The sisters Bibaa Henry, 46, and Nicole Smallman, 27, were celebrating a birthday at London’s Fryent Country Park in June 2020 when Hussein, who did not know them, fatally stabbed the both women. According to prosecutors, Hussein was obsessed with demons and spells, and he had signed a blood pact, which was reportedly found in his room, with a mythical figure known as King Lucifuge to kill six women every six months in order to win the Mega Millions Super Jackpot lottery....

The end of Haiti’s annual five-day Carnival festivities appeared to signal an end to the eerie calm prevailing in Port-au-Prince in recent days while an armed uprising spread like wildfire across the country’s northern provinces, known as departments. The United Nations ordered the evacuation of all non-essential personnel and their family members from the country, and some of the 50 U.S. Marines who arrived in Haiti on Monday escorted a U....

Righetti threw a no-hitter at 24 but didn’t remain a starter long enough to get into Cooperstown as one. He became one of the best closers of the 1980s for the Yankees, even holding the single-season save record at one point, though his 252 saves won’t get him enshrined as a reliever. Then there’s Righetti’s career for nearly two decades thus far as pitching coach for the Giants. Righetti has worked with a number of standout pitchers, helmed staffs for three World Series winners and has a reasonable case as one of the better pitching coaches in baseball history....

Dave Sims and Mike Blowers are a classic team of seasoned broadcaster and former player, but with a key upgrade over the regular formula of Sims wearing a quality fedora. Okay, this has no actual bearing on the quality of the broadcast, but Sims’ stylish appearance does hint that he’s not here to mess around. His introduction to the game is crisp, and, uh-oh… “It was a lot of fun,” Blowers says of the Mariners’ just-completed 7-2 road trip....

Blatt received a ringing endorsement from the man who hired him, general manager David Griffin, on Thursday, and Blatt himself said he “absolutely” expects to coach James and the Cavs next season. PHOTOS: Classics of LeBron | Must-see from Finals | 17 unforgettable moments from ‘14-15 season We have yet to hear from James about any of this, although Griffin tried to speak for him. “LeBron himself said he thinks Coach has done a hell of a job,” Griffin told reporters Thursday at a season-ending press conference, per ESPN....

ESPN reported David Lee’s tenure with the Warriors is likely over as both sides will work on finding a new home for the former All-Star power forward. MORE: Lee rises in Finals | The Lee-Curry kinship | Warriors built to last Citing unidentified sources, the report said it’s Lee’s desire to find a more suitable situation after agreeing to a reduced role behind Draymond Green in the Warriors’ rotation....

And, of course, there would be boos, because for plenty of people, Thursday night represented one last time to offer that response to a heated rival. Ortiz knew that, and he understood completely that those boos were the same show of respect as the cheers. The boos were largely drowned out because Yankee Stadium was basically Fenway South for the occasion, but they were there. MORE: Ortiz leads list of second-chance stars...

In his first public comments since being shot last month in his native Dominican Republic, former Red Sox slugger David Ortiz took to social media to share the latest update on his rehabilitation progress. “Being at home and look at my family celebrating that lm here safe is priceless… Thank for all the prayers,” Ortiz wrote Monday on Instagram. “Too bad l can’t crush food yet.” Ortiz was shot and severely wounded June 9 in a shooting at a nightclub in the Dominican Republic....

Dodgers pitcher David Price understands that had it not been for his days in the minor leagues, then he likely wouldn’t be the $217 million man he is today. Some of that might be a little bit of assumption, but actions speak louder than words. According to a report from Francys Romero, the lefty starter is planning to pay Dodgers minor leaguers not currently on the team’s 40-man roster $1,000 in the month of June to help alleviate some of the financial pressures caused by the coronavirus pandemic....

Learning to bat left-handed is a rite of passage for swift-of-foot young baseball players. When standing on the “other” side of the plate, you’re closer to the first-base bag, and, as the theory goes, can reach safely more often when trying to beat out ground balls or bunt attempts. Those who master the transition from a solely right-handed hitter to a switchhitter — it’s not an easy task — increase their value as a player....

Cyle Larin is not on it. The Orlando City striker, who has scored eight goals in 15 games this season, was left out of the squad after after going through MLS’ Substance Abuse and Behavioral Health program following a June 15 DUI arrest in Florida. Zambrano also left off Larin’s teammate, Will Johnson, and fellow MLSer Tesho Akindele. Both particpated in the team’s training camp earlier this month. The Canada boss selected a squad filled with both experience and youth, highlighted by 37-year-old midfielder Patrice Bernier potentially sharing the pitch with 16-year-old Vancouver Whitecaps phenom Alphonso Davies....

The Honorable Sacred Knights of Indiana have submitted a permit application to hold a public speaking event on September 5 having last come to the city on May 25, 2019, for a Memorial Day legal protest in the city’s Courthouse Square. The event, which was overwhelmingly met with counter protesters, passed without any serious incident or arrests. However, the security costs for the rally, including bringing in additional police officers to separate the handful of KKK members from the hundreds of demonstrators, cost the city of Dayton around $650,000....

Busch, one of NASCAR’s biggest stars, missed the Daytona 500 after surgery last night on a broken leg from a crash in Saturday’s Xfinity Series race at Daytona. Busch must also have surgery on a broken foot. There is no timetable yet for his return. MORE: Race updates | Latest on Busch | Lineup breakdown | These drivers could surprise Harvick said Busch would be missed. “You just feel bad for the sport in general, the fans, Kyle himself more than anything,” Harvick, the 2007 Daytona 500 winner, said....

Since then it has released a number of movies as well as spin-offs, with more movies planned. Like with Marvel, the DCEU focuses on superheroes from Batman to The Suicide Squad, though movies such as Aquaman and Wonder Woman have been the stand-out successes thus far. The timeline for the DCEU is a little difficult to settle on, as some of the movies jump around through time. Some prefer to watch the movies in the order they were released, rather than opting for the more complicated route of working out the chronology....

De Bruyne and City have made a scintillating start to the campaign, winning seven and drawing one of their opening eight games to be two points clear at the top. De Bruyne 11/10 to score against Burnley Jose Mourinho’s United are the only other unbeaten side remaining and they hold a three-point buffer to third-placed Tottenham. De Bruyne said it appeared the title battle was between City and United – for now....

In the pre-match press conference ahead of his side’s Copa del Rey clash at home to Celta Vigo, coach Zinedine Zidane was asked about the Costa Rican and said: “We went unbeaten for 40 games and he was our goalkeeper. He was there all along.” Nevertheless, the debate rumbles on after reports in England linked Chelsea goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois with a possible summer switch to the Santiago Bernabeu, while the club’s interest in Manchester United shot-stopper David De Gea is long-standing....

Following a slow start to his time at Old Trafford which saw early questions asked of his suitability to life in the Premier League, the Spain international has matured into one of the finest goalkeepers in world football. That standing continues to spark plenty of transfer talk, with a return to his roots in Madrid having been mooted for some time. Real are reported to be plotting another approach for the summer of 2018 but De Gea claims to be enjoying his time in England as he closes in on seven years of service with the Red Devils....

But while sports metaphors make cute applause lines, they don’t decide elections. (And as Clinton’s spinmeisters would argue, it was a New York team that won last night, after all–over a squad backed by the Kennedys.) For Obama to overtake Clinton in the Garden State–despite his recent surge, he’s still trailing by an average of seven points, and only about 3,000 supporters had shown up at an arena that usually seats 20,000 –he was going to have to trot out something a little more spectacular....

Why always Mario? What we learned in Europe this weekend The incident happened after the much-maligned striker opened the scoring in Sunday’s 2-1 Serie A triumph over Inter, deftly touching home Bruno Peres’ cross in the fifth minute. Dzeko’s strike was his fifth in eight appearances for Roma this season, but the Bosnian has struggled to win fans over in the capital after a disappointing debut season last time around....