Kristi Noem, the former secretary of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), said she was assured that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) would be “held accountable” if the lawmaker is found to have committed immigration fraud after federal agents raided her home Monday. Noem, whom President Trump fired in March after a tumultuous stint leading the… Source link
A fatal accident inquiry is to be held into the death of a former football coach and teacher who was jailed for abusing boys after being extradited from Vietnam. Kenneth Divers was handed a five-year prison sentence in June 2023 for preying on four children between 1968 and 1992. He targeted the boys, some as young as 11, at locations including Hampden Park in Glasgow and two schools in Paisley, Renfrewshire. A prisoner within HMP Low Moss, he died at the age of 80 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary on 2 February 2025. As Divers was in legal custody and in the care of the state at the time of his death, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) is obliged to investigate, and a fatal accident inquiry (FAI) is mandatory. ‘Tracking down a predator’ Divers left Scotland for Dubai in 2013 before the historical allegations came to light. Once complaints were made, police agencies tracked the paedophile to Vietnam. An Interpol red notice was shared with the Vietnamese authorities in September 2021, with Divers …
REGGIO EMILIA, Italy, Oct 11 : Lazio maintained their impressive start to the season with a 3-1 win over Monza on Sunday to move level on points with Serie A leaders Inter Milan, while Juventus rescued a 1-1 draw at high-flying Cagliari. Ten-man AS Roma held on to draw 0-0 at Como and AC Milan were pegged back in a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo. Inter moved to 16 points with Saturday’s 3-0 win over Parma and Lazio joined them despite almost allowing 10-man Monza back in the game. Roma are two points behind in third, with Cagliari fourth on 13 points and Milan a further point back in fifth spot. Juventus and Como are on 11 points. Gennaro Gattuso’s Lazio took a third-minute lead at the Stadio Olimpico when Nuno Tavares rifled an unstoppable shot into the roof of the net. Midway through the first half, Lazio doubled their advantage with Gustav Isaksen finding the far bottom corner with a first-time shot from wide in the box. Monza’s comeback chances then took a hammering when …
Gucci Mane was allegedly kidnapped and held at gunpoint by Pooh Shiesty, who forced the rap mogul to sign a document releasing him from his recording contract, according to federal prosecutors. Pooh was of nine people charged on Thursday for executing a “coordinated armed takeover” of a Texas music studio, prosecutors said. They face sentences of up to life in prison. According to the complaint, Pooh arranged a meeting in January with Gucci to discuss the terms of his recording contract. Once he was inside the studio, others in his group stormed the room, with one of the defendants barricading the door to prevent people from escaping. Pooh proceeded to brandish a pistol and demanded that Gucci release him from his contract. Federal prosecutors said that victims were robbed of cash and jewelry, among other valuable items. One victim was choked until he was almost unconscious, the complaint alleged. Hours after the operation, several of the defendants posted pictures on social media showing the allegedly stolen items, which include Rolex watches. “Nine defendants travelled to …
Brigitte Bardot, the iconic cinema star and devoted animal rights activist, will be laid to rest next week in Saint-Tropez, the glamorous French Riviera resort she helped make famous and where she resided for over half a century. The divisive figure passed away on Sunday at the age of 91 at her home in southern France. A ceremony is scheduled for 7 January at the Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption Catholic Church. The event will be broadcast on two large screens at the port and in the central Place des Lices, Saint-Tropez town hall confirmed in a statement on Monday, allowing her many admirers to participate. Her burial will then proceed “in the strictest privacy” at a cemetery overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, followed by a public homage for fans at a nearby location. open image in gallery A poster showing actor Brigitte Bardot and flowers hang near Brigitte Bardot’s home in Saint-Tropez (AP) The town hall’s statement underscored Bardot’s profound connection to the area: “Brigitte Bardot will forever be associated with Saint-Tropez, of which she was the most dazzling …
