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Texas Judge Upholds Nearly Two-Year Jail Term For ‘Affluenza’ Teen
A Texas judge on Wednesday upheld his April order of a nearly two-year jail term for the Texas “affluenza” teenager, who killed four people while driving drunk, a local prosecutor’s office said. Judge Wayne Salvant reaffirmed the four consecutive jail terms of 180 days for each of the four people killed by...
Dining Off-Duty Cop Stops Fatal Stabbing Rampage in Massachusetts Mall
A stabbing rampage that left two victims dead and several others injured ended when an off-duty police officer fatally shot the suspect. Plymouth County Sheriff's Deputy Jimmy Creed was off-duty "with his bride, just having dinner," when the chaos unfolded, police sources told ABC News. They were dining at...
Trump Draws Even With Clinton In National White House Poll
Republican Donald Trump pulled even with Democratic rival Hillary Clinton in a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Wednesday, in a dramatic early sign that the Nov. 8 presidential election might be more hotly contested than first thought. While much can change in the six months until the election, the results of the online...
Ghost ship: Panama tanker goes off grid, washes up with no crew
A crewless ship washed ashore in Liberia last week, according to NBC News. The oil tanker, Tamaya 1, reported it's last known coordinates April 22 heading toward the Dakar port in Senegal, according to World Maritime News. It was found about 47 miles west of Monrovia May 4. It's unclear what happened to the ship, which...
London bus BOMB SCARE sparks mass evacuation of road and Tube station
POLICE evacuated a busy London street and Tube station amid a bus bomb scare. Police officers scrambled to Holloway Road in Islington after a suspicious package was found on a bus. Highbury and Islington Station was also closed off, Transport for London confirmed. The scene at Highbury & Islington amid reports...
Emma Watson used offshore company ‘to buy £2.8m home’ Panama Papers reveal
HARRY Potter star Emma Watson set up an offshore company 'to buy a £2.8million home' in London, the Panama Papers have revealed – but the star claims it was on PRIVACY grounds. The actress, who played the part of Hermione Granger in Harry Potter, set up Falling Leaves Limited in the British Virgin Islands....
UK terror threat level RAISED as MI5 fears Northern Ireland-related attack
AN ATTACK in Britain by Northern Irish terrorists is now a "strong possibility" after the Home Secretary raised the terror threat level to 'substantial'. The surprise move raises the threat level from 'moderate', meaning England, Scotland and Wales are considered to be at an increased risk of an...
What’s killing white middle-aged American women?
The rich world has got used to health and longevity getting better, and death rates falling for everyone. But over the past few years, data has been accumulating which suggests that this trend has stopped for poorly-educated, white Americans. And for one group in particular — middle-aged women — death rates are...
Nigerian President Buhari ‘not demanding’ Cameron apology
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari says he is not demanding "any apology from anybody" after UK Prime Minister David Cameron labelled his country "fantastically corrupt". Speaking at an anti-corruption event in London, Mr Buhari said he was more interested in the return of stolen assets held in British...
7 years later: Maria from “Voronin” has grown-up and shocked her beauty (Photo)
Maria Ilyuhina was born on 19 November 2003 in Moscow. For his young age Maria works as a professional actress....
Germany anti-gay law: Plan to rehabilitate convicted men
Germany is set to annul the convictions of gay men under a law criminalising homosexuality that was applied zealously in post-war Germany. Justice Minister Heiko Maas is to overturn the convictions and create a "right to compensation". About 50,000 men were convicted between 1946 and 1969, under a 19th-Century law...
IS conflict: Dozens killed in Baghdad car bombings
Two car bomb blasts are reported to have rocked the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, just hours after an attack on a market left 64 people dead. Police sources told the Reuters news agency that at least 15 people had been killed in the northern Kadhimiya area and seven others in the city's west. A car bomb was also used in the...