Despair after 200-year-old ‘grandmother’ tree toppled for Trump’s border wall: ‘It crushes your heart’ 10. October 2026 (22:57) Protesters spent months occupying an ancient cottonwood. Then a tense standoff with US border patrol came to a headA 200-year-old cottonwood tree near the US-Mexico border, known as the “grandmother”, has been destroyed to make way for the construction of Donald Trump’s border wall, despite a months-long effort by protesters trying to save it.In late July, land defenders began a tree-sit in the ghost town of Lochiel, Arizona, taking turns occupying a platform high in the tree’s canopy. The group remained there for more than 70 days. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Man with gun kills one Philadelphia police officer and injures another 10. October 2026 (22:12) 10-year police veteran Shane Seiber was killed after responding to a report of a man with a gunA Philadelphia police officer was fatally shot and another was wounded on Saturday after responding to a report of a man with a gun, authorities said.Shane Seiber, 40, was killed early on Saturday morning in West Philadelphia, according to the city’s police commissioner, Kevin Bethel. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Bitter feud in ritzy California enclave erupts as famous 'Guitar House' looks to alter beloved walking trail...for a second driveway