IF iDir.com

Chicago's police oversight board on Thursday fired an officer who fatally shot two people — a teenager he said threatened him with a bat and a woman standing nearby. The Chicago Police Board fired officer Robert Rialmo nearly four years after the deaths of 19-year-old Quintonio LeGrier and bystander, 55-year-old Bettie Jones, who admitted police into the apartment building where the disturbance occurred. After the decision, Fraternal Order of Police Vice President Martin Preib said the board made "a despicable, depraved and cowardly decision" that would endanger the city's police officers.

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:29:34 -0400

Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes, his wife and Philadelphia Eagles defensive tackle Malik Jackson have offered to pay for the funeral of a Fort Worth, Texas, woman shot to death in her home last week by a police officer. Atatiana Jefferson was babysitting her 8-year-old nephew early Saturday morning when police arrived to her house after a neighbor called a non-emergency line, worried about Jefferson because her door was open. "My wife and I wanted to do something for that family," Barnes told reporters gathered Thursday.

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:27:35 -0400

Former Defense Secretary James Mattis hit back at his old boss at a white-tie gala in New York on Thursday, saying that he's not just an overrated general, he's the greatest overrated general. Mattis made the joking remarks at the annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a day after President Donald Trump demeaned him as "the world's most overrated general" during a contentious White House meeting with members of Congress. The meeting was intended to be a bipartisan discussion of Trump's decision to pull U.S. forces from northern Syria, but it broke up after a testy exchange between Trump and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:27:01 -0400

Tens of millions of people are estimated to be trapped in modern slavery - more than ever before - as poverty, conflict and climate change fuel a growing global trade in people. Human trafficking is one of the world's fastest growing criminal enterprises, according to the United Nations, which has set a goal of ending forced labour and modern slavery by 2030.

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:01:01 -0400

China's economic growth slowed more than expected to 6.0% year-on-year in the third quarter, the weakest pace in at least 27-1/2 years, as demand at home and abroad faltered amid a bruising Sino-U.S. trade war. Friday's data marked a further loss of momentum for the economy from the second quarter's 6.2% growth, likely raising expectations that Beijing needs to roll out more measures to ward off a sharper slowdown. China's trading partners and investors are closely watching the health of the world's second-largest economy as the trade war with the United States fuels fears about a global recession.

Thu, 17 Oct 2019 22:00:00 -0400