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Columbus, OH

Many people have shared their fears after suffering Islamophobic attacks during the recent rioting.

Mayor funds training to keep London's mosques safe

Houston, TX

The Independent

A 37-year-old man was fatally shot after he approached “suspicious” people on his street in Houston, leaving behind his two children and wife, who is eight months pregnant, authorities say. The incident occurred on August 10 at 12.30am when the husband, later identified as Osvaldo Casas, confronted “suspicious person(s) on his street”, Houston police said.The night before, the family had reported that one of their cars had been vandalized, according to KHOU11, and noticed a black vehicle in the neighborhood. The following night, a neighbor called police to report that a black vehicle was driving slowly through the area, according...

Husband dies in pregnant wife’s arms after being attacked while confronting car vandals

Kaitlynn Lee, 25, was killed by her ex-boyfriend Joshua Thompson who shot her in the head through a window, police said

Mom-of-three was having fun filming a TikTok in a kitchen with her friend. Moments later she was shot dead

 A charity working with homeless people in Auckland, New Zealand unknowingly distributed candies filled with a potentially lethal dose of methamphetamine in its food parcels after the sweets were donated by a member of the public. Auckland City Mission told reporters on Wednesday that staff had started to contact up to 400 people to track down parcels that could contain the sweets — which were solid blocks of methamphetamine enclosed in candy wrappers. New Zealand's police have opened a criminal investigation. The amount of methamphetamine in each candy was up to 300 times the level someone would usually take...

Food bank unknowingly distributes candy made from meth

Minneapolis, MN

 Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of murdering George Floyd, has been moved to a new federal prison following his stabbing by an inmate last year.Chauvin, 48, was transferred from Tuscon Federal Correctional Institution in Arizona to the Oklahoma Federal Transfer Center last week.The Federal Bureau of Prisons confirmed the move to The Independent but said it could not give any further details “for privacy, safety, and security reasons.”In November 2023, Chauvin was stabbed 22 times by inmate John Turscak, while Chauvin was serving a 21-year sentence for violating Floyd’s civil rights. Chauvin’s sentence is running concurrently with a 22.5-year...

Minneapolis cop Derek Chauvin who murdered George Floyd is moved to new prison after near-fatal stabbing

A fire station in East Yorkshire is to undergo a "complete rebuild". Humberside Fire and Rescue said Howden Fire Station will be rebuilt at its current site in Hull Road. While work is taking place, crews will operate from a temporary fire station at Howden's Joinery. Response times will be...

Fire station to undergo 'complete rebuild'

 Four family members were killed and another was left in critical condition after a street racer smashed into their car as they returned home from a Texas theme park.Jessie Rosales, his wife Lorena, and children Anthony, 17, Stephanie,13, and Angel, 6, were traveling back from the Six Flags resort and dinner at a Panda Express on Saturday when the crash happened.A red Dodge Charger collided with the family’s Chevy Traverse, causing the SUV to roll twice and burst into flames. Video of the incident shared on social media showed the fiery wreckage of the car by a gas station...

Four family members killed returning from Six Flags after street racer slams into their SUV

A cardiologist in Denver has been found guilty of drugging and sexually assaulting nearly a dozen women. On Tuesday, Stephen Matthews, 36, was found guilty on 35 felony counts of assault and sexual assault, according to the Denver Post. Matthews attacked 11 people. “Stephen Matthews took advantage of nearly a dozen women in the most egregious way imaginable, and for that he will now pay a significant price,” Denver District Attorney Beth McCann said in a statement Tuesday. “I hope today’s verdict provides a measure of comfort to all the victims.”The cardiologist was arrested in March 2023 after a woman...

Cardiologist found guilty of 35 counts of date rape and assault after attacking a dozen women

Stephen Lawrence’s body will be returned to the UK from Jamaica 31 years after his murder, his mother Doreen Lawrence has said.Baroness Lawrence said his family had decided to “bring Stephen home to be closer to us” after originally burying him on the Caribbean island because they felt “he would not be at peace in this country”.She added that images of her son’s grave had appeared on social media after his body had been exhumed, which had caused the family “distress”.Mr Lawrence was murdered by a gang of racists in Eltham, south-east London, in April 1993 as he went to...

Stephen Lawrence’s body to be returned to UK from Jamaica 31 years after murder

One mom said her two sons became ill after ingesting products from former councilman’s store

City councilman jailed for six years, forfeiting monster truck and $1.9m, for selling drugs

 Remarkable new scientific research at Stonehenge has revealed an extraordinary new mystery. Mineralogical tests on the massive six-tonne stone at the heart of the monument show that this central rock, known as the altar stone, was brought to Stonehenge from the far north of Scotland.The altar stone is arguably the most ritually important stone in Stonehenge, because it is the rock that marks the intersection of the prehistoric temple’s two most important celestial alignments – the winter solstice sunrise to summer solstice sunset alignment, and the summer solstice sunrise to winter solstice sunset alignment. It’s already known that some...

Mystery of Stonehenge deepens after ‘jaw-dropping’ discovery

Two 12-year-old boys have become the youngest people to be convicted in connection with the nationwide public disorder. One of the boys admitted throwing a missile at a police van as he pleaded guilty to two charges of violent disorder during two separate incidents in Manchester.The boy, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was part of a group that gathered outside a Holiday Inn hotel in Manchester on 31 July.Manchester Magistrates’ Court heard how he was filmed by police “kicking the front window of a vape shop” and was seen kicking a bus.The other 12-year-old youth admitted a charge...

Two boys, both aged 12, become youngest to be convicted of violent disorder during nationwide riots

 Disgraced former congressman George Santos has now weighed in on the viral photos appearing to show JD Vance dressed in a skirt and blonde wig, calling it “bad drag.”Photos allegedly showing the Republican nominee for vice president in drag have circulated on social media this week, racking up more than 17 million views since they were first shared by Matt Bernstein, a content creator and host of A Bit Fruity podcast.Critics have branded Vance a “hyprocrite” over the images due to his stance on LGBT+ issues.“Ladies and gentleman, a picture of JD Vance in drag while attending Yale Law...

George Santos weighs in on JD Vance’s viral ‘bad drag’ photo

Lafayette, IN

A three-month-old baby has been found drowned in a sealed bucket in Indiana, with his father reportedly considered a person of interest in his death. A silver alert to search for Jacob Moneus was launched by Lafayette Police on August 10, but called off just the following day after they discovered his body in a bucket full of laundry detergent, according to reports from Journal & Courier.The bucket he was found in was reportedly beside the trash can in his mother’s residence in southeast Lafayette. In the press release asking the public for assistance in locating the baby, police explained...

Three-month-old baby snatched by father is found dead in a sealed bucket

Tributes have been paid to the boyfriend of X Factor star James “Jaymi” Hensley who died after falling from a hotel window.Olly Marmon, aged 33, was pronounced dead after he tragically fell from the third-floor window of the three-star Hind Hotel in Wellingborough on Sunday night.He was engaged to 34-year-old Jaymi, who rose to fame when he reached the semi-final of X Factor with boyband Union J in 2012.The pair were reportedly just weeks away from getting married having been together for 15 years.But on Sunday night, Olly, who is from Rushden, was pronounced dead after he suffered the fall...

Tragedy as boyfriend of X Factor semi-finalist dies in hotel fall weeks before wedding

The Standard

Detectives searching for a suspect over the murder of a bus driver returning home from work in east London believe he is nearly 300 miles away in Cornwall.Derek Thomas, 53, was fatally stabbed in the chest near Stoke Newington Common on August 1.Scotland Yard took the rare decision to name Kamar Williams, 33, whose home is in the Isle of Dogs, and warned members of the public not to approach him.Detective Chief Inspector Mark Rogers, of the Metropolitan Police’s Specialist Crime Command, said enquiries now lead officers to believe Williams has been in the Camborne area of Cornwall for a...

Suspect wanted over murder of London bus driver ‘in Cornwall’, say police

An former Debenhams store could be turned into a park after a blueprint for redevelopment was drawn up. The Cardiff city centre shop, closed in 2021 and is being knocked down. Shoppers who spoke to BBC Wales were positive about the idea, which has been submitted to the council. One...

Watch shoppers react to park plan at old Debenhams

South Carolina State

 The appeals are just beginning for disgraced former South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, who is almost three years into a life sentence without parole for killing his wife and son.The South Carolina Supreme Court has agreed to hear Murdaugh's appeal of his murder convictions. His lawyers said they resulted from jury tampering by the clerk of court who watched over jurors during his six-week trial.And in federal court, Murdaugh is appealing the 40-year sentence he was given after pleading guilty to stealing nearly $11 million from clients and his law firm.Defense attorneys said that punishment — 10 years longer...

3 years into a life sentence, Alex Murdaugh to get his day before the South Carolina Supreme Court

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

 A killer’s chilling 10-word remark moments after murdering a man “who loved her” was filmed on CCTV in Wales.Lauren Harris, 29, of no fixed address, stabbed David Mark Wilcox to death on 20 November 2023.Her accomplice, David Webster, 43, of Lacey Street, Widnes, bludgeoned him with a vodka bottle.Mr Justice Pepperall told Harris at Mold Crown Court the killing of Wilcox, who “had loved and supported” her, was “brutal and senseless”.Footage shows Harris and Webster holding hands as the 29-year-old says: “If we go around here, we’re going to get caught.”Both were both sentenced to life in prison; Harris must serve a minimum of 25 years and Webster must serve a minimum term of 23 years before they will be eligible to apply for parole.

Listen: Killers’ chilling 10-word response moments after murdering man who loved her

The Mayor of London plans to shut the programme to new applicants on September 7.

Sadiq Khan to close Ulez scrappage scheme

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