L.A. to boost pay for nonprofits at its homeless shelters
The City Council increased its provides to nonprofit groups that deliver homeless services, in an attempt to keep them from pulling out of more than a dozen sites.
South Korea lawmakers vote to impeach president over martial law declaration
South Korean lawmakers on Saturday voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol over his short-lived martial law declaration earlier this month. The National Assembly passed the motion in a 204-85 vote on Saturday. Saturday’s vote means that Yoon’s presidential powers and duties will be suspended after the copies of a document on the impeachment are…
Texas father set house on fire with 3 children inside: police
A Texas father is accused of intentionally setting his home on fire with his three children inside, according to police. Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, 46, is charged with three counts of attempted murder. His bond was set at $2.25 million. The fire was reported on Nov. 6 at 31619 Eldorado Lane in the Polo Ranch…
UnitedHealthcare CEO shooting suspect fled New York via train, not by bus as originally thought: reports
Investigators first thought Mangione had taken a bus out of the city because he was seen on surveillance video at the George Washington Bridge bus station.
American couple killed in Mexico, found shot in pickup truck: officials
Two Americans from California are dead after being found shot in a pickup truck in Mexico, officials said. Authorities located Gloria Ambriz, 50, and Rafael Cardona, 53, while responding to a report of a shooting in Angamacutiro in the western state of Michoacán on Wednesday night, according to Fox News affiliate, KTTV, citing the state…
Luigi Mangione retains former Manhattan prosecutor to defend him in slaying of UnitedHealthcare CEO
The news comes just hours after Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg announced that the alleged gunman could be extradited from Pennsylvania to New York City as early as Tuesday on murder charges for the fatal slaying.
Restore, destroy or leave to rot? Battle lines drawn over west Africa’s architectural heritage
Uncompleted or abandoned buildings are a regular feature of the landscape. Now calls for restorations are increasing Beneath mango trees in the lush garden of the Palais de Lomé, an oceanside estate in the Togolese capital, dozens of students from the African School of Architecture and Urban Planning (EAMAU) were taking sessions on archiving. Established…
CEO’s Killing Poses Test for New NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch
Weeks ago, Jessica Tisch was in charge of street sweeping and trash pickup. On Monday, she found herself overseeing a ferocious manhunt as the head of the Police Department.
F.B.I. Passed Tip About Mangione to New York Police After C.E.O. Killing
It was unclear when the information arrived, or whether it would have helped speed an arrest in the death of Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare.