Trump officials vow to step up LA crackdown; Democratic US senator dragged away in protest
Updated: 11:30am (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to “liberate” Los Angeles on Thursday at a press conference that was dramatically interrupted when federal agents dragged a Democratic US senator out of the room, forced him to the ground and handcuffed him. Senator Alex Padilla of California was […]
“Bearing witness”: In LA, faith leaders protest to stand up for the detained and keep the peace
JACK JENKINS, of Religion News Service, reports that at one demonstration, faith leaders spread out in front of the line of officers, held hands and occasionally burst into song…
US Marines arrive in LA on Trump’s orders amid immigration protests
Updated: 12:45pm (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Hundreds of US Marines arrived in the Los Angeles area on Tuesday under orders from President Donald Trump, as the city’s mayor declared a curfew for parts of the downtown area and police arrested 197 people in a fifth day of street protests. Trump has also activated 4,000 […]
US deploys Marines to Los Angeles as Trump backs arrest of California Governor
Los Angeles/Washington DC, US Reuters The US military will temporarily deploy about 700 Marines to Los Angeles until more National Guard troops can arrive, marking another escalation in President Donald Trump’s response to street protests over his aggressive immigration policies. A US official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said a battalion would be sent on […]
Explainer – Does US law allow Trump to send troops to quell protests?
Reuters President Donald Trump has deployed National Guard troops to California after two days of protests by hundreds of demonstrators against immigration raids, saying that the protests interfered with federal law enforcement and framing them as a possible “form of rebellion” against the authority of the US Government. California Governor Gavin Newsom on Sunday said […]
Los Angeles races to contain wildfires as severe winds return, 24 killed
Updated: 1:15pm (AEDT) Los Angeles, US Reuters Firefighters raced to contain the frontiers of two Los Angeles wildfires that burned for the sixth straight day on Sunday, taking advantage of a brief respite in hazardous conditions before high winds were expected to fan the flames anew. At least 24 people have died in what California […]
Cecil L ‘Chip’ Murray, influential pastor and civil rights leader in Los Angeles, dies
Los Angeles AP Rev Dr Cecil L “Chip” Murray, an influential pastor and civil rights leader who used his tenure at one of Los Angeles’ oldest churches to uplift the predominantly Black neighbourhoods of South Los Angeles following one of the country’s worst race riots, has died. He was 94. Murray died on Friday, according […]
Three crosses burned at a small Los Angeles church and authorities investigate possible hate crime
Los Angeles, US AP Three wooden crosses outside a small Los Angeles church were found burned early Thursday, and authorities said it was being investigated as a possible hate crime. Firefighters responded to a report of a fire shortly before 5am in the Sylmar area and found the flames were already out, leaving smoldering wood, […]
Thousands attend funeral Mass for beloved Los Angeles Bishop David O’Connell
Los Angeles, US RNS Catholics, multi-faith clergy and elected leaders from across Southern California filled the pews of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles on Friday for the funeral Mass of Auxiliary Bishop David Gerard O’Connell, a beloved priest regarded as a “peacekeeper,” a “man of the people” and […]
“He was one of us” – Mourners stunned by shooting death of beloved Los Angeles bishop as arrest made
Last updated: 5pm (AEST) Hacienda Heights, California, US RNS The suspect arrested in Saturday’s shooting of Roman Catholic Bishop David G O’Connell is Carlos Medina, the husband of the bishop’s housekeeper, according to Los Angeles County Sheriff Robert Luna. The sheriff made the announcement at a press conference Monday afternoon with a visibly distraught Archbishop […]