A 15-year-old riding an e-scooter without a helmet ran a stop sign and collided with a police cruiser in Bunnell, Florida on Wednesday. The teenager walked away with minor injuries. The sheriff’s office used the incident to remind the public of traffic laws for e-scooters including the helmet requirement for minors.” Source link
WASHINGTON — The Senate began voting Thursday on a $70 billion bill to fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol through the end of President Donald Trump’s term. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Republicans plan to pass the bill without any Democratic support. But first, they’ll have to endure a “vote-a-rama” during which senators from either party can offer amendments, which Democrats will use to make Republicans take painful votes. There were some early signs of trouble as the first Democratic amendment was held open by GOP leaders for three hours, followed by multiple votes in which various factions of Republican senators broke with Trump’s priorities and opposed the $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund and his White House ballroom. The amendment by Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., sought to ban the Justice Department from creating the “weaponization” pot of money. Democrats and some Republicans see it as a “slush fund” to funnel taxpayer money to pay Jan. 6 rioters and other Trump allies. It failed …
U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced Monday that Rosario “Pete” Vasquez will serve as Border Patrol chief. Vasquez has more than 26 years of experience with Border Patrol, according to the CBP, and will succeed Mike Banks in the role. Banks stepped down last month after roughly 15 months at the head of the… Source link
Two years later, a confident Sellner made himself available to journalists for interviews at the remigration summit, dwelling on concepts that he says are now going mainstream. “We have a very neurotic relationship to our own ethnicity, our own ethno-cultural identity and I think we need to overcome that,” Sellner told reporters at the summit, calling on Europeans to overcome their “guilt complex” and “self-loathing” stemming from “post-war consensus.” At least three AfD politicians attended the event, including Kay Gottschalk, a member of the Bundestag and one of the party’s cofounders. Gottschalk said he was there “to listen” as “a visitor.” Lena Kotré, an AfD member and representative in the Brandenburg state legislature, spoke on stage with Sven Tritschler, a member of the North Rhine-Westphalia parliament, also in attendance. Vox MPs Rocío de Meer and Carlos Quero featured on the summit’s speakers list. Activist Sammy Woodhouse, a supporter of U.K. right-wing party Restore Britain, was also among the speakers. Tensions emerged when reporters who had been accredited to cover the event were not allowed in …
There are plenty more adventures for PAW Patrol and its spinoff, Rubble & Crew, on the horizon, as both shows have been given two-season renewals. The pre-school series will return for an additional 26 episodes each, marking seasons 14 and 15 for PAW Patrol and seasons 5 and 6 for Rubble & Crew. Nickelodeon and Spin Master Entertainment announced the news on Thursday (14 May). The renewals don’t come as a huge surprise, given the popularity of the shows. PAW Patrol, which follows a young boy called Ryder and a group of rescue pups, originally launched in Canada back in 2013, and soon became a hit all over the world, including the UK. Spin-off series Rubble & Crew then aired in 2023, following Rubble, an English bulldog and his pup family of construction workers, and quickly became popular among viewers. Alongside Rubble & Crew, the franchise has also spawned the blockbuster hits PAW Patrol: The Movie and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie. PAW Patrol: The Movie. Paramount Pictures According to Nickelodeon, seasons 14 and 15 of …
U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks at a roundtable discussion with local ranchers and employees from U.S. Customs and Border Protection led by U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on January 7, 2026 in Brownsville, Texas. Michael Gonzalez | Getty Images U.S. Border Patrol Chief Mike Banks resigned on Thursday. “We thank U.S. Border Patrol Chief Michael Banks for his decades of service to this country and congratulate him on his second retirement after returning to serve during one of the most challenging periods for border security,” said U.S. Customs & Border Protection Commissioner Rodney Scott in a statement. “During his time as Chief, the border was transformed from chaos to the most secure border ever recorded. We wish him and his family well,” Scott said. Fox News first reported that Banks was resigning from Border Patrol effective immediately. “It’s just time,” Banks said, according to an X post by Fox congressional correspondent, Bill Melugin. Read more CNBC politics coverage “I feel like I got the ship back on course. From the least secure …
The head of U.S. Border Patrol, the agency tasked with securing the nation’s frontiers and increasingly tapped by the Trump administration for immigration operations in American cities, announced his resignation Thursday. “It’s just time,” Banks was quoted as saying in a report on the Fox News website, which said the resignation was effective immediately. “I feel like I got the ship back on course,” he said, referring to what he described as previous chaos at the southern border. Banks said it was “time to enjoy the family and life.” In a statement, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection commissioner, Rodney Scott, thanked Banks for his service “during one of the most challenging periods for border security.” The White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Border Patrol participated in immigration enforcement operation in US cities CBP is one of the federal agencies that participated since last year in a series of immigration enforcement operations, carried out primarily in cities governed by Democrats — an effort that triggered a spike in arrests and …
Like many run clubs, the members of the N.E.L.A. Patrol Runners gather in the early morning to get their steps in and socialize. Unlike other run clubs, this one’s trying to stop a kidnapping. In January, Claudia Yañez founded a run club that patrols for Immigration and Customs Enforcement activity in Northeast Los Angeles. “As runners, we have the responsibility to patrol,” Yañez says. Compared to people in cars, they can interact with the people in the neighborhood, and see things more closely.” Yañez passes on patrolling techniques she learned from a training session in Boyle Heights led by the mutual aid group Community Self-Defense Coalition. When she and her crew jog through neighborhoods like El Sereno, Highland Park, Cypress Park, and Lincoln Heights, they’re implementing what’s known as the “SALUTE” method. That means they collect information about the size of the officers’ party, activity like an arrest or intimidation, the location sighting, with crossstreets, if possible, uniform descriptions, time and date, and the equipment on hand, like guns or tasers. If the N.E.L.A. Patrol …
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Five new mules at Olympic National Park in Washington State are ready for the busy tourist season. Murl, Cutti, Pip, Checkers, and Gopher join the park’s large working mule herd. Mules have helped maintain the trails in national parks since the early 1900s, and they continue to help monitor Olympic’s one million acres, 600 miles of trails, and 64 trailheads. Murl, Cutti, Pip, Checkers, and Gopher were named by the park staff and are a nod to the different native plants and animals found at the national park. The mules help trail crews in more wild areas of the park. Olympic National Park’s mule herd works from April through October and then spends the winter in a large pasture. Image: Olympic National Park. Mules are the result of interbreeding between a male donkey (Equus asinus) and a female horse (Equus caballus). Thanks to their strength, agility, and endurance, they are the perfect pack animal, according to Washington’s National Park …
Kia’s electric van can do it all. The AI Patrol PV5 will hit the road later this year, equipped with custom AI cameras and drones. Meet the Kia AI Patrol PV5 electric van The PV5 is Kia’s first all-electric van from its Platform Beyond Vehicle business. Based on the modular E-GMP.S platform, the PV5 is available in several shapes and forms. Aside from the standard Passenger, Cargo, and Chassis Cab variants, Kia announced during its PV5 tech day event last year plans to introduce at least seven body types, including Open Bed (like a pickup), Refrigerated Box Truck, Luxury, and even Light Camper configurations. Now, Kia is partnering with the Korean National Police Agency to create a custom PV5 patrol vehicle. The “AI Patrol PV5” will begin pilot operations, starting in June 2026. Advertisement – scroll for more content While Kia didn’t reveal all the details just yet, it did say the electric patrol van will be equipped with AI cameras, a roof-mounted drone, custom lights, police badges, and more. The 4K AI cameras, located …
