Today: September 16, 2024
Today: September 16, 2024

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Crime|News

A Colorado man is charged with arson in a wildfire that destroyed 29 homes

A Colorado man has been charged with arson after an investigation into a wildfire that burned 15 square miles, destroyed 29 homes and caused more than $30 million in property damage

Sports

Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis has no-hitter through 8 innings against the Mets

Toronto Blue Jays right-hander Bowden Francis has not allowed a hit through eight innings against the New York Mets

Blue Jays pitcher Bowden Francis has no-hitter through 8 innings against the Mets
Sports

Rays pitcher Edwin Uceta suspended 3 games for intentionally throwing at Phillies' Nick Castellanos

Tampa Bay pitcher Edwin Uceta has been suspended for three games and fined for intentionally throwing at Nick Castellanos, an action that prompted the Philadelphia Phillies outfielder to say “that’s like my 2-year-old throwing a fit.”

Rays pitcher Edwin Uceta suspended 3 games for intentionally throwing at Phillies' Nick Castellanos
Americas|Crime

The US sanctions a man it says leads a fuel theft ring for hyper-violent Mexican cartel

The U_S_ Treasury has sanctioned a man close to the leadership of Mexico’s hyper-violent Jalisco New Generation cartel and known as “the tank."

Crime|News

Girl, 3, dies after being found in a hot car in Southern California, and her mother is arrested

A 3-year-old girl has died after being found unconscious inside a hot car with her mother in southern California during a heat wave marked by triple-digit temperatures

Crime

A Texas man is sentenced for kicking a cat that prosecutors say was later set on fire

A federal judge has sentenced a Texas man to more than three years in prison for kicking a cat that court records say was later set on fire

Africa|Americas|Environment|World

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam

Extreme weather is again striking multiple places around the world, including wildfires in California, a hurricane that threatens Louisiana, drought and wildfires in the Amazon and flooding in Nigeria

CLIMATE GLIMPSE: Wildfires plague U.S. West and Brazil, Yagi rampages in Vietnam
Crime|News|Sports

Tyreek Hill says he could have handled his traffic stop better but he still wants the officer fired

Miami Dolphins wide receiver Tyreek Hill is acknowledging that he could have handled himself better in the initial moments of a traffic stop Sunday that left him handcuffed and pulled out of his car by police officers near the team’s stadium

Tyreek Hill says he could have handled his traffic stop better but he still wants the officer fired
News|Science|Technology

A Soyuz craft with 2 Russians and 1 American docks at the International Space Station

A Soyuz spacecraft carrying two Russians and an American has docked at the International Space Station

A Soyuz craft with 2 Russians and 1 American docks at the International Space Station
Crime|News

A Philadelphia officer has died of his injuries from a June shooting

A Philadelphia police officer has died from his wounds nearly three months after being shot in the neck after a traffic stop

Asia|Crime

Malaysia's police rescue 402 children after sex abuse allegations at Islamic welfare homes

Malaysia's national police chief says 402 children have been rescued and 171 suspects arrested after raids on 20 welfare homes linked to an Islamic business group, in which children were allegedly exploited and sexually abused

News|World

Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say

Hospital officials say Israeli airstrikes across Gaza have killed at least 34 people, including 19 women and children

Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say
Americas|Health|News|Science

US-based researchers win $1 million prize for their work on face recognition

Four scientific researchers working in the United States are sharing a $1 million prize from a Portuguese foundation for their work on how the human brain distinguishes faces, shapes and colors

Crime|Europe|News|Political

The UK will hold an inquiry into a notorious slaying during Northern Ireland's Troubles

The British government has announced it will hold a public inquiry into the killing of Pat Finucane

Business|Finance|Technology

Stellantis to invest $406 million at 3 factories, a step toward meeting commitments in UAW contract

Stellantis will spend $406 million retooling three Michigan factories so they can build electric vehicles or battery parts

Stellantis to invest $406 million at 3 factories, a step toward meeting commitments in UAW contract
Crime|Health|News

Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan

Pakistani police say gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on police escorting a team of polio workers during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in the northwest, killing an officer and a polio worker

Gunmen kill a polio worker and a policeman during a vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Americas|World

Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber

Mexico’s Senate has voted to overhaul the country’s judiciary, clearing the biggest hurdle for a controversial constitutional revision that will make all judges stand for election

Mexico’s Senate approves a contentious judicial overhaul after protesters storm the chamber
Crime|News|Sports|World

France foiled 3 attack plots targeting the Paris Olympics, prosecutor says

France's counterterrorism prosecutor says authorities foiled three plots to attack the Olympic Games in Paris and other cities that hosted events this summer

France foiled 3 attack plots targeting the Paris Olympics, prosecutor says
Europe|News|Political|World

US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv

The United States and Britain have pledged nearly $1.5 billion in additional aid to Ukraine during a visit to Kyiv by their top diplomats

US and UK pledge almost $1.5 billion to help Ukraine during diplomats' visit to Kyiv
Africa|Business|News

Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya's main airport

Kenya’s airport workers’ union has called off a strike that grounded flights in the country’s main airport on Wednesday over awarding the contract for its modernization and operations to an Indian firm

Workers call off protest that grounded flights at Kenya's main airport
Celebrity|Crime|Entertainment

'The Mentalist' star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia

Australian actor and director Simon Baker, best known for his role as Patrick Jane in the CBS drama series “The Mentalist,” has avoided a conviction after pleading guilty to a charge of driving under the influence of alcohol near his rural home

'The Mentalist' star Simon Baker admits drinking and driving in Australia
Asia|Business|Economy|Europe

European business confidence in China is at an all-time low, report says

A European business group says China must reprioritize economic growth and reforms and boost investor confidence by leveling the playing field for all companies in the country

European business confidence in China is at an all-time low, report says
Asia|News

Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll rises to 155 dead

A flash flood swept away a hamlet in northern Vietnam, killing 22 people and leaving dozens missing as deaths from a typhoon and its aftermath climbed to 155

Flash flood sweeps away hamlet as Vietnam's storm toll rises to 155 dead
Crime

Personal assistant convicted of dismembering his boss is sentenced to 40 years to life

A personal assistant convicted of killing and dismembering his former tech entrepreneur boss after stealing about $400,000 from him has been sentenced to 40 years to life in prison

Personal assistant convicted of dismembering his boss is sentenced to 40 years to life
Crime|Election|News|Political

Florida jurors deliberate about activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos

Jurors in Florida will deliberate in the trial of four activists accused of illegally acting as Russian agents to help the Kremlin sow political discord and interfere in U.S. elections

Florida jurors deliberate about activists accused of helping Russia sow political division, chaos

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