WASHINGTON - The Pentagon announced on Monday it was ending its deployment of some 700 active-duty Marines sent to Los Angeles last month to protect federal property and personnel during a spate of protests tied to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown. The withdrawal follows last week's decision to remove about...
‘Cosby Show’ Star Malcolm-Jamal Warner Dies at 54, Media Reports Say
Los Angeles - Actor Malcolm-Jamal Warner, who played Bill Cosby's son Theo on the 1980s television hit "The Cosby Show," has died at age 54, according to media reports on Monday. Warner drowned while swimming during a family trip in Costa Rica, People magazine reported. Representatives for Warner did not...
US Retail Giant Costco to Set up Global Capability Center in India, to Employ 1000 People, Sources Say
HYDERABAD/BENGALURU - U.S. retailer Costco Wholesale Corp will open its first global capability center (GCC) in India in Hyderabad, two people familiar with the plans told Reuters. The center will initially employ 1,000 people and scale up eventually, sources said. Costco did not immediately respond to Reuters request for a...
Should ICE Agents Wear Masks? LA Mayor Bass Says No
Immigration raids by masked federal agents have helped create a “reign of terror” in Los Angeles, Mayor Karen Bass said in an interview aired Sunday on ABC. Fear of arrest and deportation has prompted many of Southern California’s immigrants — no matter their legal status — to hunker down in...
Trump Threatens Washington Stadium Deal Unless NFL Team Readopts Redskins Name
President Donald Trump threatened on Sunday to interfere with a deal to build a new football stadium in Washington, D.C., unless the local NFL team, now known as the Commanders, changes its name back to Redskins. The American football team dropped the name Redskins in 2020 after decades of criticism...
Brother of Army Ranger and NFL Star Pat Tillman Crashes Into Post Office
A driver was arrested Sunday after a vehicle crashed into a post office in San Jose and set the building ablaze, authorities said. Officials said the man, Richard Tillman, 44, is believed to be the youngest brother of Pat Tillman, a former professional football player turned Army Ranger who was...
Subway Appoints Former Burger King Executive as CEO
U.S. sandwich chain Subway on Monday named former Burger King executive Jonathan Fitzpatrick as its CEO starting July 28, tapping a fast-food industry veteran to lift sales and help expand its business globally. Most recently, Fitzpatrick served as president and CEO of automotive services firm Driven Brands. Prior to that,...
Valley Crime Stoppers’ Most Wanted Person of the Day: Martin Raymond Caparida
July 21, 2025 Most Wanted Person of the Day Suspect Name: Martin Raymond Caparida Suspects Date of Birth: June 3, 2002 Physical Description: White Male, 6’ 0. 156 lbs., Brown Hair, Brown Eyes. Charges: Identity theft Warrant Number: F25904647 Synopsis of the Case: Martin Raymond Caparida is wanted on a...
Venezuela Releases 48 Detainees Under Prisoner Swap Deal
CARACAS - Forty-eight Venezuelans detained by their own government have so far been released under the terms of a prisoner exchange agreed with the United States, legal rights advocacy group Foro Penal said on Monday. The U.S. said last week that 80 people would be released from Venezuelan jails as...
Russia and Ukraine Edge Closer to First Talks in Seven Weeks
MOSCOW - Russia and Ukraine appear close to agreeing to hold a new round of peace talks in Turkey this week, although the Kremlin said on Monday that the two sides held "diametrically opposed" positions on how to end the war. Two days after Ukraine called for new talks in...