Bangladesh building collapse toll rises to 433 Rescuers found more bodies in the concrete debris of a collapsed garment factory building Thursday and authorities say it may take another five days to clear the rubble. In addition to the 433 confirmed dead, police report that 149 people are still missing in what has become the worst disaster for Bangladesh’s $20 billion-a-year garment industry. More
Jones called 'greatest country singer of all time' The country music world reacted with deep emotion upon learning of the death of legendary singer George Jones. Here's a sampling of quotes and tweets about Jones: "The world has lost the greatest country singer of all time. Amen." - Merle Haggard More
38 At least 36 dead as fire rages through Russian psychiatric hospital Thirty-eight people were feared dead after a fire raged through an isolated psychiatric hospital north of Moscow on Friday, killing some patients in their beds and others who were trapped by barred windows. Most of the patients died in their sleep inhaling the fumes as they were likely sedated by prescribed medicine, a police source told the RIA Novosti news agency. More
Tennessee Cops murder 61 year old man in own home during wrong house drug raid. A 61-year-old man was shot to death by police while his wife was handcuffed in another room during a drug raid on the wrong house. Police admitted their mistake, saying faulty information from a drug informant contributed to the death of John Adams Wednesday night. More
'I've had three bears that wanted to kill me': Grizzly attack survivors, experts urge Albertans to be prepared “I’ve had three bears that wanted to kill me — two black bears and one grizzly — and a moose,” said Clarke, 61, who’s attended 14 bear maulings. In one close call, the presence of his bear dog was the ... 04/24/2024 - 6:16 am | View Link
Man stabbed to death near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium A murder investigation is under way after a man was stabbed to death near Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in north London. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to Northumberland Park in ... 04/7/2024 - 8:57 am | View Link
'Inexplicable, vicious murder': Man arrested after stabbing mom to death in Polk County, sheriff says IMPACT YOUR FUTURE. A 21 YEAR OLD MAN ACCUSED OF STABBING HIS MOTHER TO DEATH IN POLK COUNTY IS NOW FACING A FIRST DEGREE MURDER CHARGE. DEPUTIES SAY 46 YEAR-OLD ELVIA ESPINOSA WAS KILLED JUST ... 04/7/2024 - 4:12 am | View Link
George Gilbey: Man arrested over death of Gogglebox star is released Essex Police was called to Shoeburyness near Southend-on-Sea on Wednesday after reports that a man had fallen from a height while working. Gilbey, 40, a self-employed electrician, died at the ... 03/28/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Local entrepreneurs have a message for Fort Lauderdale: The city’s homeless crisis is bad for business — and getting worse.
The complaints take on a new urgency in light of a new state law that bans homeless people from sleeping in public. The new law, which goes into effect in October, also paves the way for critics to file lawsuits against local governments starting next year if they fail to enforce the ban.
Bernie Bedor, a business owner in northern Fort Lauderdale, says he has sent email after email to City Hall, begging Fort Lauderdale officials to do something about the city’s ongoing homeless problem.
“We take investors down to the beach and they see homeless people in tents,” Bedor told the South Florida Sun Sentinel.
How badly does state-owned Citizens Property Insurance Corp. want to depopulate?
So badly that in addition to participating with private-market insurers in a “takeout” program, the residual insurer is trying to remove customers out of policies that haven’t even begun.
And it’s doing so with confusing letters and questionable premium estimates that ensure the policyholder must take the private-market offer — at least for now.
State officials make no secret of the fact they don’t want Citizens Property Insurance Corp.
Q: In Saturday’s first quarter, the Heat missed shots, but the Celtics knew exactly what they Heat were trying to do. No one on the Heat was a trigger, with the Heat players making excessive passes and forcing the action to get the ball in the hands of Tyler Herro to set up the offense, even if it wasn’t there.
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From hospitals to doctors’ offices, the frantic questions women are asking about the new abortion law
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A Florida sheriff says 10 people were wounded by gunfire after a fight broke out at a party venue
California Disney characters are unionizing decades after Florida peers.
By OLEG CETINIC (Associated Press)
PARIS (AP) — French media are reporting that actor Gérard Depardieu is in police custody for questioning about allegations made by two women that he sexually assaulted them on movie sets.
Broadcaster BFMTV and the daily Le Parisien reported that the 75-year-old actor was summoned Monday morning by Paris police and placed in custody.
The Paris police force said it wasn’t authorized to comment and directed questions to the Paris prosecutor’s office.
By JOSEF FEDERMAN and SAMY MAGDY (Associated Press)
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israeli officials appeared increasingly concerned that the International Criminal Court may issue arrest warrants against the country’s leaders, as international pressure mounts over the war in Gaza. Airstrikes overnight into Monday killed 25 people in a southern city, according to hospital records.
The deaths in Rafah included nine women and five children, one of whom was just 5 days old, according to the records and an Associated Press reporter.