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Christal Hayes

Los Angeles

Senior Editor at BBC

senior news editor @BBCNorthAmerica | formerly @CNN @USATODAY @OrlandoSentinel @Newsweek | @UCF alumna

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  • Colorado attack: Six hurt in Boulder mall as suspect shouts 'free Palestine'

    4 days ago | bbc.co.uk | Christal Hayes |Ana Faguy

    The attack unfolded during a weekly scheduled demonstration put on by Run for Their Lives, a pro-Israeli group that that holds walks in the outdoor pedestrian mall in solidarity with Israeli hostages in Gaza. Police got calls around 13:26 local time (20:26 BST) about a man with a weapon and people being set on fire, Boulder Police Chief Stephen Redfearn said at a news conference.

  • Diddy kidnapped ex-aide in plot to kill Kid Cudi, trial hears

    1 week ago | bbc.com | Christal Hayes

    Diddy kidnapped ex-aide in plot to kill Kid Cudi, trial hearsChristal HayesAnoushka Mutanda-DoughertyReporting fromNew York courtroom Getty ImagesOne of Sean 'Diddy' Combs' former employees has testified the hip-hop mogul kidnapped her at gunpoint, then broke into rapper Kid Cudi's home in a plot to kill his love rival.

  • Drake pushes for Tory Lanez to be pardoned after prison attack

    2 weeks ago | bbc.com | Christal Hayes

    Drake pushes for Tory Lanez to be pardoned after prison attack Christal HayesGetty ImagesRapper Drake has shared a petition asking California's governor to pardon fellow Canadian rapper Tory Lanez, who was attacked last week in prison. "Come home soon," Drake wrote on his Instagram story with a link to the petition. Lanez was stabbed 14 times by a fellow inmate in a California prison last week, an attack that caused both of his lungs to collapse.

  • Legendary American singer Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after sexual assault claims

    3 weeks ago | namibian.com.na | Christal Hayes

    Motown legend Smokey Robinson (85) is under criminal investigation in Los Angeles over accusations of sexual assault. The Los Angeles county sheriff’s department confirmed it had launched a formal inquiry into the allegations, saying the probe was in the “early stages”. The investigation comes after a lawsuit was filed last week by four anonymous housekeepers against the singer-songwriter, accusing him of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence.

  • Smokey Robinson under criminal investigation after sexual assault claims

    3 weeks ago | bbc.com | Christal Hayes

    "We feel confident that a determination will be made that Mr Robinson did nothing wrong, and that this is a desperate attempt to prejudice public opinion and make even more of a media circus than the Plaintiffs were previously able to create," the attorney, Christopher Frost, said in a statement to the BBC.

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Christal Hayes
Christal Hayes @Journo_Christal
13 May 25

Erik & Lyle Menendez’s long-awaited resentencing hearing about to begin in LA @BBCWorld We’re expecting to hear from people involved in the case - possibly even from the brothers This hearing could determine if they are released from prison after killing their parents in 1989 https://t.co/P2vw7mDK20

Christal Hayes
Christal Hayes @Journo_Christal
11 May 25

RT @richluchette: From the AP: The Pope tried calling his brother for two hours after his election. When his brother finally called back, t…

Christal Hayes
Christal Hayes @Journo_Christal
24 Apr 25

RT @CAgovernor: NEW: California is now the FOURTH largest economy in the world. Last year, the Golden State's GDP topped $4.1T — surpassin…