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Los Angeles (AFP) - When Carlos Schmidt beds down on the hard streets of Los Angeles, he has nothing but a backpack and an old blanket, like thousands of other homeless people in one of the richest cities in the world's richest country. "At nighttime, I just find somewhere quiet like a park or a bus bench, where there's not a lot of chaos," the 37-year-old told AFP. "And I'll try to rest up right there for as long as I can." Schmidt is one of some 75,500 people living on the streets of Los Angeles and its sprawling suburbs, according to a January survey. The figure is up 70 percent since 2015,......

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom’s spokesperson has corrected the “inaccurate” framing of his comments earlier this week in response to approved recommendations by the state’s task force that studied the wrongdoings of slavery and other historical forms of discrimination against Black people. It was reported Wednesday by Fox News that Newsom “declined to endorse cash payments,” which is a false narrative according to the governor’s office. Newsom had said in a media statement that “dealing with the legacy of slavery is about much more than cash payments.” A spokesperson for Newsom clarif......

Anne Heche was under the influence of cocaine when she slammed her car into a Los Angeles home, according to a report. Authorities drew blood from the 53-year-old actress after the life-threatening crash on Aug. 5 in the Mar Vista neighborhood on L.A.'s west side. There was no alcohol in Heche’s system, but there was cocaine, TMZ reported Thursday, citing police sources. The tests were also positive for fentanyl, according to TMZ. Cops are unsure if the opioid played a role in the crash because it is also used as a painkiller in hospitals. Heche remains in critical condition after being severe......

Anne Heche is reportedly in “stable condition” following a car crash in Los Angeles on Friday night that left her badly burned — and a witness amazed that she lived. Heche, 53, remains in the hospital, a rep for the actress told People. “Her family and friends ask for your thoughts and prayers and to respect her privacy during this difficult time,” the rep said. The Daytime Emmy-winning actress was inside a blue Mini Cooper that crashed into a two-story home in Mar Vista, a neighborhood on the Westside of Los Angeles, on Friday. The crash was reported shortly before 11 a.m., according to the L......

The Duke University student under investigation for plagiarizing her commencement speech had applied to make the address and was chosen from a field of graduates. Priya Parkash gave the speech at Duke’s Sunday ceremony. Soon after, fellow students on Twitter pointed out near-identical phrases in Sarah Abushaar’s 2014 commencement address at Harvard University. Following the first story in The Duke Chronicle and responding to questions from The News & Observer, Parkash issued a statement through a Los Angeles public relations firm Tuesday night, in which she described the “honor” of having been......

Los Angeles (AFP) - Drinkers in Los Angeles will need to be vaccinated against Covid-19 starting next month, authorities said Wednesday, as mandates spread across the United States. Bars and nightclubs in Los Angeles county will be required to check that patrons have had the shot, the health department said, in the same way they demand proof of age. The county, home to around 10 million people, joins New York City in making jabs compulsory for swathes of the entertainment industry, in a country that has not yet fully embraced the life-saving vaccines. "This is a reasonable path forward that co......