- Britain’s deputy PM David Lammy privately rebuked U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance in a “robust” but friendly phone call after Vance blamed immigration for the killing of student Henry Nowak.
- Lammy emphasized the facts — the convicted killer is British and jailed — and said the case “has got nothing to do with mass migration.”
- Nowak’s family and officials urged unity rather than division; the murder sparked protests and an investigation into the police response.
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- Multiple people were shot near the Old West End Festival in Toledo; many victims have been taken for medical treatment, but authorities haven’t released exact numbers.
- Toledo police are actively searching for the suspect(s) and are investigating scenes around Delaware and Robinwood avenues.
- The Old West End Festival — a two-day community event with live music, food and house tours — has prompted officials to ask residents and visitors to avoid the area.
- Protests erupted in Southampton after police bodycam footage surfaced of the fatal stabbing of 18‑year‑old Henry Nowak; the killer, Vickrum Digwa, has been jailed for life.
- Police have charged 11 people over the disorder; eight have already pleaded guilty to violent disorder and others remain before the courts.
- Several defendants admitted possessing unusual "weapons" — including a wheelie bin, a traffic cone and a dog lead with a metal carabiner — and many are due to appear at Crown Court this week.
- President Trump pardoned former Indiana Rep. Stephen Buyer, who had been sentenced to 22 months for insider trading tied to the T‑Mobile/Sprint merger and a Navigant deal.
- Buyer insists he’s innocent and calls the prosecution politically motivated; more than 40 former and several current House Republicans urged a pardon.
- Buyer is a Gulf War veteran and was a House prosecutor in Bill Clinton’s impeachment; Trump promoted the pardon request on Truth Social.
- Pete Sessions’ chief of staff, Luis Angel Vega, was charged with bringing a firearm into the U.S. Capitol complex.
- Capitol security found a pistol and ammo at a House office building checkpoint in December; Vega told police he forgot the gun because he usually enters escorted by Rep. Sessions and admitted he didn’t have a carry license.
- Vega appeared in court, was released without bail, and has a next hearing set for June 10.
- A jury awarded $176 million to the parents of two young brothers killed in a 2020 hit‑and‑run in Westlake Village.
- The defendants are socialite Rebecca Grossman — who was already criminally convicted and sentenced — and former Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson, both found negligent.
- The case centers on allegations of speeding, drinking and distracted driving; jurors will next decide whether to add punitive damages.
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