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Two more men arrested in alleged White House UFC attack plot - UPI. com
1+ hour, 24+ min ago (469+ words) June 22 (UPI) -- Federal authorities have arrested two additional suspects allegedly involved in last week's foiled attack targeting the Ultimate Fighting Championship bout at the White House, prosecutors said Monday. Both suspects made their initial court appearances Monday, the Justice Department…...
LA school Superintendent Alberto Carvalho resigns amid FBI probe - UPI. com
13+ hour ago (220+ words) June 22 (UPI) -- The superintendent of the Los Angeles Unified School District, Alberto Carvalho, has resigned months after the FBI raided his home and offices, the school board announced Monday. The LAUSD Board of Education said it received Carvalho's letter of…...
Firefighters cite progress against sprawling LA warehouse blaze - UPI. com
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (380+ words) June 21 (UPI) -- Firefighters battling a massive fire at a Los Angeles warehouse that has darkened skies around the city cited progress against the smoldering blaze in an update issued Sunday. The fire, which broke out Wednesday in the Boyle Heights…...
Los Angeles mayor declares emergency over Boyle Heights warehouse fire - UPI. com
2+ day, 1+ hour ago (396+ words) June 20 (UPI) -- Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass on Saturday issued a declaration of local emergency as the city continues to fight a major fire at a cold-storage warehouse in the city's Boyle Heights neighborhood. The fire erupted on June 17 and…...
'Friends,' 'Cheers,' 'Will & Grace' director James Burrows dies at 85 - UPI. com
3+ day, 6+ hour ago (165+ words) June 19 (UPI) -- Prolific television director James Burrows died Friday, People and CBS News reported. He was 85. People was the first to confirm with Burrows' family, who said in a statement he died "peacefully today surrounded by his loving family." CBS…...
Canadian billionaire Frank Stronach found guilty of sexual assault - UPI. com
3+ day, 8+ hour ago (313+ words) June 19 (UPI) -- Canadian auto parts mogul Frank Stronach, 93, was found guilty Friday of sexual assault and indecent assault. Stronach, one of Canada's richest men, was found not guilty of three other charges of sexual assault involving two other women. In…...
U. S. gas prices drop below $4 mark for first time since March 30 - UPI. com
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (254+ words) June 18 (UPI) -- The average price of a gallon of regular gas in the United States dropped below $4 Thursday, marking the first time prices have been this low since March 30. AAA reports the average price of gas has reached $3. 99 per gallon…...
U. S. Air Force identifies 8 killed in B-52 crash - UPI. com
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (376+ words) June 17 (UPI) -- U. S. Air Force officials identified Wednesday the eight crew members who died earlier this week in a U. S. strategic bomber crash in California. The B-52 Stratofortress crashed during a routine test mission in the Mojave Desert. Air Force officials said the…...
Georgia Republicans reject bid to redraw congressional maps - UPI. com
5+ day, 47+ min ago (610+ words) June 17 (UPI) -- Georgia Republicans on Wednesday rejected GOP efforts to redraw the state's congressional and legislative maps amid a wider national push to redraw congressional maps. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, a Republican, had last month scheduled the special session for…...
Watch: 'Sia: Nostalgic for the Present' revisits Coachella set, tour - UPI. com
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (145+ words) June 17 (UPI) -- Sia is giving a glimpse of her concert film Sia: Nostalgic for the Present. The Australian singer-songwriter, 50, released a trailer for the documentary Wednesday. Sia: Nostalgic for the Present revisits Sia's 2016 Coachella performance and world tour in honor…...