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A man, identified as Michael Jones, who killed his wife with a bat and later strangled their four children, has been sentenced to death. The July 2019 deaths were triggered after Jones’ wife, Casei Jones, accused him of cheating on her after she checked his phone. Jones later told Police that his wife raised a bat during a vicious fight inside their home and that he bludgeoned her to death with the weapon while angry. The four young children, two of whom he shared with his spouse — were asleep during the beating and did not wake up. Jones told…
Nigerians on social media have knocked the British royals, over an upcoming documentary that claims that the late Princess Diana cheated first on Prince Charles – now a king – before the latter strayed from his marriage. In the upcoming documentary “King Charles: The Boy Who Walked Alone,” premiering on May 2 on Paramount+, several ex-girlfriends and former staffers spill new secrets about the royal family, ahead of the monarch’s 6 May coronation. Before Charles strayed from his marriage to the late Princess Diana, she was already cheating on him with former bodyguard Barry Mannakee, a former royal insider now…
A wave of Russian air strikes on cities across Ukraine, including Kyiv, has left at least 25 people dead. 23 people – including four children – were killed in an attack that hit a block of flats in the central city of Uman, officials said. A woman and her three-year-old daughter were killed in the city of Dnipro, according to the local mayor. The Russian defence ministry said its military had targeted Ukrainian army reserve units with the strikes. Recall that Russia fired a barrage of more than 20 cruise missiles and two explosive drones against cities across Ukraine early…
22-time Grand Slam winner, Rafael Nadal plans to be back fit in time to play the French Open next month, according to the tennis ace’ uncle and former coach, Toni Nadal. Toni Nadal told Spain’s Radio Marca on Friday his nephew will soon be ready to return from a hip injury that has sidelined him since January. Toni Nadal, who coached Rafael until the end of the 2017 season, said he expects him to try to come back at Rome in early May. “He’s going to play in Paris, although how he trains in the coming weeks and what he…
Two men have been arrested on suspicion of involvement in the killing of a prominent crime reporter two years ago, according to Greek authorities. Giorgos Karaivaz was gunned down near his home in southern Athens on April 29, 2021. He was reportedly shot multiple times by two men on a motorcycle. The killing shocked Greece and led to widespread condemnation. “We call on Greek police to conduct a swift, transparent, and thorough investigation into his killing,” Committee to Protect Journalists Program Director Carlos Martinez de la Serna said at the time. “Authorities must determine whether Karaivaz was targeted for his…
Kevin Durant and Nike have agreed to a lifetime contract, making him just the third NBA player to receive such a deal, joining Michael Jordan and LeBron James. The 13-time All-Star has a relationship with Nike that dates back to 2007, releasing 15 different sets of shoes. A 16th is coming soon. “When I first signed with Nike, I couldn’t have dreamed of how far we’d go in this partnership,” Durant said in a statement posted on Boardroom, a media company he co-founded. “We’ve done amazing work creatively and philanthropically. We’ve traveled the world together and built a business that…
A 33-year-old man in the United States who barricaded himself inside a Minneapolis home for several hours has been fatally shot by FBI agents. The man livestreamed negotiations with FBI officers as they tried to convince him to surrender. A federal affidavit released Thursday night identified the man killed as Chue Feng Yang of St. Paul, who also went by the first name Kevin, the Star Tribune reports. Yang used Facebook to livestream and record several minutes of negotiations until he went outside the house with a woman tied to him. Yang livestreamed himself twice during the standoff, in which…
Three soldiers have been killed and one injured after two U.S. Army helicopters collided in flight on Thursday in Alaska while returning from a training mission. Two of the soldiers died at the crash site near Healy, Alaska, and a third died on the way to a hospital in Fairbanks. Healy is a community of about 1,000 people located on the Parks Highway in Alaska’s interior region. A fourth soldier was being treated at a hospital for injuries, the Army said in a statement Thursday. The names of those killed were being withheld until relatives could be notified, the Army…
WME, a global entertainment agency, has confirmed, on Friday, that the Duchess of Sussex has signed a representation deal with them. News of the agreement was first reported in an exclusive by Variety on Thursday. The outlet also reported that Meghan’s team at WME will include Dwayne Johnson’s representative, Brad Slater; Serena Williams’ agent, Jill Smoller; and Ari Emanuel, CEO of Endeavor, WME’s global entertainment and sports unit. “(WME) will be focusing on building out her business ventures across multiple facets of the agency and its broader ecosystem, including film and television production, brand partnerships and more,” the agency shared…
James Corden’s time as host of “The Late Late Show” is coming to an end after eight years, and it ended with an emotional farewell. The multiple Emmy award-winning presenter and actor revealed that his desire to spend more time with his family prompted the move. “It was going to be a journey, an adventure. I never saw it as my final destination,” Corden said at the time. The English TV host had announced his departure from the show, which was home to popular segments such as “Carpool Karaoke,” in April 2022. On Thursday night, the 44-year-old comic got emotional…