FBI offers $150K reward for arrest of 75-year-old woman wanted in $30M scam

Global News - Oct 16, 2026

Mary Carole McDonnell is accused of defrauding nearly $30 million from banks and other financial institutions in a year-long scheme while posing as a fake heiress.

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Tech mogul Elon Musk agreed to settle two lawsuits over his $1 million check handouts to battleground voters in the 2024 election, according to court filings published Thursday. The suits, filed in the Western District of Texas, accused the Tesla and SpaceX CEO of defrauding voters when his America PAC offered a $1 million giveaway...

AI safety group pushes for tighter export controls, limits on 'vastly superhuman AI'

Oct 16, 2026

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A conservative AI safety group is calling for the U.S. to implement tighter restrictions on advanced chip sales to China and limit the development of “vastly superhuman AI” as part of a new framework for AI policy. Humans First, chaired by former Tea Party leader Amy Kremer, laid out what it described as an “America...

Tesla says its newly unveiled Roadster 2 vehicle ‘can fly’

Oct 16, 2026

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Tesla just unveiled its latest vehicle, the Roadster 2, which it says will be available with performance options that will allow it to 'fly.'

Brush fires spark in Southern California, prompting evacuation orders

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Brush fires spark in Southern California, prompting evacuation orders

Firefighters worked to contain two other fires that had sparked Thursday and triggered evacuation orders in the city of Azusa, north of LA, and Camp Pendleton, near San Diego.

Warsh offers no fresh signals on interest rates

Oct 16, 2026

Warsh offers no fresh signals on interest rates

Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh declined Friday to predict central bank officials’ future course on interest rates, less than two weeks before they meet to discuss monetary policy.  “I don’t prejudge meetings. I don’t believe in saying now what I might do at the meetings that we have in the balance of this year,” Warsh...

3 children, 1 teacher dead in Oregon elementary school shooting, police say

Oct 16, 2026

3 children, 1 teacher dead in Oregon elementary school shooting, police say

The attacker, who police identified as a Bend resident, was shot and went down inside the school shortly after officers arrived, police spokesperson Sheila Miller said.

Bass vs. Raman: Who can make housing more affordable?

Oct 16, 2026

Bass vs. Raman: Who can make housing more affordable?

Karen Bass and Nithya Raman both have plans to help L.A.'s housing crisis. Will either make living here more affordable?

Bass and Raman trade accusations over ICE — and former LAPD chief Daryl Gates

Oct 16, 2026

Bass and Raman trade accusations over ICE — and former LAPD chief Daryl Gates

Mayor Karen Bass called on her opponent to apologize for her remarks about a former LAPD chief. Councilmember Nithya Raman said Bass deliberately twisted her words.

100,000 Edison customers lose power as SoCal braces for peak of Santa Ana winds

Oct 16, 2026

100,000 Edison customers lose power as SoCal braces for peak of Santa Ana winds

The Bryson fire sparked evacuation orders for the Encinal Canyon area near Trancas Canyon. A larger swath of Malibu was under an evacuation warning.

A man's neck was broken in an L.A. County jail. His family is suing the Sheriff's Department

Oct 16, 2026

A man's neck was broken in an L.A. County jail. His family is suing the Sheriff's Department

Jeffrey Fairchild died months after a sheriff's deputy broke his neck at an L.A. County jail in 2024. His family has filed a lawsuit alleging excessive force.

LAPD chief becomes polarizing figure as Bass and Raman diverge on handling of police

Oct 16, 2026

LAPD chief becomes polarizing figure as Bass and Raman diverge on handling of police

Some observers see the November election between Mayor Karen Bass and challenger Nithya Raman as a referendum on LAPD Chief Jim McDonnell.

GOP senators press Pentagon over Ukraine’s loss of Starshield data 

Oct 16, 2026

GOP senators press Pentagon over Ukraine’s loss of Starshield data 

Four Republican senators have joined their Democratic colleagues in pressing the Trump administration for information about whether Pentagon officials ordered restrictions on Ukraine’s access to the satellite-based Starshield network, which Ukrainian officials said limited their ability to intercept Russian drones. Ukraine needs access to fast Starshield data speeds to operate drones along with fixed-wing and...

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