How a town got together to cut crime by a third

Baildon in West Yorkshire "feels safe", residents say, after a Neighbourhood Watch scheme exploded.

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Under Christie, Kings pledge to 'stick together'

De'Aaron Fox and the struggling Kings have new leadership in place with interim coach Doug Christie, and before his debut Saturday against the Los Angeles Lakers, his Sacramento players spoke about ...
ESPN - 1h
'Death by 1,000 paper cuts': How 2024 became such an exceptional year for tornadoes

Experts say 2024’s tornado outbreaks set it apart, even in a year full of extreme weather. The U.S. recorded the highest number of tornadoes in a decade.
NBC News - 2h
I figured out how to use two-thirds less water — and it only took a week to set up

Read more from My DIY climate hack , a series on everyday people’s creative solutions to the climate crisis While droughts are a natural feature of California’s climate, human-induced warming ...
The Guardian - 8h
Arsenal start showing how they plan to cope without star Bukayo Saka in a 1-0 victory over Ipswich Town

Saka is set to miss two months after hamstring surgery
CBS Sports - 1d
The cafe helping prisoners escape a life of crime

Former prisoner Lee Jack says the cafe he worked at while on day release helped to turn his life around.
BBC News - 1d
New Mexico’s Governor Was A Liberal Hero. Then She Got Blunt about Crime.

Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham has clashed with her own party over how to tackle the nexus of addiction, mental illness and violence in New Mexico.
The New York Times - 3d
How a Young Mayor Turned Her Town Into a Hub for 'Pig Butchering' Scammers

WSJ got rare access to a criminal enclave in the Philippines from which gangs targeted people around the world, including Americans.
The Wall Street Journal - 3d
Sticky inflation creates rift at Fed over how much to cut rates

Federal Reserve leaders are unified in their resolve to quash the worst bout of inflation in four decades. They just no longer agree on how high to keep U.S. interest rates to achieve their goal.
MarketWatch - 4d
Can Trump hold his disparate coalition together?

A Catch-22 of politics is the fact that once you start governing and making decisions, you’re almost guaranteed to alienate some of the people who put you in office in the first place.
The Hill - 4d