A decision to not cap property that homeless people can keep on Skid Row was announced last Wednesday. It sparked fury among some who say it will 'only perpetuate the public health crisis that already exists' there. Images from the downtown area show trash piling up as workers struggle to keep the area sanitized. Rows and rows of tents line the sidewalks of Skid Row in the sprawling 50-block area, home to around 4,200. On Thursday it was revealed a Los Angeles police detective has been diagnosed with typhoid fever. At least five other officers are also showing symptoms and their division polices downtown LA. Dustin DeRollo, a union spokesman, said cops who patrol Skid Row 'walk through the feces, urine and trash'. In an op ed for The LA Times reporter Steve Lopez called it 'the collapse of a city that's lost control'.

Andy Ruiz Jr becomes first ever Mexican-American heavyweight champion of the world after battering UK's Anthony Joshua, who hit the canvas FOUR TIMES, at a packed Madison Square Garden 🥊

An animal rights protester jumped on stage and grabbed the microphone out of the hands of a stunned Kamala Harris during an event in San Francisco on Saturday. The incident took place while Harris was fielding questions at the Big Ideas Forum staged by MoveOn, a political organization aligned with the Democratic Party. The protester was identified as Aidan Cook, 24, of Oakland, California. Cook was arrested in 2016 during a rally for Senator Bernie Sanders. 😂 #facepalm

A giant fireball followed by a mushroom cloud erupted over the city of Dzerzhinsk, east of Moscow, Russia, today following an explosion at a TNT factory. A state of emergency was declared in the Russian city after the explosion took place at the plant, which is Russia's sole manufacturer of HMX and RDX high explosives. The Russian Investigative Committee have now opened a criminal case. 😱💥🔥

🤣 #LMAO #LOSERS

Farm dogs leading cattle out of flood towards higher ground and safety ☺️ #funny

Woman jumps from window to escape brutal 6-hour rape in Queens, suspect on the loose

The #NYC Police Department is seeking the public's assistance in locating a man accused of brutally raping a female acquaintance multiple times at his home in #Queens. The woman, who is 29, jumped out of a window to escape.

Michael Hosang, 53, is accused of raping the woman multiple times from 6 a.m. to noon on May 30, the #NYPD said. He also punched the woman multiple times in the face, causing at least one fracture, police said.

The victim was able to escape by jumping out of a window, according to police. Once she escaped, Hosang allegedly fled in a red Chevrolet pickup truck with #FL license plate JZEY32.

Hosang is 5 feet 10 inches, weighs 200 pounds and is bald with brown eyes. The NYPD is offering a reward of $2,500 for information that leads to his capture.

Stunning image show lava flowing down the summit of Mount Etna above bustling Sicilian port as eruptions keep flaring at Europe's most active volcano 🔥🗿