Author: Justin M. Larson

The Trump administration’s use of federal troops in Los Angeles to conduct law enforcement operations is unlawful, a federal judge ruled on Tuesday.U.S. District Judge Charles Breyer issued an order prohibiting troops from engaging in security patrols, riot control, arrests, searches and crowd control. The order does not take effect until Sept. 12 to allow the Trump administration to appeal.Breyer said the use of federal troops effectively created a “national police force with the president as its chief” and violated the Posse Comitatus Act.”The evidence at trial established that Defendants systematically used armed soldiers (whose identity was often obscured by…

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A 42-year-old Texas man is facing a murder charge in the shooting of an 11-year-old boy after the victim and his friends banged on the suspect’s door late Saturday night in what police described as a “ding-dong-ditch” prank that has been trending on TikTok and other social media platforms, authorities said.The suspect, Leon Gonzalo Jr., was arrested and booked at the Harris County Jail on Tuesday morning, charged with one count of murder, according to Harris County court records.The shooting unfolded around 10:55 p.m. on Saturday at a home in southeast Houston, according to the Houston Police Department.The child, who…

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Royals React: Meghan Markle, Kate Middleton & Prince William On Swift & Kelce’s EngagementTaylor Swift and Travis Kelce sealed their romance with a joint Instagram engagement post that sent fans into a frenzy. Among the millions celebrating were Prince William, Kate Middleton, and Meghan Markle, who quietly tapped “like,” giving the love story a royal nod. It wasn’t their first connection,Taylor and Travis had previously posed with William, Prince George, and Princess Charlotte during the Eras Tour, a selfie shared on William’s birthday that made global headlines. The bond grew further when Travis’ brother Jason Kelce joined the royal meet,…

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Anna Wintour, the longtime editor-in-chief of Vogue, has named Chloe Malle as the magazine’s new U.S. head of editorial content.Malle, the daughter of actress Candice Bergen, is currently the editor of Vogue.com and co-host of Vogue’s podcast, “The Run-Through.”In June, Wintour, 75, who became editor-in-chief of Vogue in 1988, announced she was searching for a new head of editorial content.At the time, Wintour said she would continue in her role as chief content officer for Condé Nast and global editorial director at Vogue.This is a developing story. Please check back for updates. Source link

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The magnitude six quake has already left more than 800 dead and at least 2,000 injured, but the total impact could be in the “hundreds of thousands”, according to the UN’s top aid official in the country, Indrika Ratwatte.Speaking from Kabul, Mr. Ratwatte said that mud and wooden roof structures were predominant in the affected mountainous provinces.“When the walls collapse, the roof is what basically falls on individuals, kills them or suffocates them,” he said. “Since this happened in the night, everybody was sleeping,” the senior UN aid official explained, indicating that many more people may be trapped under the…

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A person holds a smartphone displaying the logo of SAP, a German multinational software corporation known for its enterprise resource planning solutions.Cheng Xin | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesGerman software giant SAP on Tuesday announced it will invest over 20 billion euros ($23.3 billion) into its sovereign cloud capabilities in Europe over the next 10 years.The company said it was expanding its sovereign cloud offerings to include an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform enabling companies to access various computing services via its data center network. IaaS is a market dominated by players like Microsoft and Amazon.It will also roll out a…

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In this pool photograph distributed by the Russian state agency Sputnik, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin and China’s President Xi Jinping shake hands during a signing ceremony following their talks in Beijing on May 16, 2024.Sergei Bobylyov | Afp | Getty ImagesRussia and China on Tuesday signed a legally binding deal to build the long-delayed Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline, deepening commercial ties in what is likely to be seen as a defiant signal to the West.Alexei Miller, the chief executive of Russia’s state-owned energy giant Gazprom, told Russian news agencies that a memorandum of understanding had been signed on…

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Paul KirbyEurope digital editorNurPhoto via Getty ImagesThe AfD is hoping to treble its vote in Germany’s most populous stateAs many as six candidates for Germany’s far-right AfD have died in recent weeks ahead of local elections in the big western state of North Rhine-Westphalia.Police have made clear there is no evidence of foul play in the deaths, but it means that new ballots will have to be printed and some postal voters will have to recast their ballots.North Rhine-Westphalia has a population of 18 million and a reported 20,000 candidates will run for office in its 14 September local elections.The…

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Labour Day turned into a nationwide storm as protesters filled major US cities, demanding fair wages and calling for Donald Trump’s removal. Outside his former New York residence, chants of “Trump must go” echoed through the streets. In Chicago, crowds surrounded Trump Tower, rallying with cries of “No National Guard” and “Lock him up.” Tensions flared when a lone woman shouted “Long live Trump,” only to be quickly drowned out and pushed aside. Similar unrest erupted in Washington DC and San Francisco, transforming the holiday into a political showdown. Chicago’s Mayor Brandon Johnson joined the marchers, asking, “Are you ready…

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NEW YORK — Kraft Heinz is splitting into two companies a decade after they joined in a massive merger that created one of the world’s biggest food companies on the planet.One of the companies will include shelf stable meals and include brands such as Heinz, Philadelphia cream cheese and Kraft Mac & Cheese, Kraft Heinz said Tuesday. The other will include brands such as Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles and Lunchables. The names of the two companies will be released later. Kraft Heinz said in May that it was conducting a strategic review of the company, signaling a potential split. “Kraft…

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President Trump said on Monday that he would award Rudolph W. Giuliani, his onetime lawyer and a former mayor of New York City, the Presidential Medal of Freedom, two days after Mr. Giuliani was injured in a car accident.In a statement posted to Truth Social, Mr. Trump called Mr. Giuliani “the greatest mayor in the history of New York City, and an equally great American Patriot.”The announcement came days after Mr. Giuliani was involved in a car accident in Manchester, N.H., where the vehicle he was traveling in as a passenger was rear-ended. He was hospitalized and treated for a…

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MIAMI — A storm has intensified into Hurricane Kiko in the eastern Pacific Ocean, slowly moving west but posing no immediate threat to land.Kiko was located on Tuesday about 1,840 miles (2,965 kilometers) east of Hawaii. It packed maximum sustained winds of 75 mph (120 kph). It is moving west at a speed of 7 mph (11 kph).Steady strengthening is forecast during the next couple of days, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami. The center did not issue any coastal watches or warnings. Source link

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An 11-year-old Texas boy has died after being shot in the back when he allegedly attempted a door-knocking prank on a neighbor, police said.The shooting unfolded around 10:55 p.m. on Saturday at a home in southeast Houston, Shay Awosiyan, a spokesman for the Houston Police Department, told ABC News.The child, who police initially said was 10 years old, was pronounced dead at a hospital on Sunday, according to a statement released by police. The boy’s name was being withheld by police pending an autopsy.Homicide detectives search for evidence, Sept. 1, 2025, outside a Houston home where an 11-year-old boy was…

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