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Parents Sue Over Crash That Killed ‘Star Trek’ Actor Yelchin
The parents of "Star Trek" actor Anton Yelchin filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday against the makers of Jeep Grand Cherokees, claiming the company manufactured unsafe gear selectors that led to their 27-year-old son being crushed in his own driveway. The actor's 2015 Cherokee rolled backward down a driveway of...
‘Goodbye Mama’ And 15 Other Chilling Text Messages Sent Or Received Right Before Someone Died
1. “It’s heading right for me…Goodbye Mama” These were the two final messages sent by Arkansas teen Jeffrey Hunter to his mother in April 2015 as a tornado was approaching and eventually killed him. 2. “Enjoy your life without us now…He’s dead…And soon I will be too” Tony...
LONDON RIOTS WARNING: Police fear summer violence amid fifth anniversary of Duggan’s death
The Metropolitan Police is on high alert amid fears of widespread rioting in London involving violent street gangs this summer. Officers are concerned that there could be a repeat of the riots, prompted by the shooting of Mark Duggan by police, which swept across London and other cities in 2011. Plans are underway by local...
Prince Harry ‘regrets not speaking about Princess Diana’s death’
Prince Harry has told of his regret that he did not speak about the death of his mother, Princess Diana, until three years ago. The prince was asked by footballer Rio Ferdinand, whose wife died last year, about the possible impact of that on his children, and replied: "I really regret not ever talking about it."...
Marie Colvin’s family sues Syria over death in Homs
The family of Marie Colvin, the American journalist who died in Syria four years ago, is suing the regime of President Bashar al-Assad. Relatives say they have evidence that she was murdered as part of a policy of deliberately killing journalists. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed at a district court in Washington DC. Colvin...
3 Shot to Death, Dozens Hurt in Chicago Over July 4 Weekend
Chicago police flooded the streets with thousands of officers over the July 4 weekend. Fewer people were shot to death, but more suffered gunshot wounds than over the same holiday weekend last year. There had been widespread fear in some of Chicago's most dangerous neighborhoods that the weekend could be particularly bloody...
Libya conflict: At least 25 dead in weapons store explosion
At least 25 people have been killed and dozens injured in an explosion at an ammunition store in the western Libyan town of Garabulli. Local officials said the store was in a camp controlled by an armed militia from the city of Misrata, but the group had left after clashing with residents. The explosion reportedly happened as...
Jo Cox death: MPs to return to Parliament to pay tribute
Politicians will return to Westminster later to pay tribute to Labour MP Jo Cox, who was killed in her constituency in West Yorkshire on Thursday. MPs, who had been in recess for the EU referendum, have been recalled to the Commons to remember Mrs Cox, 41, who was described as "perfect" by her family. The Lords are...
Egypt sentences 6 people to death, including 2 Al Jazeera journalists
An Egyptian court handed down death sentences to six people, including two Al Jazeera journalists, for alleged spying. The six, along with former President Mohammed Morsy and his aides, were accused of leaking state secrets to Qatar. The court ruled Saturday in support of a verdict ratified by Egypt's religious leaders in...
‘Death to traitors, freedom for Britain’ Suspected killer of MP Jo Cox appears in court
THE MAN charged with the brutal murder of Labour MP Jo Cox gave his name as "death to traitors, freedom for Britain" during his appearance in court this morning. Mrs Cox, 41, died after being shot and stabbed in the street outside her constituency surgery in Birstall, near Leeds, on Thursday. Eyewitnesses said the...
Orlando shootings: ‘No clear evidence’ of IS link
There is no clear evidence that the Orlando gunman was directed by the so-called Islamic State group (IS), US President Barack Obama has said. But the inquiry into the attack on the Pulse gay night club, in which 49 people were killed, is being treated as a terrorist investigation, he added. The US authorities say gunman Omar...
Mother, brother burn Pakistani woman to death, police say
A young Pakistani woman was burned to death by her mother and brother Wednesday, apparently because she married a man against her family's wishes, police said. Zeenat Rafique, 18, had eloped and moved away, but returned to her family's home in Lahore because she was under the impression a reconciliation could occur,...