A guard was taken hostage by inmates at a US prison on Saturday, with the terrifying situation unfolding on Facebook Live. An Oklahoma City corrections officer was taken to a hospital Saturday after being held hostage on the 10th floor of the Oklahoma County Detention...
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Piers Morgan rails against cancel culture
Piers Morgan has railed against cancel culture and “woke” liberals in a lengthy account appearing in the UK’s Mail on Sunday newspaper. Morgan, who left Good Morning Britain earlier this month after saying on air that he didn’t believe many of the things Meghan Markle...
How the ‘house party’ stuff-up happened
QLD Health was red-faced after spreading fake news about a COVID superspreader party. How did the monumental stuff-up happen? Queensland authorities were left red-faced today after being forced to retract a claim that a man in his 20s who tested positive for coronavirus had hosted...
Library stabbing rampage leaves one dead
One person was killed and multiple people hurt after a suspect went on a stabbing rampage at a Canadian library. A suspect is now in custody in connection with the lone wolf attack in North Vancouver, officials tweeted. The violence happened in and around the...
NSW identifies QLD close contacts
NSW Health has identified close contacts related to Queensland’s COVID-19 outbreak as it gets in touch with more than 20,000 returned travellers. NSW Health says it is in the process of contacting more than 20,000 people who have recently returned from Queensland as that state’s...
How the ‘house party’ stuff-up happened
Queensland authorities were left red-faced today after being forced to retract a claim that a man in his 20s who tested positive for coronavirus had hosted a house party with 25 people while waiting for his results. Queensland Health made the claim – which went...
Suicide bomb hits Palm Sunday Mass in Indonesia, 14 wounded
MAKASSAR, Indonesia – Two attackers blew themselves up outside a packed Roman Catholic cathedral during a Palm Sunday Mass on Indonesia’s Sulawesi island, wounding at least 14 people, police said. A video obtained by The Associated Press showed body parts scattered near a burning motorbike...
Queen’s grandson questioned by police
The Queen’s “favourite grandson” has been quizzed by police after a complaint that he had driven to Scotland during lockdown to see a married woman. Cops quizzed the Queen’s grandson Peter Phillips after a complaint that he had driven to Scotland to see a married...
NSW identifies nine QLD close contacts
NSW Health says it is in the process of contacting more than 20,000 people who have recently returned from Queensland as that state’s latest coronavirus outbreak evolves. The travellers who returned on flights between March 20 and 26 are being contacted via email and SMS...
Reality TV star killed in tragic shooting
One of the stars of a hit reality TV show was killed during a series of shootings on Friday night that left eight people wounded. One of the stars of the reality show Bad Girls Club was killed in a Virginia Beach melee. Deshayla ‘Shay’...