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Authorities say suspect, who escaped from facility in 2024, ran from traffic stop and fired shots at helicopterA shooting involving a border patrol agent near the US-Mexico border in Arizona has left an accused smuggler in critical condition, local authorities said Tuesday.Border patrol agents attempted to stop a car at about 7am, Pima county sheriff Chris Nanos said at a press conference. Several people exited the car and ran off, […]

Crash that killed 67 was ‘100% preventable’, says NTSB chair at hearing that addressed history of missed opportunitiesNational Transportation Safety Board members were deeply troubled on Tuesday over years of ignored warnings about helicopter traffic dangers and other problems, long before an American Airlines jet and an Army Black Hawk collided a year ago, killing 67 people near Washington DC.The placement of a helicopter route in the approach path of […]

Singer’s former assistant alleges he sexually assaulted her when she worked for Manson Records between 2010–2011A judge in Los Angeles has reinstated a lawsuit against heavy metal star Marilyn Manson under a new law enabling old sexual assault cases to be heard in court.The lawsuit, filed in May 2021 by a former assistant to the musician, had been dismissed in December because it exceeded the statute of limitations, a maximum […]

Three boys in Texas die after falling into icy pond, while outages mean many in US south still without power A colossal winter storm was responsible for more than 40 deaths as it brought more snow to the north-east and maintained icy conditions in the south, leaving many across the US without electricity.The deaths were registered in more than a dozen states afflicted by severe cold, according to reports. There […]

Findings follow death of woman at Marlo Altitude music festival in 2023, with coroner recommending state urgently update 2013 code of practiceFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice, security guards, bag searches, and sniffer dogs at music festivals can lead to riskier drug use and greater harms, a Victorian coroner who examined the death of a 28-year-old woman […]

Bushfires still burning out of control in Victoria after state’s all-time maximum daily temperature record of 48.9C broken on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastParts of New South Wales and south-western Queensland could be on track for more record setting temperatures on Wednesday as a heatwave that has gripped south-eastern Australia persists.By midday the temperature in Wilcannia, […]

Omar was sprayed with an unknown substance during the attack by a man, who was then tackled to the ground.Source: www.aljazeera.comRead full article