Two year-old accidentally shoots and kills father in Florida

A two-year-old boy accidentally shot and killed his father in Florida after his parents left a loaded gun unattended, local authorities said Monday. When police officers, alerted by a 911 call, arrived at the victim’s home near Orlando on May…

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs new gun control measures after mass shootings

New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed a sweeping package of new gun-related laws on Monday in the wake of the murder of 10 black people by 18-year-old, Payton Gendron, at a Buffalo supermarket on May 14. Among the new measures,…

Matthew McConaughey calls for action after Texas school shooting

Matthew McConaughey penned a heartbreaking note about his hometown of Uvalde, TX, where an 18-year-old gunman ruthlessly killed 19 children and two teachers at an elementary school on Tuesday. After learning of the horror on his home soil, McConaughey issued…

7 injured, including 4 cops, in Baltimore County nail salon explosion

Seven people, including four police officers, were injured during an explosion at a Baltimore County nail salon on Monday night. Baltimore County Police responded to an explosion at Libra Nails and Spa located in a strip mall in Milford Mill,…

Nine dead in shooting at Buffalo supermarket

At least nine people have been killed in a shooting at a supermarket in New York state, US media report. Police are at the scene in the city of Buffalo and say a suspect has been taken into custody. Officers…

Ariana Grande, Hailey Bieber and 150 more stars sign ‘Bans Off Our Bodies’ ad

With the constitutional right to abortion likely to fall next month as a conservative majority on the Supreme Court is expected to overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade case, a group of nearly 160 young singers, actors, artists and influencers…

*How Ataga’s body was found on his birthday, by witness (Nation)*Why I wasn’t close to my dad as a child – Davido (Punch)

How Ataga’s body was found on his birthday, by witness (Nation) A Lagos high court sitting at Tafawa Balewa Square, heard yesterday how the family and friends of SuperTV owner Usifo Ataga searched for him until they found his body…

Debris risk forces NASA to delay mission to fix ISS antenna

A planned spacewalk to repair a faulty antenna on the International Space Station (ISS) has been postponed indefinitely, the United States space agency NASA says, citing a “debris notification” it received for the orbiting research laboratory. Two US astronauts had…

In Glasgow, nations miss deal deadline as disputes linger over coal and cash

Going into overtime Friday night, negotiators at UN climate talks in Glasgow were still trying to find common ground on phasing out coal, when nations need to update their emission-cutting pledges and, especially, on money. Talks are at a “bit…

*Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch)*#EndSARS Anniversary: celebrities, youths hold memorial procession at Lekki Tollgate (Channels)

Sales rep arraigned for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer (Punch) A 33-year-old sales representative, Funmi Willoughby was on Wednesday docked in a Badagry Magistrates’Court for allegedly stealing 160 crates of beer worth N357,100. The police charged Willoughby, whose address…

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