NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES (ANGEL BALL) – Grammy-winning rapper Nelly was arrested near Seattle early on Saturday (October 7) after a woman accused him of sexually assaulting her on a tour bus, police said. Continue reading
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Women accused of killing Kim Jong Nam plead not guilty
Two women, accused of murdering North Korean leader Kim Jong Un’s estranged half-brother, plead not guilty as their case begins at a court in Malaysia. Graham Mackay reports. Continue reading
O.J. lawyer: “Simpson will be in Florida”
LOVELOCK, NEVADA, UNITED STATES (UNRESTRICTED POOL – Malcolm LaVergne, the attorney for O.J. Simpson said on Saturday (September 30)that he expects Simpson to move to Florida, once he is released from prison. Continue reading
14 people shot dead at Mexican drug rehab centre
CHIHUAHUA, CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO (SEPTEMBER 26, 2017) (REUTERS) – Fourteen people were shot dead on Tuesday (September 26) night at a drug rehabilitation centre in northern Mexico as part of a territory fight between two criminal gangs, a spokesman for the state attorney general’s office said. Continue reading
Uber contractors demand workers’ rights in London ahead of tribunal
LONDON, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (SEPTEMBER 27, 2017) (REUTERS) – Uber contractors, “gig-economy” workers and trade unionists marched in London on Wednesday (September 27), calling for basic rights for workers as U.S. ride-hailing firm Uber faced a British employment appeal tribunal. Continue reading
Cohen, close Trump business adviser, to testify before Senate committee
WASHINGTON D.C., UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 19, 2017) (NBC) – Michael Cohen, one of President Donald Trump’s closest business advisers, told reporters on Tuesday (September 19) his scheduled testimony before the U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee, was postponed. Continue reading
St. Louis protest turns violent after earlier peaceful march over police acquittal
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, UNITED STATES (SEPTEMBER 16, 2017) (NBC) – Clashes between demonstrators and riot-clad police marred the end of what had been a largely peaceful second day of protest rallies in St. Louis following the acquittal of a white police officer in the fatal shooting of a black man. Continue reading
Former England captain Wayne Rooney charged with drink-driving offence
LIVERPOOL, ENGLAND, UNITED KINGDOM (MAY 10, 2017) (REUTERS) – Former England captain Wayne Rooney has been charged with a drink-driving offence, Cheshire police said in a statement on Friday (September 1). Continue reading
Georgia cop heard saying ‘we only kill black people’ in dashcam footage
MARIETTA, GEORGIA, UNITED STATES (COBB COUNTY POLICE DEPARTMENT) – Recently-released dashcam video from the Cobb County Police Department in Georgia shows a police lieutenant telling a woman “we only kill black people” after she expresses concern for her safety when she is instructed him to reach down and use her mobile phone. Continue reading
Trial begins against German dark net weapons dealer
MUNICH, GERMANY (AUGUST 28, 2017) (RTL) – A German man admitted in court on Monday (August 28) that he sold the weapon used by a teenage gunman who killed nine people in Munich last year.
The Munich public prosecutor’s office has charged the accused, identified only as Philipp K., as is customary in German law, with selling weapons illegally and nine counts of negligent homicide as well as five counts of negligently causing grievous bodily harm.