Trump: inner cities run by Democrats are more dangerous than war zones Donald Trump veered off the teleprompter on Monday night to claim that "inner cities run by the Democrats" were more dangerous than countries such as Iraq and Afghanistan. In an appeal to minority voters, he also vowed that if elected, "we'll get rid of the crime. You'll be able to walk down the street without getting shot. Now, you walk down the street, you get shot". The Republican nominee was meant to be delivering a scripted speech calling for Hillary Clinton be investigated by a special prosecutor. Trump later denied he was "flip-flopping" on earlier proposals to deport illegal immigrants and renewed his vow to build a wall with Mexico. Trump: inner cities run by Democrats are more dangerous than war zones Melania Trump sues over 'escort' allegations Lawyers for Melania Trump, the wife of the Republican nominee, are pursuing legal action against the Daily Mail for reporting "100% false" rumors that she worked as an escort in the 1990s and for raising questions about her immigration status at the time. Ms Trump has previously denied allegations that she worked unlawfully as a model on an improper visa. Attorney Charles Harder said "outright lying about her in this way exceeds all bounds of appropriate news reporting and human decency". Melania Trump pursues Daily Mail over '100% false' rumors about her past Stanford University bans liquor Stanford University has ordered a ban on 'hard alcohol' and 'shots' from campus events. The order comes after Brock Turner, who was convicted of sexually assaulting an unconscious woman outside a fraternity earlier this year, blamed his behaviour on the school's "party culture". The new rules – which the university says are part of a broader effort to "meaningfully change the campus culture around alcohol" – have been criticized as a tone-deaf response to growing concerns about sexual assault. Stanford bans liquor from parties after sexual assault case shocks campus Father tried to wrestle son from Disney gator in 'predatory event' The father of a child killed by an alligator at Walt Disney World last June tried to free his son's head from the reptile's jaw before it took the child, a report by the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission has revealed. The seven-foot alligator bit two-year-old Lane Graves' head as the boy gathered sand for a sandcastle. Earlier, Disney employees warned of an alligator in the area. The Orange County sheriff's office ruled the death an accident. Disney alligator attack: father tried to wrestle son's head from animal's jaws National Parks face drilling and exploitation threat In the second part of our series celebrating the centenary of America's national parks, we look at the struggle for the soul of the service. Take Theodore Roosevelt National Park in North Dakota, where a boom in cheap natural gas has led to drilling and flame flaring just outside the boundaries. "It's easy to feel besieged here," said Wendy Ross, superintendent of the park. "The visitor experience is impacted by this type of structure … There's a perception that we are trying to shut down the energy industry but we just want responsible placement of these things." The political crusades targeting national parks for drilling and exploitation What do central bankers really want? Guardian economics editor Larry Elliott takes the temperature of central banker's annual pow-wow in Jackson Hole. Do they know how to have a good time? Possibly. As far as the markets are concerned, though, only one thing matters at this year's meeting: whether Janet Yellen gives any clues as to the timing of the next increase in interest rates from the US Federal Reserve. Latest smoke signals point to December or March. What do central bankers really want? To read Janet Yellen's mind Enterprise Rent-A-Car, despite green efforts, backs anti-green group The US-based auto rental giant supports the American Legislative Exchange Council (Alec), a conservative organization that sends legislators prefabricated drafts of laws tailored to obscure scientific discovery and has attacked sustainable energy programs, despite trumpeting tree-planting initiatives and its fleet of hybrid vehicles. The contradiction was further highlighted when, in 2007, Enterprize CEO Andy Taylor told investors: "For us, the argument over whether global warming is a problem or not is over." Enterprise Rent-A-Car becomes paid Alec member despite green efforts The best R&B … but no Frank Ocean Days after Frank Ocean released his long-awaited sophomore album, Blonde, we offer a guide to the best R&B of the year with artists from King, Abra, Corinne Bailey Rae, Tweet, K Michelle, Maxwell and Gallant. "There has been no shortage of brilliant R&B albums this year," Alex Macpherson writes. "As the disappointment with the double dose of hookless morass that Ocean finally heaved on to the world this weekend surely begins to set in, they're more needed than ever." The best R&B of 2016 has nothing to do with Frank Ocean In case you missed it ... Ian McKellen, as Gandalf, turned down $1.5m to officiate at Sean Parker's wedding. The Oscar-nominated actor says he turned down an offer to officiate at the Napster billionaire's wedding dressed as Gandalf the wizard. The request came via a mutual acquaintance of Parker and McKellen's. "I don't go dressing up, except in plays and things," McKellen said. "So I said, 'I am sorry, Gandalf doesn't do weddings.'" Kellen turned down $1.5m to officiate as Gandalf at Sean Parker's wedding | 
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Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and Jimmy Kimmel are seen on a page screen just outside the studio during taping of Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles Monday. Photograph: Carolyn Kaster/AP 
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