<div><p>French authorities are making broad use of discretionary powers during the 2024 Olympics to keep hundreds of people they deem to be potential security threats away from the event. Amine, a bank apprentice and student, is one those now unable to leave the vicinity of his home despite the France-born 21-year-old not having a criminal record and not being charged with any crime. (AP video/Ahmed Hatem, Alex Turnbull and Lujain Jo)</p><nbtemplate data-id="AdPlaceholder" data-content="JTdCJTdE"></nbtemplate></div>

Columbus, OH

Milwaukee, WI

The Associated Press

MILWAUKEE (AP) — The death of Black man who was pinned to the ground by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel has been ruled a homicide, according to an autopsy released Friday. D’Vontaye Mitchell suffocated while being restrained on June 30 and was suffering from the effects of drugs...

Death of a Black man pinned down by security guards outside a Milwaukee hotel is ruled a homicide

CNN’s Elliot Gotkine reports rioters in the United Kingdom set fire and broke into hotels used to shelter immigrants and asylum seekers in Rotherham, as the country grapples with the worst social unrest it has seen in years.

Rioters attack hotels housing immigrants and asylum seekers amid UK disorder

BANGKOK (AP) — Myanmar’s military regime acknowledged Monday it had lost communications with the commanders of a strategically important army headquarters in the northeast, adding credence to a militia group’s claims it had captured the base. The fall of the army’s Northeast Command in Lashio city would be the biggest in a series of setbacks for Myanmar’s military government this year, as an offensive by an alliance of powerful militias of ethnic minority groups makes broad gains in the civil war. “The regime’s loss of the Northeast Command is the most humiliating defeat of the war,” said Morgan Michaels, a Singapore-based analyst with the International Institute of Strategic Studies who runs its Myanmar Conflict Map project. “Without Lashio, it will be extremely difficult for the regime to hold onto its final outposts in the theater.” Those include the key Muse border crossing with China, as well as the strategic crossroads at Kyaukme, and it opens the way for attacks on Pyin Oo Lwin and Myanmar’s second-largest city, Mandalay, Michaels said.

Strategically important Myanmar military HQ appears to fall to the resistance, in a blow to regime

The Independent

 Sir Keir Starmer said he could “guarantee” rioters will “regret taking part in this disorder” in a statement after widespread rioting from far-right mobs in cities such as Rotherham, Leeds, Manchester, and Liverpool over the weekend.The prime minister’s statement on Sunday came after escalating violence spread across the UK following the deaths of three children in a stabbing attack in Southport on Monday.Far-right groups have drawn widespread condemnation as the organising force behind disorder in multiple locations in the wake of the killings.It followed the spread of false claims online that the suspect, identified as 17-year-old Axel Rudakubana from Lancashire, was an asylum seeker who had arrived in the UK by boat.

Starmer tells far right thugs they ‘will regret’ violence as unrest grips cities

 A far-right mob has set fire to a hotel believed to be housing asylum seekers and stormed inside.Violent thugs in balaclavas draped in the St George’s flags hurled chairs and set off fire extinguishers at police outside of the Holiday Inn Express in Manvers, South Yorkshire on Sunday afternoon. The anti-immigrant hooligans chanted “get them out”, “you’re not welcome anymore” and “Yorkshire” as they encouraged each other to attack the hotel.Another young group of men held a banner saying: “Stopping the boats means stopping the stabbings” and other offensive chants could be heard targeting Muslims and immigrants.Home secretary condemned...

Far-right mob storms Rotherham hotel housing asylum seekers and starts fire with people inside

The daughter of Cameroon's president has said she hopes that her coming out as a lesbian can help change the law banning same-sex relations in her country. Brenda Biya told the Le Parisien newspaper that there were many people in her situation and she hoped to inspire them. The 27-year-old...

President's daughter hopes coming out will change anti-gay laws

PARIS (AP) — In the wake of a Chinese doping scandal, Michael Phelps doubled down Monday on his support for tougher sanctions — including a lifetime ban for anyone who tests positive for a banned substance. “If you test positive, you should never be allowed to come back...

One and done: Michael Phelps calls for a lifetime ban for anyone who’s caught doping

Virginia State

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Cheryl E Preston

Bryshere Gray's name has been added to a growing list. Some Virginians have been keeping up with the ever-increasing tales of celebrities and their alleged connections to the saga of Sean Diddy Combs. There are now rumors that Empire actor Bryshere Gray is suing Diddy and Will Smith.

Empire actor Bryshere Gray is allegedly suing Will Smith and Sean Combs

Nevada State

Ely, NV

RENO, Nev. (AP) — One of three inmates killed in a Nevada prison brawl this week was a member of a white supremacist prison gang who was serving a life sentence for his role in a murder at another Nevada prison, authorities said Friday. The local county sheriff identified...

1 of 3 killed in Nevada prison brawl was white supremacist gang member who killed an inmate in 2016

Dallas, TX

Houston, TX

HOUSTON (AP) — A Frontier Airlines flight that had been set to go from Houston to the Dallas area last week got canceled not because of weather, but because one of its pilots got arrested. The pilot, Seymour Walker, was arrested by officers around 4 p.m. Thursday before passengers began to board the plane at Bush Intercontinental Airport, according to Houston police. Walker was taken “into custody without incident,” Houston police said. Walker, 45, was wanted on an assault-family violence arrest warrant that had been issued by the Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety.  It was not immediately known if Walker was still in custody Monday. The Dallas Fort Worth International Airport Department of Public Safety did not immediately reply to an open records request seeking comment.

Frontier Airlines pilot arrested at Houston airport, forcing flight's cancellation

New York City, NY

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

South Carolina State

Florida State

Charleston, SC

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Tropical Storm Debby came ashore in Florida as a Category 1 hurricane Monday and quickly downgraded, but the storm still poses serious threats as it slogs on toward Georgia and South Carolina. Tropical storms can be deadlier than some of the strongest hurricanes. In Debby’s...

Tropical Storm Debby could prove just as dangerous as a major hurricane

A man who raped and sexually assaulted a vulnerable woman in West Sussex has been jailed. David Pacera was convicted of four sexual offences after his victim recorded the attack on her phone. A 90-minute audio recording of the victim saying “no” multiple times, which she recorded during the incident...

Man jailed for raping woman who recorded attack

Louisiana State

Deridder, LA

DERIDDER, La. (AP) — A woman who abruptly resigned her mayoral seat in a small southwest Louisiana city a week ago is now facing a rape charge involving a minor. Louisiana State Police arrested Misty Clanton Roberts, 42, on Thursday on charges of third-degree rape and contributing to the delinquency of a juvenile. She was released from the Beauregard Parish jail after posting $75,000 bond, news outlets reported.

Ex-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation

Los Angeles, CA

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L.A. TACO

L.A. TACO has identified the police officer seen in a viral video sucker-punching a detained man named Alexander Mitchell in Watts over the weekend as Los Angeles Police Department Officer (LAPD) Joshua Sportiello.

LAPD Officer Identified After Punching Detained Man In Face In Watts On Video

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police have released images of three suspects and the getaway car used in the killing of former “General Hospital” actor Johnny Wactor in downtown Los Angeles when he interrupted thieves stealing the catalytic converter from his car. The two images were released by...

Police release images of suspects and car in killing of actor Johnny Wactor in Los Angeles

Georgia State

The Current GA

The National Hurricane Center is forecasting a “historic” rain storm for the next several days. Cities and counties throughout Coastal Georgia, plus the State of Georgia, have declared a State of Emergency. The Current staff is keeping track of emergency information and passing it to you. Click on your county below to get updated info.

TS Debby: Find updates for your county here

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Colleton County, SC

Explore Beaufort SC

Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

 An old police station was set on fire as far-right demonstrators took to the streets of Sunderland for another night of rioting following the Southport stabbings earlier this week.Footage showed flames pouring from the reportedly disused Sunderland Central Police Office as a crowd of men, some wearing balaclavas, surrounded the building.Northumbria Police said that its officers had been “subjected to serious violence”. They said that eight people had been arrested and three police officers were taken to hospital following the rioting in Sunderland city centre.The force added: “The scenes that we are seeing are completely unacceptable and will not...

Police station torched and mosques on high alert after rioting spreads to Sunderland

Anjem Choudary, the leader of the banned group al-Muhajiroun, has been jailed for life and may never leave prison alive. The extremist preacher was found guilty of directing the group, which is banned under UK terror laws, and encouraging support for it through online meetings. The sentence means he cannot...

Anjem Choudary jailed for life

French authorities are making broad use of discretionary powers during the 2024 Olympics to keep hundreds of people they deem to be potential security threats away from the event. Amine, a bank apprentice and student, is one those now unable to leave the vicinity of his home despite the France-born 21-year-old not having a criminal record and not being charged with any crime. (AP video/Ahmed Hatem, Alex Turnbull and Lujain Jo)

Olympics security means minorities and other potential terror suspects can’t move freely

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