A man fired a gun inside a law office in the Summerlin area near Las Vegas during a child custody deposition hearing Monday morning, killing two people, Las Vegas police said. The shooter also is dead, and police believe he took his own life, Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department Sheriff Kevin McMahill said during a news conference. The two victims were a woman in her 30s and a man in his 50s, authorities said. The shooting happened at about 10 a.m. in one suite on the fifth floor of a building, police Lt. Jason Johansson said in a news conference…
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President Joe Biden called his Republican challenger Donald Trump the main threat to US democracy in an interview aired Tuesday on the main US Spanish-language TV network. Asked by Univision in the Oval Office what he considered the “primary threat to freedom and democracy at home,” Biden said: “Donald Trump. Seriously.” Biden referred to Trump’s support for the mob that stormed the Capitol on January 6, 2021, inflicting “destruction and the mayhem” in an attempt to overturn his election loss to Biden two months earlier. Trump is making praise for what he calls the January 6 “patriots” central to his…
Katsina State Governor, Dikko Umaru Radda, has declared Friday, April 12th, 2024, a work-free day in the state. The Commissioner of Information and Culture, Dr Bala Salisu Zango, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday. He said the decision follows the federal government’s extension of the Eid El-Fitr public holiday to Thursday, April 11th. The Radda-led government, in the statement, also said, the decision is to further enable workers in the state to enjoy the fullest of the Eid-el-Fitr Sallah celebrations with their families. The statement titled ‘Ed-Fitr: Gov Dikko Radda declares Friday, 12th April, 2024, work-free day’, read, “His Excellency…
Tesla has settled a high-profile case that was set to put the electric car company and its controversial automated-driving system on trial starting Monday. Terms of the settlement were not disclosed. Jury selection was set to begin Monday in a wrongful death suit filed by the family of a former Apple engineer who died after his Tesla Model X crashed while the Autopilot feature was engaged. The trial could have lasted several weeks, but the parties settled Monday. Walter Huang was killed when his Tesla struck a concrete highway median in Silicon Valley on March 23, 2018. The National Transportation Safety Board,…
Simon Harris became Ireland’s youngest ever prime minister Tuesday, pledging to bring “new energy” to the role but conceding that time is tight before looming crucial election tests. Harris, 37, replaces Leo Varadkar who abruptly quit last month citing personal and political reasons. Ireland’s parliament voted 88 to 69 in favour of Harris who was officially installed at a ceremony with President Michael D. Higgins. The centre-right Fine Gael party — part of a three-party governing coalition — selected Harris as its leader following an uncontested election after Varadkar resigned. But he faces key elections within months as well as…
Rihanna’s son was excited to say hello. Rihanna shared the first words she and ASAP Rocky’s son, RZA, said to them during her new profile with Interview Magazine. According to the iconic singer, he remarked: “Hey.” Rihanna had the conversation with the publication’s editor-in-chief, Mel Ottenberg, who used to be her stylist. “I used to try to get his attention all the time, and I would say, ‘Hey, hey, hey.’ And one day he said it back to me in the same melody and I kept singing it and he kept following it over and over again,” Rihanna explained. She also revealed that RZA’s…
Arsenal have been haunted by Bayern Munich in the Champions League over the past two decades – could this season be the one where Arsenal finally break the hoodoo and progress at the expense of the German giants? The two sides have met six times in the Champions League overall, with four of those occasions being in the last 16, and in each of those four ties Bayern Munich came out on top. “That’s history,” Mikel Arteta said this week ahead of his team’s challenge of facing their apparent bogey side in Europe’s elite competition. “When you look at their history in the competition…
The US Supreme Court has declined to halt the scheduled execution Tuesday evening of Missouri death row inmate Brian Dorsey, who has professed deep remorse for the 2006 murders of his cousin and her husband while earning support from more than 70 correctional officers who backed sparing his life. The state’s Republican governor this week denied clemency in a significant blow to Dorsey, 52, who had petitioned for a commutation of his sentence to life in prison, citing his remorse, his rehabilitation while behind bars and his representation at trial by attorneys who allegedly had a “financial conflict of interest.” “Executing…
Men of the Adamawa State Police Command have arrested a 33-year-old butcher, Ibrahim Abubakar, residing in Sabon Gari-Futy, Girei Local Government Area, for stabbing his 25-year-old wife, Hajara Sa’adu, to death. This was made known in a statement by the state Police Public Relations Officer, SP Suleiman Nguroje, and shared on the command’s X account on Tuesday. The statement said, “The Adamawa State Police Command on April 8 2024, apprehended a 33-year-old man for stabbing to death his 25-year-old wife Hajara Sa’adu. “The suspect, Ibrahim Abubakar, a butcher and resident of Sabon Gari-Futy in Girei Local Government Area subdued the…
LOS ANGELES, CA – Megan Thee Stallion and D’Angelo Russell have got the internet talking after the Los Angeles Lakers star crashed into the rapper during a recent game. Russell went flying into a camera operator and then Megan during the Lakers’ loss against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday (April 7), where the rapper was sat courtside behind one of the baskets. Megan, who attended the game wearing a low cut dress, appeared unphased by the mishap and simply watched as Russell was helped to his feet by teammate Taurean Prince. The courtside crash sparked plenty of reactions online, with some jokingly…
Meek Mill and Mick Jenkins are among the many Hip Hop figures who have shared their thoughts about J. Cole‘s apology to Kendrick Lamar for his diss track “7 Minute Drill.” On Sunday (April 8), Cole said he was sorry for the aforementioned song while performing at Dreamville Festival. He also claimed he would take the track off of streaming services, though that has not happened as of this writing. A number of the culture’s participants have since expressed their disappointment in the North Carolina native for backing down from his own diss record. Among that crew is Jenkins, who said he was “surprised” and “disappointed” at…
As Missy Elliott announces her first headlining tour, a look at the 2001 song that proved a gamechanger for the rap legend. It’s hard to believe that she’s never had her own headlining tour – but Missy Elliott has just announced her first, 27 years after the release of her debut album. Starting on 4 July in Vancouver and set to wrap on 22 August, Out of This World – The Missy Elliott Experience 2024 will feature support from Ciara, Busta Rhymes and Timbaland. Pre-sale tickets for the tour launch today, with general sale available from 12 April. “Fans have been asking…
Nigeria has recovered 30bn naira ($24m; £19m) as part of an ongoing corruption probe into a suspended minister, the financial watchdog says. The funds were traced to more than 50 bank accounts, it said. Humanitarian Affairs and Poverty Alleviation Minister Betta Edu was initially suspended in January over the alleged diversion of $640,000 of public money into a personal bank account. President Bola Tinubu then ordered an investigation into her ministry. At the time Dr Edu, 37, denied any wrongdoing. Her office said she had approved the transfer into a personal account, which was not in her name, but said…
Security will be increased at Champions League games this week after a media outlet supporting the Islamic State group published threats against venues. Ministers in both France and Spain have confirmed enhanced security measures. A pro-IS media channel has published several images of stadiums hosting quarter-final ties on Tuesday and Wednesday. Uefa said it was aware of the threats, but said games in Madrid, Paris and London would go ahead as planned. French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin said there would be “considerably reinforced” security measures in place when PSG play Barcelona in Paris on Wednesday. Mr Darmanin continued: “I will…
The Otun Balogun Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Abimbola Ajibola, on Tuesday, declared that the Olubadan-designate, Oba Owolabi Olakulehin, is still ill and not physically fit to rule at the moment. The PUNCH reports that the Olubadan stool became vacant after the demise of the late Olubadan of Ibadanland, Oba Lekan Balogun, who reigned for two years and died at the age of 81. Oba Ajibola, who addressed newsmen at his Sanyo private residence in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital, said, “What is in need for hurry? Someone (Olakulehin) we have not seen. He has not spoken with us. He has…
A few days before the primary of the All Progressives Congress, the Vetting Committee of the All Progressives Congress cleared all the governorship aspirants of the party ahead of the primary. The vetting committee’s screening, headed by Prof Abdulkarim Kana, precedes the main screening for the aspirants coming up on Thursday. The committee also dismissed the allegation of certificate forgery levelled against Governor Lucky Aiyedatiwa by one of the aspirants, Mr Gbenga Edema, saying Aiyedatiwa had presented a genuine academic certificate to the party. According to the report made available to our correspondent on Tuesday, the aspirants who bought and…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Lindsey Graham sparred with Donald Trump on Monday after the former president attacked Graham, R-S.C., for pushing his bill to outlaw abortion across the U.S. after 15 weeks of pregnancy. While Trump said the issue should be left to states, Graham vowed to keep pressing for federal limits. “I think we should draw a line,” Graham told reporters. “We know that the Dobbs decision did not say that there’s no federal role. There are three laws on the books at the federal level. So the idea that Dobbs prevents the federal government from acting, I think, is…
If you felt left out of the fun during Monday’s total solar eclipse, there will be other chances in the coming years to experience daytime temporarily turning to night as the Earth, the moon and the sun align. The next total solar eclipse will occur on Aug. 12, 2026, but it will mostly pass over the Arctic Ocean. Totality, when the moon fully obscures the sun’s light, will be visible along a path that cuts through Russia, eastern Greenland, the western coast of Iceland, Spain and a tiny part of Portugal. Then on Aug. 2, 2027, a total solar eclipse will be visible in Spain and…
Latinos are making substantial strides in college degree attainment, according to a report released Tuesday. Hispanic students accounted for the vast majority, 79%, of the 4% overall increase in degree attainment over the last five years, according to an analysis by Excelencia in Education, a nonprofit focused on improving ways to boost Latino college completion. However, Latinos still lag behind other groups in terms of college degree attainment. Only 27% of Hispanics earned an associate degree or higher in the 2021-22 academic year, compared to 44% of other Americans, and Latinos remain underrepresented in colleges and universities, according to the study. Sarita…
In what is a significant shake-up at Manchester United, football director John Murtough has announced his departure from the club after over a decade of dedicated service. The move comes amidst restructuring efforts led by new minority owner Sir Jim Ratcliffe and his Ineos team, signaling a shift in the leadership dynamics at Old Trafford. Murtough, who joined Manchester United in 2013, brought with him a wealth of experience from his tenure at the Premier League, Everton, and Fulham. Initially overseeing the club’s academy and scouting operations, the 50-year-old ascended to the role of football director, where he played a pivotal role…