A MALL was reportedly evacuated on Thursday afternoon due to an "emergency." Photographs from the scene showed dozens of people dashing from the mall. Former reporter Stephanie Claytor said: "The mall wasn’t very full and quiet before a siren went off telling people to evacuate the mall. "Burlington had quite a few people." It is […]

A man killed his friend in a shotgun prank gone horribly wrong, having fatefully assumed his pal was wearing a fully functioning bulletproof vest. On Thursday when facing the Victorian Supreme Court, John Nelis pleaded guilty to the involuntary manslaughter of his pal Christopher Jacobs, in Geelong, Australia, in July 2020. Prior to driving to […]

Philadelphia teen shot 18 times while waiting for school bus A 14-year-old Philadelphia boy was killed Monday afternoon after he was chased and gunned down while waiting for a bus to take him home from school, authorities said. Philadelphia police have charged two men with the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was shot 18 […]

The Women’s Tennis Association’s decision to pull events out of China is an unprecedented statement in support of Peng Shuai and women’s rights — in part because it could cost the association and its players hundreds of millions of dollars. Peng, 35, one of China's most celebrated tennis players, alleged last month that she'd been […]

Donald Trump is ready to go nuclear over the debt limit fight. In multiple statements in recent weeks, the former president told his allies to stop at nothing when it comes to using the debt limit as leverage to block the centerpiece of President Biden’s domestic agenda, the Build Back Better Act. Trump has even […]

Dear Amy: I never wanted to marry or have children. When my husband proposed I knew it was right to say yes (no regrets). We ended up having a honeymoon baby … and two others after that! Now they are 7, 5, and 3. I LOVE the life I thought I didn’t want. I’m a […]

Facebook removes 500 accounts used by China to spread fake ‘Swiss biologist’ Covid claims and anti-US propaganda Operation started in July when China created ‘Swiss Biologist’ Wilson Edwards Account said US was pressuring scientists to back a renewed Covid origin probe Within hours, hundreds of other, many new, accounts started liking, linking post Facebook has […]

Three people in New Plymouth have tested positive for Covid-19. In a post to Facebook, Taranaki District Health Board said the trio, one adult and two children, are all a part of the same household. The family have a known link to a case in Rotorua. “Our Public Health Unit is already conducting interviews and […]

Don’t miss a thing by getting the Daily Star’s biggest headlines straight to your inbox! Former child actress Jonshel Alexander has died after reportedly being shot while inside a car. The 22 year old, who starred in the Oscar-nominated feature film Beasts of the Southern Wild earlier this year. According to local news website Nola.com, […]

A former Te Kuiti woman labelled “callous and greedy” jailed for stealing $2 million from her employer has been given extra jail time after a secret bank account, concealing nearly $450,000, was discovered. However, a legal system technicality meant the extra five months’ Judge Philip Crayton determined Sharon Margaret Bradley should serve for the new […]