Ellen Connolly

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Ellen Connolly is a GlobalPost breaking news writer.


Two men charged with torturing Carina Saunders and dismembering her body

A witness has told police that one of the accused dragged Carina to an upstairs room, tied her to a table and cut off her left foot while she was still alive.

Will Apple unveil iPhone 5 on September 21?

Batman Christian Bale visits Aurora shooting victims

Batman star Christian Bale visits Aurora shooting victims

Clashes loom in Aleppo as Syrian army closes in

Developer of treadmill, William Staub, dies at 96

Lifestyle

William Staub was spotted working out on his trusty treadmill just two months before he died.

Nine track and field athletes suspended for doping

The 2012 London Olympics have not even started but nine athletes were suspended today for doping.  AP reports the sport's governing body said today that six were caught in biological passport tests, which measure changes in an athlete's blood profile. The others were in retroactive testing from the championships in Daegu, South Korea. Eight of […]

Boy drowned in boiling water and mother raped in violent family murder

Three men have pleaded guilty to drowning a 12-year-old boy in a bath of boiling water and killing his parents.

McDonald’s continues to sell burgers alongside body of dead customer

Lifestyle

Diners claimed that staff covered the woman with a white sheet and continued to serve burgers for 90 minutes until authorities arrived to remove the body.

Robert Pattison moves out of home he shared with cheating Kristen Stewart

Lifestyle

Heartbroken Robert Pattison has moved out of the home he shared with Kristen Stewart, 24 hours after her public apology for cheating on him.