Andy Burnham tells BBC Breakfast anyone convicted of manslaughter will be excluded from the early release scheme in the Sentencing Act. Read full story Author:
Burnham gets the early prison release changes he wanted – but at what cost?
The prime minister says he will keep hundreds more criminals behind bars but doing so requires complex changes. Read full story Author:
British woman killed in stabbing at German railway station
A 27-year-old German man was arrested immediately after the incident in Rosenheim, Bavaria. Read full story Author:
Church names pastor killed by falling sign at Christian festival
Robert Guanco, 41, was a pastor at Jesus the Living Water Church in Eastbourne, East Sussex. Read full story Author:
Iceland votes against restarting talks on joining EU
Broadcaster RUV reports that 52.8% of voters rejected the government’s proposal to resume talks. Read full story Author:
Boat carrying some 270 people capsizes off northern Cyprus, local media report
The local mayor says 159 passengers have been reached so far, with a rescue operation under way. Read full story Author:
China censors videos showing deadly flash floods on the Nepal-Tibet border
Footage of the flash floods have become almost impossible to find on China’s heavily censored internet. Read full story Author:
How Trump’s Policy Agenda Runs Through One Federal Court, in Texas
For years, conservative litigants flocked to Judge Reed O’Connor’s district. Now, North Texas has become a favorite destination of the Justice Department. Go to Source Author: Zach Montague and Mattathias …
Deportees Sent to Liberia Recount Harrowing Details of U.S. Expulsion and Treatment by ICE
Ten deportees said they experienced or witnessed what they called abusive or violent treatment by ICE. They spent months in detention, they said, before being sent to nations where they …
Warsh, After Talking Tough on Inflation, Faces a ‘No-Win Situation’ on Rates
Kevin M. Warsh, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, must soon decide whether to raise interest rates if inflation does not ease, even if it draws President Trump’s ire. Go …
Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Deal Relies on a Powerful and Divisive Partner
The administration will work with a private Venezuelan oil company that has close ties to the country’s government. Go to Source Author: Rebecca F. Elliott, Anatoly Kurmanaev and Edward Wong …
Modi Is Hedging Against Trump, One Deal at a Time
In a year of globe-trotting, the Indian prime minister has secured deals around the world as the United States becomes less dependable. Go to Source Author: Anupreeta Das https://rss.nytimes.com/services/xml/rss/nyt/HomePage.xml
California lawmakers reach deal in high-stakes fight over regulating data centers
After weeks of intense negotiation, state lawmakers on Friday reached a compromise on legislation to regulate energy use by California’s growing data center industry, action triggered by community anger over …
Facing protests, Newsom drops most of plan limiting utility wildfire liabilities
In a late-night deal with lawmakers, Gov. Gavin Newsom agreed to drop his push for legislation that would have shifted more of the cost of utility-sparked wildfires to property insurers, …
Lopez: Gov. Newsom backs off from shameful gambit, and it’s a victory for California coast
As legislative session closed, Newsom pushed environmental break for donor. Read full story Author: Steve Lopez
L.A. rapper arrested in $8.1-million stolen check scheme
L.A. rapper ColdheartedAC and two others were arrested and charged in a multimillion-dollar check-cashing scheme across Southern California. Read full story Author: Stacy Perman
Twin Big Sur wildfires shut down Highway 1 as new blaze races toward coast
The Plaskett fire, which ignited Tuesday in a remote area about 30 miles down the coast from where the Timber fire started, exploded to nearly 6,000 acres by 9 p.m. …
He stole nearly $1 million from immigrants in food truck fraud scheme, prosecutors say
Fernando Ochoa Jauregui, 30, was convicted this week for defrauding dozens of aspiring food truck owners, according to the Stanislaus County district attorney’s office. Read full story Author: Ruben Vives
Arellano: Racist ‘Magic Deportation Bus’ isn’t the way for Trump to keep Latino voters
If the GOP wants any chance of holding on to Congress in the midterms and winning other key races, they need to get down on their hands and knees and …
USC youth movement powers No. 14 Trojans to season-opening win over San José State
USC quarterback Jayden Maiava passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns to spearhead No. 14 USC’s 42-26 season-opening victory over San José State. Read full story Author: Ryan Kartje