A man in his 60s is dead after the van he was sleeping in caught fire in the driveway of a Houston, Texas, home, officials say. The Houston Fire Department responded to the scene, near Tierwester Street and Rebecca Street, around 6 am Sunday, Jan. 6, a spokesperson told McClatchy News. Firefighters found the man … Read more
Interviews, surveillance footage, purchase records and rideshare data helped the Nevada Gaming Control Board identify Arizona native Robert Taylor as the winner of the jackpot at a progressive slot machine at Treasure Island Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nev., on Jan. 8. A lucky Arizona man became about $220,000 richer in early January after … Read more
an Alabama man allegedly paid his brother with a motorcycle to kill his ex-wife, according to an indictment recently unsealed. Jason Starr paid his brother, Darin Starr, with a 2016 Triumph motorcycle and additional money to kill Sara Starr, Jason’s ex-wife, according to an indictment that was unsealed on Jan. 24 in Montgomery Federal Court. … Read more
Rebel Wilson was granted a restraining order against a “delusional” man who showed up to her home and claimed they share a child. Wilson’s lawyer, Susan Haber, filed a request for a temporary protective order against the unidentified man, whom she claims has been harassing the actress for months, TMZ reported Thursday. Wilson, 41, claimed … Read more
A 51-year-old dad was told he could have just months to live after going to see his GP when he took a drink of water and shot it out of his nose. Phil Sledden-Houston, now 51, had to have invasive surgery to remove a huge cancerous lump from his face three years ago after being … Read more
Netflix is bringing some serious star power to its movie offerings this year with a new film each week featuring the likes of Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans, Halle Berry, and Adam Sandler. Gosling and Evans are rival spies in Joe and Anthony Russo’s The Gray Man, while Berry goes extraterrestrial with The Mothership. Daniel Craig … Read more
The British justice system is a complex arena in which jargon features heavily and the influence of tradition remains key to almost everything that occurs. Littered full of baffling legal jargon, from prima facie to ombudsman, chattels to actus reus, the courts can be a confusing place. There are three separate legal systems in the … Read more
Declan Haughney, along with another man, took his relative Peadar Doyle from his home to the post office to claim his pension on Friday January 21st Prison officials escort Declan Haughney to Carlow District Court ( Image: Image by Mick O’Neill..) A man accused of deception after trying to withdraw his dead uncle’s pension and … Read more
The man busted in the New Year’s Eve shooting of a 14-year-old girl in Harlem was at the time out on bond in a gang assault case, Manhattan prosecutors said Wednesday. Christopher Fuhrtz, 33, allegedly fired the gun — blasting the teenager in the right leg — as part of a bizarre bid to stop … Read more
Apple Watch helps save elderly man who has fallen in freezing temperatureIn the small town of Morrow, USA, an Apple Watch is being considered a municipal hero by its seven thousand inhabitants. According to local broadcaster CBS46 News Atlanta, the device was able to detect the fall of an elderly resident and alert a team … Read more