Four People Killed, Including Gunman, 14 Others Injured In Kansas Shooting Rampage

Police guard the front door of Excel Industries after the shooting in Hesston, Kansas.

Fernando Salazar / The Wichita Eagle via AP

Cedric Ford

 

Harvey County Sheriff's Office via AP

 

Three people were killed and 14 others injured Thursday when a gunman opened fire at several locations in central Kansas, culminating in a shootout with a police chief that left the gunman dead, authorities said.

Harvey County Sheriff T. Walton identified the shooter as Cedric Larry Keith Ford, a 38-year-old employee at lawn care company Excel Industries, which was the scene of the final shootout in Hesston, a small town located about 35 miles north of Wichita.

Walton said Ford, who was armed with an “assault-style long gun” and a handgun, was killed by an officer responding to the shooting. The officer was identified Friday as Doug Schroeder, Hesston’s Chief of Police, a spokesperson for the police department confirmed to 3m360 News.

Tony Burton dead: Rocky actor who trained Apollo Creed dies aged 78

Actor Tony Burton, known for his work in the "Rocky" movies, has passed away

Tony Burton, who starred in the Rocky films as the legendary trainer of both Apollo Creed and Rocky Balboa, has died.

The actor appeared in all seven of the films in the franchise - including a fleeting flashback in the most recent incarnation Creed.

Mr Burton played Tony 'Duke' Evers - a grizzled, no-nonsense trainer who in the first two films supported Apollo Creed, Balboa's opponent.

In the later films he became the trainer to Balboa, famously played by Sylvester Stallone, helping him defeat foes such as Clubber Lang and Ivan Drago.

The actor - a native of Flint, Michigan - won Flint Golden Gloves light heavyweight titles in 1955 and again in 1957, before fighting professionally briefly.

The EU’s migration system is TEN DAYS from 'completely breaking down' if the number of people arriving in Europe is not curbed, Brussels migration chief warns

The EU's migration system is just ten days from 'completely breaking down' if it does not curb the number of people arriving in Europe, the bloc's migration commissioner has warned.

Europe has until a March 7 summit with Turkey to restrict the flow of refugees into the continent or face a melt down in the EU's migration set up, according to Dimitris Avramopoulos.

He told a meeting of interior ministers in Brussels today: 'In the next 10 days, we need tangible and clear results on the ground. Otherwise there is a risk that the whole system will completely break down.'

The EU remains deeply divided over how to handle the migrant crisis, especially over recent border closures by several member states that have threatened the passport-free Schengen area. Refugees are pictured lining up for food on the Greek-Macedonian border

ISIS stones two teenage girls to death for 'adultery' - but the men just get 50 lashes

Savagery: ISIS stoned two girls to death for adultery. File picture

Two teenage girls were savagely stoned to death by ISIS thugs in Syria - but the two men they were with escaped with just a whipping.

Hasna, 17, and Madiha, 16, died in the horrific and savage way in Deir ez-Zor city, eastern Syria, after being accused of committing adultery.

local media activist Ahmed Ramadan told ARA News: “The execution took place in the Hamidiya district of Deir ez-Zor on Tuesday afternoon, where hundreds of people gathered to witness the stoning of the two young girls.”

The ISIS-led Sharia Court released a statement claiming the girls were seized in a house "with two strangers" - an act strictly forbidden under Islamic State's twisted interpretation of Islam.

After an investigation by Sharia officials, "The victims were accused of committing adultery with two older men, identified by the Sharia Court as Abu Zubair al-Idlbi and Maher Hameed," the source reported.

The two men escaped the same sickening punishment as the girls and instead were publicly flogged with 50 lashes each.

“The decision of the Sharia Court raised the anger of Deir ez-Zor’s residents, who considered it unfair to kill the two girls by stoning and merely flog the men and set them free,” Ramadan added.

Desperate migrants try to HANG themselves in Athens square as struggling Greece warns it won't become a 'warehouse of souls'

Greece has warned it would not be turned into ‘warehouse of souls’ by the rest of the Europe after tens of thousands of migrants were left trapped in the country.

Two desperate men yesterday attempted to hang themselves in a square in the centre of Athens as frustrations grew with border closures that have stopped people leaving.

One of the men, a Pakistani, was left unconscious after tying a noose made from twisted lengths of fabric to a tree and was taken to hospital.

Two desperate men yesterday attempted to hang themselves in a square in the centre of Athens as frustrations grew with border closures

10 year iold girl dies saving 2 todllers from runaway SUV

10-year-old California girl Kiera Larsen, died while saving two toddlers from a rolling vehicle. The 3 children were playing on Monday evening around 5pm, when the 10 year old noticed an SUV rolling in reverse towards them and pushed the two babies, ages 1 and 2, away from the SUV, police in Lakeside said.

The vehicle struck the 10-year-old and pushed her through a fence, KGTV reported. She was immediately rushed to the to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead.

Neighbours said the children were playing in their yard before the vehicle rolled towards them.

Special Forces spearheading 'secret war' against ISIS in Libya

Secret war: British Special Forces are spearheading the action against ISIS in Libya

Special Forces forces are spearheading a multi-national ‘secret war’ against ISIS in Libya as Coalition forces prepare a major drive against the extremist network.

ISIS has 5,000 fighters in Libya and has threatened to turn the war-torn North African country into part of their brutal Caliphate beyond Iraq and Syria.

It comes as western forces position themselves in North Africa or a major war alongside the Libyan government to stop the spread of Islamic State.

Now SAS troops who first deployed to Libya last month at the Gamal Abdel Nasser military base, south of Tobruk are operating with French and US special operations teams against Islamic State.

They have escorted MI6 teams in meeting Libyan officials to discuss supplying weapons and training to the regime army and militias to be used against ISIS.

6 Catholic Seminarians die in fatal accident in Enugu

Six seminarians of St. Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene, Akwa Ibom died & 10 seriously injured in a fatal accident in Enugu on Monday, February 22. The young men were headed to Enugu for a Community Encounter program when the vehicle they were traveling in somersaulted due to burst tyre. The bodies were deposited at the mortuary while the survivors were taken to a hospital where they are currently receiving treatment. More photos after the cut...

Three women 'forced hitchhiker to have sex with them in order to harvest his sperm'

Three female 'sperm collectors' are being hunted by police after they picked up a hitchhicker and raped him in order to 'harvest' his sperm, police said.

The women, believed to be driving a white Toyota Cresta, offered their target a lift along a main road in the city of Bulawayo, in the southwest of Zimbabwe.

But the man told police instead of dropping him off at his destination, they forced him to have sex with them before dumping him and making off with his semen.

Bulawayo police spokesperson Inspector Precious Simango told The Chronicle they picked up the man at an illegal hiking point on 6th Avenue in the city.

Stripper Leaves Her 2-Year-Old Alone At Home To Die In NY Fire

Yesterday, the internet blew up as soon as this extremely disturbing story broke.

A stripper by the name of Leila Aquino left her two-year-old daughter home alone during the middle of the night to go “work” an afties spot in New York. At around 7AM, a fire started in her building and her daughter, Kaleenah Muldrow, unfortunately lost her life. The fire department found the little girl under the bed, as it appears she was trying to hide from the flames of the burning fire.

Leila came home at around 9AM to realize there was a fire in her building along with the fact her toddler was no longer alive. She had told authorities (and her baby father) that she had a sitter watching her daughter. However, police questioned the baby sitter about it, and she had informed them that she stopped working for Aquino months prior due to the fact she wouldn’t pay her.

Charges Against Brooklyn Gang Rape Suspects Dropped After Victim Admits Having Sex With Her Father

Earlier this year we reported five Brooklyn teens were arrested and charged with the gang rape of an 18 year-old girl at a Brownsville Park. The victim reported that while out for a walk with her father; Denzel Murray, 14; Shaquell Cooper, 15; Ethan Phillip, 15; Onandi Brown, 17, and Travis Beckford, 17, held them at gunpoint and raped her. The teens were charged, as adults, with one count of rape and sex abuse, and two counts of committing a criminal sex act. The victim has since recanted her story and now claims that not only did the group of teens not have a gun, they walked upon her while she was having sexual relations with her father.

According to Brooklyn DA Ken Thompson, “The complainant has recanted her allegations of forcible sexual assault and the existence of a gun, and she does not wish to pursue criminal charges against any of the defendants. She also refuses to cooperate with any prosecution against her father, who was engaging in sexual conduct with her.”

32 things you should never say to your boss

Honesty is the best policy in the workplace — but like any rule, this one has a few exceptions.

"It's important to be cautious with what you say to your boss, as even the slightest slip up could make or break your career," says Ryan Kahn, a career coach, founder ofThe Hired Group, and author of "Hired! The Guide for the Recent Grad."

"There are the obvious things to hold back from saying to your boss, but the key is to dissect the little things in your interactions."

Lynn Taylor, a national workplace expert and the author of "Tame Your Terrible Office Tyrant: How to Manage Childish Boss Behavior and Thrive in Your Job," agrees. "There are certain comments and questions based on negative perspectives that can set you back with your boss," she says. "If they continue unabated, these phrases can sabotage an otherwise great job."

A good practice is to first pause before blurting out something you might regret and examine what you're trying to achieve, and the likely reaction you'll get from your boss.

Police detain man after hostage situation in London's Leicester Square

A hostage situation in London's Leicester Square ended when police detained a man who was holding a woman at knifepoint on Wednesday night local time.

Parts of Leicester Square were on lockdown as the situation unfolded in an Italian restaurant, according to several reports on Twitter.

Police appeared to have cordoned off the streets outside Bella Italia restaurant, where the situationreportedly took place.

According to the BBC, a man who claimed to have a knife was holding a woman hostage inside the restaurant. Two other people were reportedly inside.

20 trendy clothing From Mango you can score for cheap @MangoAbuja with the #Nigerian Students & Youth Corpers Discount Card @Nsycdc

Life just became easier for Nigerian students and youth corpers as  Mango Stores Abuja and the  #NSYCDC scheme by following theses simple steps 1. New and current students during their academic year can apply and enrol for the NS&YC discount card all year round.2. Corp members when deployed to their respective states can apply and enrol for the NS&YC discount card when they are through with their 3 weeks orientation camp training.3. Once this card has been issued and activated, the bearer can purchase various brands of goods and services at a discounted price ranging from 5% to 50% discount depending on the service provider and product seller.4. The card will have a large number of local and National businesses offering discounts to NYSC members in Nigeria.  get your students discount card to access loads of pricey opportunities with the Nigerian students youth corpers discount cardwww.nsyc.com.ng

94-year-old who served behind Nazi lines reveals the most terrifying thing he experienced

A 94-year-old World War II veteran held a Reddit AMA, with the help of his grandson, in which he provides a startling look at his time serving behind Nazi lines as an intelligence staff sergeant.

John Cardinalli, who was sworn to secrecy for 65 years following the end of World War II, has taken to Reddit to explain his time with the US Office of Strategic Services. The OSS was the forerunner of the CIA, and it was dedicated to coordinating espionage and intelligence gathering behind enemy lines during WWII.

Cardinalli was unable to tell his story until the FBI and CIA declassified his mission in 2008. Now, realizing the historical importance of his role, Cardinalli has written the book "65 Years of Secrecy" about his roles during the war.