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Amanda Bynes is now out of the mental health facility.

WASHINGTON (AP) - A Pennsylvania restaurant owner who screamed death threats directed at then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi while storming the U.S. Capitol was sentenced on Tuesday to more than two years in prison.Pauline Bauer was near Pelosi's office suite on Jan. 6, 2021, when she yelled at police officers to bring out the California Democrat so the mob of Donald Trump supporters could hang her.In January, U.S.

WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex.

Daniel Saldana was wrongly convicted of the attempted murder of six people in 1990. Saldana was released after 33 years behind bars.

The Sixth Street Viaduct at dusk in Los Angeles, California. (Jill Connelly/Bloomberg via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - A 17-year-old boy died last weekend after falling from an iconic bridge in Los Angeles and police are saying that the teen was attempting to share his climb up the 6th Street Bridge via social media.The teen fell "when climbing upon one of the arches, in order to post, apparently, a social media broadcast," Los Angeles Police Chief Michel Moore said at a Tuesday's meeting of the Los Angeles Board of Police Commissioners.

FILE - A visitor takes a picture of Luis Berrueco, "Saint Francis before Pope Honorius III, (c, 1710) on display at the Press Preview For LACMAs "Archive Of The World" Exhibition at Los Angeles County Museum of Art on June 8, 2022, in Los Angeles, Ca Between shutdowns of businesses and schools, social lives upended, and job losses, the pandemic brought dramatic changes to many aspects of life. One result of such a turbulent time now appears to be less exploration of one’s own city, according to new research. A paper, published in late April in the journal Nature Communications, suggests that people are making fewer visits to museums, leisure venues, transport sites, and coffee shops post-pandemic. The study, led by a team of MIT researchers, specifically looked at the movement of people in four U.S.

Dyno Nobel site at Warkworth near Singleton (Photo by Fairfax Media via Getty Images via Getty Images) Approximately 61,000 pounds of ammonium nitrate, a chemical used as both fertilizer and an ingredient in explosives, went missing when it was shipped by rail from Wyoming to California last month, prompting officials to begin investigating the mysterious disappearance. Ammonium nitrate was used in 1995 at an attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The explosion killed 168 people and injured approximately 850.On April 12, a railcar loaded with 30 tons of the chemical left Cheyenne, Wyoming.

WASHINGTON - U.S. health officials are investigating a salmonella outbreak across six states possibly linked to a raw cookie dough product.At least 18 people have become ill, including two reported hospitalizations, between Feb.

toxic chemical BPA in their sports bras, shirts, shorts and leggings, according to a United States consumer watchdog group.The Center for Environmental Health (CEH) on May 17 sent out legal notices to eight athletics brands after testing showed high amounts of bisphenol A (BPA) in the clothing they sold. This comes months after the group previously issued legal notices to a handful of other athletic companies and alerted consumers about the issue.Brands that were tested included Adidas, Athleta, Champion, Fabletics, Kohl’s, New Balance, Nike, Patagonia, Pink, The North Face and Reebok.

California is grieving after a good Samaritan was struck and killed by a car when he helped a mother duck and several of her ducklings cross a busy intersection on Thursday evening.Casey Rivara was reportedly hit by a teenage driver at the intersection of Stanford Ranch Road and Park Drive in Rocklin, Calif., local police announced.Rivara, 41, reportedly parked his own vehicle at the intersection when he noticed the waddling ducks struggling to cross the street where the speed limit reaches 45 kilometres per hour. Others waiting at the intersection took photos of Rivara as he bent over to guide the line of eight to 10 ducklings to safety.Many onlookers clapped, honked and cheered for Rivara at the stopped intersection, as per the Washington Post.Though the mama duck and her fuzzy ducklings reached the sidewalk unharmed, Rivara was hit before he could return to his vehicle.

A man helping a family of ducks get out of a Rocklin street was struck and killed by a driver on May 18, 2023, police said. A man helping ducklings cross a road in Northern California street was struck and killed by a driver, according to police.The man was helping the ducks at an intersection when a teen driver collided with him on May 18 in Rocklin, a Sacramento suburb, the Rocklin police department said.

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex attends the Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla on May 6, 2023 in London, England. (Photo by Ben Stansall - WPA Pool/Getty Images) LONDON (AP) - A London judge rejected Prince Harry's bid to pay for his own police protection Tuesday, denying the royal's request to challenge the U.K.

SAN DIEGO - A heartbreaking scene was captured of a person appearing to drop a child over the Mexico-California border.Raul Ortiz, the 25th Chief of the United States Border Patrol, tweeted the video on May 21 showing a 4-year-old child being dropped into San Diego.The person who dropped the child is still unknown, and in the video, several others crossed over into the U.S. by climbing the border wall."Responding Agents and EMS providing first aid to the child also reported gunshots near their position while tending to the child.

SANGER, Calif. (AP) - The Fresno County's Sheriff Office said the body of a 4-year-old boy has been recovered after he got swept away in a river. Authorities said an 8-year-old girl died and the boy went missing Sunday after the two children were swept away in a central California river swollen from rapidly melting mountain snows.Deputies responded around 2 p.m.

Jimmy Buffett is sharing a health update for his loyal fan base after he was hospitalized for an unnamed medical issue. On Friday evening, Buffett shared a statement to his social media accounts.

A voter arrives at a polling place on March 3, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images) The 2024 presidential election is still over a year away, but the field of hopefuls is beginning to fill up, with the Republican field expected to become especially crowded in the coming months.  The field already includes two former presidents hoping to win a second term – Joe Biden and Donald Trump – which has potential to bring about a Biden-vs.-Trump rematch after the last tumultuous presidential election. Here’s all the people who have launched campaigns to win the White House in 2024:Learn more about each candidate below: Tim Scott, the Senate’s only Black Republican, firmly won reelection in South Carolina by more than 20 points.

Jimmy Buffett has shared a health update after being hospitalized for an undisclosed illness.

Authorities say they are investigating an apparent gunfight at an off-road vehicle rally in Mexico’s Baja California state that left 10 people dead and another 10 wounded.

ammonium nitrate, a chemical used as both fertilizer and an ingredient in explosives, went missing when it was shipped by rail from Wyoming to California last month, prompting officials to begin investigating the mysterious disappearance. Ammonium nitrate was used in 1995 at an attack on the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The explosion killed 168 people and injured approximately 850.On April 12, a railcar loaded with 30 tons of the chemical left Cheyenne, Wyoming.

FILE - The sun sets on the skyline of lower Manhattan and One World Trade Center behind the Statue of Liberty in New York City on May 14, 2023, as seen from Jersey City, New Jersey. (Photo by Gary Hershorn/Getty Images) NEW YORK - Some of America's largest cities have seen a significant decrease in population since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic, with the Big Apple topping the list during the three-year period.A report by the U.S.

Jessica Alba is opening up about her Mexican heritage, sharing some of the struggles her parents had to go through. “I was raised by parents who were in survival mode because we were living paycheck to paycheck,” she explained during her recent interview with MSNBC.The Hollywood star revealed that it was “very stressful and challenging” at the time, adding that it was hard for them to have “long-term goals or dreams when you are just trying to get by.” The actress, who shares a lot of similarities with her grandmother Isabel Martinez, previously told PopSugar that she “inherited a lot” from her.

Jimmy Buffett has been forced to cancel a performance after being hospitalised for an undisclosed health issue. The Margaritaville singer was set to perform in Charleston, South Carolina on Saturday, however, he announced on Facebook that the show would have to be rescheduled due to his health. The 76-year-old performer explained that he had recently been for a check-up and ended up having to go to the hospital for immediate medical attention.

A Delta Airlines jet carrying the Georgia Bulldogs football team taxis as the teams arrive for the College Football Playoff National Championship on January 06, 2023, at the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, CA. (Photo by Jevone Moor Delta Air Lines CEO Ed Bastian said Wednesday that more government regulations could lead to higher ticket prices. "There's no question if there is another layer of government regulation and cost that's introduced into the system, it'll eventually find its way back into ticket prices," Bastian said during an interview with "CBS Mornings." It's "common business logic," he added. In April, airline fares dropped about 2.6% from March after four months of increases, according to government data. DELTA DISCLOSES RECORD ADVANCE SUMMER BOOKINGSRepresentatives for Delta Air Lines declined to comment further. Earlier this month, President Biden said his administration will write new regulations requiring major carriers to compensate travelers and cover their meals and hotel rooms if they are stranded for reasons within the airline’s control.This is in addition to ticket refunds for passengers when the airline is at fault for canceling or significantly delaying a flight. INTERNATIONAL AIRFARE PRICES SURGE PAST 2019 LEVELSBiden noted that travelers "deserve more than just getting the price of your ticket (refunded) — you deserve to be fully compensated.

NEW YORK - Prince Harry, Meghan Markle and her mother were involved in a "near catastrophic" paparazzi chase in New York, according to a family spokesperson. "This relentless pursuit, lasting over two hours, resulted in multiple near collisions involving other drivers on the road, pedestrians and two NYPD (New York Police Department) officers," the spokesperson for Harry said in a statement. The pair says they were followed by a half-dozen vehicles with blacked out windows."While being a public figure comes with a level of interest from the public, it should never come at the cost of anyone’s safety," the statement from the couple said.Markle was in New York accepting a "Women of Vision" award from the Ms. Foundation for Women for her "lifelong advocacy for women and girls."Doria Ragland, Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex and Meghan, The Duchess of Sussex attend the Ms.

VICTORVILLE, CA - MARCH 24: Southwest Airlines jets are parked in growing numbers at Southern California Logistics Airport (SCLA) on March 24, 2020 in Victorville, California. As the coronavirus pandemic grows, exponentially increasing travel restric HONOLULU - A cracked windshield forced a Southwest flight to turn around and go back to the airport in Hawaii. The airline told FOX Television Stations that the flight left Sunday from Honolulu’s Daniel K.

HAYWARD, Calif. - Forrest Jones spent over two decades in California state prisons, but on Sunday, he graduated from college.Jones grew up in Hanford in San Joaquin Valley where he was the youngest of 10 siblings in a working class family. Jones said he started hanging out with the wrong crowd and spent 27 years of his life in California state prison.  "I started messing with drugs, became addicted," Jones said.

The southern end of Yellowstone National Park is seen at the Lewis River and Lewis Falls in Wyoming, United States on July 12, 2018. (Photo by Patrick Gorski/NurPhoto via Getty Images) YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - After months of record snowmelt, Yosemite National Park officials announced they would close several campgrounds Monday due to the forecast of flooding.Lower Pines, North Pines and Housekeeping Camp will close starting on Monday, May 15.

LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Calif. - A family is grieving the death of a beloved mother and grandmother after the 76-year-old was hit by a school bus and died in La Puente.The California Highway Patrol, which investigates crashes involving school buses, said the incident happened on Monday, May 8 at around 2:20 p.m. on Hacienda Boulevard and Fairgrove Avenue. Blanca Arcelia Guerrero, the mom of 6, was crossing the intersection when she was struck by a Hacienda La Puente Unified school bus. The Medical Examiner's office ruled Guerrero's cause of death as blunt force trauma.

Arizona where he creates spectacular, high resolution images of everything beyond earth.The hobbyist turned full-fledged space photographer now sells his photos online and is funded through patreon subscribers to fuel his passion for outer space, McCarthy told LiveNOW from FOX. He's even built an observatory from his backyard shed in Arizona."In 2017, I bought my first telescope," Mcarthy declares on his site CosmicBakground.

ESCONDIDO, Calif. - An 8-week-old kitten is on the mend after the tiny animal got its head stuck in the frame of a truck in California. The driver of the truck was on the road on Monday and heard "meowing sounds" at a stop sign, according to the San Diego Humane Society. Upon further inspection, the driver discovered the female kitten with its head stuck in a hole in the frame of the truck.RELATED: Watch: Police respond to calls for help, turns out to be 'very upset goat'The truck driver contacted the San Diego Humane Society, whose staff members sedated the kitten and worked to safely extract the animal. "After sedating the kitten, they patiently used Q-tips to dislodge her head and free her from the tight spot," the humane society said in a post on Facebook about the ordeal. The kitten was then taken to the humane society’s Escondido campus "for additional care, including pain medication, fluids, antibiotics and a good meal."The kitten is pictured in screengrabs from a video shared by the San Diego Humane Society of the rescue.

As a teenager, Demi Lovato would sit on her tour bus in tears, questioning why she felt so miserable despite adoring fans gathering outside her windows expressing their love for her. As she navigated the arduous path from child star to adulthood, her struggles escalated until the game-changing day she was diagnosed with bipolar disorder.

EAST SHORE, Calif. - The U.S. Geological Survey recorded a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in Plumas County in Northern California Thursday afternoon.

FILE - Lyft signage on a vehicle as it exits the ride-sharing pickup at San Francisco International Airport in San Francisco, California, on Feb. 3, 2022.

FILE - Actress Jamie Lee Curtis (L) and actress Lindsay Lohan (R), stars of the Disney film "Freaky Friday," pose before the premiere of the movie at the El Capitan theater Aug. 4, 2003, in Hollywood, California.

University of Utah (Credit: University of Utah) SALT LAKE CITY - An arrest warrant has been issued for a University of Utah student athlete at the center of a rape investigation, and he may no longer be in the U.S. 19-year-old Benjamin Smyth is wanted on a rape, forcible sodomy and forcible sexual abuse charges. Smyth was a member of the school's diving team and attended the school on a scholarship. In court documents obtained by FOX Television Stations, the Salt Lake County District attorney alleged the crimes happened in August 2022. RELATED: Utah woman who wrote children's book about grief charged with husband's murderCourt documents stated that a woman was reading a book in the common area of her dorm building, when a group of men, including Smyth, approached her. Smyth and the victim then exchanged contact information. The two then met up in the victim's dorm room, and after a playing a game and having a conversation, Smyth is accused of then sexually assaulting the victim.

A sign is posted in front of a Wendy's restaurant on August 10, 2022 in Petaluma, California. Wendy's reported weaker-than-expected second quarter earnings with net income of $48.2 million compared to $65.7 million one year ago.

Multiple United States Postal vehicles parked in lot at local Post Office. (Photo by: Don & Melinda Crawford/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) Postal carriers have more worries than snow, rain or the gloom of night keeping them from their appointed rounds.

A sign is posted in front of a Big Lots retail store on August 28, 2020 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) A manager at a Big Lots store in California claimed she and her colleague were fired after wrangling back a shopping cart from an alleged shoplifter who made off with a haul of laundry detergent.Lily Oxford said she and another manager were trying to recover the shopping cart after a homeless man left the store in Bakersfield without paying for 17 jugs of Tide pods last month, according to local NBC affiliate KGET.The managers were trying to maintain their dwindling supply of carts without even attempting to recover the stolen merchandise, Oxford told the local outlet."For Christmas, we had just got 40 brand new carts," said Oxford, who managed the store's furniture department.

Bronny James during the McDonalds All American Basketball Games on March 28, 2023 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Michael Hickey/Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - Bronny James, son of Los Angeles Lakers forward and all-time NBA leading scorer LeBron James, has committed to play college basketball for the University of Southern California, according to a post on his official Instagram page Saturday.Bronny James has played high school basketball for Sierra Canyon School in Chatsworth for the last four seasons.

current screenwriters' strike has retreated to a pre-taped event as the MTV Movie & TV Awards tries to chart a celebratory course through a turbulent Hollywood.The Sunday show already had lost its host, Drew Barrymore, who dropped out in solidarity with the writers and the show's red carpet was rolled up. The Writers Guild still promised to picket, meaning stars and presenters would have to walk past demonstrating writers to get into the venue.

LOS ANGELES - A Long Beach man allegedly drove from California to North Ogden, Utah to kill his brother then set his house on fire, according to the Weber County Attorney's Office.Officials say on April 27, Jeffrey Roberts, 66, arrived at his brother's home around 7:11 p.m., parked his van in the driveway, approached the front door and rang the doorbell. His brother, Scott Roberts and his wife were home alone eating when Jeffrey arrived. The two brothers began talking on the front porch and within a few minutes, Jeffrey Roberts pulled out a gun from his jacket and began firing. Parts of the incident were caught on a Ring doorbell camera which the attorney's office has since shared with the public. Both Scott Roberts and his wife were struck by gunfire. Neighbors then called 911 after hearing multiple gunshots. Following the shooting, video shows the suspect exist the house then return shortly with a bag and shotgun in hand.

three of Princess Diana’s dresses will be on display before they hit the auction block.Julien’s Auctions and Turner Classic Movies (TCM) are teaming up for "Hollywood Legends," a two-day auction taking place live in Beverly Hills, California, and online Aug. 26-27 that will feature more than 1,000 items connected to some of the most famous figures of all time.

Carjackings are skyrocketing in many parts of the country, overwhelming police and terrifying drivers.In New York City, car thefts jumped by 37% last month, according to recent crime and insurance reports. In the nation’s capital, there have been more than 200 carjackings so far this year.

Google Accounts can use a new feature to log in sans a password.That can happen now that Alphabet-owned Google has added passkeys as a password-free option for users. They can be implemented for personal Google Accounts, according to Google Security Blog post. Access to the feature started as of Wednesday, giving users a new option over a password or two-step verification. Googles headquarters in Mountain View, California is shown in this photo on May 4, 2004.

Now Open sign at entrance to restaurant in Dublin, California (Photo by Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images) The Commerce Department kicked off SelectUSA today for the annual event that brings investors, startups, and local leaders together as startups in America hit an all-time high. Secretary Gina Raimondo opened the conference by telling startups and business leaders that America was the best country to invest in. "We have mayors here.

TRIAL OF BROTHERS LYLE & ERIK MENENDEZ, PARRICIDES (Photo by Ted Soqui/Sygma via Getty Images) LOS ANGELES - Potentially reopening one of Southern California's most notorious murder cases, attorneys for Erik and Lyle Menendez filed court papers Wednesday contending that newly surfaced evidence warrants the overturning of the brothers' convictions for killing their parents in 1989.Jose Menendez and his wife, Mary Louise, or "Kitty," were gunned down by their sons in their Beverly Hills mansion in 1989. Erik Menendez, now 52, and Lyle Menendez, now 55, never denied carrying out the killings, but contended they were repeatedly sexually assaulted by their father and feared for their lives.As a result, defense attorneys argued that the brothers "did not harbor the mental state needed for first-degree murder and were therefore guilty of manslaughter."Prosecutors, however, said the killings were financially motivated, pointing to lavish spending sprees by the brothers after the killings and arguing they were guilty of first-degree murder.The brothers' first trial ended with jurors unable to reach verdicts, deadlocking between first-degree murder and lesser charges including manslaughter.

Vessel driving through resting California sea lions. Credit: Michael Brady HAYDEN ISLAND, Ore. - The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is offering up to $20,000 for information to find a boater who was caught on video harassing sea lions. The NOAA’s Office of Law Enforcement said the reward will be given to the person with information that leads to a civil penalty or criminal conviction of the suspect. The incident in question happened on April 3 on the Columbia River near Hayden Island, Oregon.They said the boater drove through resting California sea lions. RELATED: Watch: Surprised principal darts after bear pops out of school dumpsterAuthorities said the boat is an approximately 19- to 20-foot aluminum Hewescraft Pro-V Sea Runner with a dark blue stripe.

A sheriff's deputy in California holds up police tape to allow a vehicle to enter a crime scene. (Photo by Andri Tambunan/AFP via Getty Images) U.S.

SAN FRANCISCO - Several national retailers are closing their stores in downtown San Francisco.Nordstrom announced Tuesday morning they are closing two of their downtown San Francisco stores after 35 years.Anthropologie's Market Street location will close on May 13 and Saks OFF 5TH will shutter no later than this fall.Nordstrom said they will not be renewing leases at the Westfield Centre flagship store and the Market Street Rack, and both will shut for good this summer."Decisions like this are never easy, and this one has been especially difficult," said Chief Stores Officer Jamie Nordstrom.Nordstrom added that the dynamics of downtown have changed dramatically over the past several years, and impacted customer foot traffic.ALSO: Whole Foods to shut flagship store in San Francisco due to employee safety concerns"I want to be really clear that this decision had nothing to do with our teams’ hard work," said Nordstrom. "They should be proud of everything they’ve achieved together and the way they’ve shown up and served the community."Nordstrom said they are working with each employee to support them through the transition and will find roles for them within other stores wherever possible.SAN FRANCISCO, CA - DECEMBER 22: The spiraling escalators at the Nordstrom's store in the Westfield Shopping Center is viewed from below on December 22, 2012, in San Francisco, California.