FEMA acting

chief departs

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The acting chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency has left his post just six months in, officials say, marking another disruption in a year of staff departures and policy changes.

The Department of Homeland Security did not comment Monday on the reason for David Richardson’s departure. Richardson, a former Marine Corps officer, had no prior emergency management experience when he took on the role. His leadership was questioned after he delayed responding to deadly floods in Texas.

FEMA has faced major upheaval since President Donald Trump returned to office, with significant staff turnover and funding cuts.

Former pilot

avoids prison

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A federal judge has decided that a former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 won’t serve prison time. Joseph Emerson was sentenced Monday to credit for time served and three years of supervised release.

Emerson was riding in an extra seat in the cockpit of a Horizon Air flight from Everett, Washington, to San Francisco and was subdued by the crew. The plane landed safely in Portland. Emerson pleaded guilty or no-contest to all charges against him in September as part of plea agreements with state and federal prosecutors.

In the state case he was sentenced to five years of probation, among other measures.

More than 130

arrested in NC

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — U.S. immigration agents arrested more than 130 people in a weekend sweep through North Carolina’s largest city. That’s according to a federal official who spoke Monday about Charlotte.

The governor warned that the crackdown effort is simply “stoking fear.” The Trump administration has made the Democratic city of about 950,000 people its latest focus for an immigration enforcement surge it says will combat crime. The move comes despite fierce objections from local leaders and declining crime rates.

Gov. Josh Stein says they’ve seen agents in paramilitary gear targeting citizens based on their skin color and picking up random people off sidewalks.

Man charged

in Beam’s death

OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — A 27-year-old man has been charged with murder in the shooting death of former Oakland football coach John Beam.

Beam died Friday after being shot in the head at the junior college campus where he worked. The Alameda County district attorney said Monday that Cedric Irving faces a sentence of 50 years to life. He is being held without bail and is set to be arraigned Tuesday.

Authorities say the incident was targeted but have not elaborated on the motive. Beam was a beloved figure in the community and was featured in the Netflix docuseries “Last Chance U.” Irving has no criminal record.