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Sibling, five, fatally shoots 16-month-old brother in US

30Mar

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Sibling, five, fatally shoots 16-month-old brother in US

A 16-month-old boy was fatally shot by his five-year-old sibling at a northwestern Indiana apartment. The older sibling accessed a handgun inside the Lafayette apartment on Tuesday afternoon and fatally shot the boy, who was identified as Isiah Johnson, police said. An autopsy was scheduled for Wednesday to determine the child's cause and manner of death. READ MORE: What we know about the Nashville shooter Audrey Hale Lafayette Police Lieutenant Matt Gard said someone outside of the apartment called 911 after the shooting to report that a child was not breathing. "There was one adult and two children inside the apartment," Gard told the Journal & Courier. No arrests had been made as of Wednesday morning and the case remains under investigation, police ...

Canadian man stabbed to death outside Starbucks ‘asked man not to vape near his child’

30Mar

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Canadian man stabbed to death outside Starbucks ‘asked man not to vape near his child’

A father who was allegedly stabbed to death outside a branch of Starbucks in Canada asked the alleged attacker not to vape near his child, his family claims. Paul Schmidt, 37, who worked for a moving company, died on Sunday after the alleged daylight attack in Vancouver. His mother said her son's fiancée, Ashley Umali, was inside the cafe while he waited outside with their daughter. READ MORE: Army of ticks 'torture' Sydney grandfather A father who was stabbed to death at a branch of cafe Starbucks in Canada has asked the alleged attacker not to vape near his child, his family claim.Paul Schmidt, 37, was killed on Sunday after the attack in Vancouver. (GoFundMe) She said Umali told her the incident started because the alleged attacker was using a vape. "It all...

Nashville shooter identified as ex-student as police find hand-drawn maps, evidence of surveillance

28Mar

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Nashville shooter identified as ex-student as police find hand-drawn maps, evidence of surveillance

A 28-year-old former student shot through a door to get inside a private Christian school in Nashville before killing three nine-year-old students and three adults in their 60s, US authorities said. The shooter, identified as 28-year-old Audrey Hale, entered the Covenant School via a side door and was armed with at least two assault-style rifles and a handgun, said Metro Nashville Police spokesperson Don Aaron. At least two of them were believed to have been obtained legally in the Nashville area. READ MORE: 'Historic' strikes leave Israel at standstill with crowds in streets to protest judicial reform Children from The Covenant School, a private Christian school in Nashville, Tenn., hold hands as they are taken to safety after a deadly shooting at their school on Ma...

Adult great white spotted with massive scars after surviving serial killer orcas

28Mar

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Adult great white spotted with massive scars after surviving serial killer orcas

A surviving victim of a pair of "infamous" shark-hunting orcas has been identified in the waters off South Africa, sporting massive scars. The victim, a 3.5 metre female great white shark, was spotted July 2017, at Seal Island in False Bay, off Western Cape. Photos show clear "rake marks" along the shark's side, which were left by the apex predators' conical-shaped teeth. READ MORE: Three nine-year-olds among dead after US school shooting The 3.5-metre great white was scarred after its battle with the orcas. (Alessandro De Maddalena) A paper, published earlier this month, concludes the marks were left by Port and Starboard. The two orcas have been hunting sharks along the Gansbaai coast, which is around 100 kilometres east of False Bay. The pair are teari...

Pope Francis expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims

26Mar

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Pope Francis expands sex abuse law, reaffirms adults can be victims

Pope Francis on Saturday updated a 2019 church law aimed at holding Catholic hierarchs accountable for covering up cases of sex abuse, expanding the norms to cover lay Catholic leaders and reaffirming that vulnerable adults can also be victims of abuse when they are unable to consent. Francis reaffirmed and made permanent the temporary provisions of the 2019 law that were passed in a moment of crisis for the Vatican and Catholic hierarchy. That law had been praised at the time for laying out precise mechanisms to investigate complicit bishops and religious superiors, but its implementation has been uneven and the Vatican has been criticised by abuse survivors for continued lack of transparency about the cases. READ MORE: Anti-trans activist Posie Parker leaves NZ after c...

Two Cuban migrants fly into Florida on motorised hang glider

26Mar

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Two Cuban migrants fly into Florida on motorised hang glider

Two Cuban migrants used a motorised hang glider to fly the approximately 145 kilometres from the communist island to Key West on Saturday, Florida officials said. The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said the duo landed safely at Key West International Airport at about 10:30 am and were turned over to the US Border Patrol. Border Patrol officials in South Florida did not answer a phone call Saturday seeking comment. READ MORE: 'Turning point': What comes next for Liberals after history-making loss Overwhelmed by Cubans and other migrants arriving at the Mexican border and into Florida by boat, the Biden administration in early January implemented a policy change that makes them request a permit, or parole, online before arriving with the sponsorship of a relative ...