hello dimsdale I'm jet y Beto with today's editorial which technically makes it a joral California governor Gavin Nome declared a state of emergency in Rancho Palos Verdes due to an accelerating landslide that threatened homes the ongoing land movement part of the greater Portuguese Landslide complex worsened after severe storms in 2023 and 2024 the landslide has damaged homes causing Southern California Edison to cut Power and Gas to 245 residences residents have been advised to evacuate but some remain despite significant damage to their homes local officials are seeking increased state and federal assistance with Los Angeles County committing $5 million to the response another developing story former New York Governor Kathy hul Aid Linda son and her husband Chris who were arrested for acting as agents of the Chinese government son a former deputy chief of staff to hoel and exg Governor Andrew Cuomo faces charges of violating the foreign agents registrations act money laundering Visa fraud and alien smuggling prosecutors alleged son used her position to benefit China including securing unauthorized invitation letters and blocking Taiwanese diplomacy both sun and who pleaded not guilty with their trial set for September 25th sun was terminated from her position in March 2023 after evidence of misconduct emerged a heartbreaking news a four-year-old girl in St Louis died after being accidentally shot by a sibling while their mother was out shopping leaving four children alone at home police responded late Monday night finding the child unconscious and barely breathing the girl was rushed to a hospital but did not survive the children in the home were aged 10 9 and two four-year-old twins the gun was reportedly left in an easily accessible location no charges have been filed as the investigation continues this incident is the latest in a series of tragic shootings involving children in the St Louis area where 15 children died from gunfire in 2024 in other news in Minden Louisiana a 10-year-old allegedly confessed to fatally shooting former city councilman Joe Cornelius Senor 82 and his daughter Kesha miles 31 police discovered their bodies after responding to a call early Sunday morning the child related to the victims was at the scene and allegedly committed the shootings between 6:00 and 6:30 a.m. two guns found on the property match the shell casings police are involving a child expert to determine further steps the motive remains unknown Minden mayor Nick Cox praised Cornelius for his service to the community and expressed condolences to the family during this difficult time from all of us here Stay classy dimsdale