Two helicopter pilots killed while battling Yosemite fires 21. September 2026 (22:50) A helicopter assisting in fighting the Dome fire in Yosemite national park crashed on Sunday afternoonTwo helicopter pilots died while fighting a fire in Yosemite national park on Sunday afternoon.The pilots were conducting water drops over the Dome fire, which had burned more than 3,000 acres since it ignited last week, when their helicopter crashed around 3pm, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Vermont man convicted of attempted murder of three Palestinian students 21. September 2026 (22:38) James Eaton, 51, faces life in prison after jury rejects insanity defense rooted in claims he was acting on orders from US and Israeli intelligenceA jury has convicted a Vermont man of attempted murder in the shootings of three Palestinian college students who were walking near his home, rejecting an insanity defense rooted in his claims that he was acting on orders from the CIA and Mossad.Jason Eaton, 51, faces up to life in prison over the November 2023 attack near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, which left Hisham Awartani paralyzed from the waist down and wounded his friends, Tahseen Aliahmad and Kinnan Abdalhamid. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Infantino says he is open to talks over Fifa reform 21. September 2026 (21:50) Fifa president Gianni Infantino has proposed an external review of how world football's governing body operates. shifting tone as he seeks support to stay on.(BBC News)
Datacentres in Victoria to be banned in residential areas 21. September 2026 (21:00) New rules also include a ban near schools and childcare centres and require them to source their own renewable energyFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDatacentres in Victoria will be banned in residential areas and required to use renewable energy and contribute to the community under new state government rules.On Tuesday, the premier, Ben Carroll, will release the government’s sustainable datacentre action plan after it was approved by cabinet on Monday. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Venezuelan man shot by ICE agent as enforcement surges in Austin 21. September 2026 (20:41) The shooting of Wilber Rafael Garcés Pérez comes months after increased federal immigration enforcement across the Texas capitalThe shooting of a man by a federal officer on Sunday in Texas ruptured an ostensibly quiet afternoon amid an immigration enforcement surge in Austin.Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been very active in the Texas capital of late, although less showy than the militarized federal violence in Minneapolis this January, helping keep the operation effective but flying under the national radar. Then shots rang out. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
