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Is Meghan Markle’s Father Talking Less or Just Less Relevant?
Meghan Markle’s father, Thomas Markle, Sr., made a series of headlines for all the wrong reasons as his daughter was set to marry Prince Harry. While it seemed that Markle Sr. couldn’t keep his mouth shut and was the center of several controversies for a while, things have gone much quieter lately. Is Markle Sr. …
BREAKING: Father of 2 young kids found shot to death at home, police say
0 BREAKING: Father of 2 young kids found shot to death at home, police say ATLANTA – Police say a man was found dead in southwest Atlanta of multiple gunshot wounds Saturday. The man was found dead around 4 p.m. in a home on Alder Lane. Police said it appears the victim has been dead for …
Father Ted star Brendan Grace dead at 68 after lung cancer battle
Father Ted star Brendan Grace has died aged 68 after a battle with lung cancer. The Irish actor/comedian, who is best known for playing Father Fintan Stack in the hit comedy, died in the early hours of this morning, according to RTE. The website reports Grace’s family confirmed he died “peacefully” and they have thanked …
Princeton grad found guilty of murdering his father after his allowance was cut
Thomas Gilbert Sr., a founding managing partner of the hedge fund Wainscott Capital, was found dead in his apartment in January 2015 with a gunshot wound to the head. Gilbert’s attorneys did not dispute that he killed his father but said he was not guilty by reason of insanity. Jurors dismissed the insanity defense; they …
Protests in Russia as sisters face jail for killing abusive father | World news
Three teenage sisters who killed their father after suffering years of physical and sexual abuse are facing murder charges in Russia in a case that has sparked protests and a debate about domestic violence. Maria, Angelina, and Krestina Khachaturyan bludgeoned and stabbed their 57-year-old father, Mikhail, to death as he dozed in an armchair at …
“I hate it”: Trump and lawmakers react to tragic photo of migrant father and daughter
A haunting image that shows the danger so many are willing to face to try and enter the U.S., has gone viral. Now, officials are pointing blame. Oscar Alberto Martinez Ramirez and his almost 2-year-old daughter Valeria are seen face down in south Texas’ Rio Grande. The child’s arm is still holding on to her …
Border drowning: Father and daughter dove into the river in desperation
The bodies of Salvadoran migrant Oscar Alberto Martínez Ramírez and his nearly 2-year-old daughter, Valeria, lie on the bank of the Rio Grande in Matamoros, Mexico, Monday, after they drowned trying to cross the river to Brownsville, Tex. (Julia Le Duc/AP) Alex Horton General assignment reporter covering national and breaking news June 26 at 12:31 …
BREAKING: Thompson’s Station man charged with murder of father
Photo courtesy of Williamson County Sheriff’s Department BY ALEXANDER WILLIS Williamson County sheriff’s deputies arrested and charged a Thompson’s Station resident with criminal homicide and aggravated assault Wednesday afternoon after an altercation between the suspect and his father that turned deadly. The suspect, 36 year-old James Smithson Jr., allegedly shot his father, James Smithson Sr., …
BBC – Future – The secret of being a good father
The Aka tribesmen in the Central African Republic often look after their young children while the mothers are out hunting. They soothe, clean and play with their babies, and spend more time holding them than fathers in any other society. Their devotion has earned them the title of “the world’s best dads” from online commentators …