National

SAN FRANCISCO—A recent Bloomberg survey named San Francisco hotels the most expensive in the world, with an average price of $397 a night. To gather the data, Bloomberg calculated hotel rates in 100 financial centers for two adults in a double-occupancy room. To account for holiday, promotional and convention-related pricing, rates were taken in May and averaged between two periods...

MANHATTAN, NY—“Mob Wives” star Angela ‘Big Ang’ Raiola passed away on Thursday, February 18 after a battle with stage 4 lung cancer at the age of 55. The reality star was surrounded by family and friends at a Manhattan hospital. The star was diagnosed with lung cancer in March 2015 and had a tumor removed. Vinnie Medguno released the following...

CHICAGO—Four suspects have been arrested and charged for their alleged involvement in the November 9 vehicular hijacking and beating of a Chicago man. Suspects Rajane Lewis, 21; Dejuan Collins, 20; Julian Christian, 26; and a 17-year-old girl being charged as a juvenile—whose identity is being withheld—were allegedly involved in the videotaped beating of David Wilcox, 49, in the middle of a...

HOLLYWOOD—Comedian Louis C.K. admitted to sexual misconduct allegations on Friday, November 10 after at least five women accused him of inappropriate behavior. The New York Times published a story on Thursday wherein five women were quoted describing various acts of sexual impropriety they faced from the 50 year-old television star and comic. Two of the women, former comedy duo Dana...

CHARLOTTE, NC—Mirjana Puhar, a former "America's a Next Top Model" contestant was killed in a triple homicide in Charlotte, North Carolina on February 24. Puhar, 19, appeared on the 21st cycle of "America's Next Top Model," airing in 2014. She was eliminated by the 10th episode of the season. Puhar was gunned-down in the home of her boyfriend, Jonathan Cosme Alvarado....

SAN FRANCISCO—A total lunar eclipse is set to arrive on Sunday, September 27, between the hours of 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. PST. This event will mark the phenomenon scientists are calling the “supermoon eclipse." The next time this event is set to take place is in 2033. The last supermoon eclipse took place over three decades ago in...

OAKLAND—The 2015 National Poetry Slam (NPS) is currently being held in various venues throughout Oakland from August 12 to August 15. Although the registration period for teams to compete is over, tickets to the multiple slam competitions and finals that will be held Thursday, August 13 through Saturday, August 15 are still available for purchase online at www.NPSOak.com.  Prices range from...

WOODLAND HILLS—Joel Ravin, 30, brother of the Los Angeles Dodgers Pitcher Josh Ravin was shot while returning home on Sunday, October 4. The shooting occurred near 22901 Vanowen Street, in a Woodland Hills neighborhood at 1:45 a.m. Joel Ravin was confronted at his home and was shot several times, with wounds to the neck and kidneys. Ravin is said to currently be...

UNITED STATES—President Donald Trump and the President of Mexico, Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador came to an agreement to stem the flow of immigrants traveling through Mexico from Central America to the U.S. border. If an agreement was not reached between both parties, President Trump planned to issue tariffs on all goods imported from Mexico into the United States. The tariffs...

UNITED STATES—Fisher-Price and the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a product warning on Thursday, April 4 after multiple reports of infant deaths caused by  the Rock n’ Play item. The CPSC reported in a press release that there have been 10 infant deaths from the product that have occurred since 2015, after the infants rolled from their back to...