David Torrence: Olympic runner dies aged 31 in Arizona

American middle-distance runner David Torrence has been found dead at the bottom of a swimming pool in Arizona at the age of 31.

Torrence won silver for the USA at the World Relay Championships in 2014 and claimed another second-placed finish at the Pan American Games in 2015.

He switched allegiances to represent Peru at the 2016 Rio Olympics.

"Detectives learned that there were no obvious signs of foul play," a police statement said.

American runner Leo Manzano, who won silver in the 1500m at the 2012 London Olympics, said: "It saddens me to hear about my former team-mate David Torrence. My heart goes out to him and his family."

Canadian track and field Olympian Nate Brannen said: "In complete shock to hear of the passing of David Torrence. Great guy and friend. He will be deeply missed."

Woman arrested after toddler found dead at house in Manchester

Thirty-year-old questioned on suspicion of murder after boy, two, was discovered after reports of domestic disturbance

Detectives investigating the murder of a toddler have arrested a woman, police said. The 30-year-old woman is being questioned on suspicion of murder after the body of the boy was found at a house in Manchester.

A 31-year-old man has also been arrested and is being questioned on suspicion of murder.

Police were called to a house in Wythenshawe in the early hours of Sunday after reports of a domestic disturbance. It later emerged officers had been called to the address on Friday, responding to a similar incident.

When officers arrived on Sunday, they discovered that a man and woman had left and gone to hospital. It was then that they found the body of a young boy, Greater Manchester police said.

The 31-year-old man remains in police custody for questioning. The woman is in hospital for treatment.

The force said formal identification of the body and a postmortem had not yet taken place.

DI Carl Jones, of the major incident team, said: “Our investigation is progressing but is still in the early stages. We have made two arrests and officers will remain at the property whilst we investigate.

“If you have any information to pass on, or you have concerns, please get in touch with one of our officers.”

GMP has referred itself to the Independent Police Complaints Commission due to officers’ earlier involvement at the property.

A cordon has been placed around the house, where there is a Volkswagen Polo car parked in the driveway.

David Creato Jr: Father kills three-year-old son because girlfriend 'didn't like children'

A New Jersey man has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in connection with the death of his three-year-old son, who he says was in the way of a relationship with his girlfriend.

David Creato Jr, 23, pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter and admitted he had “recklessly caused his son’s death under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life by depriving Brendan of oxygen”.

Prosecutors said Creato killed his son, Brendan, because his 17-year-old girlfriend did not want to be around his child and wanted him to give up custody. The girlfriend was never charged.
In October 2015, Mr Creato called 911 stating his son had wandered away from his home in Haddon Township in Camden County.


The child’s body was discovered later that day in an area of woodland around a mile from his home.

A medical examiner stated the boy died from “homicidal violence” but was not able to determine the exact cause or time of death.

A murder trial ended in a mistrial in May, but prosecutors said the victim’s socks were clean - which undermined Mr Creato’s claims the boy walked away from home.

Mr Creato’s guilty plea comes just weeks before he was due to stand trial on murder charges.

He will be sentenced on 29 September and prosecutors will recommend he serves a 10-year prison sentence.

Five-year-old Christian girl 'made to live with strict Muslim foster family by London council'

White Christian girl 'told to learn Arabic and stopped from eating bacon'

A five-year-old English-speaking girl was reportedly forced to live in Muslim foster homes where her carers wore the niqab and allegedly told her to learn Arabic.

The child was looked after by two different Muslim households in the last six months after being placed into foster care in Tower Hamlets, east London, The Times reported.

A social services supervisor described the girl as crying and begging not to be sent back to the foster carer's home because "they don't speak English," according to confidential local authority reports seen by the newspaper.

It added the girl told the supervisor the foster carer had removed her Christian cross necklace and not allowed her to eat carbonara, her favourite meal given to her by her mother, because it contained bacon. 

She is also said to have told her mother Christmas and Easter "are stupid" and European women are "stupid and alcoholic." The supervisor described the girl as "very distressed" in reports. 

The two placements were made by the Tower Hamlets borough council against the wishes of the girl's family. 

Local authorities are supposed to consider a child's religion, racial origin and cultural and linguistic background when making decisions about foster care. 

The girl's mother was said to be horrified by the ordeal, with a friend telling the newspaper: “This is a five-year-old white girl. She was born in this country, speaks English as her first language, loves football, holds a British passport and was christened in a church.

“She’s already suffered the huge trauma of being forcibly separated from her family. She needs surroundings in which she’ll feel secure and loved. Instead, she’s trapped in a world where everything feels foreign and unfamiliar. That’s really scary for a young child.”

Tower Hamlets borough council did not respond to requests for comment. 

A spokesman for the Department for Education told The Times it could not comment on individual cases, but stressed “a child’s background is an important consideration" in deciding where the child is fostered. 

Meet the young woman that Harvard believes is the next Einstein

Being compared to geniuses like Stephen Hawking and Albert Einstein is not something that happens to the average person.

So when we tell you that Sabrina Gonzalez Pasterski is far from your average human, we mean it.

At the age of just 23, Paterski has already accomplished more than most of us ever will in our lifetime.

When she was only 14-years-old, the Chicago native, constructed her own single engine airplane - by herself.

If that wasn't impressive enough she then flew it across Lake Michigan, becoming the youngest person to ever fly their own plane.

The whole venture took two years to complete, and she documented the entire experience on YouTube.

 

She then graduated from Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy in 2010 and enrolled with the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Initially she had to wait to be accepted into the school, but once Professors Allen Haggerty and Earll Murman saw her video they had no doubt.

Femalista quote Haggerty as saying: 

Our mouths were hanging open after we looked at it. Her potential is off the charts.

After just three years at MIT she has already achieved the highest possible grade point average of 5.0.

She is now working towards her doctorate at the world renowned Harvard University, with full academic freedom and no interference from staff.

Once again she is only 23-years-old.

What's even more remarkable is that she is no longer interested in building planes but has turned her attention to physics; namely black holes and how gravity affects space and time - hence the Einstein and Hawking comparisons.

She particularly wants to study 'quantum gravity,' where see will attempt to understand the link between gravity within the context of quantum physics.

If her research proves successful, discoveries in this area could vastly change the way we understand the universe.

Paterski records all of her work on her website Physics Girl, but if you are a little overwhelmed by her achievements she has some sage words for you.

BREAKING: FG Asks Court To Revoke Nnamdi Kanu’s Bail

The Federal Government has asked the court to revoke the bail granted leader of the Indigenous People of Biafra, Nnamdi Kanu.

The government cited disobedience of the bail conditions granted to Kanu as part of the reasons for its request.

Details later…

Donald Trump press adviser responsible for finding positive news leaves job

The man tasked with finding and distributing good news about Donald Trump has left his job at the White House.

Andy Hemming, the White House director of rapid response, reportedly worked 17-hour days finding positive news about the administration and sending it to reporters, television personalities, and other influencers. The White House said his departure this week was a “mutual decision”.

The 31-year-old was profiled by Politico shortly before he left. Mr Hemming, the article revealed, was a career political operative who had worked for prominent Republicans like Mitt Romney and former Texas Governor Rick Perry. He joined the Trump team after going to work for the Republican National Convention during last year’s election.


But Mr Hemming, it seemed, had an impossible job: promoting the news in an administration that reviles it. Mr Trump has repeatedly referred to the mainstream media as “fake news,” and encouraged his supporters not to believe it.

"These are truly dishonest people," Mr Trump said at a rally on Tuesday. "They're bad people. I really think they don't like our country."


The White House press team's relationship with reporters has been strained as well. Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders frequently spars with reporters, and press briefings – like a recent, memorable one with senior White House advisor Steve Miller – have occasionally devolved into shouting matches.

Former Press Secretary Sean Spicer and Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci have both stepped down from their roles in recent weeks.

Mr Hemming left his $89,000-a-year position on Monday, according to Politico. The White House has not confirmed whether he will be replaced.

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told Politico that Mr Hemming’s departure was a “[m]utual decision that he could best help promote the president’s agenda on the outside.”

“Andy is smart and very talented and we wish him all the best,” she added.