Georgia judge shoots himself dead in his own courtroom on final day in office
Agency Report A Georgia state judge has died by suicide after shooting himself in his own courtroom. Judge Stephen Yekel, 74, was found dead by a deputy on Tuesday, his…
Driver flying ISIS flag rams into New Orleans crowd, killing 15; he may have had help
NEW ORLEANS, U.S. – A U.S. Army veteran flying an ISIS flag from his truck swerved around makeshift barriers and plowed into New Orleans’ crowded French Quarter on New Year’s…
Jimmy Carter funeral service to be held at Washington National Cathedral on Jan 9
A state funeral for Jimmy Carter, the former U.S. president who died on Sunday at the age of 100, will be held at the Washington National Cathedral on Jan. 9,…
Jimmy Carter, former US president and Nobel Peace Prize recipient, dead at 100
WASHINGTON – Jimmy Carter, the earnest Georgia peanut farmer who as U.S. president struggled with a bad economy and the Iran hostage crisis but brokered peace between Israel and Egypt…
Air Canada flight engulfed in flames after rough landing at Halifax airport
No casualties were reported as people on board were evacuated and then taken to the hangar to be checked out by paramedics, according to media reports. Agency Report An Air…
One dead in Ecuador, Peru ports closed amid massive waves
Massive waves of up to 13 feet (four meters) are pummeling the coasts of Ecuador and Peru, leaving scores of ports closed and at least one person dead on Saturday,…
Small plane crashes into Brazilian tourist city, killing at least 10
A small plane with 10 people aboard crashed into shops in the center of the tourist city of Gramado in southern Brazil on Sunday, civil defense officials said, and initial…
22 people die in a crash between a passenger bus and a truck in Brazil
A crash between a passenger bus and a truck early Saturday killed 22 people on a highway in Minas Gerais, a state in southeastern Brazil, officials said. The Minas Gerais…
Trump jokes Canada becoming 51st US state ‘a great idea’
US President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday it would be “a great idea” for Canada to become the 51st US state, teasing on social media that “many Canadians” welcome the idea,…
Luigi Mangione sought to ‘sow terror’ in UnitedHealth executive killing, prosecutor says
NEW YORK – Luigi Mangione sought to “sow terror” by shooting dead UnitedHealth Group executive Brian Thompson on a Manhattan street this month, a New York prosecutor said on Tuesday…