Alec Baldwin didn’t know the prop gun that he fired was loaded with live ammunition and neither did the assistant director who handed it to him before the fatal shooting of a cinematographer on a New Mexico film set Thursday, a search warrant document says.The assistant director yelled “cold gun” before the shooting that killed…Continue Reading
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — A Colorado day care owner convicted of keeping 26 children hidden in the basement of her business two years ago has been sentenced to six years in prison after parents said some of the children suffered trauma including sleeping problems and anxiety.A judge issued the sentence to Carla Faith on Thursday…Continue Reading
Normally in a shooting death, the person pulling the trigger is the primary wrongdoer. Others may encourage, facilitate, assist or even cover up the crime, but generally the law primarily punishes the one who did the actual shooting. The case of Alec Baldwin may be one of those rare exceptions in which the person shooting the…Continue Reading
Reuters Now Posted Alec Baldwin was handed what was described as a safe “cold gun” on the set of his movie “Rust,” but the prop gun contained live rounds when it was fired, according to details of the police investigation into the fatal shooting released on Friday.Continue Reading
Oct 23 (Reuters) – British para-cyclist Erin McBride has been banned from all sport for three years following Anti-Doping Rule Violations (ADRVs) for using the prohibited substance ostarine, UK Anti-Doping (UKAD) said in a statement.McBride, a 23-year-old visually-impaired sprinter who joined British Cycling’s Paralympic World Class Programme this year, returned an adverse analytical finding following…Continue Reading
General view of Aramco tanks and oil pipe at Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia May 21, 2018. Picture taken May 21, 2018. REUTERS/Ahmed Jadallah/File PhotoRIYADH, Oct 23 (Reuters) – Top oil exporter Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s biggest polluters, will detail its plans to address climate change…Continue Reading
Children leave a school in Shekou area of Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China April 20, 2021. REUTERS/David KirtonSHANGHAI, Oct 23 (Reuters) – China has passed an education law that seeks to cut the “twin pressures” of homework and off-site tutoring in core subjects, the official Xinhua news agency said on Saturday.Beijing has exercised a more assertive…Continue Reading
The exercises at the Momirak firing range about 20 kilometres (12 miles) north of the Afghan border involved armoured vehicles and helicopter gunships Russian and Tajik troops conducted joint drills on Friday near Tajikistan’s border with Afghanistan, as part of efforts to prepare for possible security threats issuing from Afghanistan.The exercises at the Momirak firing…Continue Reading
The White House announced Kamala Harris’ visit to France as President Joe Biden and Mr. Macron spoke by phone on October 22 U.S. Vice-President Kamala Harris. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The White House announced Kamala Harris’ visit to France as President Joe Biden and Mr. Macron spoke by phone on October 22 Vice-President…Continue Reading
Chief Minister M.K. Stalin on Friday wrote to Union Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers Mansukh Mandaviya, urging him to instruct officials to ensure the timely supply of urea, as per the supply plan, to benefit farmers. Mr. Stalin also requested the supply of an additional 25,000 MT of DAP (Di-ammonium Phosphate) fertiliser and 10,000 MT…Continue Reading