At least 58 people are known to have died in a boating disaster that was
As May 2 approaches with both South Yorkshire Mayoral and local election votes to be cast, it's worth a few reflections. As most readers will know, Sheffield City Council is made up of a range of political complexions, with no party having overall control. It is run on a Committee System, and therefore all those groups with a substantial number of seats share the decision making. Negotiations have to take place and compromises made to get decisions through, including the passage of a balanced...
A vehicle plowed into a suburban highway toll plaza early Thursday, engulfing it and the plaza in flames and killing the motorist, police said.Illinois State Police said troopers responded to the scene after receiving a report that a vehicle had struck the Barrington Road Toll Plaza along westbound Interstate 90 in Cook County and become […]
Red Lobster is losing money claw over fist. Bloomberg reports the seafood chain is heading for bankruptcy. The reasons are many, including the high operating costs and expensive promotions such as Endless Shrimp. Seafood restaurant chain Red Lobster is mulling a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing as it looks to restructure its debt, according to people with knowledge of the matter. — Read the rest
CHARLOTTE — A community said their neighborhood was like a warzone when law
PHARR, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A child is dead after being struck by a vehicle in Pharr, police said. On Friday at around 7:30 p.m., Pharr Police responded to the 700 block of E Eller St in reference to an auto-pedestrian accident involving a boy on a bike. Preliminary investigation revealed a male driver was backing []
Bob Cole was the play-by-play voice of countless NHL games.
Bob Cole, a welcome voice for Canadian hockey fans for a half-century, has died at the age of 90. Cole died Wednesday night in St. John's, N.L., surrounded by his family, his daughter, Megan Cole, told the CBC. Born June 24, 1933, the St. John's native provided a distinctive soundtrack to Canada's game. He was known for his signature “Oh baby” call, an expression that was not restricted to hockey arenas. “He's been saying that around the house as long as I can remember,” Megan said in...
The legendary singer also confirmed that she once rejected Elvis Presley—though not because of any age gap, or lack thereof.
Twenty one migrants died and another 23 are missing after a boat carrying 77 people capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the second such incident in two weeks, the United Nations migration agency said on Tuesday. The boat's occupants included children, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a
Children among those killed in second fatal incident in two weeks close to the Horn of Africa, says UN agencyAt least 21 people have died after a boat capsized off the coast of Djibouti, the UN’s migration agency has said.It was the second fatal maritime accident in two weeks off the Horn of Africa nation, which lies on the perilous so-called eastern migration route from Africa to the Middle East. Continue reading
Powerful synthetic drugs linked to dozens of deaths are being sent to the