[ad_1] Two crew members died on board a Holland America cruise ship, and a fire broke out on a Carnival ship while both of the ships were in the Bahamas this weekend, officials said. Fire and death befell U.S.-home port cruise ships in the Bahamas this weekend, officials said. The …
Read More »Rescue effort ended after child swept away by Pennsylvania creek
[ad_1] Law enforcement officials said Sunday afternoon that rescue efforts for a 6-year-old girl who was swept away in Pennsylvania’s Chester Creek on Saturday night have been abandoned. The effort that is ongoing, officials said, is now considered a recovery. “This is an extremely sad day for the City of …
Read More »A woman repeated her son’s claim of sexual abuse. Now, she’s being sued.
[ad_1] In 2016, as the stress of wedding planning bore down on Joseph Sinclair, he got into an argument with his parents and told them something that sent his family into a tailspin: As a child, he said, he was sexually abused by a neighbor they had hired to babysit …
Read More »Russia launches strikes on Kyiv and Lviv region; Poland activates aircraft
[ad_1] KYIV — Russia launched air strikes on Kyiv and the western Ukrainian region of Lviv on Sunday, officials said, prompting neighboring Poland’s armed forces to launch “all necessary procedures” to protect their airspace, including activating Polish and allied aviation. The Polish Operational Command said on X that a long-range …
Read More »Peter Angelos, longtime Baltimore Orioles owner, dies at 94
[ad_1] BALTIMORE — Peter Angelos, owner of a Baltimore Orioles team that endured long losing stretches and shrewd proprietor of a law firm that won high-profile cases against industry titans, died Saturday. He was 94. Angelos had been ill for several years. His family announced his death in a statement …
Read More »Ruby Franke’s journals detailing abuse of ‘manipulative’ children are released
[ad_1] Ruby Franke, a former YouTube family vlogger from Utah who was sentenced last month on child abuse charges, detailed months of abuse in handwritten journal entries released by prosecutors. In the heavily redacted entries, Franke repeatedly insisted that her son was possessed by a demon. In one entry from …
Read More »Beloved Japanese cherry blossom tree ‘Stumpy’ makes its last bloom in Washington, D.C.
[ad_1] Much like the spindly Charlie Brown Christmas tree that sparked new life into a listless holiday season, the little tree that could has become a sort of Washington icon as the warmth of spring rekindles its sparse branches and pink flowers emerge. As word about Stumpy’s fate has gotten …
Read More »Senate passes $1.2 trillion government funding bill, sending it to Biden
[ad_1] WASHINGTON — The Senate voted 74-24 early Saturday morning to pass a sweeping $1.2 trillion government funding bill after heated last-minute negotiations caused senators to breach the midnight deadline to avert a shutdown. But the funding lapse was brief and technical, having no meaningful impact as the White House …
Read More »Cell phone data helped solve Egypt Covington’s murder, but experts say the tool will soon be off-limits
[ad_1] The homicide investigation was stalled. Police in the Michigan township of Van Buren had identified a person of interest in the 2017 killing of Egypt Covington, but by 2020, there had been no arrests. Frustrated, her brother and his now-wife began pushing local authorities to hand off the case …
Read More »Princess Kate undergoing treatment for cancer, says chemotherapy caused prolonged absence
[ad_1] LONDON — Kate, the Princess of Wales, announced Friday that she was diagnosed with cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy, breaking her silence after weeks of widespread speculation over her health. The 42-year-old wife of Prince William, Britain’s future king, was hospitalized for almost two weeks at the private London Clinic after …
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