8+ min ago (397+ words) COVINA, Calif. -- More than just precious heirlooms and valuables were taken from a Southern California widow during a burglary at her home. Her beloved dog was killed, too. "They took my jewelry, my money," said Monica Lopez. "They took everything." Lopez has lived in her Covina home for 30 years, but now, she says it no longer feels like her safe place. The 76-year-old came home from a family celebration late Thanksgiving night to find a side gate open, a window broken and what she calls her "blessing room" ransacked. "It's just been tough and difficult to not only receive that call on the day of Thanksgiving, when we're all grateful to be together, just to receive a call that somebody has broken into your mom's house," the victim's son said. Jewelry, mementos and even the money she set aside for…...

9+ hour, 54+ min ago (735+ words) What does this all mean for the AP Top 25? Let's break down the rankings. Stats courtesy of ESPN Research. Week 14 result:Defeated Michigan 27-9 Stat to know:Ohio State snapped its four-game losing streak against Michigan. Week 14 result:Defeated Purdue 56-3 Stat to know: Indiana will be playing in its first conference championship game. What's next: Big Ten championship vs. Ohio State (in Indianapolis); Saturday, 8 p.m., Fox Week 14 result:Defeated Georgia Tech 16-9 Stat to know:The win over Georgia Tech was Georgia's eighth straight in the series. Week 14 result:Defeated Washington 26-14 Stat to know:Oregon has a 99.9 percent chance to make the College Football Playoff, according to ESPN Analytics. Week 14 result:Defeated West Virginia 49-0 Stat to know:Texas Tech is playing in the Big 12 championship game for the first time in program history. Week 14 result:Defeated Mississippi State 38-19 Stat to know:Ole Miss…...

12+ hour, 44+ min ago (325+ words) NEW YORK -- Luigi Mangione is due back in court on Monday for pivotal hearings about evidence that can be used in his case. Last week, attorneys for Mangione asked a judge to limit how some of the evidence is discussed when the parties convene for a pre-trial hearing, to prevent the hearing from turning "into a public mini trial" that could prejudice the accused killer. Judge Gregory Carro has set aside several days beginning Monday to hear arguments over whether certain evidence should be suppressed. Mangione, who has pleaded not guilty to murdering UnitedHealthcare chief executive Brian Thompson, wants to preclude the prosecution from using the contents of a red notebook police said they recovered from his backpack when he was arrested in Altoona, Pennsylvania. The defense also wants to preclude Mangione's statements to police, arguing in a court filing…...

16+ hour, 43+ min ago (188+ words) SAN FRANCISCO -- Discipline, creativity and a steady hand -- all traits that an artist must possess. According to Dr. Don Hershman, they are qualities that a surgeon must possess. He would seemingly know, because he is both of those things. "I always said there is a part of my brain that turns on at a certain point in the painting and in the surgery. I mean the blank canvass is daunting. When you are beginning a surgery, it's the beginning of an adventure. It's a creative energy that not many people have the experience of talking about, because surgeons are surgeons and artists are artists. Not many people do both," Hershman said. "People adjust their language to fit in. I can only speak for my experience as a gay man going through medical school having to code-switch. Back in the day,…...

21+ hour, 16+ min ago (202+ words) Deputies say the shooting victims include both children and adults, while the DA and mayor indicate children are among the dead. STOCKTON, Calif. -- Four people are dead and several people were injured in a mass shooting at a California child's birthday party, officials said Saturday night. The San Joaquin County Sheriff's Office says the shooting happened around 6 p.m. inside a strip mall shopping center in Stockton, California. Deputies said that "approximately 14 individuals were struck by gunfire, and four victims have been confirmed deceased." San Joaquin County District Attorney Ron Freitas and Mayor of Stockton Christina Fugazi have both indicated that children are among the victims who died. That information has not yet been confirmed by the sheriff's office. Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff's office, said the gunshot victims included both children and adults. Early indications "suggest…...

23+ hour, 55+ min ago (175+ words) "HIV Unwrapped" streams Nov. 30 on Hulu Fashion designers are known to tell stories with the clothes they create. For the Hulu special, "HIV Unwrapped," design students from the Parsons School of Design partnered with the best HIV scientists in the world to change the narrative about the stigma of HIV through fashion. "We are taking science, really complex science, and fashion, two worlds that you don't normally think come together, and weirdly, they do," said Karl Schmid, executive producer of "HIV Unwrapped" and co-founder of +Life Media to On The Red Carpet. Schmid has brought "HIV Unwrapped" to Australia, England and Rwanda and he was excited to bring the conversation to New York City. The special will take viewers behind the scenes of the fashion show to see how the garments were made, how the collaborations between designers and science…...

1+ day, 28+ min ago (214+ words) The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said investigators arrested an Afghan national who allegedly made a social media post about "building a bomb" and threatened to blow up a building in Fort Worth, Texas. Mohammad Dawood Alokozay's arrest took place on Tuesday, Tricia McLaughlin, an assistant secretary with DHS, said in a social media post Saturday. Alokozay was arrested on state terror charges and is being held at a corrections center in Tarrant County, Texas, according to court records. His arrest came just a day before two National Guard members were allegedly shot by another Afghan national -- 29-year-old Rahmanullah Lakanwal-- in Washington D.C. One of the Guard members, U.S. Army Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, later died from her injuries. Lakanwal is now facing a first-degree murder charge. McLaughlin alleged in an X post that Alokozay "posted a video of himself on TikTok indicating he…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (170+ words) In Wisconsin, three young children were killed on Thanksgiving after an apartment fire in Kenosha. For many who live off 43rd Avenue, it's difficult to look at the aftermath of a deadly fire that left three children dead, their father injured on Thanksgiving night. Family and neighbors are grieving the loss of Connor, Rylee and Alena Kannin. "It makes me sick to my stomach, just looking at that place it," neighbor Latoya Cook said. "Don't want to drive past it, but unfortunately, I have to, but it's hard." Cook lives in the same building and was with her daughter on their way back from a gathering when she saw the smoke and flames. Surveillance video shows when the fire started to take over the apartment shortly after 10:30 p.m. Moments later, people are seen running around the building as the smoke takes over…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago (159+ words) CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago firefighters were held at gunpoint outside a station on Thanksgiving Day, police and an alderman said. The crime happened at about 7:15 a.m. in front of Engine91's quarters in the 2800-block of N. Pulaski Road, police confirmed. Forty-fifth ward Alderman Jim Gardiner said masked suspects were trying to steal a vehicle belonging to a member of the fire dept. in front of the firehouse. Police said three victims tried to approach the suspects who were trying to take a car. The suspects then pulled out a gun. The suspects fled in an unknown vehicle in an unknown direction. "I always felt safe at the firehouse even in questionable neighborhoods," a spokesperson for the Second Battalion CFD said on social media. No injuries were reported. No one is in custody. "If first responders are vulnerable to guns being drawn while working,…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago (190+ words) A New Jersey family had an unimaginable start to their Thanksgiving meal as a table laden by trays of food suddenly came crashing down. Video posted to Instagram captured the insane moment on Thursday, November 27. "We were filming our pre-Thanksgiving speech by one of our little cousins and right as she finished, the table broke and all the food fell to the ground," said Kat Hovnanian who filmed the video. "Auntie Siran spent weeks preparing and cooking but she was an absolute champ about it," she said. "We are an Armenian family of about 150 people. We picked whatever we could off the floor - there was enough but most of it was destroyed." "There was too much weight at the front of the table because of all the food," Hovnanian explained. "What an Armenian Thanksgiving with too much food!" The video…...