Mother-of-three missing for 42 years found alive and well after decades hiding from family

A mother-of-three who vanished 42 years ago has been found alive and living under a false name.

Lula Ann Gillespie-Miller admitted her identity after being tracked down in Texas by police looking into her case.

She had been missing since leaving home in 1974 shortly after giving birth to her third child. 

Then aged 28, she had decided she was too young to be a mother and signed custody of her children over to her parents. 

Indiana State Police Detective Sgt. Scott Jarvis began looking for her in January 2014 after receiving a request from the Doe Network – a volunteer organisation which helps hunt for unidentified and missing people. 

The detective had arranged for a body buried in an unmarked grave to be exhumed and DNA analysis to be carried out. 

But while this was underway, Sgt Jarvis began to follow the trail of a women with similarities to Ms Gillespie-Miller who was living in Texas. 

DG of NYSC pays condolence visit to family of corps member who was killed during Rivers rerun

 

The Director-General of NYSC, Brigadier General Johnson Olawumi, has paid a condolence visit to the family of Samuel Okonta, a youth corper who was killed during the rerun election in Rivers state last Saturday. He also paid a condolence visit to Obi Akazue Gbemudu II, the paramount ruler of Illah town in Oshimili North Local Government Area of Delta State where Samuel hails from. More photos after the cut.

Missing American siblings confirmed dead in the Brussels terror attack

Missing New York siblings Sascha and Alexander Pinczowski whose cell phone went dead while they were talking to their mom at the airport when that terror bomb blast went off on Tuesday have been confirmed dead on Friday. They were named as part of the 31 killed in the Brussels terror attacks.
The heartbreaking news ended a desperate search that started the moment their cell call from the airport to their mom in Holland sounded like it “went underwater” and then went dead, James Cain, whose daughter Cameron was engaged to Alexander, told the Daily News.

Japan kills 200 pregnant whales

Japan has killed more than 200 pregnant whales, it has been reported.

According to the country’s Institute for Cetacean Research, 333 minke whales have been killed including more than 200 pregnant females as part of this year’s Antarctic whale hunt, the National Geographic reports.

It said that four ships returned from a 100-day expedition this week as part of a project aiming to conduct 'scientific' whaling activities.

The legitimacy of Japan's programme has been challenged previously by the International Court of Justice in 2014.

Woman falls 200ft to her death in front of horrified husband while climbing in Snowdonia

The woman, who was in her 50s, fell around 70 metres to her death at Snowdonia National Park

A woman fell 200ft to her death from a mountain in Snowdonia while walking with her husband yesterday.

The couple were coming down the western face of Tryfan in Wales when they went in the wrong direction and started descending the dangerous Notch gully nearby.

A spokesman for Ogwen Valley Mountain Rescue said the woman, who was in her 50s, fell around 70 metres to her death.

Her distraught husband called the emergency services and 15 members of the Ogwen team, six members of Llanberis Mountain Rescue and four volunteers from the Aberglaslyn Mountain Rescue team searched for the couple.

Breaking News: Sandralia Hotel Joins The #NSYCDC Family "@nsycdc

WOW! This is good news for students who are Abuja based and who travel to Abuja for events and other functions as one of the biggest hotels in Abuja known as Sandralia Hotels has signed on as an official partner of Nigeria Students & Youth Corps Discount Card project and as such, students can now enjoy a whole 30% rebate on rooms and pool side bar.

“This is a good development and is coming at the right time as many students come to Abuja for various events and can now afford a bit of luxury living at a discount price, says Brand Ambassador, Sly Lori”

Brand Launch #Nigerian Student Youth Corp's Discount Card @nsycdc

The Bridge Concepts Nigeria., on Monday launched a discount card for Nigerian Students and Youth Corpers (NS&YC) across the country.

The discount card was launched in collaboration with the management of the National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) and the National Association of Nigerian Students (NANS) in Abuja.

The theme of the launch is ``Creating a Systematic Social Safety Platform for the Youth's".

Mr Bimbo Daramola, the Chief Executive Officer of the organisation, said the discount card entitled students and corps members to access discount on prices of products and services across Nigeria.

He said the organisation had partnered with more than 400 service providers across the country to launch the card.

Gbenga Arulegba Endorsed the Nigerian Students & Youth Corps Discount Card @nsycdc

the Nigerian students discount card team  where on  (AIT) on a popular program called Focus Nigeria is a discussion program on Africa Independent Television, designed to engage all critical issues affecting Nigeria's polity, from politics to other daily subject matters that engage and affect the ordinary Nigerian.

the #nsycdc boss shed light & explicated the key tenements of the card program and it unique features  on Focus Nigeria analyses ,

Photos: Pre launch Party #Nigerian Students Youth Corpers Discount Card Hosted Youth Corpers @ #3J's Hotel Abuja @nsycdc

Ivory Coast hotel shooting: Al-Qaeda claim responsibility for attack which left at least 16 dead

Al-Qaeda has claimed responsibility for the attack that left 16 people dead at a popular beach in Ivory Coast today.

Fourteen civilians and two special forces soldiers were shot by gunmen armed with Kalashnikovs and wearing balaclavas.

Four Europeans, including a French national, and a five-year-old child were reportedly among those slaughtered on the sand bordering three hotels in the coastal city Grand-Bassam.

The North African branch of the terrorist organisation posted a statement online claiming it was behind the deadly assault on Sunday.

"In a message posted on its Telegram channels on March 13, 2016, the group reported that three `heroes' from its group were able to storm the resort," according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors online communications by militant groups.

President Alassane Ouattara confirmed that at least 16 people were shot dead by six gunmen at the weekend retreat, said to be favoured by Westerners, during a visit to the site.

The Côte d'Ivoire leader said: "Six attackers came onto the beach in Bassam this afternoon... We have 14 civilians and two special forces soldiers who were unfortunately killed."

10 Things You Need to Know When Traveling to Cuba

“Romeo y Julieta? Montecristo? Cohiba?”

I had climbed the unlit concrete stairs just off a quiet street in central Havana expecting to arrive at a smoker’s boutique. Instead, I found myself standing in Alfonso’s tiny apartment, where a cache of Cuba’s most forbidden fruit—cigars—was carefully piled atop his kitchen table. I hesitated, hovering in the doorway, staring at the wooden boxes. Is this legal? Is this legit?


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Imagine flying to an island hideaway in the Bahamas, with warm turquoise water, gentle trade winds, and beautiful white beaches. An icy tropical drink ...
Ignoring my trepidation, I picked up a Cohiba. The bands were clean and uniform. The label featured the tell-tale hologram. The logo was a perfect replica to my admittedly untrained eye. But simple logic told me this box—with an asking price of just $100 for 25 cigars—was too good to be true. And yet, Havana had already cast a spell on me, with its bubble-gum-pink and cherry-red classic cars whizzing past crumbling colonial ruins fronted by slender palm trees. So I pulled out my wallet and gave Alfonso two $50 bills. Counterfeit or not, it was a story. And a story is exactly why you come to Cuba.

All-female armed robbery gang nabbed after operation in Ghana

An all-female armed robbery gang has been arrested by the police in Ghana moments after an operation

An all-female armed robbery gang has been arrested by the police in Ghana moments after an operation.

The suspects identified as Agnes Darkoaa, alias Maame Yaa and Last Killer, Ernestina Amponsah a.k.a Akosua Frimpomaa, Mavin Addo a.k.a Maame Konadu and Sally Sapong a.k.a Maame Serwaa were arrested after they robbed a taxi driver of his money and cellphone.

Has the secret of the Bermuda Triangle finally been discovered? Scientists find giant craters underwater which may explain how ships disappear without trace

Underwater craters found in Barents Sea off the coast of Norway
Caused by build-up of methane natural gas which then explodes
Could explain disappearance of ships in notorious Bermuda Triangle

A discovery of giant underwater craters at the bottom of Barents Sea could offer a viable explanation to the disappearance of ships in the Bermuda Triangle.
Scientists have found craters up to half a mile wide and 150ft deep, believed to have been caused by build-ups of methane off the coast of natural gas-rich Norway.
The methane would have leaked from deposits of natural gas further below the surface and created cavities which finally bursts, scientists say.

'Ruin the rest of their lives': Donald Trump calls for arrests after wave of protests at rally

Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump called for the arrest of protesters at his Saturday-night campaign rally.

His event in Kansas City, Missouri, was repeatedly disrupted by demonstrations throughout the night. After a string of separate protests, Trump started asking his event security what happens to hecklers after they're ejected.

"By the way, what do they do? Do they arrest these people? What happens? Do they arrest them or do they just put them outside?" he asked.

Trump decided he very much wanted see the protesters, some of whom he claimed were violent, have a criminal record:

Germanwings plane crash report reveals how pilot made 'no suicide pacts' with psychiatrist

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Lubitz was suffering 'psychotic depressive episode'
Initial psychological tests 'showed no issues'

Lubitz first underwent a psychological assessment with Lufthansa in April 2008 before beginning flight training.

Despite having been diagnosed as suffering suicidal tendencies by a private psychiatrist just two months earlier, no potential mental health issues were raised by the assessment.

The report states: “The psychological and the psychiatric evaluation, required by regulations to be performed during medical examinations, did not indicate any condition that would have made him unfit to fly.”

Co-pilot's family and physicians 'refused to be interviewed'

The report reveals investigators were not able to collect all the information they would have liked as his family and private physicians refused to be interviewed.

The report states: “The limited medical and personal data available to the safety investigation did not make it possible for an unambiguous psychiatric diagnosis to be made.