Police arrested a 23-year-old man, Jauan Wright, for allegedly impersonating a woman online in order to get explicit nude images from an unnamed student at Louisiana State University (LSU) in the capital city of Baton Rouge, WBRZ reported. The student said he met Wright online, initially believing him to be a woman. Only after sharing nude images of himself did he discover that Wright was a man, he told the LSU police department in a complaint filed on November 23.
The United States gained a decent 64,000 jobs in November but lost 105,000 in October as federal workers departed after cutbacks by the Trump administration, the government said in delayed reports. The unemployment rate rose to 4.6%, highest since 2021. Both the October and November job creation numbers, released Tuesday by the Labor Department, were late because of the 43-day federal government shutdown. The November job gains came in higher than the 40,000 economists had forecast.
Below ground, you have one of the longest, most extensive cave systems in known existence. "It is also a geological wonder," says Carrie Gerlach, owner of Black Hills Adventure Tours. "There are formations in the cave that are specific to Wind Cave and cannot be found anywhere else in the world." More than 150 miles have been documented, but experts believe that's only a percentage of the cave's full scope.
Money from the Kinsman Foundation's Historic Preservation Grant, the Oregon Cultural Trust's Cultural Development Grant and Oregon Community Foundation's Community Grant will pay to repair original trim and tilework and paint the Grecian Deco-inspired ballroom. The dance space takes up the entire second floor of the 9,000-square-foot building. It was the first building rebuilt after a fire in 1922 destroyed much of the town.
The U.S. company that put robot vacuums into American homes has hit the skids. The maker of Roomba, called iRobot, has filed for bankruptcy about two years after its failed merger with Amazon. The company has struggled to keep up with foreign rivals, its hefty debt and new costs of tariffs. The firm is now being taken over by its main manufacturer based in China, assuring owners that its devices will keep running as usual.
Actor and director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found fatally stabbed Sunday at their home in Los Angeles. Their 32-year-old son, Nick Reiner, has been arrested, and has spoken publicly about struggles with drugs and periods of homelessness as a teen. [New York Times] Governor Gavin Newsom is hiring two CDC officials fired by Trump to work for the California health department.
Now, all four, plus Allen Starr Brown, Sebron Russell, Marquise Cooper, have been charged in federal court with conspiring to burglarize a marijuana grow house at 499 Embarcadero in Oakland, a burglary so brazen that Brown, Russell, and alleged cohort Mark Sanders stole hundreds of plants, drove all the way to Tracy to stash them, returned for a second hall, then called Jones, McGee, Munguia, and Booth to help transport even more.
The owner of the Milton medical spa that was linked to at least 14 botulism cases this summer pleaded guilty to injecting clients with unapproved botulinum toxin, federal prosecutors said. Rodrigo de Medeiros Siqueira, 33, pleaded guilty to one count of misbranding of a drug after shipment in interstate commerce with the intent to defraud or mislead, Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Leah Foley's office said.
Fresh flakes are falling all over the U.S., and the official first day of winter is only a month away, which means it's time to get amped about the ski season to come. It also means it's time to start planning a ski vacation to a top mountain in the U.S. And, according to the ski and travel pros we spoke to, there are only two states you need to head to this winter for epic shredding conditions.
On Monday at 10:20 a.m. the National Weather Service released a lake wind advisory valid from Tuesday 10 p.m. until Wednesday Dec. 17, at 1 p.m. for the Greater Lake Tahoe Area. The NWS Reno NV says to be ready for, Southwest winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts up to 35 mph and waves 1 to 3 feet for Lake Tahoe.
