In case you missed it, here are OBSERVER ONLINE’s top 10 stories for today:

1. US cops arrest J’can man accused of chopping wife, child to death

Law enforcement authorities in the United States have captured a Jamaican man they say used a machete to kill his wife and daughter.

2. US, Ja partner under Hague Convention on Child Abduction

The United States says it has become a “partner” with Jamaica under the 1980 Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction. The State Department said that the partnership “entered into force” on Monday and that Washington now have 79 partners under the Convention.

3. Elderly woman perishes in St Andrew fire

The police reported that a pensioner, believed to be in her 90s, perished in a fire at her home on Delacree Lane in St Andrew yesterday.

4. Retired cop among four killed in fatal crashes since Monday

Four people, including a retired policeman, have been killed in separate crashes since Monday, pushing road fatalities to 106 so far this year, according to statistics from the Road Safety Unit (RSU).

5. Jamaica secures US$100 million from IDB to fight NCDs

The Ministry of Health has secured US$100 million in loans from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) for execution of a programme aimed at boosting the country’s fight against non-communicable diseases (NCDs).

6. Elaine Thompson awarded UTech Chancellor’s medal

Olympian Elaine Thompson has been presented with the University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica Chancellor’s Medal Award.

7. Cayman gov’t to appeal same sex marriage ruling

The Cayman Islands Government today said it would appeal a ruling last week by Chief Justice Anthony Smellie that the definition of marriage as between a man and a woman was unconstitutional and violated multiple rights.

8. KC accepts C’bar apology over ‘vulgar’ chant

Principal of Kingston College (KC) Dave Myrie this morning accepted an apology from Calabar High School for hurling vulgar chants at students of the North Street institution.

9. May holds ‘constructive’ Brexit crisis talks with UK opposition

Prime Minister Theresa May held “constructive” talks Wednesday with Britain’s opposition leader in a bid to forge a Brexit compromise that avoids a chaotic “no-deal” departure from the EU in nine days.

10. Toure, Sterling blast Juventus over Kean abuse

Yaya Toure responded with fury and Raheem Sterling with mockery after manager Massimiliano Allegri and teammates said Juventus youngster Moise Kean shared the blame for racist abuse by Cagliari fans.