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Deputy sheriff’s son suspected of fatally shooting Alabama sheriff

The son of an Alabama deputy sheriff is suspected of fatally shooting a neighboring county’s sheriff during a confrontation at a gas station on Saturday night, a report said. William Chase Johnson, 18, whose dad is a deputy sheriff in Montgomery County, was arrested on suspicion of murdering Lowndes County Sheriff John Williams at a […]

‘Unfit’ Uber stripped of London license over safety failures

The Uber ride-hailing service was stripped of its London operating license on Monday for the second time in just over two years, subject to appeal after the regulator found a “pattern of failures” on safety and security. A change to Uber’s systems allowed unauthorized drivers to upload their photos to other drivers’ accounts, meaning they […]

Sacked from anti-drugs panel, Philippines vice president warns Duterte

The Philippines’ vice president vowed to carry on a fight against President Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-narcotics campaign, a day after he removed her from the chair of an inter-agency panel tasked with overseeing his war on drugs. Leni Robredo, a former human rights lawyer who was elected separately from the president, was named as head […]

Italy grants access to Spanish migrant rescue ship

Italian authorities have agreed to grant the Open Arms ship access to a port to disembark 62 African migrants it has been carrying since Wednesday, the founder of the Spanish rescue mission said on Sunday. Oscar Camps said the vessel is set to dock at the southern Italian port of Taranto on Tuesday afternoon, although […]

U.S. Navy chief fired over handling of SEAL saga involving Trump

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper fired the Navy’s top civilian on Sunday over his handling of the case of a Navy SEAL who was convicted of battlefield misconduct in Iraq and later won the support of President Donald Trump. Esper also determined that the sailor in question, Special Operations Chief Edward Gallagher, should be allowed […]

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