Single mum murdered in her bed for an iPhone as her eight-year-old daughter slept next door

Melissa had just moved into a new home with her daughter Hannah

The luxury apartment in a leafy area of Raleigh, North Carolina, was supposed to be a fresh start for Melissa Huggins-Jones and her young daughter Hannah. Melissa, 30, was newly divorced and adjusting to life as a single mum.

She’d chosen the flat as a sanctuary to start again and was comforted knowing it was in a good part of town. But after just two weeks of living there, eight-year-old Hannah ran out onto the street barefoot and crying out, "My mum’s hurt." A concerned construction worker came to her aid, but when he walked into the flat, he was confronted with a truly savage scene.

Little Hannah had woken up to discover her mum had been stabbed and beaten to death in her bed. Just how had Melissa’s new beginning triggered her brutal end?

Covered in blood

Church-going Melissa had moved from Tennessee with Hannah in 2013 after her recent divorce.

Approximately 20 people are dead in 'domestic terror incident' at Orlando nightclub, police say

A shooting rampage at an Orlando nightclub early Sunday created left approximately 20 people dead, including a gunman, Police Chief John Mina said.

Mina said the tragedy began at 2:02 a.m. when a police officer engaged in a gun battle with a suspect outside Pulse, a gay club just south of downtown. A hostage situation then took place and a SWAT team was called in, he said. Police received updates from patrons trapped in the club.

"At about 5 a.m., a decision was made to rescue hostages," Mina said. "Exchanged gunfire with the suspect. He is dead."

Mina said 42 people were transferred to local hospitals. He estimated the death toll at 20, and said about 30 people were rescued.

"Tonight our community witnessed a horrific crime... that will have a lasting effect on our community," a solemn Mayor Buddy Dyer said.

Mina said the gunman was armed with an assault rifle and handgun. Officers from multiple agencies and dozens of emergency vehicles responded to the scene. Orange County Fire and Rescue called for gurneys to move victims from the club.

Ex Super Eagles coach, Shuaibu Amodu laid to rest

 

The technical director of the Nigerian Football Federation (NFF) and Former Super Eagles Chief Coach, Shuaibu Amodu, who died last night after complaining of chest pain, has been laid to rest at his home in Okpella, Etsako East Local Government Area of Edo State. His family members, Secretary General of the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), Mohammed Sanusi, Chairman of the Edo Football Association, Frank Ilaboya and others attended his burial.

The late football coach is survived by his wife, 7 children, aged mother and other family members. May his soul rest in peace Amen. More photos after the cut...

Donald Trump's casino business in Atlantic City was a 'protracted failure'

Donald Trump's casinos in Atlantic City were not nearly as successful as the presumptive Republican nominee makes them seem in statements on the campaign trail, according to an investigation by The New York Times.

In an investigative report published on Saturday, the Times found that Trump's casinos were largely financial failures riddled with debt.

One of Trump's Atlantic City casinos, the Trump Plaza Casino and Hotel, is now shuttered, and another one, the Trump Taj Mahal, is under new ownership.

Overall, profits at Trump's Atlantic City casinos "consistently lagged," behind his competitors, according to the Times.

An iconic former Victoria's Secret supermodel just slammed Gigi Hadid and Kendall Jenner

Stephanie Seymour. Getty Images/Dimitrios Kambouris

Some people do not respect Kendall Jenner and Gigi Hadid.

Even though the two walked the runway for Victoria's Secret's iconic annual Fashion Show and have secured many high-profile deals, they aren't respected by some of the company's former models.

"They are completely different than we were," Stephanie Seymour, one of the Victoria's Secret models from its earlier days, recently told Vanity Fair. "Supermodels are sort of the thing of the past. They deserve their own title.

Homeless teenager charged with brutal murder of dance student as she walked to halls of residence

A homeless teenager has been charged with the murder of a first year student who was killed while walking back to her halls of residence.

Meechaiel Criner, 17, was arrested in April in connection with the death of Haruka Weiser, who went missing after leaving the University of Texas' drama building.

She was heading back to her dormitory but never made it. University officers found her body in a creek in the middle of the campus two days later.

The spaceship has landed: Apple's $5 billion campus is starting to look stunning

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That's a picture of a nearly completed section of Apple's new "spaceship" headquarters in Cupertino, California. Apple's new HQ will feature the largest pieces of curved glass in the world. As you can tell from the photo, it's quite a stunning sight to behold.

Apple is planning to move employees to its new $5 billion campus early next year.

Popular Science recently got a tour of the still under construction campus.