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# Los Angeles
This year
2023
Lisa Marie Presley died of complications after weight loss surgery, Los Angeles coroner says
The death of the heir of Elvis Presley was ruled as being from natural causes due to effects of a small bowel obstruction.
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Jul 14th 2023, 11:38 AM
Sergio Garcia says his feud with Rory McIlroy is over
The former Ryder Cup teammates fell out following the Spaniard’s move to LIV Golf
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Jun 28th 2023, 4:38 PM
17-year-old boy falls to his death while climbing Los Angeles bridge for ‘social media broadcast’
The bridge opened last year and has quickly become a hotspot for social media stunts.
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May 25th 2023, 9:58 AM
Man faces 20 years in prison for deliberately crashing his plane to boost his YouTube channel
The dramatic footage shows Trevor Jacob ejecting from the plane — selfie-stick in hand — and parachuting into a forest.
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May 12th 2023, 9:43 AM
Former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder arrested on gun charge
The Los Angeles Police Department said the star was detained in the early hours of Tuesday.
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May 3rd 2023, 8:05 PM

'The Irish are on fire': Stars walk the 'green carpet' for Oscar Wilde Awards in LA
Kerry Condon, Jessie Buckley and Eve Hewson were all honoured at this year’s event.
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Mar 10th 2023, 7:57 AM
Oscar nominee Barry Keoghan criticises BA for losing luggage on flight to the awards
Keoghan said he had brought ‘tons of sentimental stuff’ for the show on Sunday and that the airline could not ‘seem to be helpful in one bit’.
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Mar 9th 2023, 7:09 AM
Catherine Martin to meet with Sony and Disney studios during LA trade mission to Oscars
Martin will seek to strengthen working relationships between the Irish screen sector and some of the world’s largest film studios.
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Mar 8th 2023, 6:30 AM
Family pays tribute to Cork native Bishop David O'Connell as funeral takes place in LA
Bishop David O’Connell was fatally shot on 18 February in the bedroom of his Los Angeles home.
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Mar 3rd 2023, 9:34 PM
LA County agrees €27m settlement with Kobe Bryant's widow after police shared crash photos
Kobe Bryant, teenage daughter Gianna, and seven others were killed when their helicopter crashed into a hillside near LA in January 2020.
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Mar 1st 2023, 2:14 PM
US actor pleads guilty to harassment of Irish doctor he met when she was on a J1 20 years ago
A bail hearing was told Steven Spenneberg constantly sent unwanted gifts and messages declaring his love to the woman he had last seen in 2004.
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Feb 24th 2023, 4:21 PM
Man charged with murder over shooting of Irish bishop David O’Connell in Los Angeles
Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell was shot dead in the bedroom of his home in Hacienda Heights, Los Angeles County.
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Feb 22nd 2023, 11:08 PM
Housekeeper's husband arrested over murder of Irish bishop in Los Angeles
Carlos Medina was arrested by police following a stand-off with police at his home in the Torrance area of LA.
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Feb 21st 2023, 7:48 AM
Murder investigation underway into shooting of Irish bishop in Los Angeles
The shooting of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who was from Glanmire in Cork, is being investigated as a murder, police said.
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Feb 20th 2023, 10:09 AM
Tributes paid to Irish auxiliary bishop shot dead in Los Angeles yesterday
The 69-year-old Cork man was remembered by colleagues as a ‘peacemaker’ and had served the LA community for 45 years.
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Feb 19th 2023, 4:19 PM
Irish Oscar hopefuls gather for annual celeb-packed nominees luncheon
Also present were celebrities including Tom Cruise, Michelle Yeoh and Rian Johnson.
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Feb 14th 2023, 10:43 AM
Gunman found dead in California after 10 killed in mass shooting
A manhunt was sparked on Saturday night after a gunman opened fire at a dance hall in Monterey Park.
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Jan 23rd 2023, 6:38 AM
Nine dead in mass shooting in Southern California
Reports said the shooting came at a dance venue an hour after a Lunar New Year celebration in a predominantly asian city.
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Jan 22nd 2023, 11:34 AM
Adult film star Ron Jeremy found unable to stand trial for rape
Jeremy became recognisable through reality shows, public appearances and music videos.
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Jan 18th 2023, 2:43 PM
Last year
2022
‘Hopelessly deadlocked’ jurors lead to mistrial for actor Danny Masterson
The 46-year-old was charged with the rape of three women, including a former girlfriend, in his Hollywood Hills home between 2001 and 2003.
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Dec 1st 2022, 7:23 AM
Prosecution rests case at Harvey Weinstein sex assault trial
Weinstein is two years into a 23-year sentence for his conviction in New York.
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Nov 18th 2022, 7:25 AM
Woman tells court Weinstein sexually assaulted her twice, 17 years apart
Harvey Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to 11 counts of rape and sexual assault.
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Nov 1st 2022, 8:24 AM
Dancer in Weinstein film tells court he sexually assaulted her
Weinstein has pleaded not guilty to four counts of rape and seven other counts of sexual assault.
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Oct 28th 2022, 9:39 AM
Rapper Kanye West 'escorted' out of Skechers Los Angeles offices
West, who recently changed his name to Ye – has made headlines in recent weeks for racist and anti-Semitic statements.
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Oct 27th 2022, 7:33 AM
Jury selection begins in Harvey Weinstein sex assault trial in Los Angeles
He is already serving 23 years in jail in New York after being convicted there of a series of sex crimes.
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Oct 10th 2022, 7:46 PM
Marilyn Manson sex assault investigation goes to US prosecutors
The investigation included a November search of Manson’s home, where media devices and other items were seized.
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Sep 20th 2022, 8:38 PM
Los Angeles mudslides surge down mountain area scorched by wildfire
Firefighters went street by street to make sure no residents were trapped.
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Sep 13th 2022, 10:44 PM
Kobe Bryant's widow Vanessa says she fears fatal crash photos will spread
Vanessa Bryant alleges she suffered emotional distress because personnel at the site shared photos they took of the scene.
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Aug 20th 2022, 7:40 AM
Actress Anne Heche dies aged 53, one week after major car crash
The actor was hospitalised after the crash in Los Angeles last week.
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Aug 12th 2022, 10:38 PM
Actress Anne Heche hospitalized after fiery car crash: US media
The Los Angeles Fire Department said the 53-year-old actress was “taken to an area hospital by LAFD paramedics in critical condition”.
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Aug 6th 2022, 12:14 PM
Man charged in Lady Gaga dog robbery sentenced to four years in US jail
Lady Gaga’s dog walker was shot and her three French bulldogs stolen in the incident in Hollywood last year.
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Aug 4th 2022, 11:22 AM
US authorities offer almost €5,000 reward for man accused of shooting Lady Gaga’s dogwalker
James Howard Jackson, 19, is also one of three men charged with stealing two of the popstar’s French bulldogs in 2021.
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Jul 20th 2022, 7:38 PM
Chiellini announces move to Los Angeles FC after Juve and Italy farewells
The move of the 37-year-old was widely expected.
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Jun 13th 2022, 2:29 PM
Court sets date for Harvey Weinstein sex assault trial in Los Angeles
The disgraced film producer faces 11 felony charges in California.
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Jun 10th 2022, 10:00 PM
Will Smith says sorry to Chris Rock over Oscars slap as Academy launches probe
Smith was named best actor shortly after he hit Chris Rock over a joke about wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair.
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Mar 29th 2022, 7:00 AM
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California police release bodycam footage of fatal shooting of 14-year-old girl
Valentina Orellana-Peralta was in a changing room when a stray bullet fired by police came through the wall and hit her, killing her instantly.
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Dec 28th 2021, 3:15 PM
'An environmental catastrophe': California beaches closed as major oil spill kills wildlife
Dead birds and fish have begun washing up on the shore.
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Oct 4th 2021, 10:10 PM
LA expected to make Covid vaccines compulsory for schoolchildren aged 12 and over
Under the proposal, all children attending in-person classes would need to have their first dose by 21 November.
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Sep 9th 2021, 7:02 PM
Harvey Weinstein pleads not guilty to sexual assault charges
The disgraced Hollywood mogul made his first court appearance in California today.
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Jul 21st 2021, 10:50 PM