Month: January 2024

At least eight people were killed in Acapulco, including five men who were gunned down Monday in a bar in Mexico’s Pacific coast resort. Prosecutors said one possible suspect had been detained the attack. Three of the men died inside the bar, and two outside or at a hospital. Also Monday, authorities confirmed that threeRead moreRead more

Six people, including two young police officers, were shot and killed at a property in rural Australia after officers who arrived to investigate reports of a missing person were ambushed, authorities said Tuesday. Police said the violence began about 4:45 p.m. Monday when four officers arrived at a remote property in Queensland state. Click Here:Read moreRead more

Kyiv, Ukraine — Ukraine said Wednesday that it had secured the release of a U.S. citizen as well as 64 Ukrainian military service members in its latest prisoner swap with Russian forces. “Sixty-four soldiers of the Ukrainian Armed Forces who fought in Donetsk and Lugansk — in particular participated in the defense of the cityRead moreRead more

FAIRFIELD, CT — Children’s book author Chad Sell has been re-invited to speak in Fairfield elementary schools by Superintendent Michael Testani, following issues over the original cancellation of the author’s planned visit to three elementary schools. Sell, the author of “The Cardboard Kingdom: Snow and Sorcery,” was initially scheduled to visit Burr, Riverfield, and HollandRead moreRead more

HAUPPAUGE, NY — The Humane Society of the United States conducted an undercover investigation into Sloth Encounters in Hauppauge — and what they found led to an outcry for change. An investigator said they captured footage of sloths kept in crowded conditions, sloths fighting with one another, a staff member hitting a sloth, and ownerRead moreRead more

Berlin — The huge saltwater aquarium burst open Friday morning without any immediate explanation, spilling almost 265,000 gallons of water and 1,500 fish onto the floor of a business and leisure complex in a busy district of Germany’s capital. Police and fire department officials said two people were injured by shards of glass and the explosiveRead moreRead more

North Korea fired a pair of ballistic missiles on Sunday toward its eastern waters, its first weapons test in a month and coming two days after it claimed to have performed a key test needed to build a more mobile, powerful intercontinental ballistic missile designed to strike the U.S. mainland. South Korea’s military detected theRead moreRead more

Musician Terry Hall, who helped create one of the defining sounds of post-punk Britain as lead singer of The Specials, has died. He was 63. The band announced late Monday that Hall had died after a brief illness. It called him “our beautiful friend, brother and one of the most brilliant singers, songwriters and lyricistsRead moreRead more

BASKING RIDGE, NJ — While moving from their Basking Ridge home, Laurie Wilson donated her wedding dress from 1987 and is hoping by some miracle to get it back. Wilson and her husband Tim lived in Basking Ridge for 20 years in a 2,500-square-foot house and were downsizing and moving to a beach bungalow downRead moreRead more

Le Parlement sud-coréen a voté, mardi 9 janvier, une loi interdisant le commerce de viande de chien. Il s’agit d’un virage historique dans ce pays qui compte encore de nombreux élevages, combattus par les défenseurs des animaux. L’Assemblée nationale sud-coréenne a adopté le texte par 208 voix pour, deux abstentions et aucune voix contre. IlRead moreRead more