Fact-checking PM's claims on prisons, crime and the NHS
Rishi Sunak makes a series of claims, also covering small boats and defence spending. Source link
New law gives Iowa authority to arrest and deport migrants
DES MOINES — A bill signed into law by Gov. Kim Reynolds on Wednesday makes it a state crime for a person to be in Iowa…
Pressure grows over rough sleeping clampdown
More than 30 groups warn the government that fining or arresting people risks stigmatising the homeless. Source link
Arizona’s 1864 abortion ban was modeled on California’s
It was the era of the Wild West, when white men from back East were flooding into Arizona to reap the golden bounty of the…
Cooper: Labour's plan to revive British high streets
The shadow home secretary explains how her party would bring in 13,000 more police officers and plans to replace business rates. Source link
Cornel West names Melina Abdullah as running mate in presidential race
Independent presidential candidate Cornel West named Cal State Los Angeles professor Melina Abdullah as his running mate on Wednesday, saying that her commitment to social…
Protesters spray red paint on Ministry of Defence
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps says the Armed Forces will not be intimidated by "cowardly criminals". Source link
Former Trump executive sentenced to 5 months in jail for lying
NEW YORK — Allen Weisselberg, a retired executive in Donald Trump’s real estate empire, was sentenced Wednesday to five months in jail for lying under oath…
EU approves major overhaul of migration rules
The new rules are designed to make EU states share responsibility for hosting asylum seekers. Source link
California Assembly Democrats unveil plan to curb retail theft
SACRAMENTO — Two approaches are gaining traction as California confronts the issue of retail theft, which was propelled to the top of the state’s political agenda…
Tory mayoral candidate promises 1,500 extra police
Susan Hall says she wants to go "back to borough policing" as crime is "getting out of control". Source link
Why Biden is getting little credit for the resilient economy
WASHINGTON — As President Biden struggles to sell Bidenomics to skeptical voters, he’s facing the all-too-real consequences of stubbornly higher inflation, but he’s also battling human…
UK aid spending on asylum seekers rises again
New Foreign Office statistics show about £4.3bn was spent last year on asylum costs at home. Source link
Arizona abortion ruling puts issue at fore of presidential race
Donald Trump hoped to sidestep the abortion debate by suggesting he would turn the matter over to individual states, rather than having Congress and the…
Does Rishi Sunak regret not sacking William Wragg?
The PM has said William Wragg was right to apologise for sharing the phone numbers of MPs with someone he met on a dating app.Rishi…
What to expect during Trump’s hush-money trial in New York
WASHINGTON — Donald Trump, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee, is expected to be pulled from the campaign trail for at least two months starting next week…
Ian Paisley: DUP is last line of defence for the union
He refused to say whether Sir Jeffrey had oversold the Safeguarding the Union deal, but said: "I think Gavin Robinson has created significant space for…
Must Reads: Here’s how California became the most secretive state on police misconduct
Reporting from Sacramento — In the 1970s, Los Angeles police officers were furious that past complaints against them increasingly were making their way into court cases.…
Council faces bankruptcy over SEND reform roll-out
The council's chief executive says: "If we get this wrong, we will be effectively bankrupt." Source link
California’s housing crisis is hitting Nevada. Could it help Trump?
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Christine Dyken had just returned home after picking up her grandson from school, and she was stressed. Dyken — who lives…