OTTAWA—Two Canadian police officers were killed early on Thursday in the western city of Edmonton after they responded to a call, the city’s police service said in a statement. Police did not provide further details and are due to speak to media at 10 a.m. local time (1600 GMT). Media reports said the two officers […]
JERUSALEM—Israeli forces shot and killed three Palestinian militants Sunday who opened fire on troops in the occupied West Bank, the military said. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, an armed offshoot of Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party, claimed the men killed as members. The Palestinian Health Ministry said the men were killed by Israeli fire near […]
The number of wildlife estimated to have been killed in the wake of the Ohio train derailment is nearly 44,000, less than officials first thought, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR). Although dead animals remain in the affected waterways, ODNR Director Mary Mertz noted in an update Thursday that live fish have returned to […]
Georgia offensive lineman Devin Willock and a recruiting staff member were killed early Sunday in a car crash, the school said, just hours after the Bulldogs celebrated their second straight national championship with a parade and ceremony. Two other members of the football program were injured in the crash, which occurred in Athens, south of […]
Police are investigating a homicide involving a teenager who was shot dead by a homeowner in Washington, D.C. on Saturday. The boy was reportedly breaking into vehicles in the local neighborhood. According to a statement from the Metropolitan Police Department, the shooting occurred just before 4 a.m. in the 1000 block of Quincy Street, close […]
LISBON—Veteran Brazilian surfer Marcio Freire died on Thursday while practicing tow-in surfing on the giant waves in Nazare on the central coast of Portugal, the local maritime authority said. Support staff on jet-skis managed to get the 47-year-old to the beach, but all attempts to revive him failed. Freire was one of the three Brazilian […]
Pennsylvania authorities are looking for a suspected gunman accused of shooting and killing a police officer and wounding another near Pittsburgh on Sunday. State Attorney General Josh Shapiro, the governor-elect, identified the slain officer as Police Chief Justin McIntire. “Today’s tragedy in Brackenridge is a devastating reminder of the bravery of those who put their […]
THESSALONIKI, Greece—A woman has been arrested in northern Greece after her 11-month-old daughter was found dead in an irrigation dam, police said Monday. The 29-year-old suspect, whose name wasn’t provided by authorities, is due to appear before a public prosecutor later Monday to face murder charges. Police rescuers found the baby’s body in the Aliakmonas […]
JACKSONVILLE, Fla.—A bear escaped an exhibit at a Florida zoo and attacked a zookeeper before being fatally shot by workers, officials said. The escape in a behind-the-scenes area happened just after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the Jacksonville Zoo and Gardens. Zoo officials said in a Facebook post that an emergency call was initiated and the […]
RIVERSIDE, Calif.—A Virginia sheriff’s deputy posed as a 17-year-old boy online and asked a teenage California girl for nude photos before he drove across the country and killed her mother and grandparents, and set fire to their home, authorities said. Austin Lee Edwards, 28, died by suicide on Nov. 25 during a shootout with San […]
