This is a busy time of year for homophobes. In the weeks leading up to and extending into June, many cities and counties across California have Pride Month on their agendas. Maybe they’re considering a resolution supporting the LGBTQ+ community or discussing whether to fly the rainbow flag at city hall. Whatever the proposal, Pride […]
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South African footballer and Olympian Luke Fleurs killed in hijacking
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African footballer and Olympian Luke Fleurs has been killed in a hijacking in Johannesburg, his Kaizer Chiefs club said on Thursday. The 24-year-old defender was shot while waiting to be attended to at a petrol station in the Honeydew suburb in Johannesburg, according to police. “Luke Fleurs tragically lost his life […]
Bloodied suspect in missing Americans’ Caribbean yacht hijacking tossed into truck during arrest, video shows
One of the Caribbean prison escapees who allegedly kidnapped an American couple during a violent yacht hijacking is seen in a video handcuffed and bloodied as law enforcement throws him in the back of a truck. The suspect is one of three men who allegedly threw Ralph Hendry and his wife, Kathy Brandel, overboard after […]
Caribbean officials search for missing couple after yacht hijacking
By Robertson Henry KINGSTOWN, ST. VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES (Reuters) – Police from two countries in the eastern Caribbean are investigating the possible murder of two people believed to be U.S. citizens who owned a catamaran that was hijacked by three fugitives in the waters off the island of Grenada. The yacht’s alleged owners, Kathy […]