Former county sheriff Jim McDonnell named new Los Angeles police chief
McDonnell will head force of nearly 9,000 officers amid rising discontentment over public safety among residents
Former Los Angeles county sheriff Jim McDonnell will lead the Los Angeles police department (LAPD), taking charge of the force of nearly 9,000 officers as discontent grows among the city’s residents over public safety even as violent crime numbers drop, the mayor announced on Friday.
Mayor Karen Bass, who had the final say after a civilian board of Los Angeles police commissioners vetted McDonnell, said her selection of a veteran law enforcement officer was based on a need to reduce crime and make every neighborhood safer. Bass met with hundreds of LAPD officers and community leaders before making her decision.
Continue reading...Sky News pulls out of Boris Johnson interview over recording ban
Beth Rigby’s withdrawal after not being allowed to record conversation follows BBC cancellation over notes gaffe
Sky News has pulled out of an interview with Boris Johnson after its political editor, Beth Rigby, was told she could not make an audio recording or transcript of the talk.
The former prime minister had promised to “reveal what really happened during my time as [London] mayor, foreign secretary and PM” during the conversation next week as he promotes his memoir Unleashed. Johnson’s interview with the BBC was dropped earlier this week after the presenter Laura Kuenssberg mistakenly sent him her briefing notes.
Continue reading...Beirut strikes target potential new Hezbollah chief, Israeli official says – CNN
- Beirut strikes target potential new Hezbollah chief, Israeli official says CNN
- Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei defends strikes on Israel in Tehran speech BBC.com
- Live Updates: Israeli Strikes Rock Lebanon as Iran’s Leader Issues Warning The New York Times
- Iran's Ayatollah Khamenei defends missile barrage against Israel in rare sermon Fox News
- Live updates: Iran’s leader gives defiant address; Israeli strike hits key road at border The Washington Post
Floods and landslides leave 19 dead in Bosnia
In Antarctica, the ‘Greening’ Spread Has Been Dramatic – Newser
- In Antarctica, the 'Greening' Spread Has Been Dramatic Newser
- Antarctica is turning green at a ‘dramatic’ rate and it is concerning, study reveals why Hindustan Times
- Antarctica is ‘greening’ at dramatic rate as climate heats The Guardian
- Scientists looked at images from space to see how fast Antarctica is turning green. Here’s what they found Yahoo! Voices
- Parts of Antarctica are turning green at an 'astounding' rate New Scientist
The Global South’s poor should not be subsidising the IMF
Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says – Reuters Canada
- Haitian gang kills at least 70 people as thousands flee, UN says Reuters Canada
- At Least 70 People Dead in Gang Attack in Haiti The New York Times
- At least 70 people killed in gang attack on Haitian town: UN Al Jazeera English
- Haiti: UN 'horrified' after at least 70 killed in gang massacre Sky News
- At least 70 dead in Haiti gang attack, U.N. says The Washington Post
Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity – CNN
- Yazidi woman captured by ISIS rescued in Gaza after more than a decade in captivity CNN
- Yazidi woman kidnapped by ISIS in Iraq escapes from Gaza a decade later, officials say CBS News
- Yazidi woman held hostage for 10 years in Gaza rescued in Israel, US operation Fox News
- Israel rescues Yazidi woman from Gaza after her kidnapping by ISIS at age 11 The Times of Israel
- State Department describes US role in helping escaped Yazidi woman flee Gaza The Independent
IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive – The Times of Israel
- IDF says over 250 Hezbollah operatives killed in southern Lebanon ground offensive The Times of Israel
- Israel’s bombardment of Lebanon the ‘most intense aerial campaign’ outside Gaza in last two decades CNN
- Live: Israel intensifies attacks on Lebanon, Gaza, occupied West Bank Al Jazeera English
- Israel-Iran live updates: Beirut strikes target new Hezbollah leader Safieddine; Khamenei praises missile attack NBC News
- Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut and cut off a key crossing into Syria The Associated Press
US air strikes target several cities across Yemen
US supreme court will rule on $10bn suit Mexico filed against US gun makers
Mexico argues negligence from makers such as Colt and Glock has led to gun trafficking to drug cartels and criminals
The US supreme court said on Friday it will decide whether to block a $10bn lawsuit Mexico filed against US gun manufacturers and distributors that argues that their negligent and illegal commercial practices have unleashed bloodshed in the country.
The lawsuit, filed in Boston in August, names Smith & Wesson, Barrett Firearms, Beretta, Colt and Glock, as well as Boston-area wholesaler Interstate Arms.
Continue reading...US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels – The Associated Press
- US launches airstrikes by fighter jets and ships on Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels The Associated Press
- US military strikes 15 Houthi targets in Yemen Reuters
- US strikes 15 Houthi targets in Yemen: Pentagon The Hill
- American airstrikes launched on Yemen's Sanaa and Hodeidah The Jerusalem Post
- US and British militaries strike over a dozen Houthi targets across Yemen The Times of Israel
Naomi Campbell admits failures at fashion charity but denies misconduct
Campbell ‘accepts her accountability’, says spokesperson after watchdog’s scathing report about Fashion for Relief
Naomi Campbell has admitted she failed in her duties as a trustee at the Fashion for Relief charity she founded – but has insisted she never engaged in financial misconduct or used the charity for personal gain during its chaotic nine-year existence.
Campbell was last week banned from running a charity for five years after a scathing report found she and her two fellow trustees were culpable for multiple incidents of serious misconduct and financial mismanagement.
Continue reading...Starmer defends UK ceding control of Chagos Islands amid Tory criticism
PM says deal has secured future of US-UK military base as Conservative leadership hopefuls play blame game
Keir Starmer has defended giving up UK control of the Chagos Islands, as the decision has descended into a political blame game among Conservative leadership candidates.
The prime minister said the agreement with Mauritius over the islands would secure the long-term future of a joint US-UK military base on Diego Garcia, which he deemed as the “single most important thing”.
Continue reading...Executive resigns at Trump Media, Truth Social’s parent company
COO Andrew Northwall last month left the company that now owes almost 800,000 shares to an investor
The chief operating officer of Truth Social’s parent company has resigned, and the company must hand over almost 800,000 shares to one of its investors as part of a court ruling, according to a regulatory filing.
Andrew Northwall, the former COO, resigned from Trump Media & Technology Group Corp late last month, according to the Securities and Exchange Commission filing, adding that the company plans to “transition his duties internally”.
Continue reading...US south-east reels from ‘catastrophic’ devastation from Hurricane Helene
Communities are stranded, over 200 people have died with more expected, and more than 700,000 are without power
Rescue crews in parts of the south-eastern US were still searching on Friday for those missing as they entered the eighth day since Hurricane Helene roared ashore in Florida and became the deadliest mainland hurricane in the US since Katrina in 2005.
The death toll could grow higher, having surpassed 200 on Thursday, while the sheer scale of the devastation from wind and floods has slowed efforts to find many people’s loved ones and also get supplies to stranded communities and restore power to more than 700,000 people.
Continue reading...Police officer charged after death of woman, 81, in collision with royal escort
Helen Holland killed last year in collision with motorcycle that was part of escort for Duchess of Edinburgh
A police officer has been charged over the death of an 81-year-old woman who was killed in a collision with a motorcycle that was part of an escort for the Duchess of Edinburgh.
The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said on Friday it had charged Christopher Harrison, 67, with causing death by careless driving following a review of the evidence provided by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).
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