| | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, February 27, 2020
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Feds Slam USC For Alleged Sex Predator Gynecologist’s ‘Heartbreaking And Inexcusable’ Actions: Major Changes Mandated  Citing systemic failures in the university’s response to allegations of sexual misconduct by then-campus gynecologist George Tyndall, the U.S. Department of Education announced Thursday it is mandating sweeping changes in USC’s Title IX procedures and subjecting the school to three years of federal monitoring. “This total and complete failure to protect students is heartbreaking and […]
  
Stolen Lincoln Navigator With Casket and Body Inside Found; Suspect Arrested Authorities Thursday recovered a black Lincoln Navigator hearse with a casket and body inside that was stolen near a church in an unincorporated area between Arcadia and Pasadena, and a suspect was taken into custody after the vehicle crashed on a freeway in the south Los Angeles area during a chase. The hearse was reported […]
Ex-TSA Agent Pleads Not Guilty to Falsely Imprisoning Woman at Airport A former Transportation Security Administration screening agent pleaded not guilty Thursday to a false imprisonment charge involving a woman who had been traveling through Los Angeles International Airport last year. Johnathon Lomeli, 22, is charged with a felony count of false imprisonment by fraud or deceit. In a declaration filed in support of an arrest […]
Trial Starts for Worker Who Alleges He Was Fired to Appease Latino Employee A white former United Parcel Service employee deserves substantial damages after being wrongfully fired in 2017 to appease a Latino employee, his attorney told a jury Thursday, but a lawyer for the package delivery company said no wrongdoing occurred and the plaintiff deserves nothing. The attorneys made their pitches to a Los Angeles Superior Court […]
Defense Claims Evidence Clears Lori Loughlin in College Entrance Scam Attorneys for actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband allege that newly filed papers could clear their clients and other parents fighting federal charges in Boston related to the college admissions scandal, according to court documents obtained Thursday. In a motion filed Wednesday, lawyers for the “Full House” actress and her husband, fashion designer […]
Authorities ID 80-Year-Old Woman Killed in Hit-And-Run in Sylmar Authorities Thursday identified an 80-year-old woman who was killed in a hit-and-run in Sylmar, and continued their efforts to find the motorist responsible for her death. Celia Rivera of Sylmar died at the scene of the crash, which occurred about 6:50 p.m. Wednesday near Hubbard Street and Dronfield Avenue. Rivera was walking outside a marked […]
Garcetti Set to Travel to Texas to Promote Presidential Candidate Joe Biden Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti will travel to Texas this weekend to campaign for Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden, as the mayor is the former vice president’s national campaign co-chairman. Garcetti will meet with Texas Democratic state Sen. Jose Menendez to greet early voters at 4 p.m. Friday, Central Standard Time, at the Las Palmas […]
Long Beach and Monterey Aquariums to Partner on Sea Otter Surrogacy Program The Aquarium of the Pacific Thursday announced a partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium on a program to help the threatened sea otter species recover off the coast of California. The Long Beach aquarium will become a partner facility for rehabilitating rescued sea otters pups, rearing them with the help of surrogate mothers, and coordinating […]
Ten More Trailers Donated to South Los Angeles for Homeless People by Governor After the delivery of 10 trailers for homeless families in South Los Angeles on Monday, Gov. Gavin Newsom delivered an additional 10 trailers Thursday to the Safe Landing for Families-Crenshaw/Expo site. Ten families with children are expected to move into the trailers next week. They currently live in cars and dilapidated RVs or rent motel […]
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