Asking Eric: I’m hurt that some of my family plans to skip my destination 40th birthday bash

Dear Eric: I have a milestone birthday next year (40!) and have been telling family and friends that I’d like to have a party or gathering with them in my country of birth. I moved away from home 15 years ago to Europe. My parents, sister and sister’s family all live in the same city … Read more

Sydney shark attack: 12-year-old boy Nico Antic dies after harbour beach mauling

Nico had been jumping from rocks with mates at Sydney Harbour near Shark Beach last Sunday when he was bitten by a suspected bull shark about 4.20pm. The North Bondi surf life-saving nipper suffered injuries to both his legs, but his brave friends pulled him from the water. Nico was given first aid by Water … Read more

L.A. Deputy Arrested: Domestic Abuse Charges

Los Angeles county SheriffS Deputy Jim Devoe is in custody ⁢again⁢ after a⁣ new⁢ arrest in Lancaster, this time facing felony domestic violence charges.This follows a 2023 arrest of Devoe for⁢ alleged child abuse. Details are still ⁤emerging, but the Sheriff’s Department is already conducting criminal⁤ and internal investigations. News Directory 3⁤ is committed to … Read more

Police crackdown on Hawke’s Bay boy racer meet begins: ‘Expect police to be knocking on your door’

“We will have a visible presence on the roads, with a focus on deterring antisocial behaviours, and disrupting illegal activities.” Hallett said in the lead up to the weekend, police had completed enquiries with people suspected of involvement in previous boy racer offending and those in the Hawke’s Bay car scene generally. “This has led … Read more

Kidnapped boy found alive, finger missing

(UPDATE) POLICE on Wednesday said a 14-year-old Chinese student who was reported kidnapped in Taguig City on Feb. 20 was found Tuesday night, abandoned along Macapagal Avenue in Parañaque City, with his right little finger missing. The Philippine National Police (PNP) Anti-Kidnapping Group (AKG) said the boy was reported missing after he did not return … Read more

Missing boy found by rangers after wandering for 5 days in lion-infested game park

EIGHT-YEAR-OLD SURVIVES FIVE DAYS ALONE IN LION-INFESTED GAME PARK HARARE – In a remarkable story of survival, an eight-year-old boy named Tinotenda Pudu has been found safe after wandering alone for five days in the perilous Matusadonha Game Park in Mashonaland West, Zimbabwe. Lost and Alone in the Wild According to Mashonaland West Proportional Representation … Read more

Court in China hands teenage boy life sentence for murdering classmate

China lowered its age of criminal responsibility from 14 to 12 for ‘special cases’ such as inflicting death by ‘extremely cruel means’. Photo / Getty Images A Chinese court sentenced a teenage boy to life in prison on Monday for murdering his classmate, capping a case that sparked a national debate over the treatment of … Read more