8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student. A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Inmate grabs officer’s pepper spray and is shot to death at hospital, Georgia police say A corrections officer fatally shot an inmate accused of grabbing another officer’s pepper spray, Georgia investigators said. Getty Images/iStockphoto An officer shot an inmate to death inside a ... 04/24/2024 - 12:52 am | View Link
Chicago police officer fatally shot overnight while heading home from work Police say a 30-year-old Chicago police officer was shot and killed overnight while heading home from work. Superintendent Larry Snelling tells reporters the officer was going home and still in ... 04/21/2024 - 2:49 am | View Link
'They needed people inside Air Canada': Police announce arrests in Pearson gold heist Police say one former and one current employee of Air Canada are among the nine suspects that are facing charges in connection with the gold heist at Pearson International Airport last year. 04/16/2024 - 11:01 pm | View Link