Abe Massre was heartbroken after his 3-year-old dog Luna died during a vicious attack on Sunday at the Oakwood Hills community in Hollywood’s Liberia neighborhood.

Liberia’s presidential election appears headed for a run-off, with the top candidates neck and neck and the votes nearly fully counted.

Thousands of new coronavirus cases have been reported in West Africa in recent weeks amid low vaccination rates and the spread of the delta variant.

(Manuel Elias/UN Photo via AP)JOHANNESBURG – In a diminished spotlight because of the COVID-19 pandemic, leading human rights defenders on Friday urged people in these fractured times to connect through politics — and vote, too. People must push back even in this socially distanced world, speakers said. U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet warned of a “crisis of governance” and a marginalization of voices that she said will only deepen grievances and harm all of society. “We are witnessing an erosion of public trust in institutions and traditional politics,” said Eamon Gilmore, the European Union’s special representative for human rights. As the global toll closed in on 1 million deaths, the U.K.’s minister for human rights, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, reminded listeners: “It’s only over when it’s over for all of us.”

HOLLYWOOD, Fla. – A murder suspect surrendered to authorities Saturday, the Hollywood Police Department announced Tuesday. Jovon Warner, 38, is accused of running away after fatally shooting Michael Richardson on Thursday in the Liberia neighborhood, according to Officer Christian Lata, a spokesman for the department. Police are investigating a fatal shooting in a Hollywood neighborhood. Detectives believe Warner planned Richardson’s fatal shooting. Man fatally shot in Hollywood neighborhood, police sayWarner was being held without bond Tuesday at the Broward County main jail, and he is facing a charge of first-degree murder with a firearm, Broward Sheriff’s Office records show.