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By MORGAN LEE | Associated Press SANTA FE, N.M.  — A grand jury indicted Alec Baldwin on Friday on an involuntary manslaughter charge in a 2021 fatal shooting during a rehearsal on a movie set in New Mexico, reviving a dormant case against the A-list actor. Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months after receiving a new analysis of the gun that was used. Baldwin, the lead actor and a co-producer on the Western movie “Rust,” was pointing a gun at cinematographer Halyna Hutchins…

Nancy Iskander was in the crosswalk of a quiet Westlake Village street with three of her children when she heard engines roaring. Two sport utility vehicles were barreling toward them.Iskander put up her right hand in a desperate effort to stop the speeding vehicles and dived for safety, grabbing her 5-year-old son. Her next memory is of her two older boys — Jacob, 8, and Mark, 11 — crumpled on Triunfo Canyon Road.Los Angeles County prosecutors say Rebecca Grossman was behind the wheel of a white Mercedes that fatally…

A former Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputy will serve 30 days in jail in connection with a fatal 2019 shooting in which authorities fired more than 30 rounds into the back of a moving car, under the terms of a plea deal reached Friday in a downtown L.A. courtroom. Andrew Lyons pleaded no contest to assault with a firearm and assault under color of authority in the killing of 24-year-old Ryan Twyman outside a Willowbrook apartment complex in June 2019. The case marks the first time in roughly two decades that an L.A.…

Towards the end of a chapter on a Bertrand Tavernier movie set just after the first world war, David Thomson writes: “I doubt there is any such thing as an anti-war film.” In its context it seems hardly more than a passing observation, but in fact the thought is fundamental to Thomson’s project. For what the eminent British film critic is writing about, at some length and in compelling and often limpidly beautiful prose, is war itself and our ambiguous relation to it, or at least to its representation in moving images –…

Small wooden tree-mounted boxes for bats are an increasingly common sight in B.C.'s urban parks, often resembling birdhouses except with entrances underneath.After a string of tragedies near bat boxes, B.C. scientists teamed up to investigate.What they learned over four years, they say, has changed how we should be building summertime homes for mother bats and their pups, with the species' survival at stake."For them to to raise that young they need just-right temperatures to do so," explained study co-author Cori Lausen.…

Curated By: Shahrukh ShahLast Updated: December 02, 2023, 11:42 ISTScooter riders Take U-turn Carelessly. (Photo: File photo)The incident took place in Kolkata's Jamshedpur, where two riders escaped a fatal accident while taking a turn on a busy highway carelessly in Kolkata's Jamshedpur.A nail-biting viral video is doing rounds on social media platforms, where a Mahindra Scorpio was seen saving the lives of scooter riders on the highway. According to the reports, the incident took place in Kolkata’s Jamshedpur, where…

Los Angeles police have launched a search for a killer suspected of fatally shooting three homeless people in separate incidents around the city, police officials announced Friday.All three killings occurred in the early morning hours over a three-day span in November, Police Chief Michel Moore said at an afternoon news conference at police headquarters downtown, where he was joined by Dist. Atty. George Gascón and Mayor Karen Bass.“This is a killer preying on the unhoused,” Bass said.The first victim was shot about 3:10…

Social media video of a black bear being pestered by people while feasting on fish on the shores of the Campbell River has sparked outrage online and among locals.The video was posted seven weeks ago but has now caught the attention of residents in the Vancouver Island city of the same name, located about 225 kilometres north of Victoria.The video, taken and posted online by Blake Pedersson, shows a group of people with fishing gear fixated on a black bear eating at the river's edge. Members of the group get within inches…

Tesla is facing several probes over its 'Autopilot' feature. A California jury on Tuesday rejected a claim that a Tesla car involved in a fatal 2019 crash had a manufacturer's defect in its "Autopilot" self-driving feature, according to a court spokesperson. The civil suit accused Tesla of…

Olive oil consumption may reduce the risk of dementia-related death, according to a new study. Despite needing further research, the findings support dietary recommendations promoting olive oil for its potential brain and heart health benefits.Regular olive oil consumption is associated with a 28% lower risk of fatal dementia.A recent study suggests that incorporating olive oil into one’s diet could help reduce the risk of death from dementia. With many countries witnessing rising rates of <span…