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Articles from the January 15, 2025 edition


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  • BREAKING NEWS: Rick Caruso Puts his Money Where His Mouth Is, Donates $5 Million to LA Fire Department Foundation

    Rick J. Caruso, RickCarusoLA|Updated Jan 14, 2025
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    Fellow Angelenos, The devastation to our city and community is unthinkable. The colossal efforts of our Los Angeles Fire Department cannot be overstated, and lives, homes, and businesses have been saved thanks to their unwavering commitment to fighting a good fight. But this fight is far from over. Due to budget deficits in the Los Angeles Fire Department, which left them under-resourced, the inconceivable has become reality. Los Angeles Fire Chief Crowley and her team of...

  • 25 celebrities who you may not realize have learning disabilities

    Stacker, Beth Mowbray|Updated Jan 16, 2025

    Learning disabilities are the most common type of disability for school-aged children. According to Pew Research Center, 1 in 3 students receive educational services under the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act for learning disabilities; this surpasses support for students with speech impairments and chronic health problems. Learning disabilities are neurodevelopmental disorders that affect people's ability to read and write, solve math problems, speak, and...

  • Suspect at Large After Shooting a Homeless Man on 2nd and Broadway in Downtown Santa Monica Wednesday

    Sophia Black, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jan 16, 2025

    A man and woman were arguing when another homeless man arrived at shot him dead. The incident happened on Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at approximately 1:30 a.m., according to Santa Monica Police, in the 200 Block of Broadway (near Alley 2). On January 15, 2025, a fatal shooting occurred on the 200 Block of Broadway. Prior to the incident, an unidentified female was observed arguing with the victim, a male believed to be homeless. Shortly after, a suspect, described as a...

  • 147,000 Voters Sign Petition to Recall Mayor Karen Bass Due to Her Handling of Palisades, Eton Fires

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jan 16, 2025

    More than 92,000 people have signed a Change.org petition as of Sunday morning demanding the resignation of Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass after two wildfires in the area destroyed about 12,000 homes. The petition was started by a user named "Frustrated Californian." He accuses Bass of "gross mismanagement" during the natural disaster crisis, and even called her out for not being in the country when the fires started. Bass took major heat for traveling overseas to Ghana last wee...

  • The LA County Fire Chief Asks "Our Homeless Neighbors" Not to Light Fires

    Stan Greene, Observer Staff Writer|Updated Jan 15, 2025

    The LA County Fire Chief just said at this morning's news conference: "We are asking our unhoused neighbors to not have warming fires right now." Reaction on Twitter was swift: "Ask? They should be they WILL BE imprisoned if they start a "warming" fire. Right now? So it's okay to start a fire as long as no wildfires are burning? This state is hopeless. They people that run it are beyond stupid. Fire this DEI lesbian now." California is bracing for another round of winds as hig...

  • Firemen: We Ran Out of Water Early in the #Palisadesfire Fire. We could Have Saved More Homes With More Water

    Stan Greene, Observer Saff Writer|Updated Jan 15, 2025

    As the Palisades Fire is more and more contained, the obvious questions arising are; Could firefighters have saved more homes? Over 5000 structures were lost in the fire, including about 85% of homes in Pacific Palisades. "I interviewed a Los Angeles firefighter with 20+ years of service. The truths I found are harrowing." tweeted Avery Warwick "Gavin Newsom ordered the removal of Elon Musk from the command post where he had been live streaming. Newsom also ordered the Cal...

  • Pete Hegseth Defends Nomination In Fiery Senate Hearing

    David Ganezer, Observer STaff Writer|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    13. Pete Hegseth finished his 3 hours of verbal beating on the Senate defense committee. Sitting next to his 3d and current wife, liz Rauchet, Hegseth argued for equality but not equity. The women on the Senate Defense committee questioned the qualifications of Pete Hegseth. Financial mismanagement and sexual misconduct allegations come from Tammy Duckworth and Elizabeth Warren. Pete Hegseth has expressed opposition to women serving in combat roles, stating that he...

  • Summary of Trump's first-term executive orders on the administrative state that Biden repealed in 2021

    Stacker, Annelise Reinwald|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    Donald Trump (R) is set to be sworn in as the 47th president on January 20, 2025. After succeeding Trump in 2021, President Joe Biden (D) signed 42 executive orders in his first 100 days in office, 21 of which directly aimed at revoking Trump administration actions. Ballotpedia tracked five Biden executive orders, enacted in the first five months of his presidency, that revoked 14 Trump executive orders that aimed to reform the administrative state. Trump's 2024 campaign...

  • Is it time to say 'I do' to manufactured diamonds? The rise of the lab-grown diamond industry

    Stacker, Emma Rubin|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    From golden age movie musicals to Billboard-charting songs, diamonds are embedded in cultures throughout the world. Egyptians saw diamonds as symbols of power. Indian myths have the deity Krishna giving his beloved a diamond to reflect her beauty. Romans and Greeks thought diamonds were splinters of falling stars. Using data from the Kimberley Process, an international body meant to prevent conflict diamonds from entering the market, Jewel360 examined the growing lab-grown...

  • How TikTok has changed the music industry

    Stacker, Jake Kring-Schreifels, Data Work By Emma Rubin|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    On Dec. 3, 2018, 19-year-old Atlanta pop artist Lil Nas X opened up TikTok and uploaded his new song, "Old Town Road." The artist was used to making viral content on the internet, and that savvy was put to good use when his country trap tune quickly started taking over the social media app. Over the next few months, hundreds of thousands of TikTok users turned the song's chorus into a meme, posting videos of themselves drinking "yee yee" juice and wearing cowboy getups. "When...

  • Most popular dog breeds in America

    Stacker, Sabienna Bowman|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    Choosing a loyal companion is one of the most important decisions a pet owner can make. Each year, the American Kennel Club tracks dog registrations to see which breeds are the most popular in the United States. For 31 years straight, from 1991 to 2021, the Labrador retriever has topped the list—but watch out, there's a new breed occupying the #1 spot. Stacker used the AKC's 2023 rankings, released on April 9, 2024, to compile the 100 most popular breeds out of the total 2...

  • Netflix cancels cheapest plan as subscribers have to choose

    Stacker, Jason Collins|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    Netflix is finalizing its plans to completely phase out its cheapest ad-free subscription tier for its existing subscribers, reports Giant Freakin Robot. The company is now asking its users to choose a new Netflix plan to continue watching content on the world's largest streamer. The Choice To Add More Fees Or More Ads Netflix users took their dissatisfaction with Netflix's action to Reddit, where they discussed the new development. Apparently, those subscribed to the Basic...

  • Best places to live in America

    Stacker, Aine Givens, Andrea Vale, Data Work By Luke Hicks|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    What exactly makes a place an ideal hometown? The answer has changed throughout the decades. In recent years, southern states like Florida, Texas, and North Carolina have welcomed an influx of new residents—an August 2024 Marketwatch analysis of census data lists these three states as the most popular moving destinations for Americans in 2021. Movers may be attracted to the region by lower housing prices and warm weather, but these are far from the only factors determining w...

  • 10 pop stars who drive some of the most expensive cars

    Stacker, Andrea Vale|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    Some celebrities are low-key and choose to drive the same cars as you and me. Justin Timberlake famously cruises around town in a 2002 Volkswagen Jetta to avoid unwanted attention while going about his day. Billionaire Mark Zuckerberg is often seen driving an Acura TSX. Others, however, swing in the opposite direction and are out and about in rides so lavish that one has to wonder if celebrities really do try to one-up each other. There's Drake's 2010 "Sang Noir" (Black...

  • What Christmas was like the year you were born

    Stacker, Isabel Sepulveda, Elizabeth Jackson|Updated Jan 14, 2025

    On Christmas Day in 1914, British and German troops emerged from the trenches of World War I as weeks of bad weather cleared and called a truce. It was spontaneous and not approved by any higher-ups, but many soldiers on both sides ended up taking part. Soccer games were played between the British and German troops before they returned to their respective sides at dusk and continued fighting. The Christmas Truce, as it is known today, is for many an illustration of the power C...