A teenager accused of killing four people at his High School in georgia was interviewed last year by police about anonymous online threats. At the time, local schools had reportedly been told to continue monitoring him. Four people were killed in the incident, two fourteen year old pupils and two teachers at the apalachee High School in the city of winder. Nine others were taken to hospital. The boy, named as Colt Gray, was arrested on campus and will be prosecuted as an adult. People came together to hold a vigil following the shootings in georgia. Students, families, and teachers held candles and prayed for the victims as the community tries to come to grips with the tragedy. The director of the Georgia Bureau of investigation has been speaking to the press this morning, and said the suspect had been questioned last year about threats posted online to carry out a School Shooting. The Jackson County Sheriff S Office identified and located Colt Gray who was our suspect in this case, t
Welcome to the World Today, an hour of international news from the bbc. An hour of international Rebecca Cheptegei had recently competed in the Paris Olympics, where she represented uganda. The family have accused the police in kenya of not taking the case seriously. She was a Marathon Runner who excelled in herfield. At 33, she had so much more to achieve, but today, shes dead, aother victim of male Violence against women. The details are horrific. Doctors say the burns covered more than 70 of her body. Rebeccas mother accused the local police are not protecting her daughter. The case raises issues over Womens Safety in the region. Ugandas Athletics Federation said it was deeply saddened by the news. It says rebecca was a victim of Domestic Violence. The ugandan opposition politician, bobi wine, said the circumstances of Rebeccas Death are in his words depressing. Speaking to newshour, the bbc has learned that Ugandas Minister of sports had spoken to rebecca while she was competing in
Jack draper, the british number one, is celebrating the biggest win of his career. He beat the australian tenth seed alex de minaur at the us open to reach his first grand slam semifinal. He was rarely troubled in what was also his first quarterfinal at a major tournament, and it was the first time that he d played on the main arthur ashe show court in new york. He d lost his three previous meetings to de minaur but took the first set 6 3, and despite needing treatment for a groin problem in the second set, he won that 7 5 and breezed through the third 6 2. He is the first british man to reach the last four since andy murray in 2012, the year he won it. Draper is yet to drop a set in the tournament karolina muchova overcame illness to reach her second consecutive us open semifinal. The czech won in straight sets against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia. But muchova had to dash to the rest room four times during the match before eventually winning 6 1, 6 4. She s yet to drop a set on t
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Win of his career. He beat the australian tenth seed alex de minaur at the us open to reach his first grand slam semifinal. He was rarely troubled in what was also his first quarterfinal at a major tournament, and it was the first time that he d played on the main arthur ashe show court in new york. He d lost his three previous meetings to de minaur but took the first set 6 3, and despite needing treatment for a groin problem in the second set, he won that 7 5 and breezed through the third 6 2. He is the first british man to reach the last four since andy murray in 2012, the year he won it. Draper is yet to drop a set in the tournament karolina muchova overcame illness to reach her second consecutive us open semifinal. The czech won in straight sets against the brazilian beatriz haddad maia. But muchova had to dash to the rest room four times during the match before eventually winning 6 1, 6 4. She s yet to drop a set. On the eve of the nfl season, louis rees zammit has been speaking t