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A Florida ballerina is on trial for murder after prosecutors say she brutally executed her wealthy GOP donor husband because she wanted to be a single mom to their young daughter. Ashley Benefield, 32, admits she killed 59-year-old Douglas Benefield in the middle of a contentious custody battle in September 2020 — but she contends that … Read more

Shirley suffered from dementia before her death (Picture: Wales News Service) A grandmother died after an XL Bully lunged towards her in an unprovoked attack as she sat for tea. Retired nurse Shirley Patrick, 83, died in hospital 17 days after suffering ‘life-threatening injuries’ in the attack from the dog, called Bagheera. The grandmother, who suffered from … Read more

Suhail Mohammed has not been charged with anything (Picture: Andy Kelvin / Kelvinmedia) The older brother of an 11-year-old girl who died after an incident in the bathroom of her family home told his girlfriend in text messages he ‘killed’ his sister, an inquest heard. Suhail Mohammed, photographed smirking while arriving at court, also said in the … Read more

The deadly shooting of Sonya Massey by an Illinois cop now charged with her murder was initially called in as being “self-inflicted,” newly released audio shows. Shocking footage released earlier this week showed how Massey, 36, was shot three times after apologizing to officers and ducking down out of their way after one threatened to … Read more

Edmonton Oilers mascot, Hunter and Premier Danielle Smith walk out of the premier’s office on their way into the legislature on Thursday, May 9, 2024 in Edmonton. Greg Southam/Postmedia Premier Danielle Smith and her ministers probably didn’t break any rules by accepting those hockey tickets, for a simple reason. These rules are almost impossible to … Read more

She was confronted by confused family members (Picture: Hayley Matthews) A woman who stole more than £100,000 from her dementia-stricken mother and used the money to fund an ‘extravagant’ lifestyle has been jailed. Hayley Matthews, 44, from Edinburgh, stole £120,000 from her mother’s bank accounts between September 2019 and November 2022 and used it for … Read more

Easy, tiger. A reckless driver known as the “Belltown Hellcat” — who films viral videos of himself loudly speeding more than 100 mph in a souped-up Dodge Charger — “made a mockery” of a Seattle-area court this week, a prosecutor said. Speed demon Miles Hudson, 21 — who has racked up $83,000 in fines driving … Read more

House lawmakers on a bipartisan basis passed a resolution Thursday “strongly condemning” Vice President Kamala Harris and the Biden administration for botching the US border crisis. The resolution was approved in a 220-196 vote and ripped “border czar” Harris and President Biden for failing to “understand the gravity of the crisis at the border” and … Read more

“Another hot, dry week has many producers worried about their crops,” the weekly provincial crop report says. For many crops, including canola, this latest stretch of extremely hot days has come during the plants’ flowering stage, and so “has likely lowered yield potential” in the hottest, driest parts of the province. A few farms in … Read more

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an executive order Thursday for the removal of homeless encampments in his state. Newsom’s order would direct state agencies on how to remove the thousands of tents and makeshift shelters across the state that line freeways, clutter shopping center parking lots and fill city parks. The order … Read more