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More than two dozen people were hurt when a vehicle careened into a crowd of people in front of a nightclub in East Hollywood overnight, authorities said. The driver was then pulled from his vehicle, beaten and shot. Initial reports of a car colliding with a crowd came in around 2 a.m. Saturday in the 4600 block of Santa Monica Boulevard, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department. The popular Vermont Hollywood venue is located within that block. ... His condition as of 8 a.m. Saturday was not known. A law enforcement source informed KTLA shortly before 8 a.m. that...

Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson 🚨BREAKING: Mayor Karen Bass FIRES LA Fire Chief Kristin Crowley. 1:29 PM · Feb 21, 2025

Joe Biden’s administration has offered a mere $770 in “one-time payments” to individuals devastated by the catastrophic wildfires in Los Angeles. This paltry sum is a stark contrast to the billions of dollars being funneled overseas. This is a slap in the face to those who have lost homes, livelihoods, and loved ones. The Los Angeles wildfires have wreaked havoc, resulting in at least 24 deaths and the destruction of thousands of structures. Over 150,000 residents have been forced to evacuate, with entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. ..... Snip..... Biden vowed that the federal government will cover 100% of disaster...

Fort the first time ever, Israel and the U.S. coordinated major airstrikes today against Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, following yet another Houthi drone attack against Israel. Will Donald Trump’s return to office lead to the downfall of the Houthi menace? Plus, thousands of Iranian paramilitary foot soldiers marched in the streets of Tehran today, vowing that their Ring of Fire is stronger than ever despite suffering heavy blows. But is Iran’s regime, in reality, on borrowed time? Watch now!

The stereotype of lesbians always being prepared for an emergency — everyone knows a queer woman who doesn’t leave the house without a Leatherman multitool and carabiners — holds true for Los Angeles’ first openly LGBTQ+ Fire Chief Kristin Crowley who is overseeing the firefighters trying to stop the Palisades fire. As of Wednesday morning, more than 5,000 acres in the affluent celebrity-inhabited neighborhood of Pacific Palisades in southern California has been consumed by fire, with approximately 1,000 structures and coastal homes reduced to rubble. The fire is being called “one of the most destructive firestorms to hit the region...