An 84-year-old homeowner who is accused of shooting a black teenager after he mistakenly went to the man’s house must stand trial, a Missouri judge has ruled. Andrew Lester, a retired mechanic, is charged with first-degree assault and armed criminal action after he shot now 17-year-old Ralph Yarl, who had mistakenly knocked on his house
Marc Raimondi, ESPN Staff WriterAug 31, 2023, 03:25 PM ET Chris Weidman suffered a small fracture in his left leg during his fight at UFC 292 earlier this month, the former UFC middleweight champion said on his “Won’t Back Down Radio” show this week. Weidman released a video excerpt of the show on social media
Rishi Sunak today sought to put his own stamp on the cabinet, in a way not possible a year ago when he took over. Yet this reshuffle – which was already in the works in May – took only baby steps towards creating a cabinet truly in Mr Sunak’s image. Even this level of change
Swedish performance EV maker Polestar (PSNY) reported its Q2 2023 earnings on Thursday, showing widening losses as production scales. Polestar is entering an “exciting” growth phase with two highly anticipated EVs scheduled for production. Polestar hits record deliveries, but losses widen in Q2 Polestar delivered 15,765 EVs in the second quarter of the year, up
In this article TSLA Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of Twitter, looks on as he attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at the Porte de Versailles exhibition centre in Paris, France, June 16, 2023. Gonzalo Fuentes | Reuters Tesla
Tottenham have had an unbeaten start to their Premier League season under new head coach Ange Postecoglou. He is the first Australian to manage in the league and has clearly made an impression on popstar Robbie Williams. ‘Guess I’m a Spurs fan now’ the singer told his Instagram followers after singing a version of his
Federal judge Tanya Chutkan ruled that the federal criminal trial against former President Donald Trump over his efforts to overturn the 2020 election will begin March 4, 2024, a day before the Super Tuesday primaries.
Junior doctors and consultants in England will take joint strike action for the first time over four days across September and October, the British Medical Association (BMA) has announced. The BMA said consultants will strike on 19 and 20 September with Christmas Day levels of cover, while junior doctors will also walk out on 20
Greg Wyshynski, ESPNAug 31, 2023, 09:00 AM ET Close Greg Wyshynski is ESPN’s senior NHL writer. Whenever I think about how an offseason signing in the NHL can impact the following trade deadline, I think of Taylor Hall. Please recall back in 2020 when the talented left wing didn’t find the long-term contract he wanted
Dire Straits guitarist Jack Sonni has died. The British rock band announced the news on X (formerly Twitter), writing “Jack Sonni Rest In Peace” with a photo of the musician. He was 68, according to the Dire Straits official blog. Sonni was affectionately referred to as the “other guitar player in Dire Straits” having joined
Labour’s shadow education secretary has called for the government to publish a full list of schools being forced to close because of fears over the safety of their buildings. It comes after the government announced school buildings in England made with a certain type of concrete prone to collapse will be closed immediately. Around 104
School buildings in England made with a certain type of concrete that is prone to collapse will be immediately closed over safety fears, the government has announced. Around 104 schools or “settings” will be disrupted on top of 50 that have already been affected this year. The Department for Education (DfE) said the “vast majority
The owner of HMV is finalising a deal to rescue the majority of Wilko’s operations, salvaging more than 8,000 jobs at the stricken high street retailer. Sky News has learnt that Wilko’s administrators, PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC), began consulting the chain’s major creditors on Thursday on the terms of an agreement with Doug Putman. One source with
A body has been found in the search for missing poet Gboyega Odubanjo, police have said. Mr Odubanjo, 27, was meant to do a reading at the Shambala festival in Kelmarsh, Northamptonshire, on Sunday – but never arrived for his performance. He was last seen at the festival at around 4am on Saturday. While formal
North Korea has performed a simulated “scorched earth” nuclear strike on targets across South Korea. The exercise is in response to joint drills that have been held by South Korea, Japan and the US this week – which Pyongyang repeatedly denounces as a rehearsal for war. State media set out how the North envisions a
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Cranes stand at the construction site of the second phase of Changjiang Nuclear Power Plant, invested by state-owned China National Nuclear Corporation (CNNC) and China Huaneng Group, on June 28, 2023 in Changjiang Li Autonomous County, Hainan Province of China. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images China is the breakaway global
In this article BIDU Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Pictured here is the Ernie bot mobile interface, with the Baidu search engine home page in the background. Future Publishing | Future Publishing | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese tech giant Baidu announced Thursday its ChatGPT-like Ernie bot was now open to the public at
The UK car industry has declared it is “recovering” after production last month rose by almost a third compared to a year ago. The Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) reported a 31.6% hike in output during July versus the same month in 2022. It said the 76,451 vehicles made represented a sixth consecutive
Stunning pictures have captured the rare blue supermoon over the UK and other locations throughout the world. The moon appeared larger than usual as it shone in the night sky on Wednesday night, peaking around 2.35am on Thursday in the UK. While the moon is typically around 252,088 miles away at its furthest point from