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A 25-year-old man has been accused of manslaughter after a shooting in south Phoenix left a 29-year-old man dead, police said. Officers were called shortly after 8pm on Tuesday, 29 September, following several reports of gunfire near 24th Street and Roeser Road. They found the victim at the scene. He was taken to hospital but was later pronounced dead. Phoenix police initially detained several people while detectives investigated the circumstances surrounding the shooting. On Thursday, investigators identified Deavantae Lowery as the person they believe fired the shot. Police said he tried to leave the area after the incident but was…

The Saudi-led coalition has accused Yemen’s Houthi rebels of attacking a power distribution station in Medina, saying the strike put one transformer out of service but did not disrupt the wider electricity network. The coalition said the station supplies the Prophet’s Mosque, one of Islam’s holiest sites. It said an investigation, including an examination of drone wreckage, had confirmed Houthi involvement in planning and carrying out Tuesday’s attack. The Houthis denied the accusation. A Houthi military source quoted by the group’s Saba news agency dismissed it as a “lie”, saying it was intended to conceal Saudi Arabia’s failure to substantiate…

The co-pilot of a Flydubai passenger plane allegedly stabbed the captain and tried to crash the aircraft as it approached Israel, before being restrained by passengers and crew, officials have said. The flight, travelling from Dubai to Tel Aviv, was forced to make an emergency landing in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia, after the captain fought off the attack long enough to open the cockpit door. Two off-duty pilots aboard the aircraft then helped take control. All 174 people on board survived, with no passengers seriously injured. The captain suffered stab wounds, while Saudi authorities said two crew members were hospitalised with…

Captain Smit Machchhar, an Indian pilot, is recovering from stab wounds suffered during an altercation on a Flydubai flight. The incident involved the aircraft’s captain, who was injured during the confrontation. No further details about the altercation have been provided.

Boeing engineers and technical workers have approved a revised four-year contract, securing immediate 10% pay rises and removing the threat of a strike at the aerospace giant. The agreement was backed by 67.62% of the professional unit, which includes engineers, and 53.48% of the technical unit, according to the Society of Professional Engineering Employees in Aerospace (SPEEA). The union represents about 13,000 Boeing engineers and 4,000 technical workers. It described the deal as delivering “many victories that some thought were completely out of reach when this negotiation cycle started”. Following the immediate increase, the contract provides annual pay rises of…

Lacey Chabert and Josh Bowman have been photographed filming scenes for an as-yet-unnamed mystery project in Venice, Italy. The 44-year-old Mean Girls actress and 38-year-old Revenge actor were on set on Thursday afternoon, 1 October. No further details about the production, including its title or plot, have been released. Chabert was seen wearing a white dress covered in black polka dots, while Bowman was dressed in a black polo shirt and khaki trousers. The Venice shoot adds another project to Chabert’s busy schedule. Later this year, she is due to star in the Hallmark Christmas film Holiday Ever After: A…

Rain across Milwaukee is expected to ease late on Thursday night, October 1, before clearer and cooler conditions arrive for the start of the weekend. FOX6 meteorologist Stephanie Barichello said clouds would gradually thin overnight, with temperatures falling into the 40s inland and the low 50s near Lake Michigan. The National Weather Service also forecast a chance of showers during the evening, followed by mostly cloudy skies and a low of about 48-51F (9-11C). ([fox6now.com](https://www.fox6now.com/weather/milwaukee-weather-forecast-today-100126)) Milwaukee weather forecast Friday, October 2, will begin with some cloud before sunshine develops. The high is expected to reach about 62F (17C), with north-westerly…

Investigators are examining claims that the Omani co-pilot accused of stabbing the captain and trying to crash a flydubai flight to Israel had undergone Islamist radicalisation. The co-pilot, who has not been named, was arrested in Saudi Arabia after off-duty pilots took control of Flight FZ1073 and landed it at Tabuk. Passengers had stormed the cockpit and subdued him, averting what officials said could have been a disaster involving 174 passengers and crew. Benjamin Netanyahu said personal material found during the investigation pointed to “Islamist radical indoctrination”. Israeli officials have also alleged that the co-pilot had discussed killing Jews on…

Brendan Harris, the last of the teenagers jailed over the murder of Sophie Lancaster, has been cleared for release on licence despite denying that he personally attacked her. Harris, now 35, was convicted of murder after Sophie, 20, was beaten in Stubbylee Park, Bacup, in 2007. He has maintained that he attacked her boyfriend, Robert Maltby, but did not strike Sophie when she came to his aid. A Parole Board decision said Harris accepted he had taken part in a “group attack” and was therefore responsible, along with others, for Sophie’s death. It also noted that he accepted attacking Mr…

Canada is not close to restoring housing affordability, the country’s central bank has said, highlighting the distance still to be covered before homes become affordable again. The assessment places housing affordability among the key challenges facing Canada, with the central bank warning that a return to more affordable conditions remains some way off.