Police are investigating the deaths of two Chicago officers fatally struck by a train Monday while responding to a “shots-fired call,” city officials said. Eduardo Marmolejo, 37, and Conrad Gary, 31, were chasing a suspected gunman around 6 p.m. when they were hit by a train that may have been traveling 70 mph, Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson told reporters […]

PARIS (Reuters) – In the midst of the biggest political crisis of his presidency, Emmanuel Macron is enlisting the help of former French president Nicolas Sarkozy, in a sign that the right-wing ex-leader’s influence on Macron is on the rise. In the space of three weeks, Macron, who has struggled to quell a month-long revolt against his reforms, has made […]

Angry parents claim they have demanded refunds from Day Trips Newport only to be ignored. The coach company advertises trips to Disneyland Paris, the Harry Potter Studio Tour, Chessington World of Adventures, a number of zoos and theme parks. But over the last week, the tour operator's Facebook page has been inundated with complaints from people who say their holiday was […]

A 15-percent death toll rise reflects a ‘hatred of the media’ by politicians and businesses, media watchdog says. More than half of all journalists killed this year – including Saudi columnist Jamal Khashoggi – were targeted deliberately, reflecting a hatred of the media voiced in many areas of society, according to a media watchdog. Reporters Without Borders (RSF) said on Tuesday that […]

WARSAW (Reuters) – All of the crew kidnapped by pirates from a container ship off the coast of Nigeria in October, including eight Polish nationals, are safe and will be reunited with their families, Poland’s Foreign Ministry said in a statement on Tuesday. “We would like to thank the shipowner, its co-workers and advisers for their professional handling of this […]

(Reuters) – Hackers accessed the European Union’s diplomatic communications network for years, downloading cables that reveal concerns about the Trump administration, struggles to deal with Russia and China and the risk of Iran reviving its nuclear program, the New York Times reported late on Tuesday. More than 1,100 cables were supplied to the Times by security firm Area 1 after […]

Serial fraudster who bragged about Harrods trip just days before his arrest over claims he lost sister in Grenfell tragedy to scam £35,000 is jailed for five years Abolaji Onafuye claimed to be the brother of Zainab Deen who died with her son  Father of-five was put up at a top London hotel and racked up bill of over £35k […]

The new worm-like creature found in Panama was called Dermophis donaldtrumpi in a jibe at the US President's views on climate change. A sustainable building product distribution company, EnviroBuild, bid $25,000 (£19,800) in an auction to name the new species. Co-founder Aidan Bell said in a statement: "As Dermophis donaldtrumpi is an amphibian, it is particularly susceptible to the impacts of climate […]

HAVANA (Reuters) – The commission in charge of writing Communist-run Cuba’s new constitution has revised an original draft to remove the concept of marriage altogether after originally amending it to open the doorway to same-sex unions. The first draft of the new constitution, that was unveiled in July, included Article 68 redefining matrimony as gender neutral rather than between a […]

MADISON, Wis. — A former detective is suing the filmmakers who produced the Netflix series “Making a Murderer” alleging the documentary defamed him. WBAY-TV reports that former Manitowoc County Sheriff’s Detective Andrew Colborn filed the lawsuit Monday against filmmakers Laura Ricciardi and Moira Demos as well as Netflix. Colborn helped convict Steven Avery in the 2005 killing of photographer Teresa […]