Louisiana city names interim police chief
A southwest Louisiana city has a new police chief after the previous one resigned. Lafayette Parish Mayor Monique Brett announced Tuesday that Lt. Paul Trouard will serve as interim chief of the Lafayette Police Department pending a nationwide recruitment search for the permanent position, The Advocate reported. Truard, 50, spent his entire 27-year police career […]
Iran’s Interim President Assures Terrorists of His Support
Interim President Mohammad Mokbel spoke by phone with the leader of the terrorist group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) on Sunday and assured the group that Tehran would continue to support terrorists even after the sudden death of the late President Ebrahim Raisi. “The Islamic Republic of Iran’s basic strategy of supporting the resistance fronts, especially […]
Iran’s Supreme Leader confirms VP as interim president after death of President Raisi
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei has approved First Vice President Mohammad Mokbel as interim head of the country’s executive branch following the death of President Ebrahim Raisi in a helicopter crash. Raisi, Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdullahian and other officials were pronounced dead on Monday after the helicopter they were traveling in crashed into a […]
Harvard ‘Encampment’ Takes Down Antisemitic Poster of Interim President Garber
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators gathered at Harvard University’s “encampment” to remove an anti-Semitic poster demonizing the university’s interim president, Alan Garber, who is Jewish. It read, “Alan Garbage Fund Massacre.” Left: Germany in the 1930s Right: Harvard University 2024 Some people have portrayed Alan Garber, interim president of Harvard University, who is Jewish, as the devil. pic.twitter.com/t1P7ceKXGl […]
MIT Threatens to Place Protesters Involved in Encampment on ‘Interim Academic Suspension’
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) encampment were given a deadline on Monday to “vacate” the encampment. The encampment set up at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on April 21 is one of several pro-Palestinian encampments remaining on college and university campuses across the country, as some universities begin clearing their encampments. […]
UNC Interim Chancellor praised for restoring American flag after protesters replaced it with Palestinian flag
UNC Interim Chancellor Lee Roberts was praised by conservatives on social media on Tuesday for removing a Palestinian flag that anti-Israel protesters had flown on campus and replacing it with an American flag. “This university doesn’t belong to a small group of protesters. It belongs to every citizen of the state of North Carolina. Every […]
Security concerns complicate council’s appointment of interim Haitian leader
The establishment of a council tasked with selecting a temporary replacement for outgoing Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry has been hampered by serious security concerns. On Sunday, one member of the nine-member council resigned after receiving death threats, leaving organizers scrambling to find her replacement. Haiti has been experiencing large-scale sociopolitical unrest since the assassination […]
Haiti Prime Minister Ariel Henry to resign upon council formation, naming of interim PM
Haitian Prime Minister Ariel Henry announced on Tuesday that he would resign, bowing to international pressure to step down amid the turmoil gripping the country. In a statement released early Tuesday morning, Mr Henry agreed to step down once an interim presidential council is established and an interim prime minister is appointed. The announcement comes […]
Nets continue to struggle with same flaws under new interim coach Kevin Ollie
The Nets certainly looked like a team that fired a coach and practiced just twice under new interim coach Kevin O’Ree on Thursday night. The same flaws were evident in the 121-93 loss to the Raptors, especially as the Nets were outscored 46-7 in that area, failing to convert fast break points. “They were getting […]
Asian American interim chief of police named in Los Angeles
The first Asian-American man will become Los Angeles police chief. Dominic H. Choi, who previously served as deputy police chief, was unanimously appointed interim chief by the Police Commission on Wednesday. The board praised Choi’s “rich experience.” “He is a respected leader within the department and in the community, known for his wealth of knowledge […]