Jury finds parents of Texas student accused of killing 10 people in 2018 school shooting not negligent
GALVESTON, Texas (AP) — Jury finds parents of Texas student accused of killing 10 people in 2018 school shooting not negligent.
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Sky NewsFormer model and Miss Switzerland finalist Kristina Joksimovic 'pureed' in blender by husband - reports
A former model who was a finalist in the Miss Switzerland contest was allegedly murdered and "pureed" in a blender by her husband, officials in Switzerland are reported to have said. Kristina Joksimovic, 38, was found dead in her home in Binningen, near Basel, Switzerland, in February this year. According to local news outlet BZ Basel, a man named Thomas, 41, had an appeal for release from custody denied by the Federal Court in Lausanne on Wednesday after he reportedly confessed to killing his wife, with whom he had two children.
- The Telegraph
Watch: Woman arrested for eating a cat amid Springfield pet controversy
Police have released video footage of an American woman being arrested for eating a cat – 170 miles away from Springfield, Ohio where Donald Trump claimed Haitian immigrants were devouring pets.
- The Guardian
Broome man who detained three Aboriginal children with cable ties told police he wanted ‘consequences’ for their trespassing
Matej Radelic – who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of assault – claimed minors were ‘trashing’ his pool in recording tendered in court
- Associated Press
Pope marvels at Singapore's skyscrapers and asks that the lowest migrant workers not be forgotten
Pope Francis on Thursday praised Singapore’s economic strength as a testament to human ingenuity but urged the city-state to look after the weakest, too, especially foreign workers, as he opened the final leg of his tour through some of Asia’s poorest countries in one of the world’s richest. Francis marveled at Singapore's modern skyscrapers “that seem to rise from the sea” in both his opening speech to the city-state's leaders and again in the afternoon, when he celebrated Mass before an estimated 50,000 people at Singapore's national stadium. Singapore celebrated Francis' arrival by unveiling a new hybrid orchid named for him, the "Dendrobium His Holiness Pope Francis."
- Reuters
Malaysian police to summon Islamic firm as more evidence of child sex abuse emerges
Malaysian police said on Friday they will summon the top management of an Islamic business group, after children rescued from charity homes allegedly run by the firm suffered injuries consistent with sexual and physical assault. Police this week rescued 402 children and youths in raids carried out at 20 premises that they said were operated by Islamic conglomerate Global Ikhwan Services and Business (GISB). GISB has said they did not run the homes and denied allegations of sexual abuses at the properties.
- HuffPost
Watch Stephen Miller Have A Full Meltdown When Asked To Back Up Crime Claim With Facts
"Why are you yelling?” the reporter asked as Trump's senior adviser refused to clarify the source of information he was spreading about Venezuela’s crime rate.
- The Guardian
‘He burned her beyond all possible recognition’: life sentence sought for Greg Lynn as murdered camper’s daughter addresses court
Prosecutor says disposal of bodies must be considered when sentencing former Jetstar pilot over Carol Clay’s murder in the Wonnangatta Valley
- The Independent
Man wearing pro-Palestine pin shot after tackling pro-Israel protester in Massachusetts
Unidentified man is in a life-threatening condition in hospital while the suspected shooter has been charged
- BBC
Ex-CIA officer jailed for 10 years as spy for China
Alexander Yuk Ching Ma, 71, admitted selling secrets to China while working for the CIA and FBI.
- People
Police Served a Weapons Warrant at Teacher's Home. They Allegedly Found Video of Her Sexually Abusing Student
Marina Ramirez Rico, 34, of California, is charged with five counts of having sex with a minor, police allege
- Associated Press
Pope ends Asia trip with same message at the start: Interfaith tolerance to heal troubled world
Pope Francis wrapped up his visit to Singapore on Friday by praising its tradition of interfaith harmony, closing out his four-nation trip through Asia with the same message of tolerance that he delivered at the start. Francis presided over a gathering of young people from some of the religious traditions that are present in Singapore, where mosques, Buddhist temples and Christian churches stand side-by-side among the city-state’s iconic skyscrapers. In a sign he was enjoying himself, Francis ditched his speech and urged the youths to take risks, even if it means making mistakes.
- The Independent
Ex-EMS worker accused of molesting teen in back of ambulance on the way to hospital
The former EMS worker is being held in a Florida jail without bond
- The Independent
Florida teen arrested for ‘murdering his mother’, one year after he was accused of shooting his dad dead
The teen was charged in connection to the shooting death of his father in 2023
- Evening Standard
Kabir Singh: Urgent appeal after man, 24, goes missing from Enfield park
Kabir Singh was reported missing on August 10 and his phone and bank cards have not been used
- The Independent
Alaska Airlines pilot thought passengers were sucked out of plane when door blew on Boeing 737
‘I didn’t know that there was a hole in the airplane until we landed,’ pilot said
- CNN
Hear leaked audio confrontation between Netanyahu and hostage family
A leaked audio recording of a heated exchange between Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the family of a hostage killed by Hamas is sparking reaction in Israel. CNN’s Nic Robertson reports.
- The Hill
Georgia judge drops two more Trump charges in election case
A Georgia judge has again dropped multiple charges in former President Trump’s 2020 election interference case on Thursday, two of which Trump himself faced marking yet another legal win for the 2024 GOP nominee. Judge Scott McAfee granted a motion from some of Trump’s co-defendants to quash three counts in the sprawling racketeering indictment brought…
- Associated Press
Loose electrical cable found on ship that caused Baltimore bridge collapse
Investigators working to pinpoint the cause of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse discovered a loose cable that could have caused electrical issues on the Dali, the massive cargo ship that lost power and disastrously veered off course before striking the bridge. When disconnected, the problematic cable triggered an electrical blackout on the ship similar to what happened as it approached the bridge on March 26, according to new documents released Wednesday by the National Transportation Safety Board. The Dali was leaving Baltimore bound for Sri Lanka when its steering failed because of the power loss.
- The Daily Beast
Paris Hilton Pleads for Adopted Teen Dumped By Christian Parents in Jamaica
The heiress and media personality Paris Hilton was among those voicing support this month for Elijah Goldman, a 17-year-old Michigan boy who was allegedly abandoned in Jamaica for months by his adoptive parents after the troubled-teen boarding school they shipped him off to was shuttered over horrific abuse claims.Elijah arrived home in Traverse City on Sept. 3, seven months after his school closed down. Mark and Spring Goldman, who adopted Elijah from Haiti at the age of 10, never arrived to co
- HuffPost
'Obsessed' Dad Accused Of Stalking, Killing His Sheriff's Deputy Daughter Before Fleeing U.S.
Police said text messages Hector Ramon Martinez-Ayala sent his 25-year-old daughter were "more of the nature of a jealous lover than a father.”