The White House said Kimberly Guilfoyle was asked to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece, and Guilfoyle said her time in the post is "coming to an end." President Trump had said a day earlier that he was "looking at" firing her. PBS reported that she resigned after allegations of improper conduct, which Guilfoyle said she would "vigorously defend."
NYTimes – US NYTimes – US The White House said Kimberly Guilfoyle was asked to resign as U.S. ambassador to Greece, and Guilfoyle said her time in the post is "coming to an end." President Trump had said a day earlier that he was "looking at" firing her. PBS reported that she resigned after allegations of improper conduct, which Guilfoyle said she would "vigorously defend."
NYTimes – Business A rider died and several others were injured in an incident on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta, police said. Six Flags said it was temporarily closing nine rides in the U.S. and Canada as a precaution. Local TV footage showed passengers being evacuated from the Goliath roller coaster, though officials did not identify the ride associated with the death. The company's stock fell 16% following confirmation of the fatality.
NYTimes – US Federal agents searched the Washington, D.C. home of Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar as part of an ongoing federal investigation reportedly centred on immigration paperwork completed by her late father when she was a child. Omar called the search an attempt to "weaponise federal law enforcement" and said she would not be silenced. Democrats condemned the raid as a "rogue abuse of power" by the Trump administration; Donald Trump claimed he was not involved in ordering it.
NYTimes – World Pope Leo has said the growth is "contained" and had been found "at a very early stage".
Spain's King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia visited Ceuta on Tuesday for their first visit to the North African enclave since 2007, amid tensions with Morocco following a mass migrant influx in July. Authorities cleared makeshift camps from beaches ahead of the visit. Morocco claims sovereignty over Ceuta.
BBC News – World RJ Mitte, the actor best known for playing Walter White Jr. in the television series "Breaking Bad," has died aged 34, his representatives said. Mitte, who lived with cerebral palsy, was also a disability rights advocate and philanthropist.
NYTimes – US Newly released 911 recordings reveal confusion and delay after Tennessee prison officials called for emergency help during Christa Pike's botched lethal injection. The first call came at 8:40 p.m., but it took about 30 minutes for responders to verify the request was legitimate. Pike survived two doses and was ultimately taken to hospital.
Sky News – Front Page Government lawyers said 430 trees were cut down at East Potomac Golf Links on Saturday.
NYTimes – US US actor Selma Blair was arrested after an alleged altercation on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los Angeles to New York City. Reports say she punched and bit two cabin crew members and tried to open a plane door; she is also accused of assaulting a police officer and a nurse after landing. The 54-year-old was taken to hospital, according to US media.
A rider died and several others were injured in an incident on a roller coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia near Atlanta, police said. Six Flags said it was temporarily closing nine rides in the U.S. and Canada as a precaution. Local TV footage showed passengers being evacuated from the Goliath roller coaster, though officials did not identify the ride associated with the death. The company's stock fell 16% following confirmation of the fatality.
