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6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death

It was not immediately clear what role the officer, Preston Hemphill, had played in the incident that led to murder charges against five fellow officers fired from the police force.

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6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death – The New York Times

6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death  The New York Times Tyre Nichols’ arrest video reignites call for police reform  CBS News Opinion | Tyre Nichols’ death shows a change in policing is still needed  The Washington Post Grizzlies want to

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6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death – The New York Times

6th Memphis Police Officer Suspended in Tyre Nichols Death  The New York Times Tyre Nichols’ arrest video reignites call for police reform  CBS News Opinion | Tyre Nichols’ death shows a change in policing is still needed  The Washington Post Grizzlies want to

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Cardinal accused of sex assault retires from Vatican job

Canadian cardinal Marc Ouellet, who has been accused of sexually assaulting a woman, has stepped down from a top Holy See position due to his age, the Vatican said Monday. Ouellet, 78, who has strongly denied the claims against him,

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Knesset law committee chair rejects his own legal adviser as ‘biased’

In stormy debate on controversial plans to overhaul judiciary, MK Simcha Rothman calls on Gur Bligh to retract opinion, sparking outcry from opposition lawmakers

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Israel clears a hurdle for visa-free U.S. travel — but there are strings attached

The State Department has announced Israeli tourists may qualify for visa-free travel to the U.S., but only if Israel stops discriminating against Arab Americans. (Image credit: Jacquelyn Martin/AFP via Getty Images)

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Wall Street Is Counting on a Debt Limit Trick That Could Entail Trouble

If the debt limit is breached, investors expect Treasury to put bond payments first. It’d be politically and practically fraught.

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COVID-19 pandemic has improved, but still a global health emergency, WHO says

A key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower deaths related to the virus.

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‘War is clearly back on the agenda’: US says Israel was behind the drone attack on Iran

Unnamed U.S. officials on Sunday confirmed suspicions that Israel was behind the weekend drone attack on a purported military facility in the Iranian city of Isfahan, heightening concerns that the far-right government of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is gearing up

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Israeli forces kill man in West Bank, Palestinian officials say

Monday’s death was the latest bloodshed in spiraling violence that comes as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits the region.

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