Matt Pinfield, radio host and former MTV VJ, hospitalized after ‘massive stroke’

TV and radio personality Matt Pinfield was hospitalized earlier this month after suffering a medical crisis. The former MTV VJ, 63, suffered a “massive stroke” on Jan. 6, according to court documents obtained Thursday by USA TODAY. Pinfield’s daughter, Jessica Pinfield, filed a petition Monday in Los Angeles County Superior Court to place her father under a temporary…

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Young ice skating sisters killed in D.C. plane crash

The nation continues to grapple with the devastation of the worst aviation disaster in decades, as the tragic D.C. plane crash claims the lives of 67 individuals, including the Livingston family. Among the victims were parents Donna and Peter Livingston and their two daughters, Everly, 14, and Alydia, 11, whose passion for figure skating had…

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Students, Olympic skaters, families and more. A tribute to lives lost in the DC plane crash

Married figure skating champions. A student returning to college after attending a funeral. A lawyer heading home from a work trip on her birthday. Members of a steamfitters union. A 28-year-old airline officer engaged to be married in the fall. Three members of a military helicopter crew. Wednesday night’s crash between American Airlines Flight 5342 and a U.S. Army…

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Colorado measure would end sanctuary state policy

A proposed ballot measure would require law enforcement in Colorado to cooperate with federal immigration detainer requests. The measure, filed by the conservative advocacy group Advance Colorado, is in response to Colorado’s so-called “Sanctuary State” status protecting illegal immigrants. “State and local law enforcement must cooperate with federal requests to notify the Department of Homeland…

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Pacific Palisades rebuilding must include low-income housing

Housing and land use experts say a Los Angeles city law could require the Pacific Palisades to include “affordable” housing to replace older buildings, and for new buildings where owners cannot definitively prove that their rental apartments had no low-income renters in the past five years. The new Resident Protections Ordinance taking effect soon requires that “In Higher…

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