Author: US News

US extreme heat intensifies as heatwave spreads coast to coast More than 110 million people continue to be affected by extreme heat as warnings are issued from coast to coast. A heat dome over the US south-west could see temperature records being broken in as many as 38 cities. In Las Vegas, the intense heatwave is threatening to break the city’s record high of 117F (47.2C). The US isn’t the only country battling extreme heat – with Europe also being affected by rising temperatures, and Canada battling the worse season of wildfires in its history. Hundreds of firefighters have been…

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Ex-Manson follower Leslie Van Houten released from prison after 53 years One of Charles Manson’s former followers, Leslie Van Houten, has been released on parole after serving more than five decades of a life sentence for two brutal murders. Van Houten, 73, was 19 when she was in the infamous cult – the “Manson family” led by leader Charles Manson. She took part in the murder of a LA grocer Leno LaBianca and his wife Rosemary in 1969. The killings took place just days after the cult members murdered the actress Sharon Tate and four others. Van Houten held down…

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Sex offender Larry Nassar repeatedly stabbed in prison fight Larry Nassar – the former US national gymnastics team doctor, has been stabbed at least 10 times in a Florida prison. Nassar is serving up to 175 years for sexually assaulting athletes and possession of child pornography. He was attacked on Sunday by a fellow inmate, and is reported to be in a stable condition in hospital. It has been reported that he was stabbed twice in the neck, twice in the back and six times in the chest. He reportedly suffered a collapsed lung. Hundreds of victims came forward about…

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