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An airman in Texas fatally shot his commander before turning the gun on himself
AN airman shot his commander in an apparent murder-suicide Friday at a U.S. air force base in Texas, a senior U.S. official said. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because he wasn’t authorised to publicly discuss the shooting at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland. Two handguns were found near the bodies of the...
SpaceX lands rocket on ocean platform for first time
AFTER four failed bids SpaceX finally stuck the landing on Friday, powering the first stage of its Falcon 9 rocket onto an ocean platform where it touched down upright after launching cargo to space. Images of the tall, narrow rocket gliding down serenely onto a platform that SpaceX calls a droneship sparked applause and...
Judge grants Sheen’s ex another restraining order
Additional protection was ordered by a judge on Friday for Charlie Sheen's ex-fiancée. Previously, Scottine Rossi, who once was engaged to the former Two and a Half Men star, accused the actor of threatening her and was granted an emergency protective order. That lasted roughly a week. On Friday, Rossi, 26, presented...
Shakespeare’s birthday: Seven things you MUST do for the Bard’s 400th anniversary
From parades to fireworks, the 400th anniversary of the Bard’s death on April 23 is time to play. AVON CALLING The big day itself will be celebrated in Stratford-upon-Avon with a parade as well as an acrobatic performance in riverside Bancroft Gardens inspired by Shakespeare’s stories. Family events will include...
A TERROR group in East Africa has pledged allegiance to Islamic State’s commander in chief in a terrifying harbinger of the rise of the extremist group in the region.
A TERROR group in East Africa has pledged allegiance to Islamic State's commander in chief in a terrifying harbinger of the rise of the extremist group in the region. The new organisation, calling itself Jahba East Africa, told its recruits to "leave al-Shabaab and their sponsor groups" and back ISIS chief Abu...
Think Donald Trump is outspoken? Rival Ted Cruz believes God wants him as president
SENATOR Ted Cruz may be dubbed the most despised man in Washington but he’s certain that God wants him to be the next President of the United States. After kneeling in prayer for two hours at a Baptist church in Texas, Cruz’s family wept as his wife Heidi said she’d received a message from above that told Cruz...
British official urges France to fast track Calais jungle children to the UK
ENGLAND’S children’s commissioner has urged French officials to fast track the asylum claims of children left alone in the Calais jungle so they can move to the UK. Anne Longfield is calling on French Government to speed up the applications of 150 children so that they can be reunited with family members in...
Steve Miller rants at Rock Hall of Fame induction ceremony
Steve Miller was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Friday night, but apparently he didn't enjoy the experience. Speaking in the press room after his induction, Miller, 72, insisted, "The whole process needs to be changed…It doesn't need to be this hard. There's nothing fancy going on out there...
Top Military Officials Welcome New-Age Technology in War Zones
Lasers. Electromagnetism. Robotics. Those descriptive words conjure images of “Star Trek” vernacular from science-fiction television. We almost can hear Capt. James Kirk barking out orders from the bridge of the Starship Enterprise. Instead of associating those commands with the fictitious Captain Kirk in a...
CAGED: Vile paedophile raped 11-year-old TWICE before taping her eyes shut & running away
A SICK paedophile who raped an 11-year-old girl twice before taping her eyes shut and abandoning her has been jailed. Sex monster Paul Ripley, 53, – dubbed “parents worst nightmare” – abducted his young victim last November as she walked home alone at around 7pm. Ripley will face between ten and 16 years...
An Underwater Love Affair
Sharks are probably not the first things that come to mind when you think of romance, but it was hundreds of hammerheads that brought this unlikely couple together. Thinking about sharks doesn’t often conjure up images of romance, but it was this apex predator that brought me and my now-husband, Joerg, together. Tell us...
North Korea ‘tests long-range missile engine’
North Korea says it has successfully tested an engine designed for an intercontinental ballistic missile. The new type of engine would "guarantee" the ability to launch a nuclear strike on the US mainland, the KCNA news agency said. The test was conducted at the country's long-range missile launch site near its...