Today’s Lead News Stories

Texas freezes installation of Flock cameras along state roads

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state Department of Transportation to stop issuing permits for automated license plate readers.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 17

F-16 Training Mission Goes Horribly Wrong: Jet Crashes in Michigan, Pilot Ejects, Evacuation Ordered

A Texas Air National Guard F-16 crashed during a routine training mission in northern Michigan. The pilot ejected and was hospitalised in stable condition, while nearby residents were evacuated.

International Business Times UK · Sep 17

Hyrox athlete apologises and forfeits victory after defecating during race

Joanna Wietrzyk said she is ‘deeply sorry for the discomfort and disruption’ that her defecation caused during a Hyrox event in Beijing

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Arizona man bought a $450,000 home in 2022, then lost it after falling $977 behind on HOA fees — what happened next

An Arizona man lost his $450,000 Mesa home after falling $977 behind on HOA fees. Toby Newton said he lost his job and was diagnosed with diabetes before missing quarterly assessments. Despite proposing payment plans, foreclosure proceedings began, and the home was eventually sold to the HOA for $8,172. The…

The Economic Times · Sep 17

US approves visas for Iranian leaders to attend UN meeting despite war stalemate

The decision on the Iranian visas was announced a day after the State Department denied visas to Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas and his delegation

The Independent UK · Sep 17

FA chair Hewitt demands Infantino release records of failed World Cup plan

Debbie Hewitt has written to Gianni Infantino, demanding that Fifa releases all documents relating to his abandoned World Cup sell-off plan and the decision to lift Folarin Balogun’s suspension during last summer’s tournament

The Guardian - UK · Sep 17

Jon Kyl, former Republican US senator who served three terms, dies aged 84

The Arizona senator shepherded the confirmation of conservative supreme court justice Brett Kavanaugh

The Guardian - US · Sep 17

Investigation launched into death of Ukrainian activist found dead in the Algarve

Tributes have been paid to Pavlo Sadokha, a leading voice for Ukrainians in Portugal

The Independent UK · Sep 17

Florida woman calls 911 on Black garbage worker over truck noise, claims he punched her. But she is the one who gets arrested

She says she repeatedly asked the sanitation worker to shut off his engine.

We Got This Covered · Sep 17

New lawsuit alleges Epstein possessed ‘child sexual abuse material of countless children’

Two women who filed suit against Epstein estate ask court to order program to notify potential victims

The Guardian - US · Sep 17