A Gold Coast mum feared for her life when she was allegedly bashed and carjacked by a group of teens. Yoko Abe was on her way to work in Ashmore on Sunday morning when her car was allegedly struck by the teens’ car at a set of traffic lights. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Gold Coast … [Read more…]
:format(webp)/https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/content/dam/thestar/news/gta/2023/06/04/carjacking-stabbing-homicide-and-shooting-a-violent-summer-weekend-leaves-trail-of-injured-and-dead/tph504_051839_cpt638188944386204940.jpg "From downtown Toronto to Collingwood, police are asking for the public’s help in investigations into a string of violent incidents during a hot summer weekend in southern Ontario")
Toronto Police are investigating a cluster of violent incidents across the city this weekend, including a shooting and a carjacking that sent one man to hospital with serious injuries. Around 3:40 a.m. on Saturday, police attended an assault in the King Street West and Blue Jays Way area. It was reported that two men “seriously … [Read more…]
No matter what’s happening in the world, readers read. And thank goodness they do. We all need an escape, if only for an hour, from whatever crisis of the day is raging. As Thom Sczygielski of Zion, Ill., a retired Whittier Elementary School teacher, tells us, “Reading takes time, but it’s priceless.” While summer is … [Read more…]
A driving lesson has emerged as the point of focus as convicted killer Chris Dawson battles allegations he carried on a sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student, a court has heard. The former Newtown Jets rugby league player and teacher sat silently in Sydney’s Downing Centre this week as a District Court trial heard details … [Read more…]
The NRL is weighing up whether to stand Dylan Brown down after police charged the Parramatta star with sexually touching a woman without her consent at a pub in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The Eels five-eighth was arrested at the Golden Sheaf in Double Bay after police were called to the venue about 11.40pm on Saturday. … [Read more…]
Sunday is the 34th anniversary of China’s bloody crackdown on pro-democracy demonstrations in and around central Beijing’s Tiananmen Square, when Chinese troops opened fire on their own people. The event remains a taboo topic of discussion in mainland China and will not be officially commemorated by the ruling Communist Party or government. Here are some … [Read more…]
The NRL is weighing up whether to stand Dylan Brown down after police charged the Parramatta star with sexually touching a woman without her consent at a pub in Sydney’s eastern suburbs. The Eels five-eighth was arrested at the Golden Sheaf in Double Bay after police were called to the venue about 11.40pm on Saturday. … [Read more…]
Heartbreaking images show the devastation caused by a house fire that killed one woman and left three people, including two children injured. Emergency services found the Orange home well-alight when they arrived on Pimpala Place about 5.45am on Saturday. A woman, man and two children were inside when the blaze broke out. Photographs taken at … [Read more…]
A man accused of stabbing his three-year-old son to death in a Sydney unit will remain in custody as he recovers in hospital from serious injuries. Nathan Vikatos, 45, was on Saturday due to appear in Parramatta Local Court on a murder charge, but the case was adjourned for two months after a brief mention. … [Read more…]
A US federal judge in Miami has sentenced a Haitian-Chilean businessman to life in prison for his role in helping Colombian mercenaries get weapons to assassinate Haitian president Jovenel Moise in 2021. Rodolphe Jaar, 51, is the first person to be convicted and sentenced in what US prosecutors have described as a broad plot by … [Read more…]