7 h. ago Boy, 3, left an orphan at Christmas as parents and sibling killed on way home from party

A family of four were driving home from a Christmas party in Texas when they were involved in a head-on collision with a suspected drunk driver, killing three members of the family

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26 h. ago My weirdest Christmas: I was 11 and braced for tension. Then I found my parents and step

It was our first joint family Christmas, and I watched fearfully as my mum walked into the kitchen she had once called hers. The next 48 hours were full of surprisesThere are still moments I pinch myself: when, over the remnants of turkey and red wine, my divorced parents regale us all with an in-joke from their previous life. When, on the pre-lunch walk, my dad and stepdad stroll in lockstep and talk about finance and even feelings, occasionally. When we’ve all exchanged gifts, and the most thoughtful gifts are not between husband and wife or parent and child, but ones the divorced and remarried couples have given each other.We’ve been doing this for 25 years now, this joint family Christmas, complete with step-parents, parents and siblings. But every so often, I remember how weird it all once felt. The first time, when I was 11 years old, I watched fearfully as, on Christmas Eve, my mum walked into the kitchen she once called hers. Despite her initial efforts to pretend otherwise,...

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62 h. ago Woman killed on country road named as Green Party stalwart who ran to be Greater Manchester MP

Vicki Attenborough and one other woman died after being hit by a car

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8 d. ago Laura Whitmore's crime documentary to cover one of UK's most chilling murders

Laura Whitmore is fronting a new documentary titled House Party Killer and it is just weeks away from release

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9 d. ago Murdered as they slept. Rob Reiner and his wife were killed in their BED after leaving Conan O'Brien party where they argued with son

A vivid detail about how Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead suggests they may have been sleeping when they were attacked.

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1 week ago Bondi Beach shooting: At least 10 killed as police 'neutralise' two gunmen at Hanukkah party

Officers rushed to the scene on Sunday evening after at least a dozen shots rang out across the popular tourist spot

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2 w. ago Man wearing Santa suit kills 9 people in chilling Christmas murder spree

In a terrifying Christmas crime from 2008, a man put on a Santa Claus suit, got into his rental car, and drove to his former wife's house, where he killed nine people in cold blood during a Christmas party.

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3 w. ago California shooting marks 17th US mass killing this year – a 20

Experts warn this likely points to ‘regression to mean’ after recent spike in mass killings rather than continued declineA shooting last weekend at a children’s birthday party in California that left four dead was the 17th mass killing in the US this year – the lowest number recorded since 2006, according to a database that tracks them.The mass killings – defined as incidents in which four or more people are killed in a 24-hour period, not including the killer – are tracked in a database maintained by the Associated Press and USA Today in partnership with Northeastern University. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Stockton shooting: Mum 'lost' after three kids killed at her toddler's party with gunman on the loose

The mum of a toddler whose birthday party was 'targeted' by a gunman who killed three children and an adult has revealed she initially thought the gunshots were 'balloons popping'

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3 w. ago Stockton shooting: Mum speaks out after gunman kills three kids at her toddler's party

Family members were getting ready to cut the cake at the party to celebrate Patrice Williams' daughter turning two when gunfire erupted inside the banquet hall in Stockton, California

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3 w. ago Boy, 14, named as victim of California birthday party shooting that killed three children and an adult

Amari Peterson was identified as the teenage boy killed over the weekend while attending a little girl's birthday party with his mother.

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3 w. ago Manhunt to catch ‘animals’ who killed four in shooting at children’s birthday party in California

Authorities said the incident in Stockton ‘was not a random attack,’ while the mayor said the child victims should have been ‘writing their Christmas lists’

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3 w. ago Stockton shooting: Desperate appeal — even for rumours — after three children killed

Three children and an adult were killed during a mass shooting at a child's birthday party in Stockton, California, a tragedy described by police as "a targeted incident"

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3 w. ago Trump admin to help track down gunmen who killed four and wounded 14 others at children’s birthday party in California

Suspect in the mass shooting which took place east of San Francisco at large as several victims taken to hospital

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3 w. ago Four killed and 11 wounded in shooting at child’s party in California, officials say

Victims who died range from ‘juveniles to adults’ in attack on banquet hall in Stockton, county sheriff’s office saysFour people have died and eleven were wounded after a shooting at a family gathering in northern California on Saturday night, police said.The victims who died, who range in age from eight to 21 , were taken to local hospitals, Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin County sheriff’s office, said. “What we have confirmed at this time is that there was a banquet hall where a family was celebrating.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago California police search for suspect who killed four including three children at family party

Victims who died in Stockton attack reportedly between ages eight and 21, while 11 others were woundedPolice are searching for the suspect who killed four people, including three children, and injured 11 in a shooting at a family gathering in Stockton, California, on Saturday night – and they are appealing to the public for any tips people may have.“If you have surveillance footage, if you’re a local business here, if you’re in the area, live in the area, or maybe you’ve heard rumors – please contact the sheriff’s office,” said Heather Brent, a spokesperson for the San Joaquin county sheriff’s office. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago At least 4 killed in mass shooting at child’s birthday party in California, officials say

Suspect in the mass shooting at large as several victims taken to hospital

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3 w. ago Dairy Queen horror as 4 killed at kids' party and 10 others hurt as cops hunt suspect

Four people, including children and adults, have been killed with at least 10 more wounded after a suspected targeted mass shooting erupted at a children’s birthday party at an American ice cream shop

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3 w. ago Children among four killed in horror mass shooting at birthday party in 'targeted attack' with gunman on the loose

Four people are dead and ten injured after a mass shooting at a banquet hall in Stockton, California on Saturday night. The gunman remains at large. The ages of victims range from children to adults.

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3 w. ago Children killed in mass shooting at California birthday party as gunman remains at large

Four people have died and ten others were injured after a gunman opened fire at a child’s birthday party in Stockton, east of San Francisco

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