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Ex-California cop who allegedly partied at music festival, went to Disneyland while collecting $600K for fake injury faces lawsuit

The city of Westminster announced Wednesday that they are suing Nicole Brown to hold the former officer “accountable for this [breach] of public trust” and “recover all of the funds.”
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31 workers have been safely removed after part of an industrial tunnel in LA collapsed

31 workers have been safely removed after part of an industrial tunnel in LA collapsed
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Burkina Faso’s only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict

Burkina Faso’s only eye doctor for children sees the trauma of both play and conflict [deltaMinutes] mins ago Now
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Massive haul of methamphetamine seized in one of Minnesota’s ‘largest meth busts’ ever

Two men were arrested on Monday after law enforcement seized nearly 900 pounds of suspected methamphetamine worth approximately $1.7 million — in what authorities are calling “one of the largest meth busts in Minnesota history.”
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Jealous ex-wife allegedly spied on former husband, new family inside home for over 700 hours by tapping into Ring cameras: report

An envious ex-wife allegedly spied on her former husband and his new family by tapping into their home security system — racking up over 700 hours of watched footage.
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AI-generated child sexual abuse videos surging online, watchdog says

Internet Watch Foundation verified 1,286 AI-made videos in first half of year, mostly in worst category of abuse

The number of videos online of child sexual abuse generated by artificial intelligence has surged as paedophiles have pounced on developments in the technology.

The Internet Watch Foundation said AI videos of abuse had “crossed the threshold” of being near-indistinguishable from “real imagery” and had sharply increased in prevalence online this year.

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Last orders: Pubs in Britain will close at rate of one a day in 2025, trade body warns

The BBPA, which represents more than 20,000 of the roughly 45,000 pubs in the UK, said it expects 378 to close this year in England, Scotland and Wales, at a cost of 5,600 jobs.
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Lobbyists linked to Donald Trump paid millions by world’s poorest countries

Somalia, DR Congo and Yemen among states forced to sign deals and barter their minerals for aid or military support

Some of the world’s poorest countries have started paying millions to lobbyists linked to Donald Trump to try to offset US cuts to foreign aid, an investigation reveals.

Somalia, Haiti and Yemen are among 11 countries to sign significant lobbying deals with figures tied directly to the US president after he slashed US foreign humanitarian assistance.

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Crockett said she ‘broke down in tears’ watching Alex Padilla get forcibly removed from press conference

Rep. Jasmine Crockett said in a new podcast interview that she “broke down in tears” seeing California Sen. Alex Padilla’s forcible removal from a Department of Homeland Security press conference in June.
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Cam Schlittler brings heat and hope to Yankees in winning MLB debut

Cam Schlittler brings heat and hope to Yankees in winning MLB debut