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Manchester City reached the Carabao Cup fourth round with a 5-0 victory over Norwich at the Etihad Stadium, as 17-year-old Floyd Samba marked his senior debut with two goals. Samba, whose father is former Premier League defender Chris, opened the scoring in the 29th minute with a stooping header. Rayan Cherki then doubled the holders’ advantage three minutes later, finishing into the bottom corner after being found by Ayyoub Bouaddi. City had made 10 changes to their side, but continued to control the contest. Allan, another debutant, added a third shortly after half-time, cutting into the area before driving a…

A former Memorial Hermann The Woodlands Medical Center employee has been sentenced to four years in a Texas state jail facility after pleading guilty to seven felony counts linked to hidden bathroom cameras. Robert Shrader, 41, entered his pleas on 16 September 2026 in Montgomery County. He waived his right to appeal, making the convictions and sentence final, according to the Montgomery County District Attorney’s Office. The court ordered two maximum two-year state jail sentences to run consecutively. The sentence must be served day-for-day. Former Memorial Hermann employee sentenced The case began after hidden recording devices were discovered in two…

Earl Spencer has claimed that King Charles sounded “giddily elated” when he telephoned after the death of Diana, Princess of Wales, saying the conversation felt strangely matter-of-fact despite the tragedy. The allegation appears in Swan Song: Diana, My Sister, a memoir by Diana’s brother. Excerpts published in the Daily Mail describe a call made after the princess was killed in a car crash in 1997. Writing about the conversation, Earl Spencer said Charles had sounded unlike others who contacted him after Diana’s death. “Unlike my other callers, who were stunned, barely able to articulate their condolences and offers of help,…

The White House has withdrawn Richard Schroyer’s nomination to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after the Senate failed to advance his appointment. Mr Schroyer, who was serving as a senior adviser to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, was nominated by President Donald Trump in June to become an assistant DHS secretary overseeing ICE. His nomination stalled after Republican Senator Rand Paul sought details about investigations into shootings involving agents in Minnesota. Mr Schroyer did not progress beyond the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, although Mr Paul’s office said the senator had not expressed opposition to…

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has warned that intelligence assessments indicate Russia is planning drone and missile attacks against countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland. Speaking to parliament on Thursday, Mr Tusk said the alleged strikes would be designed to weaken NATO’s ability to respond collectively to aggression against one of its members. “According to intelligence assessments, Russia’s plan … includes hybrid drone and missile strikes against countries supporting Ukraine, including Poland,” he said. Mr Tusk said the attacks could be made to appear “accidental”, with the aim of paralysing or weakening the resolve of NATO states to invoke the alliance’s…

New York lawmakers are preparing to strengthen AI safety rules after leading technology executives issued warnings about the risks posed by artificial intelligence, according to one of the architects of the state’s forthcoming legislation. Democratic state senator Andrew Gounardes, sponsor of the RAISE Act, said concerns about biological weapons, nuclear weapons and other catastrophic harms were the same issues lawmakers had raised during debates over the legislation. “I’m very rarely one to say, ‘I told you so’ or ‘We told you so,’ But this is exactly … the things we had warned about,” Mr Gounardes said. The RAISE Act is…

Samuel Monroe Jr’s cause of death was respiratory failure and coccidioidal meningitis, with sepsis pneumonia listed as a contributing factor, according to his death certificate. The actor, known for Menace II Society, was 52. The document states that Monroe was buried at a cemetery in Los Angeles. It also records a coccidioidal meningitis infection alongside the respiratory failure. Monroe’s mother, Joyce Patton, previously said he died last month. He had been hospitalised in April with a severe case of meningitis and MRSA pneumonia. Patton asked fans on Facebook to pray for the family, particularly Monroe’s three children. In addition to…

Texas Longhorns assistant coach Johnny Nansen has been arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after a three-car crash in Austin, Texas. Austin police said officers were called to the collision in the 700 block of South Capital of Texas Highway at about 8.55pm on Wednesday, September 16. Nansen, 52, was identified as the driver of one of the vehicles. Officers said he displayed signs consistent with possible impairment and showed multiple clues of impairment during standard field sobriety tests. He was subsequently arrested on a misdemeanour DWI charge. There was no immediate indication of whether he had provided a…

Claims about King Charles’s reaction to Diana’s death have resurfaced in extracts from a forthcoming book by her brother, Earl Spencer, who writes that the then-Prince of Wales sounded “giddily elated” in the immediate aftermath. Spencer says he spoke to Charles shortly after Diana’s death was confirmed in 1997. While other callers were struggling to offer condolences, he recalls that Charles sounded “like a lottery winner”. “Looking back now, I suspect the prince’s first reaction must have been to think more of how this event might free him to marry the woman he loved, rather than appreciating the loss of…

Savers are being urged to review their accounts after the Federal Reserve delivered its first interest rate increase in more than three years, lifting the federal funds rate to a range of 3.75% to 4.00%. The move is expected to push savings rates higher, with the potential for further gains if the Fed raises rates again at its next meeting in October. But savers will need to act carefully to make the most of the changing environment. Savings moves after the Federal Reserve rate hike Money that needs to remain readily available could be moved from a traditional savings account…