My mother had just died, and I had to walk a long way behind her coffin, surrounded by thousands of people watching me while millions more did on television. I don’t think any child should be asked to do that, under any circumstances. I don’t think it would happen today.
Is the Islamic State now killing kids as a recruitment tool?
(Cartoon: Steve Benson, Arizona Republic)
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So many young, beautiful innocent people living and enjoying their lives murdered by evil losers in life.
Twitter helps lead people to safety after a fatal blast at an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England.
#RoomForManchester
Royally cute! Princess Charlotte turns 2 tomorrow
Princess Charlotte of Cambridge, Britain’s most adorable royal heir (OK, maybe second most adorable), enters the “terrible twos” in a day and everyone is thrilled the fourth-in-line to the throne appears as healthy, happy and cute as she was a year ago. (Photo: Duchess of Cambridge via Getty Images)Acid attacks are on the rise in Britain
Twenty people at a packed nightclub here suffered chemical burns from an acid-like substance thrown at them on April 17, an attack that authorities say reflects a frightening trend.
Toxic substances such as drain cleaner are being used as weapons more frequently, apparently as a result of a crackdown on guns and knives in recent years.
Metropolitan Police figures from March show attacks involving corrosive fluids in London jumped 74% from 261 in 2015 to 454 in 2016 — a huge spike from 166 in 2014. Across Britain, such attacks increased 30% between 2012 and 2015, according to the London Times.
There are some real perks to being queen.
You can get up close to an elephant.(Photo: Samir Hussein, WireImage)







