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Man arrested in drive-by shooting at Sacramento ABC station : NPR
ABC10 TV station in Sacramento, Calif., an ABC affiliate owned by TEGNA. Screenshot/Google Earth hide caption toggle caption Screenshot/Google Earth A man has been arrested after a drive-by shooting into an ABC affiliate TV station in Sacramento, according to police. Anibal Hernandezsantana, 64 years old, was arrested early Saturday and charged with felonies that include […]
UK set to recognise Palestinian state on Sunday | Gaza
The UK is expected to recognise a Palestinian state on Sunday after Israel failed to meet the conditions set out by Keir Starmer in July. The prime minister is set to make the announcement after concluding the humanitarian situation has deteriorated significantly in the past few weeks. The move comes despite pressure from the US […]
California bans masks meant to hide law enforcement identities : NPR
An immigration raid at a car wash in California in August. Gregory Bull/AP hide caption toggle caption Gregory Bull/AP SACRAMENTO, Calif — California Governor Gavin Newsom has signed a law banning law enforcement from wearing masks on duty except for things like riot gear, medical masks and undercover work. Saying it’s the first bill of […]
Trump’s new $100K fee on H-1B visas will hurt tech companies : NPR
President Donald Trump listens to a reporter’s question in the Oval Office of the White House, on Friday. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption toggle caption Alex Brandon/AP President Trump’s latest executive order on immigration will sharply curtail a visa program used by hundreds of thousands of people currently living in the United States. It also threatens […]
Taylor Swift’s ‘The Life of a Showgirl’ to hit AMC theatres : NPR
Taylor Swift attends an event at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sept. 9, 2022. Evan Agostini/Invision/AP hide caption toggle caption Evan Agostini/Invision/AP The showgirl is headed back to the big screen. Global music icon Taylor Swift is bringing her upcoming 12th studio album The Life of a Showgirl to theaters, coinciding with the album’s […]
Revealed: how Albanese tried and failed (so far) to get a meeting with Trump | Australian foreign policy
Anthony Albanese is anticipating his first face-to-face meeting with Donald Trump next week. If it goes ahead, it will be the culmination of a long and complicated process of diplomatic scheduling, according to documents obtained by Guardian Australia under freedom of information. More than 100 pages of government communications reveal the lengths senior Australian officials […]
Top Democrats ask for Trump meeting ahead of government shutdown : NPR
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer, right, and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries speak with members of the press on Capitol Hill on Sept. 11. The two New York Democrats are asking President Trump for a meeting before an impending government shutdown. Demetrius Freeman/The Washington Post via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Demetrius Freeman/The Washington […]
Man armed with gun and knife detained at Charlie Kirk memorial service venue | Charlie Kirk shooting
A man armed with a gun and a knife was detained Saturday at State Farm Stadium near Phoenix before Charlie Kirk’s memorial service at that venue on Sunday – with authorities accusing him of brandishing inactive law enforcement credentials and lacking permission to be there. In a statement released Saturday, the US Secret Service said […]
British couple detained by Taliban in Afghanistan return to UK | UK news
A British couple who were detained without charge for nearly eight months by the Taliban in Afghanistan have arrived in the UK. Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, were released on Friday, having been arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February. The couple, pictured smiling by […]
Anti-immigration protesters and counter-protesters clash in Glasgow | Scotland
Anti-immigration protesters have clashed with anti-racist counter-protesters in tense scenes in Glasgow this afternoon, a week after the largest far-right event in decades, organised by the activist Stephen Yaxley-Lennon, known as Tommy Robinson, took place in London. The statue of Scottish statesman Donald Dewar, father of the Holyrood parliament, was surrounded by union flags bearing […]