The police chief in charge of investigating the death of Harry Dunn says he would not have done anything differently, despite his officers missing two opportunities to arrest the wife of a US diplomat who admitted to driving on the wrong side of the road, before fleeing the country. In a statement this morning, Chief Constable Nick…
Read moreJane Fonda accepts Bafta award while being arrested at climate protest
Jane Fonda accepted a prestigious award from Bafta Los Angeles while being led away in handcuffs during her arrest at a climate change protest. The 81-year-old actress and activist was honoured with the Stanley Kubrick Award for excellence in film at the annual Bafta Britannia Awards on Friday. However, she could not be at the Beverly Hilton in…
Read moreIowa woman dies as ‘gender reveal’ party hosts inadvertently create pipe bomb
A 56-year-old Iowa woman was killed by debris from an explosion at a ‘gender reveal’ party on Saturday, where a pipe bomb was "inadvertently" created, authorities said. Gender reveal parties are designed to announce the sex of an expectant couple’s baby by surprising guests with either pink or blue decorations. Families have become ever more…
Read moreQueen Nefertiti may be one of two mummies already found, says leading Egyptian archaeologist
Queen Nefertiti may be one of two mummies already found, a leading Egyptian archaeologist has said. Dr Zahi Hawass said he believes that by using “modern DNA techniques” Queen Nefertiti could be identified as one of two mummies discovered in the Valley of the Kings. Dr Hawass announced that he was excavating a new site…
Read moreGreek woman in her nineties reunited with Jewish siblings she saved from the Nazis
It was an act of courage that could have cost her everything but 75 years on, a 92-year-old Greek woman has been reunited with Jewish siblings she hid from the Nazis during the Second World War. At an emotional reunion in Jerusalem, Melpomeni Dina also met around 40 of the two siblings’ descendants, who owe…
Read moreItalian farmers protest outside parliament in Rome to call for drastic culling of rampaging wild boar
Tucking into steaming bowls of wild boar stew, Italian farmers staged an unprecedented protest outside parliament in Rome against the country’s rapidly increasing population of wild boars. Around 1,000 farmers from across the country said they faced a “national emergency”, with an estimated two million boar now rampaging through crops, devouring grapes in vineyards and…
Read more6 Shot On Greyhound Bus Headed From Los Angeles To Bay Area
LOS ANGELES, CA — A man opened fire aboard a Greyhound bus on Interstate 5 early Monday morning, killing one and wounding five others before police took him into custody, according to the California Highway Patrol. The shooting happened just before 1:30 a.m. near Fort Tejon Road in Kern County as the bus was headed…
Read moreVIDEO: Dog Who Can't Walk, Pigeon Who Can't Fly Become Friends
ROCHESTER, NY — Last week, Sue Rogers sparked a friendship that warmed the hearts of millions. Lundy, a Chihuahua who can’t walk, and Herman, a pigeon who can’t fly, became unlikely buddies at the Mia Foundation, a rehabilitation center for animals with birth defects. Rogers, the founder of the Mia Foundation in Rochester, New York,…
Read moreNJ White Supremacist Threat 'High,' Bigger Than ISIS: New Report
NEW JERSEY — New Jersey officials say the white supremacist threat has grown so much that it’s bigger than either ISIS or al-Qaida, the group responsible for killing nearly 3,000 people on Sept. 11, 2001. New Jersey released its annual “Terrorism Threat Assessment” report Friday, raising the threat level for white supremacist extremists to “high.”…
Read moreWomen Helping Women: Veterans Fix Up Anacostia Women's Shelter
WASHINGTON, DC — It was a real women helping women effort Thursday, when a group of 80 female veterans helped give a makeover to an Anacostia shelter dedicated to assisting women transitioning out of homelessness. The volunteers were part of The Mission Continues, a nationwide non-profit empowering former members of the military to perform service…
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