From The Wire
Police Investigating American Abduction
LAHORE, Pakistan, Aug. 15 (UPI) — Pakistani police worked Monday for leads in the weekend abduction of an American working with a U.S. consulting company in Lahore. Pakistani media reported authorities had made little headway in the case thus far, about 30 hours after the man, identified as Warren Weinstein, reportedly was abducted by gunmen […]
Canada Father Charged With Slashing Infant
CALGARY, British Columbia, Aug. 15 (UPI) — An 11-month-old Canadian boy is recovering after his father allegedly slashed him repeatedly with a knife, authorities say. The 32-year-old Calgary man was charged with attempted murder Sunday and is expected to make a court appearance Monday, the Canadian Broadcasting Corp. reported. Police arrested the unidentified man after […]
China Plant Shut Down After Protest
DALIAN, China, Aug. 14 (UPI) — A chemical plant in Dalian, China, was ordered shut down by authorities Sunday after thousands of people protested the risk of toxic leaks at the facility. Authorities ordered the closure and relocation of the Fujia chemical plant 6 hours after the protest began, the state-run news agency Xinhua reported. […]
1 Killed, 8 Injured By Amusement Park Ride
TAQUARA, Brazil, Aug. 14 (UPI) — An airborne amusement park ride car struck and killed one teenager and left eight other people injured in Brazil Sunday, officials said. Alessandra Aguilar, 17, was fatally injured at the Glory Center Amusement Park in Taquara, Brazil, O Globo reported. Aguilar was buying tickets for a ride when a […]
$1M Raised In Crash Victim's Name
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 14 (UPI) — A fundraising campaign in the name of a deceased 9-year-old girl has raised over $1 million to bring clean drinking water to African villages, officials say. As of Friday, the fund-raising campaign started in Rachel Beckwith’s honor had raised $1,006,313 from more than 26,000 donations, The News Tribune of […]
$1M Raised In Crash Victim’s Name
BELLEVUE, Wash., Aug. 14 (UPI) — A fundraising campaign in the name of a deceased 9-year-old girl has raised over $1 million to bring clean drinking water to African villages, officials say. As of Friday, the fund-raising campaign started in Rachel Beckwith’s honor had raised $1,006,313 from more than 26,000 donations, The News Tribune of […]
Flawless Diamond To Be Sold Online
CLEVELAND, Aug. 14 (UPI) — A huge, flawless yellow diamond will be sold by the federal government in an online auction next month, officials say. The 43.51-carat diamond was seized by FBI agents in 2006 during an undercover investigation leading to the conviction of Paul Monea for money laundering, the U.S. Marshals Service said in […]
Tropical Storm Gert Nears Bermuda
MIAMI, Aug. 14 (UPI) — Tropical Storm Gert became the seventh named storm of the Atlantic Ocean hurricane season Sunday and was threatening Bermuda, forecasters said. The National Hurricane Center in Miami said in its 8 p.m. advisory that Gert was about 215 miles south-southeast of Bermuda and was heading to the north-northwest at 8 […]
Killer Bull Claims 3rd Life In Spain
XATIVA, Spain, Aug. 14 (UPI) — A man was killed by a bull during a festival in Xativa, Spain, becoming the beast’s third victim, officials say. The bull, named Mouse, fatally attacked the man, who died at a hospital later, during an amateur bullfighting event Saturday night, the BBC reported. The bull, which weighs 1,100 […]
Philly’s New Curfew Nets Six Dozen Teens
PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 14 (UPI) — The first weekend under Philadelphia’s new teen curfew, enacted after a rash of violence involving young people, resulted in 62 arrests, officials said Sunday. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported 50 of the teens were picked up for curfew violations Friday night and just 12 were taken into custody Saturday night. City […]
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