41 h. ago Trial decision expected in case of Michigan police officer who killed Black man in 2022

A prosecutor says he will announce Thursday whether to hold a second trial for a Michigan police officer who fatally shot a Black man in the back of the head after a tumultuous traffic stop

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51 h. ago Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ clears key committee after contentious fight in dead of night

Conservatives in the House Rules Committee fold, setting up the bill for final passage on the House floor

Politics

65 h. ago Former Ukrainian politician shot dead dropping off his children outside American school in Madrid

Police said witnesses had reported Portnov was shot "several times" in the head and body by more than one gunman when he was getting into a black Mercedes

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3 d. ago Toddler who died after falling from height tumbled from a window on the top floor flat of an 'HMO used for emergency housing'

A two-year-old boy who died after falling from a height fell from the top floor of an HMO in London used for emergency housing, neighbours have said.

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5 d. ago Student, 19, dies after being shot in head 'by suspect who fired gun through floor'

A man was tragically killed after being shot in the head while a group of 20 were gathered at a house party before being rushed to hospital where he died just one day later

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5 d. ago Student, 19, dies after being shot in the head through the floor at a house party

Officials have said the shooting is being considered accidental, however investigators believe that a suspect, who was on the second floor of the home, fired a gun through the floor multiple times

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8 d. ago Update on Jenoah Donald case after motorist shot dead by police during traffic stop

Jenoah Donald died eight days after he was shot in the head by Sean Boyle, a deputy with the Clark Sounty Sheriff’s Office, in Hazel Dell, Washington, after which a lawsuit was filed

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8 d. ago Best floor mops for sparkling results, tried and tested on all floor types

Glide through the housework with these steam, spray, and bucket mops

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1 week ago College student dies after falling from hotel balcony on trip to Bahamas: ‘An enormous tragedy’

Bentley University takes a senior trip to the Bahamas every year to celebrate the end of the academic year

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2 w. ago British and Irish Lions star reveals praying before head shot from All Blacks icon

Sonny Bill Williams picked up the first ever red card against the British and Irish Lions back in 2017 when he whipped out Anthony Watson - before the pair got on the drink together

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2 w. ago ‘The beauty of this angle is the distortion’: Sanket Khuntale’s best phone photo

The Indian photographer was delighted with the image he captured during a stroll in Pritisangam Gardens with friendsSanket Khuntale describes Pritisangam Gardens in Karad, India as “a go-to hangout spot for everyone in town”. Khuntale lives in Mumbai now, but visits the gardens as a ritual every time he goes home to Karad. On the day he took this photo, in 2017, he was there to meet friends for an evening stroll. The gardens lie against the banks where the Krishna and Koyna rivers meet, and the group walked by the water, talking, admiring their surroundings and stopping for street food.One of the group was Khuntale’s childhood friend Tejali, who had been stopping to pick flowers along the way. Khuntale suggested taking a photo with his mobile phone. He positioned himself behind Tejali’s head to take the shot, then later rotated the image 180 degrees. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Tributes to student nurse Tami Odunsi who died in Texas stabbing

Tributes to student nurse Tami Odunsi who died in Texas stabbing  BBC

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3 w. ago Michigan officer who killed an African immigrant testifies at his murder trial

A Michigan police officer who killed a man with a shot to the back of the head is testifying in his own defense at his second-degree murder trial

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3 w. ago Pictured: College student, 16, who died after getting into difficulty while swimming with friends in lake during mini

Valentine Ikechukwu has been named locally as the teenager whose body was recovered from a lake in Colwick Country Park. Friends described how they had gone swimming in the hot weather.

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3 w. ago Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes review – the horror is still breathtaking

This dreadfully suspenseful four-parter about the killing of the innocent Brazilian man reveals the staggering number of blunders that led up to itIn Britain, we are not short of stories of police incompetence, malfeasance or deception, but the shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes stands out because the manner of his death is so shocking. De Menezes, a 27-year-old Brazilian working as an electrician in London, boarded the tube at Stockwell station on the morning of 22 July 2005. Moments later, before the carriage doors could close, armed police sprinted on to the train and shot him seven times, point blank, in the head. De Menezes had been mistaken for a suicide bomber; he was entirely innocent of any crime.Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes, a four-part drama by Jeff Pope, portrays the horror of that moment with breathtaking clarity. The sheer power and speed of the killing are viscerally startling: De Menezes (Edison Alcaide) is tackled, pinned and shot before he can ...

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3 w. ago Leeds crossbow attacker 'shot himself in head with air rifle before dying in hospital'

The Leeds crossbow attacker, Owen Lawrence, 38, is thought to have shot himself in the head with an air rifle following his horror rampage through the city. His two victims survived the incident

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3 w. ago Student, 21, died after going for a swim off Brighton Beach at 3am following night out with friend

Betty Griffiths had been out on the town with a friend on April 15 on the East Sussex coast when she left a club and entered the water.

Society

3 w. ago New Delta lounge the size of a soccer field opens at world’s busiest airport

The new space is equivalent to about a third of the floor space of the White House

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3 w. ago Vital clues from Jill Dando's final moments – custom bullet and 'unsurvivable' injury

The 'hard contact' shooting saw the killer press the muzzle of a gun to Jill's head which muffled the sound of the single shot and the killer left, calmly closing he garden gate behind him

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4 w. ago Grandma, 93, broke neck and died in London care home due to 'failings' in her care, daughter claims

Paula Geeves-Booth, 93, was found dead on the floor at Viera Gray House in Barnes after falling from her bed

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