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Police said Tuesday human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a tourist in Australia’s second fatal attack in about a month.

Human remains inside crocodile believed to be those of tourist on vacation with family

The Independent

A ten-year-old girl has been left with serious bite wounds to her neck after being mauled by an unregistered XL bully. Police said the attack could have easily ended in tragedy after the child was grabbed by the dog and flung from side in a garden in Doncaster, south Yorkshire, on Monday.Three people have been arrested in connection with the incident. The unregistered and illegal dog was seized and taken into police kennels.Officers were called to the propery in the Belvedere in Balby area just after 10am.South Yorkshire Police said the girl had been in the garden of a neighbouring...

Girl, 10, mauled by unregistered XL bully in horror dog attack

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"They accidentally gave us 2 washers and a dryer when we only ordered 1 of each". Last month, Lowe’s experienced a glitch that lowered the price of its $2,300 Midea jumbo capacity refrigerator to just $169.

‘Lowe’s messed up’: Shopper says they got $2,300 fridge at Lowe’s for just $169

The new development of 18 purpose-built modular homes has opened in Newquay.

New homes open for recently homeless people

The search for a retired doctor who fell while hiking in the Pyrenees has been called off. Tom Doherty, 67, from St Albans, Hertfordshire, was travelling and camping solo in the Lot-et-Garonne region of southern France. The prosecutor's office in Foix told Agence France Presse: "Search operations have been suspended....

Search for hiker missing in the Pyrenees called off

Two “lovely” men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol at the Clifton Suspension Bridge and in a flat in London have been pictured for the first time.The victims were named by the Metropolitan Police on Monday as 62-year-old Albert Alfonso, who was originally from France but had obtained British citizenship, and 71-year-old Briton Paul Longworth. The men had previously been in a relationship and still lived together at a flat on Scotts Road in Shepherd’s Bush, west London, with neighbours describing the pair as “very nice”, “quiet” and “happy”.Their remains were found in two suitcases dumped near Clifton...

Two ‘lovely’ men whose remains were found in suitcases in Bristol are pictured for first time

Canton, OH

The Associated Press

CANTON, Ohio (AP) — The death of an Ohio man who died in police custody earlier this year has been ruled a homicide. The Stark County Coroner’s Office issued its finding Monday on the death of Frank Tyson, a 53-year-old East Canton resident who died April 18 after he was handcuffed and left face down on the floor of a social club in Canton while telling officers he couldn’t breathe. The preliminary autopsy report also listed a heart condition and cocaine and alcohol intoxication as contributing causes. The coroner’s office also stressed that its finding does not mean a crime was committed. Bodycam video released by police showed Tyson resisted while being handcuffed and said repeatedly, “They’re trying to kill me” and “Call the sheriff,” as he was taken to the floor. 

Death of Ohio man who died while in police custody ruled a homicide by coroner's office

Previous Home Office plans would have seen the hotel used by migrants

Hotel could be used to house homeless people

Arkansas State

Jonesboro, AR

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) — An Arkansas police officer has been fired after he was caught on video beating a handcuffed inmate in the back of his patrol car, and the police chief says he will refer the case to prosecutors. Jonesboro Police Chief Rick Elliott fired Officer Joseph...

Arkansas officer fired after being caught on video beating inmate in back of patrol car

North Carolina State

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A new state panel has laid out specifics designed to bring numerous North Carolina state government agencies together to work on improving outcomes for prisoners when they are released, leading to reduced recidivism.  The Joint Reentry Council created by Gov. Roy Cooper’s executive order in January approved last week a plan to meet more than two dozen objectives by using over 130 different strategies.  The order directed a “whole-of-government” approach, in which Cabinet departments and other state agencies collaborate toward meeting goals and take action. More than 18,000 people are released annually from the dozens of North Carolina adult correctional facilities and face challenges brought by their criminal record to employment, education, health care and housing. 

Plan approved by North Carolina panel to meet prisoner reentry goals

Minnesota State

Minneapolis, MN

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, one of the progressive House members known as the “Squad” and a sharp critic of how Israel has conducted the war in Gaza, is trying to avoid the fate of two of her closest allies when Minnesota holds its primary elections Tuesday. Omar is defending her Minneapolis-area 5th District seat against a repeat challenge from former Minneapolis City Council member Don Samuels, a more centrist liberal whom she only narrowly defeated in the 2022 primary.  In the main statewide race on the ballot, conservative populist and former NBA player Royce White is facing a more conventional GOP candidate, Navy veteran Joe Fraser, for the right to challenge Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar.  Meanwhile, two newcomers are in a bitter fight for the GOP nomination to challenge Democratic Rep. Angie Craig in November in the mostly suburban 2nd District.

US Rep. Ilhan Omar, a member of the progressive 'Squad,' faces repeat primary challenge in Minnesota

Herbie J Pilato

In the mid-1970s, Good Timesmade a star of actor/comedian Jimmy 'JJ'/'Dynomite' Walker. However, behind the scenes, the tension between the stars was relatively challenging. According to what Jimmie Walker once relayed, most of the show's cast rarely had any interaction behind the camera. Walker didn't recall having any conversations with actress Esther Rolle, who played his TV mother, Florida Evans, or actor John Amos, who played James Evans, his TV mother.

Actor/Comedian Jimmie "JJ" Walker Behind the Scenes of TV's 'Good Times' in the 1970s

Alabama State

Glaciers that covered much of North America never reached Alabama, which helped produce one of the world’s most diverse ecosystems. Now, conservationists are working to protect this 470-square-mile delta from climate change and development. (AP Video by Stephen Smith) Alabama’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta is a more-than 400-square-mile (1,036-square-kilometer) expanse of cypress swamps, oxbow lakes, marshland, hardwood stands and rivers unusually rich in plant and animal diversity. It’s also a critical conduit between the rest of Alabama and the Gulf of Mexico, draining two-thirds of the state and cleaning water and warehousing silt that could damage Mobile Bay and its renowned fisheries. But the delta — which many in the U.S. have never heard of and many in Alabama have never experienced — faces pressure from development and climate change. 

Takeaways from AP's story on Alabama's ecologically important Mobile-Tensaw Delta and its watershed

The Guardian

Maeve Boothby O’Neill, 27, died in October 2021 after having become so weak she could not sit up, eat or drink

Hugs were too painful for ME patient before she died, mother tells Exeter inquest

Hayward, CA

SAN RAMON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug 13, 2024-- Homes Built For America (HBFA) has recently introduced four new communities in Northern California as part of its ongoing strategy to provide housing opportunities in the supply-constrained Bay Area. The neighborhoods, which span both Hayward and Sunnyvale, include the Haypark Townhomes at SoMi, HayView Condominiums at SoMi, the Fusion townhomes in Hayward and Vida Townhomes in Sunnyvale. With these new communities, Homes Built For America will bring a total of nearly 300 new homes to the East Bay Area, with 244 of those homes in the city of Hayward. This press release features multimedia. View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240813230872/en/ The HayPark townhome collection at SoMi features 3- and 4-bedroom well-appointed homes with an open concept main living area, balcony, and two-car garages. Convenient central Hayward location just steps from the South Hayward BART station. Community amenities include 1.2 acres of recreation space and a dog park. (Photo: Business Wire)

Homes Built for America Tackles Bay Area Housing Shortage With Four New Communities and Nearly 300 New Homes

San Diego, CA

A 4.4 magnitude earthquake was strongly felt Monday from the Los Angeles area all the way to San Diego, swaying buildings, rattling dishes and setting off car alarms.

Watch the moment a quake shook homes in the Los Angeles area on Monday

A man has been charged in connection with the death of a 52-year-old who was attacked by two dogs near his home last year.Ian Price died in hospital after being seriously injured in Main Street, Stonnall, Staffordshire, at about 3.15pm on September 14.In a statement released on Friday, Staffordshire Police said James Trimble-Pettit, 31, of Fradley, near Lichfield, has been charged with two counts of being the owner of a dog dangerously out of control where death is caused.The short statement added: “Ian’s family continue to be supported by specialist officers.“Trimble-Pettit is due to appear at Cannock Magistrates’ Court on 5 September.”Police have previously said that DNA testing was needed to confirm the breed of the dogs, but expert examination had indicated they were XL bullies.One of the dogs died after being restrained and the other died after being injected by a vet.

31-year-old man charged over fatal dog attack

Mount Horeb, WI

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Three Wisconsin police officers who killed a student as he tried to break into his middle school with an air rifle this past spring won’t face criminal charges, prosecutors announced Monday. Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said in a statement exonerating Mount Horeb police officers Tyler Stephens, Carson Stoddard and Steve Rosemeyer that 14-year-old Damian Haglund’s air rifle looked like a real firearm and he refused repeated commands to drop the weapon. Moments after the announcement, the state Justice Department released hundreds of pages of investigative notes connected with the May 1 shooting at Mount Horeb Middle School that show Haglund had planned to “get the popular kids” for months.  Investigators found writings in Haglund’s journal entitled “Battle Plan,” dated Jan. 26, three months before the attack. He planned to tell his mother that he was sick, steal a car, sneak into the school at lunch time, burn down the library and go after the popular kids, according to the documents. He then planned to escape and die, the documents said.

Prosecutors won't charge officers who killed student outside Wisconsin school

Many struggling cinemas depend on sales of pricey food and drink as ticket revenue mainly goes to film studios. But does banning outside supplies really add up, asks Stuart Heritage

A woman brought her own snacks to Despicable Me 4. Then the police arrived | Stuart Heritage

A pet dog which fatally attacked its owner was an American bulldog, police have said. Kelly Reilly, 33, was found in a critical condition inside a property on Wexford Road, Coventry at about 12:15 BST on Monday, and died at the scene a short time later. Tests carried out on...

Mother was killed in attack by pet American bulldog

A same-sex Chilean flamingo pair were caring for a newborn chick on Tuesday, one of several flamingo chicks that hatched at a British zoo. The chicks are the result of a successful breeding programme at Paignton Zoo, in Devon, aimed at conserving the declining species and are the first to be welcomed at the zoo since 2018.

Watch: UK zoo’s same-sex flamingo pair caring for newborn chick

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