In the news

■ David Whitely, a Black British radio host who goes by the name Sideman, quit the BBC over the corporation’s decision to include a racial slur when reporting on an attack on a Black man, saying “with no apology [from the BBC] I just don’t feel comfortable being aligned with the organization.”

■ Joe Arpaio, 88, the former sheriff of Maricopa County, Ariz., known for leading immigration crackdowns and building a political career around the tough treatment of jail inmates, narrowly lost a race to win back his old job, his second failed comeback bid four years after getting voted out of office.

■ Chris Ramirez, a lieutenant with the Los Angeles police, said investigators have not identified a suspect in a shooting in which two people were injured and one woman was killed during a party attended by hundreds of people at a Los Angeles mansion.

■ Jonathan Dunlap, 30, of Pine Mountain, Ga., has been sentenced to serve more than 12 years in federal prison, after he was recorded on jail phone calls making threats against a federal agent while awaiting trial on drug charges, according to federal prosecutors.

■ Bashir Hangi, a spokesman for Uganda Wildlife Authority, said two baby gorillas have been discovered in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, which he called “a sign of relief” after Rafiki, one of the park’s most popular gorillas, was killed by poachers.

■ Morgan Johansson, the justice minister of Sweden, promised “more police and harsher sentences” after the death of a 12-yearold girl during a drive-by shooting that authorities said was likely the result of gangs fighting over territory in suburban neighborhoods.

■ Randy Ginn, director of the Mississippi Highway Patrol, thanked the “tireless efforts of law enforcement” after the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation announced the arrest of a third suspect in the shooting death of state trooper Lt. Troy Morris.

■ Jon Benjamin, director of the Diplomatic Academy of the United Kingdom’s Foreign Office, wished a “very happy retirement” to Palmerston, the chief mouser of the agency, after an official letter announced the cat’s retirement following four years on the job.

■ Deyton Fisher, 22, of Mexico, Mo., was arrested and is facing second-degree murder and other charges in the death of Chance Davis, who was killed during a break-in at his home in Quincy, Ill., according to authorities.