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Cops on both sides of the US-Mexico border are investigating a sprawling underground passage uncovered in the Tijuana area that is believed to extend toward the US. The tunnel was found Saturday in the Nueva Tijuana neighborhood during a raid carried out by Mexican federal authorities with support from the Mexican Navy, according to Mexico’s Attorney General’s Office. The underground route was uncovered after authorities executed a search warrant at a property in eastern Tijuana. During the operation, officers seized a variety of items, including ammunition, cell phones, bank cards, a digital video recorder and dozens of doses of methamphetamine....

A chilling tattoo of a human heart clutched by clawed hands may have helped federal prosecutors tie an alleged MS-13 gangster to one of Los Angeles’ most gruesome killings, a court has heard. Prosecutors claim Angel Guzman helped butcher a man while deep inside the Angeles National Forest in 2017 — stabbing him more than 100 times, carving out his heart with a machete, and dumping his body into a canyon, the LA Times reported. Now, Guzman and three other alleged members of the notorious MS-13 Fulton gang are facing federal charges tied to a bloody string of murders that...

Software giant Oracle has named Hilary Maxson as its new chief financial officer amid thousands of layoffs that sent shockwaves through the company. Maxson, 48, formerly of Schneider Electric, assumes the role effective immediately with an annual base salary of $950,000 and eligibility for a performance-based bonus targeting $2.5 million, according to a regulatory filing. The technology company made the appointment amid rising debt from its extensive AI infrastructure investments, CNBC reported. A Cornell graduate with an MBA, Maxson has a decorated career in financial services, including stints at The AES Corporation, Citibank and Bank of America. The appointment comes...

Ex–Fleetwood Mac guitarist and vocalist Lindsey Buckingham was allegedly attacked by a woman described as a stalking suspect in Santa Monica on Wednesday. Buckingham was at an appointment in the area when the attack happened, according to NBC4. The woman threw an unknown substance at the two-time Grammy winner and fled the scene, the outlet reported. According to the Santa Monica Police Department and the Los Angeles Police Department, who are both working the case, the suspect found out about Buckingham’s appointments and showed up on site.

A Democratic assemblyman has been accused of dabbling in drugs, alcohol and having a gaming addiction as his wife’s bombshell divorce documents were made public. Joaquin Arambula, who is running to be a councilmember on Fresno City Council, is in a legal battle with Elizabeth Arambula, who filed for divorce in January and wrote a lengthy appeal for child custody. “For years, I have covered for Respondent’s struggles with alcohol, marijuana, and gaming, concealing them from our children, family, friends, and his professional circle,” Elizabeth Arambula said according to court documents, in which she is seeking spousal support for the...

“Hundreds of demonstrators from Los Angeles’s Iranian-American community took the streets Saturday to celebrate the US-Israeli airstrikes that killed Iran’s supreme leader. “I want to cry. I want to scream. I want to dance. I want to laugh — but above all, I just want to celebrate,” said LA resident Shervin Khorramian, 55, waving an Iranian flag as he joined the elated crowd outside of the Wilshire Federal building in Westwood. I feel absolutely elated, and I feel hopeful,” Khorramian added. “For the first time in a long time, I feel hopeful that this really could be the turning point...

Some members of an elite, super-secretive men’s club based in California wine country have allegedly been leaked — with names ranging from former late-night host Conan O’Brien and billionaire former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg to ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt. The membership list of Bohemian Grove — a private 2,700-acre campground in Sonoma County that hosts an annual two-week retreat and has a clubhouse in San Francisco — was allegedly obtained by an independent journalist and confirmed by a club member, according to the San Francisco Standard. The extensive list of more than 2,000 members in 2023 features the...