At least three people died and six others were injured Thursday afternoon when a car crashed into a supermarket in Los Angeles, according to authorities. The incident occurred shortly after noon at a 99 Ranch Market in the Westwood neighborhood, the Los Angeles Fire Department reported. Aerial footage showed the vehicle lodged inside the store.
Firefighters pronounced three people dead at the scene: 42-year-old Deris Renoj, a 55-year-old man, and a 30-year-old man. 99 Ranch Market confirmed the victims were two employees and a customer. "We are heartbroken by this loss," a company spokesperson said in a statement, adding that the store would remain closed for the immediate future.
In other news, the Guthrie family issued a video message Thursday, pleading with potential kidnappers to contact them regarding the whereabouts of 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie, who is believed to have been abducted from her Arizona home. "Whoever is out there holding our mother, we want to hear from you," said Camron Guthrie, brother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie, in the video. The FBI is jointly investigating the case and offering a $50,000 reward, according to ABC News.
Meanwhile, former President Donald Trump reportedly proposed renaming New York's Penn Station and Washington's Dulles Airport after himself in exchange for unfreezing $16 billion in funding for a major infrastructure project in New York. Sources told ABC News that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer rejected the offer. The Hudson Tunnel Project, which would connect New York City and New Jersey, had already begun.
In New York City, members of Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's Department of Health held their first "Global Oppression and Public Health Working Group" meeting on Tuesday, according to The New York Post. The group discussed its purpose, referencing the "genocide" in Gaza as an example of global oppression, according to a presenter.
Finally, in Minneapolis, at least 12 anti-U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agitators were arrested Thursday night after a large crowd gathered outside a Hilton hotel near the University of Minnesota. Video showed a crowd of approximately 150 to 175 people demonstrating outside the Graduate by Hilton Hotel, prompting police to declare an unlawful assembly. Agitators were seen blowing whistles, banging pots and pans, shaking metal barricades and striking the hotel.
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