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At least 11 million people in California were under flood watch Monday as a series of storms bring rain, snow and potential flash flooding across the state this week.

Up to 4 inches of rain are forecast for California's coast and valley areas, with as much as 7 inches in the foothills and mountains.

In addition to flash flood risks, residents in burn scar areas in Los Angeles County face a threat of mudslides as the rainfall accumulates.

An evacuation order when into effect on Sunday night for the Palisades, Sunset and Hurst burn scar areas. It remains in effect into Tuesday evening. Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass urged residents to follow the guidance.

"Ahead of heavy rain forecasted this week, first responders, Public Works crews, and City personnel are taking action to keep Angelenos safe and will be ready to respond to any potential impacts," Bass wrote in a post on X. "This is likely to be another significant rain event."

Burn scars areas are those where wildfires have killed off vegetation and changed the soil, making the land less able to absorb rainwater. These areas can "be as water-repellant as pavement,"according to the National Weather Service, causing runoff that can create conditions for flash flooding, mudslides and debris flow.

San Francisco's Department of Emergency Management, meanwhile, warned residents of potential flooding in low-lying areas. Parts of the Bay Area are under a coastal flooding advisory through Tuesday.

"Help your community prepare for the upcoming storm by clearing out storm drains and checking in with friends and family who may need assistance during extreme weather," thedepartment said in a post on X.

As the storm system moves east across California, torrential downpours are expected, with wind gusts as high as 70 mph on Tuesday.

Meteorologists said the system is likely to bring heavy snow to the Sierra Nevada: 5 to 8 feet is forecast to fall from Tuesday through Wednesday.

Though the snow can create dangerous conditions on roadways, its arrival is somewhat of a relief given the extremelylow snowpack that has plagued the West this winter.If the season ends with insufficient snow, that creates problems for water supplies and increases the risk of wildfires when the weather warms.

Climate scientists have been calling attention to the snowpack shortages in nearly every region of the West this year. Although it's not unusual for some areas to lack snow, it's rare for the problem to be this widespread. Philip Mote, a professor at Oregon State University's College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences, told NBC News last month that he had observed dramatic deficits.

"Washington, Oregon, California and many Western states had their warmest December ever on record, and so the torrential rains that we had with the atmospheric river and the flooding and damage from too much water — none of that stayed in the mountains," he said.

On Wednesday, the storm is expected to head east, moving out of California and bringing beneficial snow to the Rockies, as well.

The FBI notified Minnesota state investigators that it will not share information or evidence related to the fatalshooting of Alex Pretti by federal agentsin Minneapolis, the state's Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said in a Feb. 16 statement.

The development comes after Minnesota Gov.Tim Walzand other officialsexpressed hope that federal authorities would cooperatewith the state in an investigation into the killing of Pretti, a37-year-old ICU nursewhose death triggered nationwide protests andbipartisan calls for an independent investigation.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, which specializes in investigating police shootings and has often worked with federal authorities, vowed to move ahead with its own probe but acknowledged the challenges posed by the FBI's decision to withhold evidence.

"While this lack of cooperation is concerning and unprecedented, the BCA is committed to thorough, independent and transparent investigations of these incidents, even if hampered by a lack of access to key information and evidence," the agency said.

The FBI, which is leading a federal probe into the Pretti shooting, declined to comment.

The move is the latest development in a series of battles between state and federal authorities over investigations into shootings by federal officers during amonthslong immigration enforcement surgein Minnesota.

The Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension says it has also been stonewalled from evidence and case materials related to the fatal shooting ofRenee Nicole Good, a mother of three, and another shooting thatleft a Venezuelan maninjured.

Minnesota state and local authorities promised to independently investigate each of the shootings, but it remains unclear whether state prosecutors will be able to bring charges against the federal agents,who are largely protected from prosecution.

Independent investigations have been among the top demands from Minnesota state and local officials, as well as federal lawmakers from both parties, as outrage mounted over the shootings. Pretti's death prompted particularly intense pushback as footage of the incidentundermined assertions made by top Trump administration officialswho said Pretti had "brandished" a firearm and acted as an "assassin."

Videos show Pretti filming federal agents with his phone before he was taken to the ground, disarmed and shot in the back. The Department of Homeland Security said two agents opened fire, both of whom have beenplaced on leave.

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Within hours of Pretti's death, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and a local prosecutor's office went to court to gain access to the scene and even obtained a search warrant, a move state officials described in court records as unusual but necessary.

"In my 20-plus years at the BCA, prior to 2026, I had never encountered a situation in which federal authorities blocked BCA access to an incident where there is concurrent federal and state jurisdiction," Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension Superintendent Drew Evans said in a federal court filing.

U.S. District Judge Eric C. Tostrud issued a temporary restraining order barring federal authorities from "destroying or altering" evidence in the case. Tostrud later dissolved the order, writing there was no evidence to justify its extension.

TheU.S. Justice Department openeda civil rights investigation into the Pretti shooting, which could potentially lead to criminal charges against the officers involved, though there is a high legal bar to bring such a case. U.S. Customs and Border Protection opened a separate internal investigation into the incident.

ICE, Border Patrol leaders face Congress over deadly Minnesota raids

The Justice Department previously declined to investigate the Good shooting, saying there's"no basis" for such an inquiry. That decision, as well as a push from top DOJ officials to instead investigate Good's wife, led to a wave of resignations at the U.S. attorney's office in Minnesota, according to multiple news outlets, includingThe New York TimesandNBC News.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement opened an internal investigation and is reviewing the conduct ofJonathan Ross, the agent who shot Good.

The Justice Department and ICE are also investigating whether the two officers involved in a shooting that injured Venezuelan immigrantJulio Cesar Sosa-Celislied under oath. Federal authorities launched the probe after video evidence appeared to contradict the officers' initial statements about the Jan. 14 shooting in Minneapolis.

Contributing: Reuters

Christopher Cann is a national breaking news reporter for USA TODAY. Contact him via email at ccann@usatoday.com.

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RAMALLAH, West Bank (AP) — Israeli prosecutors said Monday that they plan to charge a settler in the killing of a Palestinian activist during a confrontation that was caught on video, opening a rare prosecution ofviolence by Jewish settlers in the occupied West Bank.

Attacks from settlers and home demolitions by authorities have spiked dramatically over the past two years, but the death in July of Awdah Hathaleen has drawn particular attention due to his involvement in the 2025 Oscar-winning film "No Other Land," which chronicled Palestinian villagers' fight to stay on their land. The case also stands out because the confrontation between Palestinians and Yinon Levi, an internationally sanctioned settler, was captured on video from multiple vantage points.

In a video that family members say wastaken by Hathaleen himself, Levi could be seen firing toward the person holding the camera. Anothershowed Levi firing two shotswithout showing where the bullets struck.

An Israeli judge released Levi from custody six months ago,citing a lack of evidencethat he fired the shots that killed Hathaleen.

Israel's State Attorney General's office confirmed in a statement Monday that it had initiated proceedings to indict Levi. It did not specify the charges.

Eitan Peleg, an attorney for Hathaleen's family, said the office had informed them it planned to indict Levi for reckless homicide, triggering a process that allows Levi to contest charges before they're formally filed.

"Enforcement of the law in cases like this involving Palestinians in the West Bank is very rare, so this is unique," Peleg told The Associated Press on Monday.

Israel's military referred questions on the indictment to police, who have not yet responded. Both bodies enforce laws in the area.

More than 3.4 million Palestinians and 700,000 Israelis live in the occupied West Bank and east Jerusalem, territories captured by Israel in 1967 and sought by Palestinians for a future state. The international community overwhelmingly considers Israeli settlement construction in these areas to be illegal and an obstacle to peace.

Palestinians and rights groups say authorities routinely fail to prosecute settlers or hold them accountable for violence. Under National Security MinisterItamar Ben-Gvir,investigations into settler attacks have plummeted, according to the Israeli rights group Yesh Din.

Khalil Hathaleen, Awdah's brother, said the family was glad some measure of justice was being pursued but felt the charge of "reckless homicide" was insufficient.

"It was an intentional killing in broad daylight, with prior intent and premeditation," he said.

Levi's attorney, Avichai Hajbi, declined Monday to comment on the coming indictment, which he said he hadn't received. After the shooting, he told The Associated Press that Levi acted in self-defense, without elaborating. Levi did not answer phone calls Monday.

Parts of the confrontation were filmed

Video released last year by B'Tselem, an Israeli human rights group showed Levi firing a gun toward the person filming. At the moment that B'Tselem says Hathaleen collapsed, the visuals are jostled but moans of pain can be heard. The group said it obtained the video from the family of Hathaleen, who said he filmed it.

Additional footage obtained by the AP last year showed Levi waving a pistol during the standoff in Umm al-Khair that was with a group of Palestinians over an excavator that had rolled down from a nearby settlement and damaged Palestinian property earlier in the day.

Alaa Hathaleen, a cousin who filmed the encounter, told AP at the time that he had approached Levi to tell him the group was unarmed and to stop the bulldozing.

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In the video, one Palestinian insults Levi and another challenges him to shoot. Levi shoves someone just out of the frame, demands to know who threw stones, and later fires a shot, seemingly away from the crowd. He then fires again and yells toward the crowd to get away from the excavator.

The footage did not show where bullets struck, though other relatives said they saw Awdah Hathaleen fall immediately after shots were fired.

Levi was detained before being released to house arrest. That condition was eventually lifted, too.

Levi was among the Israeli settlerssanctioned by the United States and other Western countriesover allegations of violence toward Palestinians in 2024. U.S. President Donald Trump lifted the U.S. sanctions after taking office the following year.

Attacks spike as spotlight grows

Activists and crew members on the film "No Other Land" have said settler attacks have intensified on the village portrayed since the movie won the Oscar.

Hamdan Ballal, one of the film's directors, said his family home in Umm al-Khair was subject to another attack on Sunday. Four relatives were arrested during the confrontation, he said.

Ballal said a soldier, who came to their home accompanied by another soldier and a settler-herder, grabbed his brother by the neck and tried to choke him. Neither the army nor the police responded to requests for comment on the incident.

"The year after I won the Oscar, the assaults increased significantly. On a daily basis, settlers come and destroy the fields, destroy the trees, destroy the crops around the house," he said.

Israeli proof-of-ownership rules spark anger

As prosecutors move to indict Levi and violence persists across the West Bank, Israel is moving ahead with measures to deepen its control over land in the occupied territory.

On Sunday, it announcedit would resume a land registration processacross the West Bank to require anyone with a claim to land to submit documents proving ownership. Rights groups say the process could strip Palestinians of land they've lived on and farmed for generations and transfer vast swaths of land to Israeli state control.

Israel's Foreign Ministry said the steps countered Palestinian Authority land registration efforts in areas where Israel maintains civil and military control.

The measures follow years of accusations by Palestinians that actions by settlers and the military — campaigns of violence, harassment and demolitions — have pushed them from their land.

The decisions have drawn widespread condemnation as violations of international law, including from countries involved in the ceasefire process in the Gaza Strip and Trump's Board of Peace.

Saudi Arabia's Foreign Ministry in a statement on Monday said the measures were part of Israel's effort to impose a "new legal and administrative reality" that undermines prospects for peace and stability. Egypt's Foreign Ministry called the move a "flagrant violation" of international law, warning it would escalate tensions in the Palestinian territories and across the region.

U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres condemned Israel's decision, calling it not only destabilizing but unlawful according to the International Court of Justice, the U.N.'s highest tribunal, his spokesman Stéphane Dujarric said.

___ Associated Press writer Melanie Lidman contributed reporting from Tel Aviv.

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Be careful about meeting your heroes, kids — they might just burp in your face.

Such was the case when Hollywood legend Betty Grable guested onCarol Burnett's famous variety sketch show,The Carol Burnett Show.

"I feel I did have a fairy godmother — Betty Grable was one of my first guests on my show," Burnett toldAmy Poehlerrecently on theGoodHangpodcast. The comedy icon said Grable was every bit as "adorable" and "very funny" as she might have hoped, but she did have one nasty habit.

"Betty was on the show as a guest. And so was Martha Raye, who was one of the funniest women ever, and she was very [physical] and loud, and she and Betty had worked together and they were good friends," Burnett recalled. "So it was for me, my God, I'd grown up watching Betty Grable, watching Martha Raye. I was all [thrilled]. So now we're rehearsing. Now, Betty had a thing about Coca-Cola. She had to drink Coca-Cola all the time. So what would happen was, she would be [burping] constantly."

OnGood Hang, Burnett gave several perfect imitations of the belches, which she described as "really, really loud." Grable "just loved Coca-Cola," she continued. "So, we're in the wings ready and we're doing the show, and Betty and Martha and I are ready for our queue to go out, and Betty took [another sip] and [burped] again and Martha Raye said, 'Oh, for God's sakes, Betty, why don't you just fart and save your teeth?'"

At this, Poehler howled with laughter, much to the delight of Burnett, who said she shared that sentiment at the time. "I thought I was going to die," she said, cracking herself up. "And then we had to go out and do the finale. I was just hysterical."

The gassy tendency aside, Burnett also shared a more sentimental memory she had of Grable.

"I remember we would go to the Grauman's Chinese [Theatre] where they have the courtyard with everybody's handprints and footprints and so forth, and I remember putting my handprints into Betty Grable's handprints," she said. "And just a few months ago, I got my handprints after all these years. And I remember putting my hand in, and I'm wondering will somebody someday put their handprints on mine, you know? Wouldn't that be kind of wild?"

The Carol Burnett Showoriginally ran on CBS from 1967 to 1978, for a whopping 279 episodes. It returned with an additional nine episodes in the fall of 1991. Over its massively successful run, the series won 25 Primetime Emmy Awards.

Elsewhere onGoodHang, Burnett revealed herfavorite letter to climb on the Hollywood sign, and discussed doing sketch comedy with Ray Charles, playing Miss Hannigan inAnnie, and much more.

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Robert Duvall, an Oscar-winning actor who starred in The Godfather, has died at the age of 95

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• His wife Luciana revealed the sad news on Facebook, writing, "Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort"

• Duvall won his Oscar for 1983's Tender Mercies

Robert Duvall, a prolific actor with a career in entertainment spanning 70 years, has died at the age of 95. The Oscar winner for 1983'sTender Mercieswas known for roles in films includingThe Godfather,Apocalypse Now,To Kill a Mockingbirdand many more.

The actor's wife, Luciana, announced the news on Monday, Feb. 16 onFacebook, writing, "Yesterday we said goodbye to my beloved husband, cherished friend, and one of the greatest actors of our time. Bob passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by love and comfort."TMZwas first to report on Duvall's death.

"To the world, he was an Academy Award-winning actor, a director, a storyteller. To me, he was simply everything," she added. "His passion for his craft was matched only by his deep love for characters, a great meal, and holding court. For each of his many roles, Bob gave everything to his characters and to the truth of the human spirit they represented. In doing so, he leaves something lasting and unforgettable to us all. Thank you for the years of support you showed Bob and for giving us this time and privacy to celebrate the memories he leaves behind."

Duvall was born in San Diego, Calif., in 1931. His father was a rear admiral in the U.S. Navy, and Duvall and his two brothers were raised primarily in Annapolis, Md., near the Naval Academy. His father was often away. "One time he came home after a long period at sea, and he spoke sharply to my younger brother, and my younger brother said to my mother, 'Tell that man to go home.' Because, you know, he didn't connect," Duvall toldGQin 2014.

His father expected him to follow in his footsteps, but Duvall took another path. "I was terrible at everything but acting — I could barely get through school," he told PEOPLE in 1977. After high school, he joined the Army and served in Korea, though he never saw combat.

When he returned, his parents encouraged him to pursue acting. He studied drama at Principia College in Illinois and after graduation moved to New York to study under Sanford Meisner at New York's Neighborhood Playhouse. His classmates included Dustin Hoffman,Gene HackmanandJames Caan, who all became lifelong friends.

Duvall became involved in New York theater and impressed playwright-screenwriter Horton Foote in his playThe Midnight Caller. Foote also wrote the screenplay forTo Kill a Mockingbirdand recommended Duvall to play Boo Radley. It was the actor's big-screen debut.

"I want my work to be true," he told PEOPLE in 1984. "Pure. Not a false note from the start to finish."

In 1965, he won an Obie for his Off Broadway performance inA View from the Bridge, and he made his Broadway debut in 1966'sWait Until Dark.

Duvall became renowned for his work as a character actor, and in the '60s appeared in movies likeBullittandTrue Grit. He received acclaim in 1970 for his work inM*A*S*H, and the next year he starred inTHX 1138, the first film directed by George Lucas. In 1972, he appeared inThe Godfatheras Tom Hagen, the pseudo-adopted son of the Corleone family who remains an outsider. It earned him his first Oscar nomination, and he reprised the role in the 1974 sequel.

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Francis Ford Coppola, who directed Duvall inThe Godfatherfilms andApocalypse Now, told PEOPLE of the actor in 2003, "Actors click into character at different times — the first week, third week. Bobby's hot after one or two takes. That's all he needs."

Duvall joked at the time that his only regret aboutThe Godfatherwas that he didn't have "a better hairpiece." He was also inspired by working closely with his costar Marlon Brando, whom he called "a hero" and "a king."

"About a third of the way through [filming]GodfatherI said, 'We're really doing something, I think, pretty special here that will live on for a long time to come,' " Duvall told theAV Clubin 2022. "I felt that we were making a really important film."

In Coppola's 1979 classicApocalypse Now,Duvall played Lt. Col. Kilgore. He told PEOPLE in 2003 that he nailed the iconic line — "I love the smell of napalm in the morning" — in just a take to two. He said, "Just got up and did it. An epic scene and a fun film to do." He received his second Oscar nomination for the movie.

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But by 1977, Duvall was upset about the roles he was getting and wanted to move out of supporting roles into starring ones. So he starred in David Mamet's American Buffalo on Broadway. He told PEOPLE at the time, "People keep asking me, 'Why walk away when you're hot?' I hope this will get me better film roles."

Still, he wasn't sure he really wanted to be a leading man. "To be a McQueen or a Redford," he said, "I don't know. They do the same thing all the time. They do themselves, and that must get boring."

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Duvall received a third Oscar nomination in 1980 for his leading role inThe Great Santini. In 1983, he directedAngelo My Love, a movie about Romani people.

Duvall won an Oscar, for Best Actor, in 1983 forTender Mercies. He told PEOPLE in 1984, weeks before the ceremony, "I guess the main reason I want the Academy Award is for the artistic power and freedom it gives you. The right to choose your own director, to have control over the project."

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Other film credits for Duvall includedNetwork(1976),Days of Thunder(1990),The Scarlet Letter(1995),Sling Blade(1996),Deep Impact(1998),Thank You for Smoking(2005) andJack Reacher(2012). He earned a Best Actor Oscar nomination for 1997'sThe Apostle, and in 2014, Duvall starred withRobert Downey Jr. inThe Judge, which earned him his seventh Oscar nomination.

Duvall never retired. Later roles for the actor included 2018'sWidows, 2022'sThe Pale Blue Eyeand 2022'sHustle.

Though he appeared less often on television than on the big screen, Duvall was a five-time Emmy nominee. He won twice, for acting in and executive producing the AMC miniseriesBroken Trail.

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Duvall was married four times. He wed Barbara Benjamin in 1964, and they split in 1975. From 1982 to 1985, he was married to Gail Youngs. He was married to Sharon Brophy from 1991 to 1995.

Duvallmarried Luciana Pedrazain 2005; they began dating in 1996. She appeared alongside him in the 2003 filmAssassination Tango, which he also wrote and directed.

In 2021, Duvall appeared onPEOPLE (The TV Show!)while promoting his film12 Mighty Orphans, and he discussed what life was like after 70 years of acting in front of the camera.

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When asked what he loved most about being 90, Duvall said, "Love the most? Idon't know if I love any of it, but day to day with my wonderful wife."

"She takes care of me, and I have good friends and try to work out and keep in some kind of shape," he continued.

Noting that he was still acting, Duvall told PEOPLE. "I'm always living well."

Duvall is survived by his wife.

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