A rare, powerful earthquake struck Morocco late Friday, killing nearly 3,000 people and damaging buildings in a swath of destruction stretching from villages in the Atlas Mountains to the historic city of Marrakech. The full death toll was not known as rescuers struggled to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote mountain villages hit hardest.
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LONDON (AP) — A 16-year-old boy was arrested Thursday in northern England in connection with what authorities described as the “deliberate” felling of a famous tree that had stood for nearly 200 years next to the Roman landmark Hadrian's Wall. Thousands of visitors each year walk along Hadrian's Wall, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that guarded the Roman Empire's northwestern frontier. Many have paused to admire and photograph the tree at Sycamore Gap, a beloved icon of the landscape that was made
An American Airlines flight attendant was found dead in a hotel room near Philadelphia International Airport.
Seven of the eight men told police the former officer kidnapped them.
Suzanne Morphew’s husband Barry was named as a prime suspect in her murder before charges were later dropped
CCTV footage of a young girl walking around a street reportedly asking for help surfaced online this week.
A high-ranking Toronto police officer has pleaded guilty to seven police act charges after interfering with the force's internal promotions process by providing confidential information to multiple officers ahead of their interviews.During a hearing on Thursday, Supt. Stacy Clarke, who has been with Toronto police since 1998, pleaded guilty to three counts of breach of confidence, three counts of discreditable conduct, and one count of insubordination linked to incidents that happened in 2021.Cl
George Murdoch was attacked while working as a taxi driver near Aberdeen.
SCOTSTOWN, Que. — A Quebec man who was shot by police Wednesday as they investigated threats against Premier François Legault and Prime Minster Justin Trudeau is facing a weapons charge. The provincial prosecution service said Thursday that Germain Lemay made a court appearance to face a charge of possession of a weapon for dangerous purpose. Quebec's police watchdog is investigating the shooting, which left the suspect in hospital in stable condition. The agency, known as the Bureau des enquête
A Canadian Forces colonel was allegedly carrying a .22 rifle and a revolver on Aug. 25 when police say he fired at "protected wildlife" from aboard a boat on a canal in Quinte West, Ont., according to court documents.Col. Leif Dahl's first court appearance was held in Belleville on Thursday morning.The documents outline the eight charges he's facing, including obstructing a police officer, hunting a bird without a licence and allegedly using the rifle in a "careless manner."The colonel has been
LONDON (AP) — Six female migrants trapped inside a refrigerated food truck were rescued by French police after one of the women was able to make contact with a reporter, the BBC and French authorities said Thursday. The women — four Vietnamese and two Iraqis — hid for hours in a truck loaded with boxes of bananas in northern France, believing the vehicle was on its way to the U.K. or Ireland. When they realized that the truck was going in the wrong direction, they started to panic in the cold an
The child’s parents fell asleep inside the house, leaving the toddler outside overnight, the sheriff said.
A jury ruled Nahshon Shannon, a man accused of beating and killing his 13-year-old daughter, Janessa Shannon, guilty of third-degree murder and aggravated child abuse on Wednesday. Nahshon faces up to 20 years in prison. A judge will sentence him in November, but it is unknown the exact date of his sentencing.
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — A jury on Thursday found a delivery driver not guilty in the shooting of a YouTube prankster who followed him around a mall food court earlier this year. Alan Colie, 31, was acquitted of aggravated malicious wounding in the shooting of Tanner Cook, 21, who runs the “Classified Goons” YouTube channel. The jury was split though on two lesser firearms counts, and decided to convict him on one and acquit him on the other. The April 2 shooting at the food court in Dulles Town Cen
A social media post showing rooms with multiple mattresses on the floor has sparked conversations about affordable housing and student living conditions in Windsor. Students say it doesn't come as a surprise.Ward 2 Coun. Fabio Costante shared screen shots of the now-deleted rental listing on social media.In those images, multiple mattresses are crammed into a room, separated by portable cabinets acting as thin walls. They were listed for rent by the bed for $325 a month. "This is not a unique th
The 17-year-old boy was arrested just over an hour after Elianne Andam was wounded in the neck in Croydon, south London.
The North Reading Massachusetts couple said they hired a dog trainer through the Thumbtack app for $2,250. Their dog was later found dead out-of-state.
VAUGHAN, Ont. — Police say a nine-year-old girl was struck and killed by a delivery van north of Toronto. York Regional Police say the fatal collision happened just before 5:40 p.m. Wednesday on Mullen Drive in Vaughan, Ont. Police say the driver of the white Ford delivery van remained at the scene and no charges had been laid as of Thursday morning. The major collisions investigations unit is looking into the crash. Investigators are asking for witnesses who have not yet spoken to police or who
The victim died after being attacked in Croydon, south London, on Wednesday.
Christian Martinez, 29, will face a maximum penalty of life in prison at his sentencing next year, according to authorities
Timothy Bliefnick was sentenced to life in prison in August for the February 2023 murder of his estranged wife, Rebecca Bliefnick
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