Gonzaga basketball team jet and Delta plane have near-collision on LAX runway: video
Harrowing footage has captured the moment a Delta Airlines flight nearly collided with a Gonzaga University basketball team's plane on the runway at Los Angeles International Airport. “Stop, stop, stop!” an air traffic controller could be heard yelling as the plane carrying the men's team prepared to clear the runway at Los Angeles International Airport […]
Woman stopped at LAX with stash of banned items in carry-on bag, including fireworks and knives
On the 12th day of Christmas, the TSA took 82 fireworks, 3 folding knives, 2 fake guns, and 1 pepper spray from me. Last month, the Transportation Security Administration stunned even veteran agency officials when it discovered a woman's carry-on bag containing a staggering number of prohibited items at Los Angeles International Airport. The unidentified […]
Biden administration pressuring African country to adopt lax abortion laws in exchange for foreign aid: report
President Biden's administration is pressuring Sierra Leone's government to adopt more permissive abortion policies in exchange for foreign aid, according to a report Monday. The African country currently bans abortion in most circumstances, but a bill introduced in parliament would decriminalize abortion. The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), a funding agency run by the U.S. government, […]
Missing Hawaii woman Hannah Kobayashi spent 9 hours with mystery man she met at LAX before she vanished in Mexico
The mystery man who spent nine hours with photographer Hannah Kobayashi before she disappeared told investigators she was a “free spirit” but was otherwise completely normal, according to a report. It is said that it looked like this. The day before she flew into Mexico, Kobayashi and the man ran into each other outside LAX, […]
Woman at center of LAX shuttle bus tirade against Pervez Taufiq speaks out
The woman who was caught on camera yelling a racist rant at a wedding photographer and his Indian-American family on a LAX shuttle bus was incited before the riot erupted. He claimed that he was “very excitable” due to brain damage. The United Airlines passenger who was shot was angered after passenger Pervez Tawfik, who […]
California man Raj Matharu tried to fly from LAX with meth-caked clothes: DOJ
A Northridge, Calif., man was charged Tuesday with attempting to leave two suitcases at Los Angeles International Airport containing methamphetamine-soaked clothing, including a cow pajama onesie, authorities said. The Department of Justice announced that 31-year-old Raj Matharu was charged with a single count of possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine. “Drug traffickers continually devise creative […]
Father of missing Hawaii photographer Hannah Kobayashi found dead near LAX while searching for daughter
The father of a woman who went missing in Hawaii while on vacation in New York City was found dead near Los Angeles International Airport early Sunday morning. Ryan Kobayashi, 58, was in Los Angeles to look for his 30-year-old daughter, Hannah Kobayashi, who missed her connecting flight from Los Angeles International Airport to New […]
Student arrested for sneaking meth-soaked shirts through LAX
A student from the United Kingdom was arrested earlier this month at Los Angeles International Airport after trying to smuggle more than a dozen Target T-shirts dotted with methamphetamine into his luggage. Mya Saakwa Mante, 20, was on her way to meet her boyfriend for the first time in Australia when she decided to stay […]
Francisco Lindor spotted at LAX — is he joining Mets’ Juan Soto meeting?
Francisco Lindor was spotted at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) on Sunday night as the Mets prepared to meet with free agent superstar Juan Soto and his agent Scott Boras in Southern California. But was the National League MVP finalist there to make a pitch with owner Steve Cohen? Lindor doesn't answer that question in […]
San Francisco residents look towards future after firing lax Dem mayor
California's Democratic Party is looking to make a fresh start with the election of San Francisco Mayor-elect Daniel Lurie, who defeated incumbent Mayor London Breed. Mr. Lurie, a first-time candidate, successor to Levi Strauss and founder of an anti-poverty nonprofit, is an alternative to Mr. Breed's lax policies on crime, drug use and homelessness plaguing […]