The city’s murder rate was soaring and residents were clamoring for action when the Memphis Police Department announced a new anti-violence unit with a fearsome name. “MPD’s New SCORPION UNIT Launched!” read a post on the department’s Facebook page in November 2021,…
By MARK ANDERSON (AP Sports Writer) LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Oakland Athletics have spent years trying to get a new stadium while watching Bay Area neighbors such as the Giants, Warriors, 49ers and Raiders successfully move into state-of-the-art venues, and now…
Bookmark Don’t miss a thing! Sign up to the Daily Star’s newsletter We have more newsletters A church building is on fire as 12 fire engines and 80 firefighters have been called to fight off the towering blaze. The entire two-storey building…
Key points An American study revealed moderate damage to human and mouse cells after long sessions of UV light from a nail lamp. Ultraviolet nail lamps are used in salons and at home to cure and dry gel nail polish. The study…
ISIS-inspired terrorist who killed eight people with truck in NYC is convicted – and could face first death penalty in New York since 1963 Sayfullo Saipov bowed head as he heard the verdict in a Manhattan courtroom He killed eight people with…
British teenager inspired TWO mass killings in the US by sharing videos online, court hears Harris began sharing videos aged 17 as a ‘call to arms’ for his violent beliefs Among those said to have watched them was mass murderer Payton Gendron …
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -A group of prominent Democratic U.S. senators including Majority Leader Chuck Schumer asked the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday to open an investigation into a company they said is marketing a rifle to children. In a press conference, the…
It’s a car-azy old world: How range anxiety, lack of chargers and soaring power costs have sent the electric vehicle revolution into reverse The government plans to install 300,000 new electric car chargers by 2030 This week, it was revealed that ministers…
The evolution of the ultimate punishment: How the death penalty in the U.S has changed over 250 years – from public hangings till the 1930s, the first electric chair in 1890 to lethal injections in the 1970s The U.S remains one of…
Revealed: Transgender double rapist enrolled on a beauty course at college and attended classes with unsuspecting teenage female students AFTER being charged for sex attacks Isla Bryson studied beauty at Ayrshire College’s Kilwinning Campus in 2021 The hands-on course was comprised of…