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Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which claimed it helped provide millions of meals to children during the pandemicSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA judge on Thursday handed down an extraordinary prison sentence – nearly 42 years – to the former leader of a Minnesota nonprofit who was convicted in a staggering $250m fraud case that helped ignite an immigration crackdown by the Trump administration.Aimee Bock ran Feeding Our Future, which had claimed it helped provide millions of meals to children in need during the pandemic. Continue reading...

Once Upon a Time in Harlem, completed by relatives of William Greaves after his death, showcased at CannesIn 1969, the pioneering documentarian William Greaves wrote of his fury over the racially degrading stereotypes that white film producers threw up on American screens. “It became clear to me that unless we black people began to produce information for screen and television there would always be a distortion of the ‘black image,’” he said.Three years later, Greaves began work on what he considered the most important footage he ever shot: a feature documentary gathering surviving figures of the Harlem Renaissance to reflect on the movement they had built half a century earlier. Continue reading...

Thames at Ham designated as one of 13 new swimming areas across England to be monitored for water qualityThe first designated bathing water area on the River Thames in London will welcome swimmers for the official start of the bathing season on Friday as one of 13 new monitored swimming areas across England.The Thames at Ham, in south-west London, has been designated as a new river bathing water area after campaigners gathered evidence to show thousands of people use the river for swimming throughout the year.Canvey Island foreshore, EssexEast Beach at West Bay, Bridport, DorsetFalcon Meadow, Bungay, SuffolkGranville Parade Beach, Sandgate, KentLittle Shore, Amble, NorthumberlandNew Brighton Beach (east), MerseysideNewton and Noss Creeks, DevonPangbourne Meadow, BerkshireQueen Elizabeth Gardens, Salisbury, WiltshireRiver Dee at Sandy Lane, Chester, CheshireRiver Fowey in Lostwithiel, CornwallRiver Swale in Richmond, YorkshireRiver Thames at Ham and Kingston, Greater London Continue reading...

Erik Fleming was sentenced in Los Angeles court after previously pleading guilty over the Friends actor’s 2023 deathSign up for the Breaking News US newsletter emailA licensed drug addiction counselor who delivered Friends star Matthew Perry the doses of ketamine that killed him was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison.Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett handed down the sentence to 56-year-old Erik Fleming in a federal court in Los Angeles. Continue reading...

Moscow and Kyiv trade long-range attacks after brief truce and Donald Trump’s assertion war could end soonEurope live – latest updatesRussia targeted Ukraine with more than 200 drones in a large-scale daytime assault on Wednesday, hours after a previous barrage of civilian areas had killed at least eight people.The strikes came as Kyiv and Moscow traded long-range attacks after a brief ceasefire, and despite the latest suggestion from Donald Trump that the war could soon come to an end. Continue reading...

Kouri Richins, 35, faces up to life in prison for killing her husband, and her three sons say they are ‘afraid’ of herThe young sons of Kouri Richins, a Utah author, said ahead of her sentencing hearing Wednesday that they would feel unsafe if their mother was ever released from prison after she was found guilty in March of killing their father.Richins, 35, faces several decades to life in prison on five felony convictions, including aggravated murder. Continue reading...

• A $140 million super PAC war chest is poised to attack Ohio Democrat Sherrod Brown as he aims for Senate return in 2026. • Funding from Republican donors aims to highlight Brown's voting record and economic policies in battleground state. • Escalation matters for GOP's narrow Senate majority defense amid high-stakes midterm environment.