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Wisconsin man fatally punched son over cheesecake pleads guilty

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Explore More A Wisconsin man who confessed to punching his son to death over a slice of cake pleaded guilty to homicide in the middle of his trial, according to reports. Travis Stackhouse, 30, pleaded to second-degree reckless homicide, child abuse and child neglect this week in the June 2019 death of his 5-year-old son, Sir Amer Stackhouse, The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported. His guilty plea came Wednesday, after two days of witness testimony in his trial and after prosecutors introduced his taped confession as evidence, according to the report. Read More...

Chad profile - Timeline - BBC News

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2014 July - France says it is to set up a new military operation in the Sahel region in an effort to stop the emergence of jihadist groups. The operation based in the Chadian capital N'Djamena will involve around 3,000 French troops, along with troops from Mali, Mauritania, Burkina Faso and Chad. ncG1vNJzZmivp6x7o67CZ5qopV%2Bjsri%2FjrCmq6SUYq6nvsicmGZpY2aDdYKYaQ%3D%3D

Missed mail infuriates rural towns as carriers deliver Amazon packages first

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BEMIDJI, Minn. — When Delbert Mikelson’s mail started showing up late — and sometimes not showing up at all — he blamed it on the opening of deer season. “I thought my carrier was out hunting,” Mikelson said over a breakfast of eggs and pancakes at Raphael’s Bakery Cafe in downtown Bemidji. But it wasn’t the buck hunt delaying the mail in Bemidji, a tiny town 100 miles south of the Canadian border where welcome signs are written in both English and Ojibwe and statues of Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox tower in downtown. Read More...