NICE, France (AP) — With just three days to go until France’s landmark legislative election, the county’s far-right leader on Thursday raised the question of who would be in charge of the military if her party takes over the government after the two-round balloting. The early elections are plunging France into uncharted territory, and political […]
Jun. 26—MITCHELL — Mitchell’s police chief is retiring after nearly 25 years in law enforcement. Michael Koster announced his retirement on Wednesday in a statement. His final day on the job will be Friday, July 5. He has served as chief of police since 2020 when he was acting police chief and was later promoted […]
The International Criminal Court (ICC) has convicted the former head of the Islamic police in Mali’s historic city of Timbuktu for crimes against humanity and forcing hundreds of women into sexual slavery. Prosecutors say Al Hassan Ag Abdoul Aziz Ag Mohamed Ag Mahmoud led a “reign of terror” in Timbuktu after it was overrun in […]
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville’s police chief, suspended earlier this month over mishandling a sexual harassment claim about an officer, has resigned, Mayor Craig Greenberg said Tuesday. Jacquelyn Gwinn-Villaroel became the third full-time Louisville police chief to resign or be fired since 2020. The department’s leadership has had a revolving door since officers fatally shot […]
OAKLAND, Calif. – Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao‘s spokesman resigned from office and will be replaced by an interim, KTVU has learned. “I resigned my position as chief of communications,” Francis Zamora wrote in an email on Tuesday. “I thank my colleagues for their professionalism and dedication. It was an honor to serve the City of […]
Fresno Police Chief Juan F. “Paco” Balderrama has resigned following an investigation into an alleged affair with an officer’s wife. “It is with a heavy heart and mixed feelings that we announce today the resignation of Fresno Police Department Chief Balderrama from the city of Fresno,” said Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer at a press conference […]
Insights from the BBC, The New Arab, Reuters, and ReliefWeb The News Nearly four million children in Sudan face acute malnutrition as a result of the ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces paramilitary, the head of the United Nations children’s agency warned. Catherine Russell told the BBC that as many as […]
The International Criminal Court said Tuesday it had issued arrest warrants for Russia’s top army chief and ex defence minister over strikes on Ukrainian infrastructure that constituted alleged war crimes. The ICC warrants are the latest in a series of actions by the court over the Ukraine war, including an arrest warrant for Russian President […]
FALL RIVER — The city’s new director of Veterans’ Services, Talos “Doc” Farris, knows firsthand how the horrors of battle can affect servicemembers mentally and physically. Farris knows, because after serving 15 years as a Navy hospital corpsman — on the battlefield for a good portion of his service with the Marine Corps in Iraq […]
Video shows former Charlotte officer stealing cash from person in custody, chief says A former Charlotte police officer was caught on camera stealing hundreds of dollars from a man he arrested, video released to Channel 9 on Monday shows. Channel 9 obtained the video on Monday after a judge ordered its release in connection with […]
Gov. Kevin Stitt‘s chief of staff looks Feb. 27, 2024, on as the governor prepares to sign a law eliminating the grocery tax cut. (Photo by Janelle Stecklein/Oklahoma Voice) OKLAHOMA CITY – Brandon Tatum will serve as the next executive director of the Regional University System of Oklahoma, or RUSO. The regents of RUSO appointed […]
On a lazy summer weekend a year ago, Russia was jolted by the stunning news of an armed uprising. The swaggering chief of a Kremlin-sponsored mercenary army seized a military headquarters in the south and began marching toward Moscow to oust the Defense Ministry’s leaders, accusing them of starving his force of ammunition in Ukraine. […]