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Dancehall performer Andrae Maurice Whittaker, better known as Squash, has taken a pivotal step in addressing his legal troubles in the United States by entering a plea agreement in a federal firearms case. The move resolves one of the two charges he faced while allowing prosecutors to drop the second count. Under the terms of the agreement, Squash has pleaded guilty to being an illegal alien in possession of a firearm or ammunition. The charge concerning possession of an automatic weapon has been dismissed. Squash is also required to pay a $100 special assessment fee at the time of sentencing.…

Four children were killed in a fire after their North Carolina home went up in flames while they were staying home alone with their 12-year-old sister and the sister’s friend. Reports say the girls had stayed overnight without an adult at the house in Columbus County when the blaze began in the early hours of Aug. 30. The 12-year-old girl, later identified by local outlets as Winter Green, managed to escape with her friend, who is also 12. Her four younger sisters, however, were trapped inside as flames spread quickly through the home. According to reports, police were alerted around 2:30…

The charge against the St Catherine woman who was charged for harbouring a fugitive following the recapture of Constant Spring escapee Talik Chambers has been dropped. The woman, 21-year-old Jayan “Shamara” Holmes, who shares two children with the escapee, had spent weeks facing allegations that she deliberately hid the fugitive after his escape. But on Tuesday, Acting Senior Parish Court Judge Janelle Nelson-Gayle dismissed the charge, accepting the Crown’s concession that there was no evidence to prove the case. Holmes’ legal troubles began shortly after Chambers’ dramatic escape and his recapture on August 20 in Waterloo, St Catherine. Police reported…

An 8-month-old baby was killed by his father, who ran him over after a dispute involving the child’s mother. The altercation erupted when the parents and the infant, Pablo Kye Golden, were in a vehicle driving near the intersection of McDuff and Lennox avenues in Jacksonville, Florida. According to investigators, the child’s father, 20-year-old Justin Golden, pulled the vehicle to a stop during the dispute. He then opened the door, placed Pablo on the ground, and drove away, running over the infant as he left. According to the police, the child’s mother said that the argument stemmed from baby wipes and money. The arrest report said…

A group of urgent care employees in Santa Barbara, California, are out of work after a TikTok video mocking patients blew up into a scandal across social media platforms. The outrage stemmed from the main focus of the video, which has since been deleted, which was the bodily fluids that patients left behind on the exam table at Sansum Clinic. The clip featured still images of several health workers posing near the exam tables, captioned with phrases like “Guess the substance” and “Are patients allowed to leave you guys gifts?” In one image, a smiling employee gave a thumbs-up over…

An 11-year-old was fatally shot after ringing a neighbour’s doorbell and running away during an age-old prank. On Saturday night, the deceased, Julián Guzman, and his cousin slipped away from a family party to play “ding dong ditch”, a prank where children knock on doors or ring doorbells before running off. The cousins had already played the prank on several homes when they approached a two-storey house on Mimbrough Street in Houston, Texas. After knocking, they sprinted away. Authorities say homeowner Gonzalo Leon Jr, a 42-year-old Army veteran, came outside armed with a gun. According to court documents, he fired once…

Sean “Diddy” Combs is pushing back hard against federal prosecutors, arguing that his conviction under the Mann Act should not stand. His defence team says the government relied on the wrong definition of prostitution, and they’re now asking a judge to either overturn the verdict or grant him a new trial. In recent court filings, Diddy’s attorneys criticised prosecutors for applying what they called the “modern meaning” of prostitution, rather than the one in place when the law was written in 1910. Known at the time as the White Slave Traffic Act, the Mann Act initially defined prostitution far differently,…

Prime Minister-designate Dr Andrew Holness has pledged that the Jamaica Labour Party’s (JLP) historic third consecutive term in office will be defined by renewal, education, and the promise of prosperity reaching more communities across the island. Addressing an enthusiastic crowd of supporters at the party’s Belmont Road headquarters on Wednesday night, Holness said the victory was not just about retaining power but about deepening the JLP’s role as a government committed to performance. “They have spoken and chosen. Those who may not share their views. They see prosperity in some areas, but they want prosperity to come now to their…

A 14-year-old Texas student is facing a long and painful recovery after a violent incident inside his school cafeteria left him with life-threatening head injuries. The cafeteria attack happened on August 21 at Kilgore Middle School, where eighth grader Lukas Hardeman was allegedly body slammed by another student after making a joke. According to his family, Lukas struck both a cafeteria stool and the floor during the fall, suffering multiple brain bleeds and dangerous swelling. He was rushed to the Children’s Hospital, where doctors performed emergency surgery and removed two portions of his skull to relieve the pressure. His father,…

Cardi B walked out of court on Tuesday with a weight lifted off her shoulders after a Los Angeles jury unanimously found her not liable in a civil assault and battery case that sought $24 million in damages. The verdict closed a chapter that had been looming over the rapper since 2020. The case was brought by Emani Ellis, a former security guard who claimed that in 2018, Cardi attacked her during an encounter at her obstetrician’s office. Ellis alleged that the rapper cut her face with a fingernail, spat on her, and hurled racial slurs during the confrontation. However,…