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SAN FRANCISCO—Los Angeles ranks as the second most congested city in the US, closely followed by San Francisco in third, according to The Urban Mobility Scorecard Annual Report. It was released by the traffic data company INRIX and the Texas A&M Transportation Institute (TTI). Angelinos spent a total of 80 hours in 2014 sitting in traffic, more than San Francisco’s 78...

UNITED STATES—As the number of coronavirus cases hovers daily around 50,000 people, cities around the country are increasing their regulations and protective measures to send the outbreaks curve downward. Los Angeles Mayor, Eric Garcetti, announced Wednesday that "large house parties have essentially become nightclubs in the hills these large parties are unsafe and can cost Angelenos their lives." As consequence...

UNITED STATES—U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Special Agent in Charge, Mark Dawson and U.S. Attorney Ryan K. Patrick, and District Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), Tony Bryson reported a large-scale marriage scheme that yielded over 206 indictments. A total of 96 people are charged for their roles in the marriage fraud scam; a total of 50...

ITALY—Italian Supercentenarian Emma Morano, the oldest living human being to date, died at the age of 117 on Saturday, April 15. Morano reportedly stopped breathing while sitting in an arm chair at her home, according to Dr. Carlo Bava, who spoke with Morano's caretaker. Bava, who had provided Morano with medical care for 27 years, told reporters that he had last seen her on...

LONDON, ENGLAND—On Thursday, January 14, Alan Rickman, 69, died of pancreatic cancer. The actor had not disclosed his condition to the public, and close friends said Rickman had not revealed the severity of his illness until recent weeks. Rickman’s representatives at the Independent Talent Group Ltd. say he had a short battle with cancer from the time of his...

CHICAGO, IL—The city of Chicago saw a total of 40 people shot and six people killed as of Monday, September 7. One victim was found shot to death on September 6, in University Village on the West Side, Chicago police reported. At around 3:26 a.m. officers found a man on the ground with two gunshot wounds to his head, and...

CHICAGO, IL—Between Friday, August 21 and Sunday, August 23, 66 people were shot in Chicago, including some minors, and 5 people were killed. The previous weekend saw 64 people shot across the city, with seven being killed. According to a press release from the Chicago Police Department, the most recent fatal attack occurred on August 23, where a shooting killed...

NEW YORK CITY—Despite the rapid increases in coronavirus cases across the country and the world, researchers have found that the mortality rate has been significantly reduced. Scientists from New York City have been researching coronavirus hospitalizations, and have found that the mortality rate has reduced up to 85% since the start of the pandemic, largely due to improved treatments.  Two...

SAN FRANCISCO—Forty Kayakers flooded the San Francisco Bay on Saturday, July 18 to protest Arctic drilling, according to the Center of Biological Diversity. About 30 to 40 non-aquatic protestors crowded Pier 40 to join the fight against giving Royal Dutch Shell PLC from the Hague, Netherlands approval to drill from President Obama. Some say the drilling is the leeway to a...

UNITED STATES—On Thursday, September 3, T-Mobile launched a new project, “Project 10Million,” starting with a $10 billion, 5-year commitment to provide free wireless hotspots, free high-speed data, and access for K-12 students across the U.S. “Project 10Million gives eligible households 100GB of data per year and a FREE mobile hotspot for 5 years. Plus, participating school districts have the option...