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Andrew Lester, the 84-year old accused of shooting a 16-year-old honor student, Ralph Yarl, on Wednesday, pleaded not guilty in a case that has shocked the country and renewed national debates about gun policies and race in America. Lester walked into the courtroom with a cane and spoke quietly during Wednesday’s hearing, his first public appearance since last week’s shooting. Authorities said he shot Yarl, a 16-year-old honor student, first in the head, then in the arm after Yarl came to his door because he had confused the address with the home where he was supposed to pick up his…
Saida Mouh, the mother of Morocco and Paris Saint-Germain defender, Achraf Hakimi, has reacted to reports that her 24-year-old son’s fortune was transferred into her name. Mouh said she was not aware of any arrangement, according to Morocco World News. The social media was agog last weekend as Hakimi’s wife Hiba Abouk, following their formal separation, discovered that she could not claim half of her ex-husband’s assets because they are in his mother’s name. While the issue has attracted mixed reactions across the globe, Hakimi’s mother, Mouh broke the silence on Wednesday, as she told Moroccan media that her son…
The United States and Mexico will bid to co-host the 2027 Women’s World Cup, the football federations from the two countries said on Wednesday. The US-Mexico bid will face competition from a joint bid by Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands as well as bids from South Africa and Brazil. The US-Mexico announcement comes ahead of this year’s Women’s World Cup in Australia and New Zealand. US Soccer and the Mexican Football Federation announced their plans one month before a 19 May deadline set by FIFA for hopeful host nations to formally submit bids. The United States has hosted the Women’s…
Golf ace Tiger Woods has undergone a successful ankle surgery to treat arthritis caused by a previous injury. The 15-time major champion pulled out of this year’s tournament at Augusta National ahead of the resumption of the third round due to reaggravating his plantar fasciitis. The 47-year-old had an operation on Wednesday in New York. The surgeon performed a subtalar fusion procedure to address the problem caused by a previous fracture of his talus —– a bone in the ankle joint. He now looks highly likely to be out of next month’s US PGA Championship. Once again, questions will be…
No fewer than 85 people have died and more than 300 are injured, with 50 in critical condition following a mass stampede at a food and financial aid event funded by local businessmen during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan in Yemen’s capital late Wednesday. The tragedy was Yemen’s deadliest in years that was not related to its long-running war, and came ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan this week. Armed Houthis fired into the air in an attempt at crowd control, apparently striking an electrical wire and causing an explosion, according…
Moonbin, a member of the Korean k-pop band Astro and one-half of the musical duo Moonbin & Sanha, has died at 25, his music label Fantagio said on Thursday. Police in South Korea said the singer’s body was discovered at his home in Seoul’s Gangnam-gu district by the band’s manager on Wednesday evening, The Korea Times reported. Police said they are still investigating the cause of death, but believe Moonbin died by suicide. Gangnam Police told CNN Thursday that authorities believe Moon Bin had taken his own life. “No signs of foul play have been found related to this case,”…
A 25-year-old man has been arrested by the Elgin Police Department officials for shooting two Texas cheerleaders. One of the victims said they had mistakenly got into the wrong vehicle in a parking lot early Tuesday morning after practice. One of the victims was treated and released at the scene, the other was helicoptered to a hospital and is in critical condition, according to Elgin Police. Elgin Police said they arrested Pedro Tello Rodriguez Jr., 25, and charged him with deadly conduct, a third-degree felony. Heather Roth, a cheerleader with the Woodlands Elite Cheer Co., said on Instagram Live that…
India is set to overtake China to become the most populous country in the world by the middle of this year, data released by the United Nations shows. India’s population is expected to reach 1.4286 billion – 2.9 million more than its neighbour on 1.4257 billion. According to the latest projection from the United Nations, India should surpass China’s population midway through this year. Demographers are unsure exactly when India will take the title as the most populous nation in the world because they’re relying on estimates to make their best guess. The latest projection from the United Nations this…
Maine State Police have arrested a 34-year-old man in connection to four people who were found dead inside a home on Tuesday. The Police announced on Tuesday evening that the suspect, Joseph Eaton, has been charged with murder. After the four victims were found dead inside a home in Bowdoin, a short time later, around 10:30am, three people were shot while driving south on Interstate 295 in Yarmouth, Police said. Authorities said the incidents were connected. Joseph Eaton allegedly went on a violent rampage in Maine on Tuesday before being taken into custody by Police. The interstate victims have been…
International governments have been calling for a truce in Sudan so authorities can distribute aid and coordinate evacuations. However, opposite is the case as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) attempt to seize the Sudanese army headquarters. Fighting intensifies in central Khartoum as RSF leader Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, also known as Hemedti, is commanding his troops from the city’s Hai Al Matar neighborhood, which is close to the military headquarters, a high ranking military official and an eyewitness told CNN. The military official chose to remain anonymous as they were not authorized to speak. The eyewitness, who saw Hemedti’s convoy,…