| | | | Afternoon headlines for Monday, May 10, 2021
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LA School Students Refuse Return To Classrooms: 93% Of High Schoolers Stay Away, 70% Elementary Kids  Although all schools within Los Angeles Unified have reopened, the vast majority of students are opting to continue remote learning, with the district reporting Monday that just 7% of high schoolers, 12% middle schoolers and 30% of elementary children are back in the classroom. “Unfortunately, the number of smiling faces we see on playgrounds differs […]
  
Golden Globes Devastating News: NBC Cancels TV Awards Show Over Lack Of Diversity  Amid continuing concern about the lack of diversity and overall management of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, NBC announced Monday it will not televise the Golden Globes next year. “We continue to believe that the HFPA is committed to meaningful reform,” according to a statement from the network. “However, change of this magnitude takes time […]
Man Fatally Assaulted in Community South of Corona  Riverside County sheriff’s investigators were working Monday to identify the assailant responsible for the death of a 28-year-old man attacked south of Corona. Pedro Cervantes was fatally wounded Saturday morning in the 19000 block of Washington Street, near Marilyn Drive, in the unincorporated community of El Cerrito, according to the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department. Sgt. […]
Homeless Homicide Horror: Long Beach Homeless Suspect, 44, Charged With Bloody Stabbing Murder Of Homeless Victim  A murder charge was filed Monday against a 44-year-old homeless man accused in the stabbing death of a fellow transient last October in Long Beach. Charles Ray Jones is accused of killing of 41-year-old Nilton Cardoso, who was attacked in the area of Ocean Boulevard and The Promenade North at about 8:50 p.m. Oct. 6, […]
Free Money! Gov. Newsom Wants To Send You A $600 Check As The State Swims In Surplus  Nearly two-thirds of residents in Southern California and across the state would receive $600 state stimulus checks under a rebate proposal Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday, while families with children would receive an extra $500. “We are tripling the Golden State Stimulus to get money in the hands of more middle-class Californians who have been […]
`This Is Spinal Tap’ Could Get You In A Lot Of Trouble Unless You’re Licensed: Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean  The creators of “This Is Spinal Tap” Monday advised anyone with plans to produce public screenings of the mockumentary to apply for a licensing agreement before moving ahead with advertising. Rob Reiner, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean said public showings of the 1984 comedy not accompanied by licensing may be subject to a […]
Star Trek’s Spock Wants You To ‘Live Long And Prosper’ By Getting A COVID Vaccination: Family Of Late Leonard Nimoy  L.A. Care Health Plan is collaborating with the family of the late “Star Trek” actor Leonard Nimoy on a billboard and social media campaign to encourage COVID-19 vaccinations and mask use. The “Live Long and Prosper” campaign will make use of the catch phrase popularized by Spock, the character played by Nimoy on the television […]
Terrifying Drive On 91 Freeway In Corona: Innocent Random Drivers Shocked When Pellets, BBs Hit Windows Windows on three vehicles traveling the Riverside (91) Freeway in Corona Monday were damaged when one or more individuals targeted them with pellets or BBs, according to the California Highway Patrol. The first attack happened about 5 a.m. on the westbound 91, near Main Street, said CHP Officer Juan Quintero. He said a Ford Transit […]
`Grey’s Anatomy’ Returning for 18th Season, ABC Confirms ABC Monday ended speculation about its long-running medical drama series “Grey’s Anatomy” by announcing that the show will return for an 18th season. The network also confirmed that the “Grey’s” spinoff series, “Station 19,” will be brought back for a fifth season. “`Station 19′ and `Grey’s Anatomy’ have done an incredible job of honoring real-life […]
Orange County Moves Closer To Yellow Tier Status Orange County Monday reported just 46 more COVID-19 infections and hospitalizations continued to trend down in a pattern that could soon allow the county to move into the less restrictive yellow tier of the state’s reopening plan. “Hopefully, if everything continues like this in another two weeks, May 25 would be the first day to […]
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