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Multiple gunshots fired near Rihanna’s home

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles police took a woman into custody after she fired gunshots outside Rihanna’s gated home, according to authorities and news reports on Monday. No one was injured, police said. It wasn’t immediately clear whether the singer was at home when the shooting happened Sunday afternoon. Police received a call about shots fired around 1:15 p.m. in the Beverly Hills area, Officer Charles Miller said Monday. A 35-year-old woman was later taken into custody “without further incident” and investigators recovered a weapon, according to a police statement.

Horoscope

Children push boundaries because they’re still learning the rules. Adults who do the same without listening to feedback are like overpowered toddlers. Those who can’t perceive consequences or update their behavior create distortions and disruptions. A rapid array of lunar aspects rings out like a cosmic alarm clock, attempting to wake the oblivious. ARIES (March 21-April 19). Your job goes smoothly when customers, clients, colleagues and bosses all agree on the nature of the task at hand. Figure out where they’re at so you can build the bridge that gets everyone on the same ...

Forced to choose between love and a pet’s loyalty

Dear Annie: A friend of mine is facing a painful choice, and I can’t stop thinking about it. She has dogs she loves dearly, but the man she’s dating is allergic. Not “a little sneezy,” but truly can’t be around them. She feels like she’s being asked to choose between her pets and a relationship that could become something real. I keep thinking about an associate of mine from a local board. She was in a serious, loving relationship with a man who was kind, gracious and clearly devoted to her. The problem was her cat. He was allergic, and it wasn’t something he could just ...

Hints From Heloise

Moving around in an airplane Dear Heloise: The recent comment about folks grabbing the airline seat in front of them when getting out of their seats hit a nerve with me. As much as I hate to do this, I have no choice. If the airlines would give me enough room to stand up straight on my own without needing to brace myself to even get out of my chair, I would happily do so. Don’t just assume that a person is being willfully rude when they have no other option. Let’s all be more understanding. Also, we should write to our government officials and demand more customer comfort! — ...

Suspected tornadoes kill six in Michigan and Oklahoma

UNION CITY, Mich. (AP) — Authorities searched through rubble and debris in southern Michigan on Saturday after suspected tornadoes tore through the region and killed four people, including a 12-year-old boy, during powerful storms also blamed for two deaths in eastern Oklahoma. First responders from multiple agencies in the Union Lake area near Union City looked for more possible victims and worked to clear roads, authorities said. Photos and videos posted on social media showed flattened homes and downed trees in a lakeside neighborhood. The National Weather Service said an ...

Crude oil prices surpass $100 a barrel as the Iran war impedes production and shipping

CHICAGO (AP) — Oil prices have eclipsed $100 per barrel for the first time in more than three and a half years as the Iran war hinders production and shipping in the Middle East. The price for a barrel of Brent crude, the international standard, was at $101.19 shortly after trading resumed on the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, up 9.2% from its settlement price of $92.69 Friday. West Texas Intermediate, the light, sweet crude oil produced in the United States, was selling for about $107.06 a barrel. That’s 16.2% higher than its Friday settlement price of $90.90. Both could rise or ...