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3 people and 2 dogs rescued after jumping off burning yacht

Three people and two dogs were rescued from a burning 70-foot-long yacht off the coast of New Hampshire on Saturday. The ship, named the Elusive, was in the Piscataqua River near Portsmouth, New Hampshire, when it went up in flames around 4pm. ‘Whatever happened on the boat happened fast, and they had to jump in […]

Meghan Markle consoles Prince Harry after polo game defeat

Meghan Markle placed a comforting hand on Prince Harry’s leg in a rare public display of affection following his polo team’s defeat. The duchess joined other WAGs to cheer her husband on as his team Los Padres took on Folded Hills in a semi-final game at the Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club. She appeared […]

Day care worker 'shook baby to death because she wouldn't stop crying'

A day care worker allegedly shook a seven-week-old baby to death because she would not stop crying. Taylor Burris, 24, then waited more than three hours to call for help. The day care worker was Google searching ‘shaken baby syndrome’ as the infant, Maren Gallagher, was at a hospital succumbing to blunt force trauma to […]

Bishop bans boys school from calling itself Catholic for Pride and BLM flags

A Massachusetts school has been told it can no longer call itself Catholic after flying Black Lives Matter (BLM) and Pride flags on its campus after being told to take them down. Bishop Robert J McManus of the Diocese of Worcester said that the Nativity School of Worcester is ‘prohibited’ from branding itself as Catholic […]

National baby formula shortage continues after devastating flood hits factory

Severe flooding has halted the production of baby formula at a Michigan factory that contributed to a nationwide shortage after being closed for several months. In a statement Wednesday, Abbott Nutrition said that it stopped producing EleCare and other specialty formulas after severe storms flooded parts of the manufacturing plant. The company said: ‘Severe thunderstorms […]

Prince William wrote to girlfriend of officer killed in the January 6 attack

After watching the horrifying events of the January 6 attack on the US Capitol unfold, Prince William wrote a letter to the girlfriend of a police officer who died after responding to the violent riot last year. Prince William offered his sympathy in a personal letter to Sandra Garza, the longtime partner of Capitol police […]

Forty-seven cats living in homeless owner's car rescued in 90F heat

Nearly two dozen cats living in their homeless owner’s car were rescued as the temperature surpassed 90°F. The 47 felines were found in the vehicle on Tuesday in a rest area in southeastern Minnesota, according to Animal Humane Society investigator Ashley Pudas. Their owner had recently become homeless, but did not want to give up […]

Ghislaine Maxwell says she shouldn't be jailed for more than five years

Lawyers for disgraced socialite Ghislaine Maxwell say she should face no more than four to five years in prison. In a court submission yesterday, they called for leniency after she was convicted of sex trafficking and helping paedophile financier Jeffrey Epstein’s abuse teenage girls for decades. Probation officials recommended a 20-year sentence, but said her […]

Elephant deemed 'legally not a person' in landmark animal rights case

Happy the elephant, a long-time resident of the Bronx Zoo, must remain in her enclosure as she is legally not a person under US law, New York’s highest court decided Tuesday. In a 5-2 decision, the court rejected an animal rights group’s argument that Happy was being wrongly confined at the New York City zoo. […]

Donald Trump, Ivanka, Trump Jr lose appeal and must sit in New York depositions

Former President Donald Trump and his two eldest children have lost an appeal effort, meaning they must sit for depositions in the New York Attorney General’s civil investigation. The New York Court of Appeals on Tuesday denied the Trumps’ request to block their interviews in the case, ‘upon the ground that no substantial constitutional question […]