A violent altercation broke out in a Brooklyn park on Saturday afternoon, resulting in a fatal stabbing and another victim left critically injured. Police have identified the incident as a knife fight between rival Mexican gangs.

The clash unfolded in Dyker Beach Park, Dyker Heights, shortly before 2 p.m. According to law enforcement, a 30-year-old man suffered a stab wound to his abdomen, while a 21-year-old was wounded in the chest.

Police sources have confirmed the fight was linked to tensions among Mexican gangs, highlighting the ongoing issues of gang violence within the area.

Both injured men were urgently transported to Maimonides Hospital. Tragically, the younger man succumbed to his injuries and was declared dead shortly after arrival.

Meanwhile, the 30-year-old remains in a critical condition, according to police reports, underscoring the severity of the confrontation and ongoing concerns for his recovery.

One man was taken into custody at the scene, police said.

No further information was immediately available.

The duck boat accident occurred at a well-frequented tourist site in Boston, Massachusetts, and resulted in injuries to at least six people. The incident triggered a significant emergency response from rescue teams.

The vehicle toppled onto its side at a boat ramp in Cambridge, near the entry to the Charles River, state police informed News Media. Fortunately, none of the passengers ended up in the water, according to police statements.

The Cambridge Police Department reported that most of the injuries were minor, although two were described as “more serious” in nature.

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Everyone aboard the vessel has been accounted for, according to Cambridge fire officials.

State police confirmed its troopers and the Marine Unit responded to the scene, alongside the Cambridge police and fire departments.

Boston Duck Tours told News Media that while being towed on its boat ramp, the vehicle rolled onto its side when the tow-rope broke. 

“As a precaution, we have suspended operations for the remainder of the day,” the company wrote in a statement. “We are working with Massachusetts State Police and the U.S. Coast Guard to review the incident.”

Since the incident happened directly at the entrance to the Charles River, Massachusetts State Police will lead the investigation.

The replica WWII amphibious vehicle is part of a fleet operated by Boston Duck Tours, a city mainstay that has conducted sightseeing tours of Boston’s historic and notable sites on land and sea for over three decades.

The duck boats have been used several times in recent years to parade the region’s numerous championship teams through Boston, including the New England Patriots six times, the Boston Red Sox four times, the Boston Celtics twice, and the Boston Bruins in 2011.

At the recent Paris Fashion Week, North West, the 13-year-old daughter of Kim Kardashian and Kanye West, caught attention with eye-catching faux nose and lip piercings. 

North, who is venturing into the world of music herself, stirred up a storm on social media last year after showing off a dermal piercing on her finger. 

People criticized Kardashian for allowing her young daughter to undergo such a procedure, citing concerns about potential infections and her young age.

Despite the backlash, North stood firm against her critics, and earlier this year, she seemed to reveal that she had added two more dermal piercings to her collection. These new adornments are applied to different fingernails.

In May, she released a music video for her track, #N0rth4evr, where she appeared sporting two more face piercings; these were later revealed to be faux accessories. 

When she was spotted at the Vetements show in Paris this weekend, North had a set of spiked studs around her mouth as well as more jewelry on her nose, though it was unclear whether she was once again wearing stick-on pieces.

The Daily Mail has contacted Kardashian’s representative for comment.

North was glimpsed wearing the studs when she arrived at Vetements’ menswear extravaganza with her mother’s sometime stylist Danielle Levi. 

She also proudly displayed the jewelry on her Instagram page, posting images of herself at night with a view of the lit-up Eiffel Tower behind her.

North first revealed in August 2025 that she had obtained a dermal piercing consisting of two small metal balls under a knuckle of her right hand middle finger.

Dermal piercings are distinct from other piercings in that a tiny anchor hooked under the skin is used to keep the jewelry in place.

As a result, they come with risks like keloid scarring, infection and – if improperly looked after – even rejection by the wearer’s body. 

North’s mother, who has spoken often about being her primary guardian, was thus raked over the coals for allowing her to get a dermal piercing so young.

However North responded by posting a TikTok in December in which she mimed to the sound-byte: ‘Why are you crying? How old are you? Just pull it together,’ with a caption that read: ‘this is for everyone that’s mad over a finger piercing.’

Undeterred by the brickbats her mother was receiving, North then apparently unveiled two further dermal finger piercings on her Insta Stories in January. 

Last month, in the music video for her first solo single #N0rth4evr, she was shown strolling through a graveyard with two stick-on piercings under one of her eyes and another one placed near the top of her nose.

Much of the video was grainy and choppy, in a nod to ‘found footage’ horror movies like The Blair Witch Project and Paranormal Activity. 

Her follow-up single was a collaboration with a fellow ‘nepo baby‘ – Lil Novi, the 16-year-old son of rap legend Lil Wayne and R&B songstress Nivea.

Lil Wayne and Kanye worked on a number of songs together in the 2000s, including the 2007 release Barry Bonds and the 2008 single See You in My Nightmares. 

Their children’s new effort, entitled MULA THA ROOT OF ALL EVIL, is a cacophonous piece of music with a frenetically edited music video to match.

North materializes in the middle of the video with blue hair, seemingly wearing a set of grillz as well as a pair of spiky gauntlets.

North is one of the four children Kardashian and West welcomed into the world together – the others being Saint, 10, Chicago, eight, and Psalm, seven. 

Over the past two weeks, the U.S. team has been fueling a growing sense of optimism and confidence. However, the moment of truth in the World Cup is now arriving, where belief takes a backseat to performance.

Mauricio Pochettino’s team successfully navigated the challenges of the group stage, starting off with a commanding 4-1 victory against Paraguay. They then followed up with a solid 2-0 win over Australia, securing the top position in Group D, thanks to FIFA’s newly instituted head-to-head tiebreaker system.

With the pressure slightly off, the U.S. opted for a heavily altered lineup in their match against Turkey. Although they ended up losing 3-2 in a high-energy game, the crucial objective was to rest key players for the knockout stages, rendering the result mostly inconsequential.

Now, all attention is focused on the upcoming clash at Levi’s Stadium this Wednesday night.

The United States’ adversary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, is not the underdog that some might perceive. Having earned their World Cup berth by toppling Italy and defeating Wales, they proceeded to overcome Austria and Romania in the qualifiers. Such accomplishments make it crucial for the American squad to stay locked in on the task at hand and not look too far ahead.

But if the Americans do survive their first knockout test, then their next opponent is one of four teams that would be ready and waiting.

The Round of 16 at Lumen Field in Seattle on July 6 will be one of four familiar opponents for the United States. Based on current FIFA World Rankings, here’s how they stack up from the most favorable draw to the biggest nightmare.

1. South Korea (No. 31)

The Americans fell 2-0 to South Korea in September 2025, although that U.S. lineup looked nothing like Pochettino’s starting group. South Korea remains dangerous, but this is probably the matchup Team USA would welcome most.

2. Algeria (No. 29)

No American fan will ever forget Landon Donovan’s dramatic stoppage-time winner against Algeria at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. The nations have met only once, making this the freshest and most unpredictable matchup of the four.

3. Senegal (No. 18)

The U.S. defeated Senegal 3-2 in a friendly on May 31 in North Carolina, ending Christian Pulisic’s lengthy scoring drought. Senegal’s athleticism and pace create problems for everyone, but recent success should give the Americans confidence.

4. Belgium (No. 10)

This is the opponent nobody in red, white and blue wants to see. Belgium dismantled the United States 5-2 in Atlanta on March 28, then finally found its rhythm with a 5-1 demolition of New Zealand in its World Cup group finale. The Red Devils suddenly look like a sleeping giant that’s wide awake.

Of course, Belgium also carries plenty of emotional baggage for American soccer fans.

The last World Cup meeting between these two countries came in the Round of 16 in Brazil in 2014. The Red Devils escaped with a 2-1 victory that saw Tim Howard produce one of the greatest goalkeeping performances in World Cup history, making a record 16 saves in a losing effort.

That memory still lingers, but so does the opportunity ahead.

If Team USA can dispatch Bosnia and Herzegovina, Seattle suddenly becomes the next stop on a World Cup journey that will have the momentum of the whole country behind them. Whether the opponent is South Korea, Algeria, Senegal or Belgium, there will be no easy game from here, but the Americans will have the home field advantage.

Meghan Markle’s unease with the established royal hierarchy appeared evident during her first joint public appearance with the now-Princess of Wales, following her marriage to Prince Harry.

During this engagement, the Duchess of Sussex, who is now 44, reportedly displayed signs of discomfort. According to a body language expert, Meghan seemed to attempt to ‘break rank’ as she accompanied Catherine to the Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles Final eight years ago.

On July 14, 2018, less than two months after tying the knot with Prince Harry, Meghan joined her sister-in-law for their inaugural royal engagement without their husbands.

The duo traveled to SW19 to cheer on Meghan’s long-time friend Serena Williams, who faced off against German player Angelique Kerber on the storied Centre Court at the All England Lawn Tennis & Croquet Club.

While photographs captured Meghan and Catherine smiling and exchanging whispers as they intently watched the gripping final, a video clip from the event tells a seemingly different story.

Speaking to the Daily Mail, Judi James has highlighted the ‘subtle’ tensions between Meghan and Catherine, who were dubbed the ‘duelling Duchesses’ by the time they returned to Wimbledon the following year amid heightened speculation they were in a feud. 

Analysing a clip of the now-estranged sisters-in-law, Ms James highlighted Meghan’s reaction to realising ‘all eyes and smiles seemed to be aimed’ at Catherine. 

As they were greeted outside the club in London, footage showed Catherine, dressed in a polka-dotted dress, walking in front of Meghan, as Ms James noted a ‘misstep in terms of behavioural expectations’. 

‘There are hints from Meghan’s body language that suggest she expected this to be more of a friendship and double act appearance from start to finish,’ Ms James told The Daily Mail. 

As Meghan got out of the car and walked around to join Catherine, she was seemingly ‘forced to wait’ for the future Queen, with Ms James suggesting ‘all eyes and smiles seemed to be aimed at Catherine’. 

She highlighted how Meghan tried to shoot a ‘rather awkward looking “friendship” smile’ at Catherine, but Prince William’s wife was in ‘regal mode’ while carrying out the official engagement in her role as royal patron of the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. 

Ms James said: ‘Meghan appears to throw Kate a rather awkward-looking “friendship” smile of public recognition, and there is a suggestion from this tie-sign that she expects to join Kate. 

‘But Kate is in regal mode rather than friendship mode, and she steps out of the car to move and lean forward past Meghan, using a wide, professional “social” smile as she performs greeting rituals with her hosts rather than pulling Meghan forward to introduce her personally for them to work together.’ 

Since quitting the Royal Family, Montecito-based Meghan has displayed her ‘preferred style of cues, prompts, and leading rituals’ during public outings with Prince Harry. 

Ms James noted how it is common for Meghan to take the lead and often speak over her husband in interactions with the press and members of the public, meaning the new Duchess likely found playing second fiddle to Catherine ‘puzzling’. 

‘We’ve seen Meghan’s preferred style of cues, prompts and leading rituals with her body language with Harry since they left the UK,’ the body language expert explained. 

‘When he veers into regal behaviours, she will often nudge herself forward, or step in first, so this hierarchical pecking order in the UK might easily have seemed puzzling to her.’ 

This becomes apparent when Meghan ‘performs a small gesture that implies some awkwardness’ while waiting for Catherine as she greeted her host. 

‘As the two women go to walk towards the line-up, there is a host for each, but Meghan again seems to attempt to pair with Kate, stepping to speak to her,’ Ms James said. 

At this point, Catherine’s smile ‘appears to drop slightly’ as she may have become aware of Meghan ‘breaking rank to change the formation’ before she rejoined her host for the event. 

‘Meghan performs another gesture of what looks like awkwardness or indecision as she brings her arm up to touch the strands of her hair at the side of her face,’ Ms James said. 

According to the body language expert, Meghan’s ‘discomfort’ becomes even clearer when the duo are introduced to the ball boys and girls, with Catherine leading the way. 

‘Meghan expects to move on ahead to join [the now Princess of Wales] but her host [dressed in a pink dress] keeps her talking as she was probably aware of the “queuing” protocol and Meghan is held in a mid-step gesture as she tries to walk forward but her head is turned to listen to her host,’ Ms James said.

As a result, Meghan’s non-verbal responses ‘do hint at some discomfort’, she continued. 

Ms James highlighted how Meghan ‘places one hand into the neck of her shirt, around her throat, suggesting vulnerability’ and ‘constantly touches her hair in a partial cut-off ritual’. 

‘It’s not until the two Duchesses are seated in the royal box that there is any opportunity for Meghan to perform what would be seen as friendship rituals that might define a more equal-status social footing.’

Since quitting the Royal Family, details about why Meghan and Kate’s relationship may have broken down have been revealed – from the infamous row about the bridesmaids’ dresses to the ‘baby brain’ comment. 

However, strain began to emerge even before their first meeting in January 2017, according to royal biographer Tina Brown.

Harry and Meghan had been together for just six months when the Duke introduced his girlfriend to Kate.

At the time, it was reported that the meeting had gone ‘really well’ and it was ‘important’ to Harry that the princess liked his new partner.

However, despite the reports, Meghan recounted in the couple’s Netflix series Harry & Meghan that the introduction had been awkward.

She said: ‘Even when Will and Kate came over and I was meeting her for the first time, I remember I was in ripped jeans, I was barefoot. Like I was a hugger, I have always been a hugger. I didn’t realise that is really jarring for a lot of Brits.’

‘I started to understand that the formality on the outside carried through on the inside, that there is a forward-facing way of being and then you close the door and think “Okay, we can relax now”.

‘But that formality carries over on both sides, and that was surprising to me.’

Writing in her book Palace Papers, Ms Brown noted: ‘Meghan later said she found Kate to be cool of temperament, but that’s likely because Meghan is a “gusher”, who hugged even the guards outside Kensington Palace.

‘Kate is not a woman given to spontaneous rapport. She’d avoided recruiting new girlfriends to her inner circle/slumber party list since Marlborough and St Andrew’s.

‘Preoccupied with two young children and public duty, Kate had no serious reason to see the latest and most glamorous of Harry’s string of girlfriends as a potential threat.’

But when the engagement between Harry and Meghan was announced on November 27, 2017, the former Suits actress paid tribute to Kate for welcoming her into the family.

‘Catherine has been absolutely amazing, as has William as well, you know, fantastic support,’ Meghan said in an interview.

But there were reports that Kate and Meghan clashed over bridesmaid dresses ahead of the wedding in 2018.

It was claimed Meghan had made Kate cry during a row over the outfits.

One unnamed friend claimed that Kate wanted to follow ‘protocol’ with the bridesmaids, including Charlotte, then three, wearing tights – but Meghan disagreed.

In his book, Revenge, Tom Bower claimed unnamed sources told him Kate and Meghan disagreed over the length of Princess Charlotte’s hemline and the fit of her dress.

He also claimed Meghan’s ‘insistence’ was ‘supported’ by Jessica Mulroney, adding: ‘Some would say that Meghan compared Ivy [Mulroney’s daughter] favourably against Charlotte.’

The Duchess of Sussex later disagreed in her bombshell Oprah Winfrey interview, claiming it was the other way around and adding: ‘She [Kate] was upset about something, but she owned it, and she apologised. And she brought me flowers.’

At the time, royal expert Katie Nicholl said Kate ‘never wanted’ reports of a rift to come out in the press and had found the situation ‘mortifying’.

‘From what I hear, there are different versions of the bridesmaid story, not just the one Meghan discussed,’ the royal expert said. 

 She went on to claim that Kate was left ‘saddened, disappointed and hurt’ in the wake of Meghan and Harry’s tell-all interview.

As Meghan was introduced into royal life, Harry wrote that there were signs of discord between his future wife and his sister-in-law.

In his controversial memoir Spare, which was released in 2023, King Charles’s estranged son detailed how Meghan asked to borrow lip gloss from Kate ahead of their appearance at the first Royal Foundation forum summit in February 2018.

He wrote that Kate was surprised, but rummaged around in her bag before offering it to Meghan.

He claimed that Meghan applied a little gloss to her finger and rubbed it across her lips before Kate made a ‘disgusted’ face.

The summit marked the first official appearance of the ‘Fab Four’ to announce that Meghan would become the fourth patron of the Royal Foundation.

At the time, Harry said ‘working as family does have its challenges’, but insisted ‘we’re stuck together for the rest of our lives’.