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By Jonathan Allen, Brad Brooks and Andrew Hay, Reuters Ryan Wesley Routh following his arrest in Martin County, Florida, on 15 September. Photo: AFP PHOTO / MARTIN COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE Ryan Routh, the man who authorities allege carried out an apparent attempted assassination on former President Donald Trump, has a lengthy criminal history and connections to the war in Ukraine. Routh, 58, was charged with two gun-related crimes in a federal court in Florida on Monday, a day after he was spotted with a rifle hiding in shrubbery on the property line of Trump's golf course. More charges are expected. Officials have not cited any possible motives. One of Routh's sons described him as a loving father. North Carolina voting records show that Routh had no party affiliation, though he did ...

Former BBC news presenter Huw Edwards was given a suspended sentence at Westminster Magistrates' Court in London after admitting to making indecent images of children. Photo: AFP / Adrian Dennis Huw Edwards, the former long-time face of the BBC's flagship news programme, was given a suspended sentence at a London court on Monday after admitting to making indecent images of children. The sentencing sealed a fall from grace for Edwards, a household name in Britain for around two decades who, as the BBC's leading news anchor, announced the death of Queen Elizabeth to the nation in 2022. Edwards, 63, pleaded guilty in July to three charges of making indecent images of children, relating to 41 illegal images he was sent via WhatsApp - including two pornographic videos of a child aged between...

Ryan Routh has been charged with two gun-related crimes Photo: - By Gram Slattery and Sarah N. Lynch, Reuters A man suspected of attempting to assassinate Donald Trump was charged with two gun-related crimes in federal court, a day after being spotted with a rifle hiding in the bushes at the former US president's golf course in Florida. More charges appear likely, but the initial counts - possession of a firearm as a convicted felon and possession of a firearm with an obliterated serial number - will allow authorities to keep him in custody as the investigation continues. The Republican presidential candidate in the 5 November election was unharmed. But the incident raised fresh questions about how an armed suspect was able to get so close to him, just two months after another gunman fi...

By Dawn Chmielewski, Reuters Rupert Murdoch and Elena Zhukova at their wedding ceremony in June. Murdoch, 93, wants to make sure his oldest son, Lachlan, remains in control of his publishing empire. Photo: News Corp via AP A battle over control of Rupert Murdoch's global television and publishing empire begins today in a Reno, Nevada courtroom, where a judge will consider the contentious matter of succession. Murdoch, 93, is attempting to change the terms of the family's trust, which holds significant stakes in Fox News parent Fox and Wall Street Journal owner News Corp . The billionaire is looking to ensure that, upon his death, the media companies remain under control of his eldest son, Lachlan Murdoch, according to the New York Times, which obtained a sealed court document detaili...

Tito Jackson on 3 December 2011. Photo: Getty via AFP Singer Tito Jackson, the eldest brother of the late Michael Jackson, has died at the age of 70, media are reporting. He was a founding member of the family group the Jackson 5, along with his brothers Michael, Jermaine, Jackie and Marlon. The Jackson girls, LaToya, Rebbie and most famously, Janet, also had pop careers. Entertainment Tonight reported that family friend Steve Manning confirmed his death, saying that it was believed he died of a heart attack while driving from New Mexico to his home in Oklahoma. Tito Jackson is survived by three children, Entertainment Tonight reported. Source link