| | | | | Afternoon headlines for Thursday, July 16, 2020 |
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Could Your Job Kill You? LA County Health Officer Blames Coronavirus Workplace Dangers As the coronavirus continues its spread throughout the Southland, Los Angeles County’s top health officer warned Thursday that workplaces are a major source of transmission, and employers have a duty to adhere to health restrictions to protect employees. County health officer Dr. Muntu Davis said inspectors over the past few months have been responding to […]
Case Dismissed Against Social Workers Charged in Boy’s Death A judge Thursday dismissed charges against four social workers who were accused of failing to protect an 8-year-old Antelope Valley boy whose mother and her boyfriend were convicted of his May 2013 torture death. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge George G. Lomeli — who had previously denied the defense’s request to dismiss the case — […]
Kitten Dies After Being Tossed Into Street Traffic From Car In El Segundo: Cops Hunt Suspect A kitten thrown from a car into traffic in El Segundo has died, and police Thursday continued their efforts to find the suspect. The cat was thrown out of the vehicle on Monday about 9:25 a.m. near Grand Avenue and Nash Street, according to the El Segundo Police Department, which originally reported that the incident […]
Man Charged with Stabbing Wife In Front of Their Four Young Kids A 35-year-old man is facing a host of felony charges for allegedly stabbing his wife in front of their four young children during a domestic dispute in Orange. Shawn Ryan Pulsifer pleaded not guilty Wednesday to an attempted murder charge with a sentencing enhancement for attempted premeditated murder, meaning he could face a life sentence […]
Singer Justin Bieber Wins Round in Defamation Suit Against Two Accusers A judge Thursday granted a motion by Justin Bieber’s lawyers to subpoena Twitter for information on the identities of women who accused him on social media of sexual assault, allegations the singer’s attorney said are provably false through eyewitness and photographic evidence. “We just want to uncover who is behind these two accounts and it […]
Pasadena Doo Dah Parade Goes Virtual A day after the Tournament of Roses announced that the Rose Parade won’t be held for the first time since World War II, organizers of Pasadena’s offbeat and irreverent Doo Dah Parade announced Thursday that it will go forward — but virtually — due to the coronavirus pandemic. The eccentric parade, annually held the weekend […]
`Hamilton’ at Pantages Won’t Return Until Next April The producers of “Hamilton” at the Pantages Theatre in Hollywood, which was put on hold four months ago due to the coronavirus pandemic, Thursday announced an April 2021 return date for the hit musical. “In support of the well-being of the theater-going public as well as those who work on the production and at the […]
Report: Online Learning Leaves Thousands of Black, Brown Students Behind More than 50,000 Black and Latino middle and high school students in Los Angeles did not regularly participate in the school system’s main platform for virtual classrooms after campuses closed in March, reflecting the disparities faced by students of color amid the COVID-19 pandemic and the difficulties ahead as the LAUSD prepares for continued online […]
Boss ‘Gawked At Her Breasts And Genitalia’: Ex-City Attorney Office Worker Sues Over Supervisor’s Alleged Sex Harassment A former longtime legal assistant for the City Attorney’s Office is suing her ex-employer, alleging she was forced to resign in 2019 because of a backlash she suffered when she reported being sexually harassed by her supervisor who “gawked at her breasts and genitalia” and made “quid pro quo advances.” Marlene Ramos, who said she […]
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