 812 the year before - an 11.6 percent decline and the lowest total since LAHSA began running the city's count in 2024. Unsheltered numbers fell even more sharply, dropping about 18 percent to 389 people. Vehicle-based homelessness, which had driven last year's increase, reversed...
ANAHEIM - Guests at Disneyland Park and Downtown Disney faced a chaotic evening Tuesday when a city of Anaheim infrastructure problem caused a major drop in water pressure and partial outages, leaving the popular resort without running water. According to reports from visitors on the ground, the outage left restrooms completely unusable across the park and Downtown Disney district. Restaurants and bars were unable to seat guests due to health code requirements that mandate...
CHICAGO - Four teenagers from the northern suburbs died early Sunday when the pickup truck they were in launched off a viaduct on the city's Southwest Side and smashed into a stationary freight train car while fleeing police. The crash occurred around 2:16 a.m. in the 6900 block of South Cicero Avenue. Authorities identified the victims as Cristofer Lopez Montan, 19, and Yuarem Garcia-Pena, 18, both of Woodstock; Yaritza Martinez Villeda, 17, of Crystal Lake; and Vanessa Moral...
If you were anywhere near Gate 206 at LAX last week, go see your doctor and check for Measles LAX 7.21.26: The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in an international traveler who arrived on Delta Airlines Flight 614 from Cancun, Mexico, and was infectious while passing through Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). The traveler landed at Tom Bradley International Terminal (TBIT), Terminal B, Gate 206 on July 16, 2026, at 9:45 p.m....
YOUNTVILLE, Calif. - Paul Pelosi, 86, the husband of former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been charged with misdemeanor hit-and-run following a July 3 collision in Napa County's wine country. According to the Napa County Sheriff's Office, the incident occurred around 2:30 p.m. on July 3rd on Yount Street in Yountville when Pelosi, driving a brown convertible, struck a legally parked, unoccupied vehicle. A witness reported that the driver briefly stopped before...
24: Social media influencers Andrew and Tristan Tate were arrested Saturday by U.S. Marshals in Miami following a UK extradition warrant for more than 50 charges, including rape, human trafficking for sexual exploitation, assault, and offenses related to indecent images of a child, according to the UK Crown Prosecution Service. The alleged offenses span 2010 to 2017 and involve seven victims in the East of England; the brothers, who maintain their innocence, were taken...
West Hollywood, CA - Early risers in the City of Stars got more than their usual dose of drama Thursday morning when a water main older than most Hollywood marriages decided it was time for retirement. Shortly after 3 a.m., a 36-inch trunk line installed in 1916 burst near Sunset Boulevard and Holloway Drive, sending a raging torrent through the streets like Mother Nature was auditioning for her own action movie. Aerial footage from AIR7 captured the chaos: fast-moving rivers...
It's being called "TootGate,". Senate Democratic leader Chuck Schumer appeared to break wind while discussing Iran in a speech to the US Senate, broadcast live on C-SPAN. While the incident is under investigation, we do no two things about it: 1. Schumer has said nothing publicly about it. His office has not responded to media requests for comment, and there is no statement, interview, or social media post from him addressing the viral clip as of July 16, 2026. 2. It's...
In the latest development in the long-running Jolie-Pitt family saga, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's adopted children Zahara and Maddox have published formal legal notices in a Los Angeles newspaper as part of their petitions to remove "Pitt" from their last names. And presumably to change it to Jolie. Zahara, 21, and Maddox, 24, each ran the required public announcements for four consecutive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation, fulfilling a mandatory step before...
"A sudden cardiac arrest 24 hours after a Kyiv appearance is the kind of timeline that raises more questions than answers. Publicly healthy, politically active, then gone. The sequence is hard to ignore." "Amid speculation that Russia may have assassinated Senator Graham by using a sophisticated biochemical agent designed to mimic a natural heart attack that uses the body's natural metabolic processes to destroy the evidence, modern forensic methods will likely identify it."...
Updated Story – July 4, 2026Tech entrepreneur Elon Musk posted a nearly five-minute video montage on X early on July 4, 2026, celebrating America's 250th Independence Day (the semiquincentennial). The post has drawn massive engagement throughout the holiday.The video is a fast-paced, cinematic montage that blends:Archival historical footage, prominently featuring former President John F. Kennedy Iconic scenes from the Back to the Future films (including time-portal effects, t...
PORTLAND, Maine - Graham Platner, the embattled Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maine, announced his withdrawal from the race Tuesday, just days after a woman accused him of sexual assault in 2021. The decision comes amid mounting pressure from party leaders and a rapidly closing window to name a replacement before the November ballot is finalized. Platner released a statement confirming he is stepping aside, citing the "political reality" of the allegations while...
White House Insider Report on McConnell's Condition: A high-level source close to the White House has informed investigative journalist Laura Loomer that Sen. Mitch McConnell is officially brain dead following his recent cardiac arrest and hospitalization, with no expectation of recovery, according to Loomer's breaking report shared on X and retweeted by outlets like the Santa Monica Observer. McConnell's Ongoing Hospitalization: The 84-year-old longtime Senate leader was...
HOUSTON, Texas - A 49-year-old nurse practitioner from Las Vegas has been indicted in what federal prosecutors describe as one of the largest health care fraud cases in U.S. history. Marizel Cambri Yukee, a Filipino-American originally from Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines, faces multiple federal charges including conspiracy to commit wire fraud and health care fraud, health care fraud, conspiracy to defraud the United States, illegal kickbacks, and transactional money...
SAN FRANCISCO — California State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) said he was harassed and physically intimidated during two separate incidents in San Francisco this week, including while attempting to attend the annual Trans March. San Francisco's leading candidate for Congress, reports that he was physically intimidated and screamed at as he walked through Dolores Park. This over his alleged lack of support for Gaza. In a statement released Saturday, Wiener d...
In the wake of the June 2026 California primary elections, particularly the closely watched Los Angeles mayoral race, a provocative theory has gained traction among election integrity advocates. It posits a coordinated system in which Democratic operatives and allied organizations systematically exploit California's expansive mail-in voting infrastructure to maintain political dominance. According to this view, undeliverable or unreturned ballots are collected and held in...
LOS ANGELES - Los Angeles County election officials are investigating fire-related damage to a small number of Vote-by-Mail ballots found inside an official ballot drop box at the Department of Public Social Services-Civic Center location. Separately, LA Mayoral candidate Spencer Pratt released a video showing homeless people encamped near that same ballot box. According to a May 31, 2026 news release from the Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, the damage was discovered during...
In a move blending sci-fi aesthetics with pointed political messaging, the Trump administration has unveiled a new page on the official White House website: https://www.whitehouse.gov/aliens/. The site opens with dramatic, glowing green text against a starry backdrop: "THEY WALK AMONG US." It teases a "closely guarded secret" held for 60 years, complete with "TOP SECRET" stamps and a call to "SCROLL TO CONTINUE." But this isn't about little green men from Mars or declassified...
