Friday, September 9 top stories
It is Friday, September 9. Here are today’s top stories.
U.K.’s King Charles III delivers speech
U.K. King Charles III, who became a king yesterday after her mother Queen Elizabeth II passed away, delivered his first speech today as king.
He said his mother was an inspiration and an example to him and all of his family. He said he would renew the late Queen’s promise of lifelong service.
Charles is 73 years old and is the oldest person to take over the British throne. His wife, Camilla, is now the queen consort.
Charles said his son, William, is now the Prince of Wales. He is first in line to the throne.
DOJ appeals judge’s ruling on special master
The Justice Department (DOJ) said it would appeal a federal judge’s ruling to bring in a special master to look at documents the FBI seized from Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home, arguing in a filing that the classified documents they found does not belong to Trump and therefore does not need to be looked at by a special master to check on if it is privileged material.
The DOJ said it is obvious by looking at the classification markings on the face of the documents that they are government records, not Trump’s personal records.
The DOJ said it hurts the government and the public when its criminal investigation on issues of national security is halted. The DOJ said there may be more classified records at Trump’s home that are not being properly stored.
The judge, Aileen Cannon, gave Trump until 10 a.m. on Monday to respond to the DOJ's filing.
Las Vegas politician accused of killing journalist
Law enforcement in Las Vegas accused a city politician named Robert Telles of murdering an investigative journalist because he was upset with stories the journalist wrote about him.
The reporter’s name was Jeff German and he worked for the Las Vegas Review-Journal.
NBC News explained that German wrote stories about bullying and favoritism in Telles’ office. German was working on more stories about Telles. Telles lost an election over the summer.
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Police said Telles drove to the reporter’s home last Friday morning while dressed in a bright orange reflective shirt and a wide straw hat. Police said it may have been a disguise. The reporter came out of his home and was stabbed to death. Telles was arrested on Wednesday and was charged with murder.
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Two deputies killed in ambush
In Georgia, two Cobb County deputies were shot and killed when they tried to serve a warrant at a home.
The sheriff said it was an “ambush,” explaining that the two deputies knocked on a door and after getting no answer, returned to their car. But another vehicle pulled up. When the deputies got out of their car to talk with those in the vehicle, they were shot. One suspect opened fire from the house and another suspect opened fire from the car. The suspects then barricaded themselves into the home, which led to a standoff that lasted several hours. The two were then taken into custody and are now behind bars.
The sheriff has not revealed the identities of the deputies pending notification of family members but said the two were young men and worked with the sheriff’s office for over five years. He said it is like losing a family member and that their hearts are broken.
CNN’s first chief anchor Bernard Shaw dies
Bernard Shaw, who was CNN’s first chief anchor and worked with CNN when it launched in 1980, passed away at the age of 82 on Wednesday from pneumonia unrelated to Covid-19.
Shaw worked as an anchor for over 20 years, retiring in 2001. People remembered him as a calm journalist who was also tough with his questions.
Chinese man trapped on floating hydrogen balloon
A Chinese man named Hu was stranded in the air for two days in a floating hydrogen balloon but safely came back down to the ground after traveling 200 miles.
CBS News explained that Hu and another person were on the balloon to harvest pine nuts from a tree. The balloon was tethered, but somehow it became untethered and flew away. The other person jumped off the balloon but Hu was stuck on it.
Rescuers contacted Hu via cellphone the next day and gave him instructions to slowly deflate the balloon. It took another day for him to reach the ground 200 miles away. He was almost at the border with Russia.
CBS said Hu is in good health but has pain in his back, possibly from standing the entire time he was in the air.
That is all the top stories for this week. Have a good weekend and stay with the light.
https://www.axios.com/2022/09/09/king-charles-iii-speech-queen-elizabeth
https://edition.cnn.com/2022/09/08/media/bernard-shaw-obituary/