A man who recorded the aftermath of a major US highway crash that launched two young children onto the road says he feared they were dead. The toddlers were travelling in a Jeep being driven by their father on Sunday when it collided with another vehicle, flipped several times and sent them flying. WATCH THE … Read more
Four people have been arrested in connection with the fatal shooting of Johnny Wactor, the General Hospital actor who authorities said was gunned down in May after he interrupted a catalytic converter theft. The Los Angeles Police Department identified four men on Thursday US local time, arrested in relation to Wactor’s alleged murder. Three suspects … Read more
BENTIU, South Sudan — Elizabeth Nyachiew was 16 when she watched her neighbor bleed to death during childbirth. She vowed to become a midwife to spare others from the same fate in South Sudan, a country with one of the world’s highest maternal mortality rates. “If I saw people dying, I wanted to know why,” … Read more
The World Health Organisation has confirmed that a case of the viral infection mpox in Sweden is linked to an outbreak in Africa, the first sign of its spread outside the continent a day after the agency declared the disease a global public health emergency. Swedish health officials said at a press conference the case … Read more
LONDON — LONDON (AP) — Taylor Swift’s history-making Eras Tour made a triumphant return, accompanied by Ed Sheeran, in London Thursday night. He joined the headliner on stage at Wembley Stadium for the acoustic section, playing on two of their collaborations, “Everything Has Changed” and “Endgame,” before a burst of Sheeran’s hit “Thinking Out Loud.” … Read more
A 12-year-old Texas girl died Monday after her mother and stepfather failed to seek medical attention for four days following life-threatening injuries, instead attempting to nurse her back to health with smoothies, authorities said. Miranda Sipps, a cheerleader at Jourdanton Junior High School in Christine, Texas, was found in critical condition when her mother called … Read more
A Canadian mother who was attacked by a grizzly bear while jogging said her two-year-old daughter was her inspiration to survive. “I was in the wrong place at the wrong time,” Vanessa Chaput, 24, said. The Yukon native was jogging on a paved trail between Haines Junction and Pine Lake Campground in Ontario with her … Read more
KOLKATA, India — A trainee doctor was raped and killed, sparking protests in several cities and an attack on a medical college campus as doctors and paramedics in several cities across India demand better and safer working conditions. Scores of people went on a rampage at a medical college campus in eastern India, attacking vehicles … Read more
SYDNEY — The Australian Olympic Committee has criticized an anonymous online petition attacking controversial Paris Games breaking competitor Rachael Gunn, saying the petition was “vexatious, misleading and bullying.” Last weekend, the sport of breaking made its Olympic debut. One of the lasting images was the performance of an Australian b-girl known as Raygun — 36-year-old … Read more
The father of two toddlers thrown from a Jeep in a US highway crash is likely to face criminal charges, officials say. Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez described Sunday’s accident as “a two-car crash where one of the cars flipped over several times causing ejection”. Two children were among those thrown from the overturned vehicle … Read more
