Finalist Chidimma Adetshina's participation reveals a seam of xenophobia among some in South Africa.

Beauty contest sparks row over who counts as South African

A look at Lesotho, where more people take their own lives than anywhere else in the world.

The small African country with the world's highest suicide rate

Kansas City, MO

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. Kansas City Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, known for his prowess on the football field, made a personal announcement during a press conference on Tuesday. The three-time Super Bowl champion revealed that he and his wife, Brittany Mahomes, are expecting their third child and that this will be their last.

Patrick Mahomes Reveals He's 'Done' Having Kids with Wife Brittany Mahomes After Baby No. 3

Herbie J Pilato

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes and commentary from Donna Douglas are from an interview with her conducted by the author.]. Donna Douglas, who died of pancreative cancer at 82 in 2015, was an honest-to-goodness Southern Belle who displayed a natural beauty and talent in her portrayal of the hollering, rope-wearing, whistle-happy, and critter-cuddling Elly May Clampett on the 1960s classic TV hit, The Beverly Hillbillies.

TV's Beloved 'Beverly Hillbillies' Actress Donna Douglas: Nine Years After Her Death

Kansas State

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National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) helps to locate missing children. Since July 1, 2024, according to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), 174 children have been reported missing in the U.S. Since January 1, 2024, there was a total of 1,445 reported missing in the country.

Missing Missouri children as of July 17, 2024, according to the NCMEC

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Some beachgoers were in for a surprise this week when a bizarre looking prehistoric fish washed ashore in Colleton County along Edisto Beach at Edisto Beach State Park. It turned out to be an atlantic sturgeon.

Rare Atlantic sturgeon washes ashore on South Carolina beach

Los Angeles, CA

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Last month, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) released video footage that shows a veteran LAPD officer chasing a young man through a Pacoima housing project before fatally shooting him in the back as he ran away.

20-Year-Old Fatally Shot in The Back By LAPD Officer in Pacoima Projects

A man has been arrested on suspicion of kidnap after a teenager was allegedly held against her will in woods in Nottinghamshire. Police were called to Whinney Lane, New Ollerton, at 6.20pm on 17 July after the girl was approached in nearby Boughton Brake. The girl was released unharmed a...

Kidnap arrest after girl 'held against will' in woods

A member of the public is seriously injured on a night of disorder which saw police attacked again.

Man's head 'stamped on' during racist attack

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A 68-year-old man is behind bars on $1 million bail in connection with multiple sexual assaults in the mid- to late 1990s — years after he was released from prison in another rape.

Suspected serial rapist arrested after three decades

Colorado State

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

Actor Buddy Ebsen, who died at age 95 in 2003, found fame by starring in two of the most popular classic television shows in history: The Beverly Hillbillies (CBS, 1962 to 1971) and Barnaby Jones (CBS, 1973 to 1980). On the Hillbillies, he played former Tennessee country mountain-folk-turned-wealthy Beverly Hills resident Jed Clampett. On Barnaby Jones, he was one of TV's most senior, slyest, health-conscious detectives. Ebsen, however, almost became even more famous for a certain big-screen classic film in which he ultimately did not appear.

'Beverly Hillbillies" Actor Buddy Ebsen Was "Bitter" about not playing the Tin Man in 'Wizard of Oz'

A man has been left in a critical condition in hospital after his motorcycle was in a collision with a car outside a theme park in North Yorkshire. The man, 60, was heading north from Ripon on an Aprilia motorcycle on the A6108 on the outskirts of North Stainley at 15:35 BST on Monday.

Motorcyclist in critical condition after car crash

A Dundee woman was forced to smoke crack by criminals who turned her home into a drug den.

'I was force-fed crack by criminals who took over my house'

Denver, CO

More dangerous substances are entering the Denver drug supply, Harm Reduction Action Center warned in a newsletter this week. “The Iron Law of Prohibition posits that as law enforcement becomes more intense, the potency of prohibited substances increases,” HRAC Executive Director Lisa Raville wrote in the newsletter. That is exactly what is happening, she said.

Dangerous substances entering Denver drug supply

A mother said she fears she will die before her killed son's remains are found. Jesse Richards, originally from Gloucester, was attacked in Cleeve Prior near Evesham 15 years ago, after a dispute involving a drugs debt. It is believed the 40-year-old was driven to wasteland in Bedworth where a...

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In addition to collecting more than 8,000 used needles in the past year from Denver drug users, the Harm Reduction Action Center passed out 10,000 meth pipes and “snort kits,” according to a newsletter sent to its supporters Thursday. They also connected about 1,700 people to medical, mental health and substance abuse treatment.

Denver group hands out 10K meth pipes, ‘snort kits,’ connects 1,700 to treatment annually

Thursday's papers have images of police as thousands of officers appear to have quelled further street violence.

'Rioters face football ban' and 'Britain boarded up'

A woman stripped of her British citizenship after leaving the country as a teenager to marry an Islamic State group fighter lost a bid Wednesday to take her case to the UK's top court. While there, she married an IS fighter and had three children, none of whom survived.

Former 'IS bride' loses UK citizenship removal appeal bid

Middleweight contender Chris Eubank Jr. has put his house in Brighton up for sale amid ongoing discord and riots around the United Kingdom. The former interim WBA champion, who trains and spends most of his time in Las Vegas, is looking to offload the four-bedroom home featured on MTV Cribs and Gogglebox TV shows.

Chris Eubank Jr puts ‘MTV Cribs’ house up for sale amid UK riots

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Miss South Africa contestant pulls out amid nationality row

Chidimma Adetshina says she has taken the decision for her and family's safety and...

Miss South Africa contestant pulls out amid nationality row

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