Top LAFD union official accuses former president of battery

Los Angeles Times - Oct 16, 2026

Los Angeles firefighters Jason Powell and Freddy Escobar have a history, and on Friday that apparently led to an altercation at their union's headquarters.

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Oct 16, 2026

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Unauthorized drones banned along US-Mexico border: FAA

Oct 16, 2026

Unauthorized drones banned along US-Mexico border: FAA

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said Friday it is restricting unauthorized drones along the ​U.S.-Mexico border. This move comes as the government ramps up efforts to address concerns about illegal drug shipments across the border, Reuters reported Friday. It is a temporary flight restriction that bars any unauthorized drone activity up to 400 feet above...

Trump claims neither he nor Musk caused Ukraine Starlink outage

Oct 16, 2026

Trump claims neither he nor Musk caused Ukraine Starlink outage

President Trump claimed on Friday that neither he nor SpaceX founder Elon Musk caused Ukraine’s Starlink outage earlier this week as the president clashed with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries. “I didn’t do that. No, we didn’t do that at all. In fact, I don’t even think it was...

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

Oct 16, 2026

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

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.

Arizona escalates water war, intervening in lawsuit over federal Colorado River cuts

Oct 16, 2026

Arizona escalates water war, intervening in lawsuit over federal Colorado River cuts

Arizona has joined in Nevada in suing to challenge the Trump administration's plan for water cutbacks along the Colorado River.

As U.S. shifts peptide rules, these are the risks experts want you to know

Oct 16, 2026

As U.S. shifts peptide rules, these are the risks experts want you to know

As peptides are pushed by self-prescribed 'wellness influencers,' experts weigh in on their targeted uses, consequences of misuse, and how they became a social media trend.

Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways

Oct 16, 2026

Musk settles election lottery lawsuits over $1 million voter giveaways

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

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

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

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

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

Oct 16, 2026

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.

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