Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent in Texas charged with assaulting an officer 30. September 2026 (00:18) Garcés Pérez, who was shot in his car by agents, is accused of striking officer with side mirror while trying to drive awayFederal prosecutors on Tuesday announced an assault charge against a Venezuelan delivery driver who was shot in his car by a federal immigration agent in Texas, accusing the man of striking an officer with his side mirror while trying to drive away.Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez, 28, was charged with one count of assaulting, resisting and impeding a federal officer, according to a criminal complaint. Garcés Pérez, whose attorney has said still has a bullet lodged in his back from the 20 September shooting, made an initial court appearance in an Austin federal court on Tuesday, according to the US attorney’s office in the western district of Texas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Australia news live: Shoebridge and Hodgins-May ticket expected for Greens leadership; Home Affairs orders ‘rapid’ cyber stocktake 30. September 2026 (00:00) Follow the day’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastWho is potential Greens deputy leader candidate Steph Hodgins-May?So who is the first-term senator expected to announce a leadership ticket tilt with David Shoebridge?Get your dirty hands off our kids, that is our message to the fossil fuel industry, who have no place in early-learning centres, in schools, or in our cultural institutions in this country.Children should go to school to get evidence-based education, not to be brainwashed by fossil fuel corporations seeking to build social licence. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Former American Idol contestant found guilty of killing wife during affair 29. September 2026 (23:45) Caleb Flynn convicted of aggravated murder in shooting of Ashley Flynn, a schoolteacher and volleyball coachCaleb Flynn, the former Ohio music pastor and one-time American Idol contestant accused of killing his wife to pursue a lover, was convicted of her murder on Tuesday.As a judge read the guilty verdict, 40-year-old Flynn cried, shaking his head and closing his eyes at times. He faces up to life in prison. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
