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Five people have been taken into custody so far (Picture: Joseph Walshe/SWNS) Police have five people in custody over serious disorder in the Harehills area of Leeds last night – but say they expect more arrests to be made. Detectives are currently reviewing footage and other evidence related to Thursday night’s rioting, which saw a … Read more

San Diego endured a painful transformation starting in 1985 and since then has had better race relations and police-community relations than many peer cities. (Gregory Bull / Associated Press) By the mid-1980s, San Diego had exploded into one of the 10 most populous metropolitan areas in the country, but most residents simply refused to believe … Read more

Carmel-by-the-Sea has historically had no street addresses or home mail delivery. Residents pick up their parcels at the post office. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) After decades of resistance, Carmel-by-the-Sea is about to address some of its residents’ biggest frustrations. Quite literally. The moneyed little town, where homes and businesses have no street addresses, … Read more

Marigolds in the front yard of a home in Boyle Heights. (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times) My cynical oversimplification of the story of Los Angeles goes like this: lots of people saw how beautiful Southern California was and wanted not just to live there but to possess it. I think that’s why fences are … Read more

California’s attorney general has declined to prosecute former Times reporter Maya Lau, citing insufficient evidence. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times) For at least three years, the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department secretly investigated — and ultimately urged the state attorney general to prosecute — a Los Angeles Times reporter who wrote about a leaked … Read more

Mainly sunny with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon, then a 30-per-cent chance of showers late in the afternoon. Environment Canada is forecasting mainly sunny skies with increasing cloudiness in the afternoon, then a 30-per-cent chance of showers late in the afternoon, a high of 27.Photo by Gordon Beck /The Gazette Mainly sunny with increasing cloudiness … Read more

The English Montreal School Board’s parent commissioners raise concerns over comments by a candidate for board chair. The English Montreal School Board has a deficit, and fiscal prudence is necessary if it is to avoid school closings and cutbacks while investing in its infrastructure and programming, the board’s parent commissioners write.Photo by John Mahoney /Montreal … Read more

But have no fear: I am still aware that I am not up to running the world. Once you hit 65, many things Joe Biden’s being criticized for seem more understandable, even if his fight to remain president isn’t understandable, columnist Josh Freed writes. Above: Biden speaks at a convention in Las Vegas on July … Read more

As Quebec’s population ages and housing costs soar, a growing number of the elderly are finding themselves in the streets of Montreal and at emergency shelters. Cecil Rose, 80, has had a room at Maison du Père shelter for a year. It’s sparse – a bed, a night table, a desk, along with a shared … Read more

Vice President Kamala Harris speaks during the Unite Here Convention in New York on June 21. (Yuki Iwamura / Associated Press) Donald Trump on Thursday finally got the full-on, adoring convention celebration he never achieved in 2016 or 2020, proclaimed as a “real American hero” by Hulk Hogan, serenaded by Lee Greenwood and cheered by … Read more