Calif. ER Doctor Was Hit by Car While Cycling, Then Allegedly Stabbed to Death by Driver in Daytime Attack

Dr. Michael Mammone.Photo: Providence Mission Hospital Dr. Michael J. Mammone, 58, was traveling along the Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point around 3 p.m. on Feb. 1 when a driver struck him from behind, according to apress releasefrom the Orange County Sheriff’s Office. The driver, identified as Vanroy E. Smith, 39, then allegedly got out of his vehicle with a knife and began stabbing Mammone, a physician at Providence Mission Hospital in Laguna Beach....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 331 words · Matthew Gonzalez

Calif. Girl, 14, Uses Snapchat to Escape Kidnappers After She Was Sexually Assaulted: Police

A 14-year-old girl in Northern California apparently was able to use her Snapchat app to save herself from a dangerous situation. On Tuesday morning, the girl — whose name has not been released — met Albert Vasquez, 55, in Capitola, California, when he drugged her and she became “incapacitated,” according to a San Jose Policepress release. Police say Vasquez called his friends Antonio Salvador, 34, and Hediberto Avarenga, 31, for help to load the victim in the vehicle so that Vasquez could sexually assault the minor....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 313 words · Nancy Brady

Calif. Mom Who Gave Birth to Twins While in a Coma 20 Years Ago Dies of COVID-19

Photo: GoFundMe A California woman who made headlines more than two decades ago when she gave birth to twins while in a coma has died fromCOVID-19complications. Maria Lydia Hernandez Lopez — a mother of five — died of coronavirus on Jan. 20 after an “intense fight,” her family said on aGoFundMeset up in her name. She celebrated her 47th birthday in November andwas diagnosed with the airborne diseaseearlier this month....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 421 words · Kenneth Murray

California Fire Department Welcomes 9 Babies Within 4 Months: 'It Was Just a Coincidence!'

Photo: Rancho Cucamonga Fire District/Facebook A California fire department is introducing the “newest little family members” of its crew after nine firefighters all welcomed babies within a four-month span. “It was not planned. It was just a coincidence, but everybody’s happy it worked out so we could all experience this together,” Costello says. “Everybody was really surprised,” Costello says. “But they were really excited to have them all so close together too, so they could all grow up alongside each other with their dads at the department....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 260 words · Vanessa Vega

California to Ban Sales of New Gas-Powered Cars by 2035: 'It's the Action We Must Take,' Says Gov. Newsom

Car at gas pump.Photo: Getty The California Air Resources Boardvotedon the measure Thursday afternoon. Per CNBC, starting in 2026, the regulation will also set targets to increase production of cleaner vehicles before the ban takes places. The rules will not impact used vehicles,CNNreported. “This is monumental,“California Air Resources Boardmember Daniel Sperling toldCNN. “This is the most important thing that CARB has done in the last 30 years. It’s important not just for California, but it’s important for the country and the world....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 455 words · Antonio Booker

Camila Alves Says She and Matthew McConaughey 'Are Not Good' with Remembering Their Wedding Date

Photo: Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagicThe McConaugheys' wedding day isn’t exactly etched in the couple’s collective memory.In fact,Camila Alves McConaugheysays she and her husbandMatthew McConaughey, who will soon celebrate a decade of marriage, can’t agree over the official date.“Matt and I are not good with dates with our marriage,” the 40-year-old Brazilian model revealedin an interview withEntertainment Tonight, published Tuesday. “We go back and forth all the time.“Alves and McConaughey, 52, were indeedmarried on June 9, 2012during a three-day extravaganza in Austin, Texas....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 743 words · Michael Martin

Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall Readies Prince Charles' Royal Wreath for Remembrance Sunday

Photo: GEOFF PUGH/getty Camilla, Duchess of Cornwallhas undertaken a solemn new duty as Britain remembers its fallen veterans. On Wednesday, she put the finishing touches to the wreath of poppies that her husbandPrince Charleswill lay at the public ceremony at the Cenotaph on Sunday. She also helped complete the tiny custom-made wooden cross she will lay at the Field of Remembrance at Westminster Abbey on Thursday. Camilla’s collaboration with specialist royal wreath makers Peter Wills and Paul Hammerton came as she met members of the production team who have been working all year to create royal and regimental wreaths for the series of tributes this weekend....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 393 words · Heather Booker

Can Handshake Strength Really Predict Your Mortality Risk?

‘ Handshake military capability predicts chances of major illness ! ’ The last few daytime has seen afewdifferentpiecesclaiming that a late study shows how the intensity of your handshake can predict if you ’re at a higher risk of heart attack or stroke . The research actually look at travelling bag durability using a paw dynamometer , which is n’t really the same thing . Thestudy , published in theLancet , assessed whether a person ’s muscle strength can predict the chances of decease and illness , using a ‘ grip exam ....

March 16, 2025 · 3 min · 502 words · Edward Williams

Canadian Groundhog Fred la Marmotte Found Dead Before Groundhog Day

Photo: Barry Reeger/AP/Shutterstock Canadian groundhog Fred la Marmotte died before he could predict the arrival of the spring season on Groundhog Day on Thursday. According toThe Guardian, Fred showed “no vital signs” after Blondin tried to wake him, local media reported. Blondin said Fred may have died last year while in hibernation, per Reuters. “In life, the only thing that’s certain is that nothing is certain,” Blondin said, according to the outlet....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 270 words · Marilyn Lopez

Candace Cameron Bure's Daughter Natasha Walks in the Sherri Hill Fashion Show - with Gigi Hadid's Advice!

Photo: Randy Brooke/Getty It feels like only yesterday thatGigi Hadid learned to walk from modeling legend Naomi Campbell, and now Gigi is paying the favor forward! (To be fair, it had only been six months, but in millennial time that’s, like, a decade.) Sherri Hill — the designer who gaveKendall and Kylie Jenner their runway debuts back in the day— cast Natasha Bure, the 18-year-old daughter ofFull HouseandThe Viewstar Candace Cameron Bure, in her spring 2017 fashion show on Monday, and the up-and-coming star got advice from none other than Gigi herself....

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 355 words · Carlos Matthews

Cara Delevingne Says 'Depression and Suicidal Moments' Were Correlated to Sexuality Struggles

Photo: ABC via Getty Cara Delevingnegot candid about coming to terms with her sexuality.The model and actress, 28, admitted that since she grew up in “an old-fashion household,” it took her quite some time to understand what it meant to be gay. “I didn’t know anyone who was gay,” Delevingne admitted during a new episode of theGooppodcastwithGwyneth Paltrow.“I didn’t know that was a thing and actually I think growing up I wasn’t knowledgeable of the fact I was homophobic,” she added....

March 16, 2025 · 4 min · 845 words · Leslie Mullins

Cardi B Reveals Both Her Kids Are Sick at Home, Says She 'Might Go Down with Them'

Cardi B’s son, Wave.Photo: Cardi B/instagram Cardi Bhas her hands full with two sick kids. The “I Like It” rapper, 30, shared scenes of a tough time in her house on Instagram Monday, where she was juggling sonWave Set, 17 months, and daughterKulture Kiari, 4, as both were under the weather. “This is crazy because I know you guys hear how my voice. I have one crying over here but guess what?...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 322 words · Ryan Medina

Cardi B Says 'I Met My Match' in Newborn Daughter Kulture: 'I Can't Believe I Have a Boss'

Motherhood has had a challenging start forCardi B. Shortlyafter announcing she would notbe performing inBruno Mars‘ 24K Magic World Tour in order to spend more time with her daughterKulture Kiariand give her body more time to recover after giving birth, the 25-year-old rapper took to Instagram Live Thursday night to explain just how much her current work was cut out for her. John Parra/Telemundo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty RELATED VIDEO:Cardi BSays She Hasn’t Gotten a Nanny for Daughter Kulture: I “Want to Learn How to Be a Mom”...

March 16, 2025 · 2 min · 238 words · Kyle Bradley