A Vermont state lawmaker has resigned over racist and antisemitic chat messages that circulated within the Young Republican political group, another substantial consequence in a scandal that on Friday saw the New York state Young Republicans' charter revoked. State senator Samuel Douglass, the only elected official known to have taken part in the leaked group chat exposed by Politico, resigned Friday over his participation.
Shildt expanded on his decision in an interview with the San Diego Union-Tribune's Kevin Acee yesterday, and said that his mental stress with the job was compounded when he received some death threats late in the season. Acee also explored some of the internal criticisms leveled at Shildt by some Padres staffers, including the view that Shildt had a short temper and was too quickly heated over any questions about his decision-making or thought process. With Shildt giving the Padres players a wide berth to police their own clubhouse, Shildt was accused by some of micro-managing and being too harsh with his coaches and other team staff members.
She wrote she attempted suicide on her birthday, Sept. 11, and subsequently spent 18 days in a mental health facility. She said she sent the letter after being "filled with guilt, shame, and grief." "I had not been found out; in effect, I turned myself in," Wallace said in the Oct. 5 letter, adding that while she was in the hospital, she'd given the church a list of account numbers and passwords so her "actions could be more easily discovered."
A former New York judge who joined Anderson Kill last month told Law360 that he made the move because of family considerations and a looming mandatory retirement when he turns 70 years old in a few years. But former Judge Louis L. Nock did not mention that he joined the law firm on the same day that New York ethics regulators agreed to drop ethics charges against him in return for his agreement to resign from the bench and never accept judicial office again,
Erroll Southers confirmed his plans to resign through a spokesperson on Friday, ending a stormy two-year tenure on the influential civilian panel that watches over the LAPD. The spokesperson said that Southers, 68, wanted to spend more time with his family and pursue other professional opportunities - something that wasn't always allowed by the demands of serving as a commissioner.
For reasons that he did not share publicly, Oakland Police Chief Floyd Mitchell is leaving his post after less than a year and a half on the job, which leaves Oakland once again in search of a new police chief. The city of Oakland has had quite a few chiefs leading its police department in the last two decades. They don't tend to last long in the job on average, about two years, with 12 different people holding the post since 2000.
The chair of stalled UN plastics treaty talks, Luis Vayas Valdivieso, is preparing to step down, after accounts of behind-the-scenes pressure from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The move will be announced at a UN meeting on Tuesday, with an official announcement expected by Thursday. Vayas Valdivieso confirmed in an interview with the Guardian that he was resigning and said: There have been some challenges in the process.
Troy A. Edwards Jr., a national security prosecutor in the Eastern District of Virginia, stepped down Thursday night with a brief note to his boss. To uphold my oath to the Constitution and country, I hereby resign as an Assistant United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia in the Department of Justice effective immediately, Edwards wrote in the letter, posted to X.
During the emotional segment, which aired Thursday at the beginning of the network's Marketplace show, Harmony called Kirk her first boss and mentor, recounting how he encouraged young staff to speak with passion, with conviction, stand up for your friends, stand up for your beliefs, and speak loudly, even if your voice shakes. Fighting tears, she ended: Thank you, CK, you changed my life.
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has decided to resign to avoid a split within the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP), the broadcaster NHK is reporting. The announcement on Sunday comes weeks after Ishiba denied reports he planned to resign over a historic defeat his LDP-led coalition suffered in a July election, losing its upper house majority, saying he wanted to make sure the tariff deal struck with the United States was appropriately implemented.
If it hadn't been for the football, Daniel Levy would be regarded as one of the great club executives. He oversaw the construction of what is widely regarded as the best club stadium in England. Tottenham's training ground is one of the best in Europe. He kept costs low. He has diversified the business, so the club hosts NFL, rugby, boxing, monster trucks and major concerts.
Voigt and Srivastava expressed disappointment over the impact of their resignations stating, "We thought it would have more of an impact. It stopped a lot of girls from competing, but it didn't fully put an end to what the issue was."
Eight months after winning her title, Srivastava and Noelia Voigt became the first Miss Teen USA and Miss USA to step down in the organization's 72-year history.
Astronomer is committed to the values and culture that have guided us since our founding. Our leaders are expected to set the standard in both conduct and accountability, and recently, that standard was not met.
John Finnegan has announced his resignation as vice-president of the Football Association of Ireland, citing personal and family reasons. This decision comes after two years in the role.