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BONANZA, Arkansas — A day after she appeared in court to finalize her divorce, 40-year-old Charity Beallis and her six-year-old twin children were found shot to death inside their sprawling $755,000 home, marking a devastating culmination of a year-long struggle for safety and legal protection. A Deadly Discovery and a Pattern of Violence On the morning of Wednesday, December 3, 2025, deputies from the Sebastian County Sheriff's Office performed a welfare check at the Beallis residence in the small city of Bonanza. After receiving no answer at the door, they were let inside by two workers and made a horrific discovery: Charity and her two young children dead from gunshot wounds. The tragedy followed a documented history of domestic violence. Court records show that Charity's estranged husband, Dr. Randall Beallis, was arrested in February 2025 for choking her in front of their children. He later pleaded guilty to third-degree battery, receiving a one-ye...

LAGOS, Nigeria — The Lagos State Traffic Management Authority (LASTMA) has confirmed two fatalities and two serious injuries resulting from two separate road accidents that occurred during the early hours of Monday, December 8, 2025. The first and more deadly incident took place at approximately 2:30 a.m. on the Otedola Bridge along the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway. According to a preliminary report from LASTMA, an unregistered vehicle carrying two occupants was traveling at excessive speed when it collided with a heavily-laden trailer. The impact killed both individuals in the car instantly. Authorities reported that the driver of the trailer fled the scene with the vehicle. LASTMA's 24-hour Night-Gang teams, stationed in the corridor, responded promptly. They evacuated the victims' bodies from the roadway to prevent further danger and cleared the wreckage. Officers from the Isheri Police Division provided support, and the State Environmental Health Monitor...