Posts by Liam Redmond
UK police release man arrested over killing of former politician Ann Widdecombe
British police on Saturday released a 26-year-old man they arrested as a suspect in the killing of Ann Widdecombe, a former British member of Parliament and reality TV contestant. Devon and Cornwall Police said the man was no longer under investigation. The force said that “detectives continue to carry out numerous inquiries as part of the…
Read MoreBest Summer Deals 2026: Walmart, Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Home Depot, and More
Summer 2026 kicked off in the United States with some amazing deals from major retail brands, including Amazon, Target, Best Buy, Walmart, and Home Depot. The retailers rolled out their promotions earlier than usual this year, and most of them took place at the end of June. The good news is that those who enjoy…
Read MoreUS, Canada strike deal on tolls to let new Gordie Howe bridge open on July 27
A new $4.7 billion bridge connecting Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, which President Donald Trump threatened to block, is set to open on July 27 after the US and Canada struck a deal on toll revenue, the Canadian government said late on Friday. The Gordie Howe International Bridge had been set to open in June. In…
Read MoreMeta’s New Instagram AI Image Tool Lasted Days Before User Outcry Shut It Down
Meta has withdrawn a newly introduced Instagram feature that allowed users to generate AI images based on public Instagram accounts. The social media giant has decided to reverse course just days after its debut amid mounting criticism over privacy and consent. The tool was unveiled alongside Muse Image, the first image-generation model from Meta Superintelligence…
Read MoreSoCal Man Killed Girlfriend, Her Lover Out of ‘Jealousy’ Despite Agreeing to an Open Relationship
A man who agreed to an open relationship with his girlfriend fatally shot her and her new lover inside their San Diego home in a crime motivated by jealousy, according to prosecutors. Ryan Wesley Proffitt, 27, is accused of murdering his Navy sailor girlfriend, Courtney Chandler, 28, and Nicholas McClure, 27, at the couple’s home…
Read MoreDear Abby: I married an older man at 20-years-old — now I wonder if I missed out on life
DEAR ABBY: I married when I was 20 and my husband was 32. I grew up with a conservative view of marriage, so in a sense, I believed marrying early would grant me the most freedom as a woman. We have been married for five years and have a child. Over the years, many people…
Read MoreHow Russian Hackers Used Home Security Cameras to Track NATO Aid to Ukraine
Russian state-backed hackers have been using internet-connected cameras, including devices positioned along military transport corridors, to monitor the movement of weapons and equipment bound for Ukraine, according to Dutch intelligence agencies. In a joint security advisory, the Netherlands’ General Intelligence and Security Service (AIVD) and Military Intelligence and Security Service (MIVD) said the operation targeted…
Read MoreYouTube star Ms Rachel posts support for hijab-wearing kindergartners after Trump post
Children’s YouTube star “Ms. Rachel” has waded into a political controversy after pushing back against President Donald Trump for sharing a viral video showing several children wearing hijabs at a Minnesota kindergarten graduation. “Ms. Rachel,” whose real name is Rachel Griffin Accurso, took to Instagram to express support for the kindergarteners wearing hijabs. “I saw some of you wore…
Read MoreRandolph Mantooth, ‘Emergency!’ star who played Johnny Gage, dead at 80
Randolph Mantooth, the actor best known for playing firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage on NBC’s hit 1970s series “Emergency!,” has died. He was 80. Mantooth died Thursday at a hospice facility in Ventura, Calif., after a long illness, his brother Donald Mantooth told The Hollywood Reporter. Donald said the actor had “been ill for a number of…
Read MoreEbola Death Toll Reaches 600 as Suspected Cases Spread Beyond Congo’s Outbreak Zone
Health authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo said Thursday that the country’s Ebola death toll has risen to 600, while new suspected cases have emerged in two provinces previously unaffected by the outbreak, raising concerns that the virus may be spreading beyond its original epicenter in the country’s east. The Congolese Ministry of Health…
Read MoreOklahoma woman Martha Lillard, last US polio patient using iron lung, dead at 78
Martha Lillard had just turned 5 when she was diagnosed with polio and depended on an iron lung to live. She died June 26 in Oklahoma, the last US polio patient who used the machine, her sister said. She was 78. “They told her she wasn’t supposed to live past 20 years old,” Lillard’s younger sister, Cindy…
Read MoreKristi Noem: Former DHS Secretary to Divorce Husband Bryon Noem after Cross-Dressing Scandal, Mom Claims
Former Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and her husband, Bryon Noem, are headed for divorce, according to comments made by Noem’s mother in a recent interview. Speaking to the Daily Mail from her home next to the family ranch where the couple raised their three children, Corinne Arnold said the separation had been expected. “It…
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