73 people killed after a bus collided with a truck in Ghana

A bus hit a cargo truck north of Ghana's second city Kumasi overnight, killing at least 73 people on Wednesday evening.

The head-on crash, which left 13 people seriously injured, occurred 420km north of the capital Accra when a Metro Mass Transit coach bound for the northern town of Tamale from the city of Kumasi hit a truck loaded with boxes of tomatoes, regional police chief Maxwell Atingane said.

Facebook, Google, and Twitter support Apple in its war with the FBI

Apple is going to war with the FBI.

The bureau wants the Cupertino, California, tech company to help it unlock an iPhone belonging to one of the San Bernardino shooters. But Apple refuses, arguing that doing so would set a dangerous precedent and make all its users less safe.

Battle lines are being drawn. On one side, those who argue that Apple has a duty to aid law enforcement in any way it can, and on the other, those who fear that the case risks setting a dangerous precedent — that companies can be forced to hack their users.

Here's what the tech industry is saying:

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After the ruling on Tuesday, CEO Tim Cook published a strongly worded open letter to the company's customers explaining why Apple is opposing it.

"The government is asking Apple to hack our own users and undermine decades of security advancements that protect our customers

'Super baby' born weighing a huge 14lbs and measuring 54cm long leaves mum and doctors stunned

Birth weight: Olivia the "super baby" weighs an astonishing 14 lbs and is doing well

This incredible image shows a newborn baby who has tipped the scales at an incredible 14LBS.Olivia, who was born by caesarean section, has been termed the "super baby" - and measures 54cm in length at just a few hours old.

Her weight - three times as much as a Chihuahua - is a new record at the Cipolletti Clinic in the southern Argentine province of Rio Negro.Local media reports that Olivia is under supervision but is healthy.

Her mother, Maria Fernanda Basly, is also in good health and said all she wants now is the all clear to leave the clinic with her heavyweight new arrival .

Despite the baby being a record in the region, according to the Guinness World Book of Records the record for the heaviest baby in the world is shared.

Manny Pacquiao, after being dropped by Nike, posts Bible verse that says men who have sex with men ‘are to be put to death’

Following up on his belief that people in same-sex relationships are “worse than animals,” Manny Pacquiao reportedly quoted a bible verse on Instagram that says two men who have sex with each other “are to be put to death."

The boxer — who was dropped by Nike on Wednesday — posted, then deleted, Leviticus 20:13, according to ABS CBN News, writing “If a man has sexual relations with a man as one does with a woman, both of them have done what is detestable. They are to be put to death; their blood will be on their own heads.”

The post had more than 18,000 likes and was up for roughly two hours before it was deleted, ABS CBN reported. It also said that Pacquiao denied quoting the verse in 2012, stating that he had a gay relative but was against same-sex marriage because it is the word of God.

Pacquiao also quoted another verse in the deleted post that seemingly was directed at criticism he’s received for his views.

Quoting Luke 6:22-23, he wrote “Blessed are you when people hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son Of Man. … Rejoice in that day and leap for joy, because great is your reward in heaven. For that is how their ancestors treated the prophets.”

Convict admits killing mom in violent attack just days after completing 30-year sentence for murder BY LAURIE HANNA

A convicted New Jersey murderer has admitted killing his mother just two days after being released from serving a 30-year sentence for killing a neighbor.

Steven Pratt, from Atlantic City, pleaded guilty to the death of mom Gwendolyn Pratt in a violent attack two years ago.

"I don't want a trial. I'm guilty,” Pratt said as he confessed to his mother's death, according to Fox 32 News.

The 47-year-old must serve 85% of a 25-year prison sentence for the manslaughter on Oct. 12, 2014.

An autopsy found that she died from massive blunt-force head injuries.

"Police Academy," George Gaynes, 'Punky Brewster' Actor, Dead At 98

Actor George Gaynes, known for his roles on "Punky Brewster" and "Police Academy," has died. He was 98 years old. 

The actor died at his daughter Iya Gaynes Falcone Brown's home in North Bend, Washington on Monday night. Falcone Brown, confirmed the news to The New York Times. 

Born in Finland in 1917, Gaynes had an distinguished career in entertainment. Hecame to New York after World War II and joined the New York City Opera, where he played Figaro and Leporello in "Don Giovanni." 

He appeared on many TV series in the '60s and '70s such as "Hawaii Five-O," "Bonanza," "Hogan's Heroes" and "Columbo." He also appeared on Broadway in Cole Porter's "Out of This World" and played Rosalind Russell's suitor in 1953's "Wonderful Town," a musical version of "My Sister Eileen."

Gaynes scored his first major role in 1982's "Tootsie," as a soap opera actor who pursues Dustin Hoffman's character. He followed that film up with two of his most iconic roles -- Commandant Eric Lassard in the "Police Academy" films, and Henry Warnimont, the foster father in "Punky Brewster." 

Mob Wives Star Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola loses battle with cancer at age 55 RIP

Angela 'Big Ang' Raiola

Angela Raiola best known as Big Ang star of the VH1 reality series, "Mob Wives" passed away on Feb. 18, 2016 after battling cancer. She was 55 years old. Her uncle, the late Salvatore "Sally Dogs" Lombardi, was a captain in the Genovese crime family.

Prostitute found dead in Britain hid her secret life as sex worker from her family

A prostitute found dead in Britain had hidden her life as a sex worker from her family.

Jessica McGraa, 37, was found dead in an apartment in Aberdeen, Scotland, after telling her husband she was travelling from her London home to sell hair extensions.

Her devastated husband Gareth had no idea of her secret double life, Mirror Online reported.

He said his Nigerian-born partner was a devout Christian and he was convinced she was making money by selling hair extensions.

“I honestly believed that she was making her money from hair extensions,” the 56-year-old said.

“She was a very pious girl — she dragged me to church even and that’s not easy.

Turkey is retaliating after 2 bombs targeting its military killed at least 34

The Turkish army started bombing Kurdish camps in northern Iraq overnight, hours after a car bomb attack in the capital Ankara killed at 28 people,Reuters reports.

Dozens were also wounded after the car laden with explosives detonated next to military buses near the armed forces' headquarters.

Six Turkish security force members were also killed on Thursday, as a bomb detonated by remote control hit a military convoy in southeast Turkey, according to Reuters. 

According to security sources, the convoy was hit on the highway linking Diyarbakir, the largest city in the mainly Kurdish southeast, to the district of Lice.

Turkey's Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu said in a speech on live television on Thursday that the perpetrator of the Ankara attack was a member of the Syria Kurdish YPG militia working with insurgents from the PKK. No one has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.

The leader of the Syrian Kurdish YPG has denied his group was behind the attacks in Turkey, and warned Ankara about a ground action in Syria, the Associated Press reports. 

FILIPINO WORKER SUES BELLAGIO HOTEL BOSS CALLED ME MONKEY! AND I HAVE CARPAL TUNNEL!

A former Bellagio Hotel employee from the Philippines claims she was humiliated by her boss, who told her people from her country were direct descendants from monkeys. 

Vilma Miel claims in a new lawsuit she worked as a cage cashier for nearly 20 years, but it went south in 2014 when her supervisor began harassing her. 

She claims the guy called her an "old woman" and said Filipinos "originated from monkeys."

Discrimination aside, she also claims she developed carpal tunnel syndrome during the 2015 Chinese New Year. She says she hopped on a flight to the Philippines to get treatment, and when she came back she was suspended and ultimately fired.

Miel is suing for discrimination based on national origin, age, and disability.

Audio of Kanye West's epic backstage rant at 'SNL' has reportedly surfaced

Reported audio of Kanye West angrily ranting backstage duringhis appearance on NBC's "Saturday Night Live" over the weekend has surfaced.

New York Post's Page Six reported that it has obtained audio of the rapper having a meltdown over part of his performance stage being ripped out.

“Look at that s--t they took my f--king stage off’a 'SNL' without asking me," the man reported to be West says in the audio. "I am bummed … If I am going to do this we are breaking the motherf--king Internet.”

He adds, "That and Taylor Swift fake a--." 

At the time, Swift and West had been feuding over his mention of her in his new song, "Famous."

He later goes on a rampage about being "50% more influential" than several well-known people, such as iconic filmmaker Stanley Kubrick, legendary artist Pablo Picasso, and Paul the Apostle.

what Google's CEO just said about Apple's battle with the FBI

Google CEO Sundar Pichai just weighed in on Apple's battle with the FBI, which has ordered Apple to help it unlock the phone of one of the shooters who killed 14 people in San Bernardino, California, last year in an apparent terrorist act.

In a series of tweets, Pichai wrote that although Google gives "law enforcement access to data based on valid legal orders," that is "wholly different than requiring companies to enable hacking of customer devices and data," which could set a "troubling precedent."

Apple is fighting the court order mandating that it help the FBI unlock an iPhone that belonged to one of the shooters by creating software that would allow the intelligence agency to have an unlimited number of attempts to enter the phone's passcode before it auto-wipes.

CEO Tim Cook of Apple responded on Wednesday by calling it a "chilling" demand that "would undermine the very freedoms and liberty our government is meant to protect." He's arguing that to help the FBI unlock the phone would basically be providing a dangerous "master key" and that the agency is essentially "asking Apple to hack our own users."

So Pichai's stance is, basically, we support Apple — we will give law enforcement data when we need to, but we will not put in a "backdoor" for the government.

Here's his full response:

Pacquiao fired by Nike over anti-gay comments

Aww, Boxer Manny Pacquiao has been fired by Nike as a brand ambassador over his anti-gay comments. Nike issued a statement this evening saying;

"We find Manny Pacquiao's comments abhorrent. Nike strongly opposes discrimination of any kind and has a long history of supporting and standing up for the rights of the LGBT community. We no longer have a relationship with Manny Pacquiao."

Teen accused of impersonating doctor, stealing from patient

Malachi Love-Robinson had all the trappings of a medical practice — an office, a lab coat and stethoscope. What he didn't have, authorities say, was a medical license — few 18 year olds do. Now the Florida teen is charged with practicing medicine without a license and theft after he allegedly performed an exam on an undercover agent and took almost $3,500 from an 86-year-old woman seeking treatment for stomach pain.
He's also accused of stealing three checks from her that he cashed for almost $2,800.
Love-Robinson was released on $21,000 bail on Wednesday, one day after his arrest.

"Those are just allegations," he told The Associated Press in a brief phone interview. He said he planned to hold a news conference Wednesday evening to discuss the charges.

According to Palm Beach County sheriff's reports, an undercover agent went to Love-Robinson's office, The New Birth New Life Medical Center, on Tuesday. He was wearing a white lab coat with a stethoscope draped over his neck.

Drunken boyfriend thrown out of The Ritz on Valentine's Day after attacking girlfriend because she wouldn't have sex

Guilty: He admitted assault on his partner

A drunken man was thrown out of the £320-a-night Ritz hotel in London afterattacking his girlfriend because she wouldn't have sex with him on Valentine's Day .

20-year-old Rhys Weatherburn booked himself and partner Shannon Fidge into the room to celebrate the romantic holiday.

She shouted for help as he told her: 'We are in a hotel, we are going to have sex.'

Weatherburn was escorted from the hotel and smashed a glass door panel on his way out, Westminster magistrates' court heard.

Nicola Flint, prosecuting, said: 'The defendant and the complainant, who have been in a relationship for around a year and a half, were staying at the hotel for Valentine's Day.