hello it is Wednesday, June 14thhere are today’s not-to-be-missed stories:

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Councilor Karen Price charged with embezzlement and perjury

Los Angeles City Councilman Karen Price has been indicted on 10 counts, including embezzlement, perjury and conflict of interest, following a multi-year parade of elected city officials facing public corruption allegations by state and federal prosecutors. Became the newest of them all.

A 10-year veteran of the city council, Price has a financial stake in the development project he voted for and received tens of thousands of dollars in medical benefits from the city for his current wife while he was married. has been accused of Another woman was also present, according to a news release from the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office.

President Trump pleads not guilty to classified federal documents case

Former President Trump has pleaded not guilty to 37 felony counts related to handling classified documents and attempting to prevent the government from recovering classified documents.

It’s the first time a former US president has been charged with a federal crime. If found guilty in this case, he could face a lengthy prison sentence.

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Apache protest against copper mines tests religious freedom

Members of the Apache Tribe claim the land in Arizona to be destroyed for copper mining is sacred. Their legal battle pits America’s promise of religious freedom against federal land rights, corporate profits, local jobs, and voracious global demand for natural resources such as copper.

Oak Flat is a landscape of cacti-covered, sun-drenched jagged rock formations and Native American archaeological sites and burial grounds with abundant flora and fauna. The contract between Rio Tinto and BHP subsidiary Resolution Copper will transform the site into an industrial crater about two miles wide and about 1,000 feet deep, according to federal planning records.

Cormac McCarthy dies at 89

Legendary fiction writer Cormac McCarthy has died. Though his book was considered an American masterpiece by critics and legions of fans, he refused to offer any insight into what inspired him or what the work meant.

McCarthy, widely regarded as one of America’s greatest contemporary writers, died of natural causes at his home in Santa Fe, New Mexico, on Tuesday, according to publisher Knopp. he was 89 years old.

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California

Lake Oroville is 100% full, with historic rains and thaws reviving California reservoirs. Northern California’s Lake Oroville, the second largest reservoir in the state, is 100% full as the historic wet season ends and the deep snow begins to melt.

A priest has entered this taqueria. The owner wanted employees to “confess” their sins at work. Taqueria Garibaldi of Sacramento, who is already under investigation for wage theft, brought in a priest to force workers to confess to crimes committed at work.

Long Beach plans to purchase land for a homeless shelter near the Los Angeles River. The city rented the site to extend its winter shelter program, but local residents asked leaders to purchase the site for use as homeless housing.

nation world

Outcast or Partner? The United States will navigate its complicated and contradictory relationship with Saudi Arabia. Visits to Saudi Arabia by U.S. officials have always been problematic. The two countries have a love-hate relationship. But the US and Saudi Arabia also need each other for trade and broader security deals in the Middle East.

The mayor of Tijuana is threatened to live on an army base. Mayor Montserrat Caballero announced the decision on Monday after confirming police had found seven bodies crammed into a pickup truck.

A German curator is on a mission to return a silver heirloom stolen from a Jewish family by the Nazis. Thousands of fragments taken from Jewish owners were fused into about 135 tons of silver and used in Germany’s war support. However, some museums have hundreds of pieces of silverware, including candlesticks used to light candles on Shabbat’s Eve, kiddush cups used to bless wine, silver spoons, and cake servers. It was to be stored.

hollywood and art

The most sought after for streaming is why these iconic movie and TV titles are so hard to find. Despite a seemingly endless sea of ​​content on ever-expanding platforms, many valuable movies and TV series are entangled in a complex web of licensing issues, rights disputes, and ever-changing corporate strategies to stream. I can’t.

The Zoot Suit: How the bold look made history and continues to influence fashion. It’s been almost a century since early (and much more discreet) versions of the zoot suit began popping up in urban areas across the United States. But suits are still among us, used as formal attire for weddings and proms, as stage costumes for pop artists, and even as inspiration for high fashion.

‘Wheel of Fortune’ host Pat Sajak announces retirement in 2024 Pat Sajak, who hosted “Wheel of Fortune” for more than 40 years, announced Monday that he will retire in 2024.

work

A contract with Lisa Marie’s daughter, Priscilla Presley, to make her the sole trustee of her estate. Riley Keough filed a petition on Monday to approve a settlement that includes an undisclosed payment to her grandmother Priscilla, who agreed not to be co-trustee of Lisa Marie Presley’s estate.

These food delivery drivers will be the first app-based workers to receive the minimum wage in the country. The $17.96 hourly wage went into effect on July 12, and the minimum wage is set to rise to $19.96 by April 2025, according to New York City officials.

sports

John Wright explains in black and white why LA country clubs are picture-perfect. “At some places on the North Course, when you get back there, you lose sight of the city,” Wright said. “It’s like being in the middle of nowhere. It’s gorgeous and wonderful.”

The referee stopped the match between Mayweather and Gotti III. “That’s when the real battle began.” “The best punch was thrown after the fight stopped,” said Bet Duran, who covered the pay-per-view bout for Zeus Network. “Floyd was toying with him the whole time, and Gotti couldn’t respond. After the fight was called, Gotti landed the best punch, by far.”

opinion

Column: Republicans wanted to prosecute Clinton’s emails. And are they defending Trump now? “If you think Clinton’s actions are as bad as Trump’s actions, then the response can’t be ‘So he should run too.’ But that seems to be the Republican response right now,” said Jonah. Goldberg writes.

Opinion: PGA-LIV merger is not a problem. golf. The merger of LIV and PGA suggests that golf is big business. So why subsidize? Let them absorb the true cost that the golf course imposes on the community.

LA only

Los Angeles County Museum of Natural History, Wilshire Boulevard Abbey, Northridge Congregational Church, Walt Disney Concert Hall, City Hall, Palm Court, Cal Edison, Hollywood Vine Metro ceilings.

(Tina Apelles, Sandra Stojanovic/Los Angeles City Hall, Brian van der Brug, Gary Friedman/Los Angeles Times)
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Looking for a new way to see LA? Just look up this gorgeous ceiling.

Let this guide be the starting point for your upward adventure. The list is chronologically ordered by the completion date of each destination (the oldest was published in 1911) and, as expected, includes historic cinemas, performing arts venues, houses of worship, and more. It contains a space that aims to take people out of their daily lives. But other destinations might surprise you. A small bar, a local library, an office building in the middle of downtown Los Angeles.

from the archive

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On this day in 1940, The first transport of Polish political prisoners arrived at Auschwitz, which became the largest concentration, extermination and slave labor camp in Nazi Germany, where over one million died.

Los Angeles resident Ralph Hackman was one of the last survivors of a concentration camp that held 1.3 million people until his death in March 2020.

In January 2020, The Times documented Hakman’s trip back to Auschwitz and neighboring Birkenau, where he spent three years in his youth.

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