Girl hit, dies at North Carolina Christmas parade
A young girl performing in a North Carolina Christmas parade died after a driver lost control of a vehicle towing a float in the procession and hit her. A GMC … Read More
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Gaza strip house fire kills 21, Palestinian officials say
A fire set off by stored gasoline in a residential building killed 21 people Thursday evening in a refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, the territory’s Hamas rulers said, … Read More
Cory Patterson, who threatened to crash plane into Walmart, dies in prison
A Mississippi airport staffer who stole a plane and threatened to dive bomb into a Walmart store in September died in federal prison while awaiting trial, authorities said Wednesday. Cory … Read More
Mother of dead teen Trinity Backus needs time to grieve
The mother of a girl who was reported missing in northern California and found dead Friday needs “time, and space to grieve,” a social media post said. A text-only note … Read More
Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived in Charles de Gaulle Airport for 18 years, dies
An Iranian man who lived for 18 years in Paris’ Charles de Gaulle Airport and whose saga loosely inspired the Steven Spielberg film “The Terminal” died Saturday in the airport that he … Read More
Daniel Campbell gets 90 days in jail for killing NYU student
A hit-and-run driver was sentenced Thursday to just 90 days behind bars for mowing down and killing an entering freshman at NYU in the Hamptons — leaving his family livid … Read More
Singer Davido’s 3-year-old son dies in swimming pool drowning at home
Nigerian singer Davido’s infant son Ifeanyi has died after drowning in a pool at the family’s home in Lagos, Nigeria’s largest city. The pop star, whose real name is David … Read More
Anne Frank’s friend Hannah Pick-Goslar dies at age 93
Hannah Pick-Goslar, one of Jewish diarist Anne Frank’s best friends, has died at age 93, the foundation that runs the Anne Frank House museum said. The Anne Frank Foundation paid … Read More
At least 120 dead, 100 injured in S. Korea Halloween stampede
About 120 people were killed and another 100 hurt in a stampede during Halloween festivities in the Itaewon district of Seoul, South Korea — the first outdoor, mask-free celebration of … Read More
Philippines storm leaves 47 dead, dozens feared missing
Flash floods and landslides set off by torrential rains left at least 47 people dead, including in a hard-hit southern Philippine province, where as many as 60 villagers are feared … Read More
