How to begin to recount our monumental achievements? Never have so few done so much to so many. A few highlights ... We were willing to be vulnerable. Shared vulnerability brings people together, and by that metric, millions of Americans are now closer than when we started. What we are trying to say is, we uploaded Social Security data to the cloud in a worrisomely insecure way, as one whistleblower noted. Now we're all at risk!
A two-hour-plus standoff between Santa Clara County sheriff's deputies and a man who wouldn't exit his car during a traffic stop ended with the driver fatally shot when he emerged holding a knife. Sheriff Bob Jonsen has discussed the "numerous attempts" deputies made to reach "a peaceful resolution," including the use of "several less-lethal tools and projectiles to prevent the use of deadly force."
The UK and Ireland are entering a dark time, according to the singer Joy Crookes, who said the influence of far-right ideology on mainstream politics was comparable to the 1970s when the National Front was at its peak. Crookes, who has just played two sold-out shows at the O2 Academy in Brixton, said the recent wave of nationalism and the far-right march through central London in September made her feel unsafe in the UK.
Three months and eleven days after being pardoned by the regime of Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, Jose Francisco Salgado arrived at the home of his 81-year-old aunt, Maria Torrez Salgado, to murder her. It was Saturday, January 27, 2024, at 6 a.m., when the convict, who had benefited from the family coexistence program, strangled the victim until she lost consciousness.
Since Nov. 9 there have been 83 earthquakes in a roughly 1-mile radius around the town of San Ramon. The earthquakes, which geologists call a swarm, are small, ranging in size from .6 magnitude to 3.8. Six, including one Monday night at 10:47 pm were 3.0 or above - generally large enough for most people to feel. Residents have definitely noticed, leaving some to wonder if a bigger quake is on the way.
The "alien mothership" is currently travelling towards Earth after going around the Sun and Harvard astrophysicist Professor Avi Loeb has said it appears the object could actually have "thrusters." Astronomer David Jewitt and Jane Luu found the visitor's body said 3I/Atlas is surrounded by a glow and plumes of gases in two directions, one pointing toward the Sun, the other pointing away.
Just seeing her lying on the ground and she was kind of hyperventilating and in a lot of pain. You could tell she was in really bad shape. All the medics were down there and there was a big turnout as far as responders and so forth.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford says his government is looking at making some information on the sex offender registry public, in the wake of a controversial Supreme Court of Canada decision on child pornography sentences. Ford says parents want to know if a sex offender is living next door or down the street, and he says making that public is a "no brainer."
Canadian-born Patrick Roberts Loewen has survived a 'criminal' childhood, cancer and drug addiction to become a vigilante of sorts for the city The community spirit in Galway city is definitely strong, but it is rare to see someone caring about its streets like Patrick Roberts Loewen does. Patrick is using his art not only to keep Galway clean but also to keep it safe. And after hearing his back story - which includes a difficult childhood, cancer, an abrupt change of career, and a vision - the reasons are clear.
At the reconsideration hearing held Friday in a San Jose courtroom, Ramon rejected pleas from the district attorney's office to give more weight to the allegations in the murder charges. He ultimately sided with public defense attorneys who argued that the defendants' lack of violent histories, as well as their local family ties and community contributions, did not make them imminent public dangers or flight risks.
The legislation would "establish penalties for reckless or negligent operation of a vehicle and hindering the movement of other vehicles." Under the bill, anyone who blocks access to public arteries and businesses in a "reckless and negligent manner" with a group of more than two vehicles could face up to 2.5 years in jail and a fine of up to $2,000.
Close to two dozen homes have been evacuated in this area following a report shortly after 12.30am today of suspect devices. A public safety operation was implemented, and cordons put in place. Chief Inspector Graeme Craig said: "We understand the level of disruption this has caused to residents - including families and children - who have had to leave their homes during the early hours, and how unsettling this will have been.
If a record number of fatal bear attacks wasn't terrifying enough, experts say a torrent of AI-generated videos in Japan purporting to show people in close encounters with the animals is only adding to public anxiety and could put people at greater risk. While headlines about real attacks and disruption appear on a regular basis, monitors of online content are warning social media users not to be taken in by realistic videos on platforms such as TikTok of the animals attacking or interacting with humans.
As Mayor Michelle Wu prepares to begin her second term leading the city of Boston, readers have made it clear what they hope she'll focus on first: making the city more affordable and keeping its residents safe. In an informal Boston.com poll asking readers what issues they want the mayor to prioritize, nearly 80 people responded. Housing affordability and public safety emerged as the top concerns, capturing a combined 49% of responses. Over a quarter of readers who voted "Other" shared woes that ran the gamut from stopping police corruption to getting rid of bike lanes and reversing academic decline.
A total of 91 prisoners have been freed by mistake between 1 April and 31 October this year the equivalent of three per week, according to latest Ministry of Justice figures published on Tuesday. Justice secretary David Lammy is due to face MPs in the Commons on Tuesday, as the government faces mounting pressure over a series of high profile releases, including that of Epping sex offender Hadush Kebatu.
Monday, November 10, 2025 6:54PM Stream local breaking news and original programming, live 24/7, from ABC7 Bay Area. SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- San Francisco police are asking for the public's help in finding a missing 10-year-old boy. Police say Julian Davis was last seen via video around 6:15 a.m. Monday near Vasquez and Woodside Avenue. That's just south of Laguna Honda Hospital in Forest Hill.
Some might call it routine response, but his loss is a stark reminder that there is no such thing as a routine call in this line of work. Every response carries a risk and every member of the FDNY answers that call of courage,
Two of the four prisoners who are at large were mistakenly released in 2024, according to reports. The government is under increasing pressure as the details emerged, with the other two on-the-run inmates revealed to have been wrongly freed in June this year. The mistaken releases of the four offenders mark just some of a number of high-profile cases of prisoners being wrongly freed.
