An Alabama man received a lethal injection Thursday for the killing of an elderly couple in 2004, the first inmate put to death by the state since it became the first in the nation to execute an inmate using nitrogen gas months ago. Jamie Ray Mills, 50, was pronounced dead at 6:26 p.m. after a three-drug injection at a…
A Minneapolis police officer was “ambushed” and killed by a gunman he was trying to help, a suspect was fatally shot by police, and a third person was found dead in an apartment as violence unfolded Thursday, officials said. Police responded to a report of a double shooting at an apartment on Blaisdell Avenue, and…
Luka Doncic had a 20-point first quarter on his way to 36 points for his high this post season, and the Dallas Mavericks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves 124-103 on Thursday night to breeze through the Western Conference finals in five games. Kyrie Irving also scored 36 points for the Mavericks, who built a 29-point halftime…
According to the officials, American and British fighter jets and US ships hit a wide range of underground facilities, missile launchers, command and control sites, a Houthi vessel and other facilities. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity to provide early details of an ongoing military operation. Also struck by the U.S. were eight un-crewed aerial vehicles in Houthi-controlled areas…
Donald Trump has been found guilty of all 34 counts of falsifying business records in a criminal hush-money scheme to influence the outcome of the 2016 election. The verdict came after a jury deliberated for less than twelve hours in the unprecedented first criminal trial against a US president. It marks a perilous political moment for…
Great Britain’s Matthew Hudson-Smith beat his own 400m European record with a convincing victory in his season opener at the Diamond League in Oslo. The 29-year-old ran 44.07 at the Bislett Games, beating his 44.26 from last year’s World Athletics Championships in Budapest. “Preparation has been going well,” he told BBC Sport. “I knew anything…
Football’s world governing body Fifa has been warned players are willing to go on strike if they continue to be overworked. Professional Footballers’ Association chief executive Maheta Molango believes players are now at breaking point. The PFA has been calling for action to alter the congested football calendar, especially with the expanded 32-team Club World…
A constable and his police colleague wife have been jailed after they shared video footage taken at the crime scene of a murder inquiry. Cameron Lee Hanson, 33, was a serving officer at Lancashire Constabulary when he attended an address in October 2021 and found the body of 45-year-old James O’Hara. Hanson recorded the discovery…
No fewer than 20 children rescued by the Nigerian Police Force, Sokoto State Command, have been handed over to the state orphanage home for proper care. The state Commissioner of Police, Ali Kaigama, stated this while addressing newsmen at the command headquarters in the state capital on Thursday. He said the command arrested 10 suspects…
A popular Ifa priest and Araba of Osogbo land, Chief Ifayemi Elebuibon on Thursday recommended the use of traditional deities by all political officeholders in the country while taking their oath of office to reduce the spate of corruption and other nefarious activism. The traditionalist, who made the recommendation while featuring at the Osun state…
