Child killed as explosion hits building in Paris suburb
A child is killed after an explosion rocks a four-story building in a northeastern suburb of Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
A child is killed after an explosion rocks a four-story building in a northeastern suburb of Paris. Rough Cut (no reporter narration).
Over a decade, more than 1,000 people died after police subdued them through physical holds, stun guns, body blows and other means not intended to be lethal, an investigation led by The Associated Press found. Medical officials cited law enforcement as causing or contributing to about half of the deaths. In many others, significant police force went unmentioned and drugs or preexisting health problems were blamed instead.
Russia fired salvoes of drones and missiles overnight at southern and eastern regions of Ukraine, authorities said Thursday, injuring more than a dozen people as the Kremlin’s forces persevered with attritional attacks designed to wear down Ukrainian defenses. Air defense systems intercepted 26 out of 28 Shahed drones, Ukraine’s air force said. Russian forces also launched five missiles overnight, it said.
Sam Bankman-Fried, the former billionaire cryptocurrency wunderkind, is set to be sentenced on Thursday over his conviction for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX exchange he founded. Bankman-Fried, 32, faces the prospect of decades behind bars after a jury found him guilty in November on seven fraud and conspiracy counts. The hearing will mark the culmination of Bankman-Fried's downfall from an ultra-wealthy cryptocurrency entrepreneur and major political donor to U.S. authorities' biggest trophy to date in a crackdown on malfeasance in digital asset markets.
After George Floyd was killed under a Minneapolis police officer’s knee, reporters at The Associated Press wanted to know how many other people died following encounters in which law enforcement used not firearms but other kinds of force that is not supposed to be fatal. The U.S. government is supposed to track these non-shooting deaths, but poor implementation and inconsistent reporting from local law enforcement agencies mean no one really knows the scope. A team of journalists led by the AP spent three years reporting on deaths after “less-lethal force.”
From vintage train rides costing almost $4,000 per person to hotel rooms listed at $1,600 a night, businesses in and around majestic Niagara Falls are preparing to cash in on the April 8 total solar eclipse - with around a million visitors expected. The dramatic waterfall, situated along the Canadian-U.S. border, is in the path of the eclipse, and many people are splurging on hotels and rentals in advance to experience the phenomenon at one of North America's natural wonders. The eclipse will be a busy time both on the Ontario side and the New York side of the waterfall, with numerous special activities planned.
A fourth chocolate -- "blond" -- has been slowly making inroads into French confectionary, but has failed to win official recognition and faces competition from a pink Swiss variety. - Swiss competition - Despite efforts, Valrhona has not managed to convince French lawmakers to reopen its legal definitions.
Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor. Taylor Ware, a former Marine and aspiring college student, walked the grassy grounds of an interstate rest stop trying to shake the voices in his head.
Energy stocks are the biggest winners this month as oil prices push higher. It's a sign the market rally is broadening beyond just Big Tech.
With flagging iPhone sales, Apple has been pivoting to its burgeoning and successful services business. But that pivot has brought further attention to possible problems with the company's "Walled Garden" ecosystem.
General Motors chair and CEO Mary Barra tells Yahoo Finance this is the year of executing on big goals.
China has sent more than a million bottles of water from melting Tibetan glaciers to the Maldives, officials said Thursday, a gift from the world's highest mountains to a low-lying archipelago threatened by rising seas.The Maldives foreign ministry said the water was a gift from Yan Jinhai, the chairman of the Xizang Autonomous Region, or Tibet, lying more than 3,385 kilometres (2,100 miles) away on the far side of the world's highest mountain range.
MOSCOW (Reuters) -The Kremlin said on Thursday complete silence was needed when it came to discussions about possible prisoner exchanges involving Evan Gershkovich, a Wall Street Journal reporter arrested in Russia a year ago on suspicion of espionage. Gershkovich, 32, became the first U.S. journalist arrested on spying charges in Russia since the Cold War when he was detained by the Federal Security Service (FSB) on March 29. The reporter, the Journal and the U.S. government all deny he is a spy.
LONDON (Reuters) -Britain’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions fell by 5.4% in 2023 partly due to lower gas use in the electricity sector, provisional government data showed on Thursday. Britain has a target to reach net zero emissions by 2050, which will require changes to the way people eat and travel, as well as how electricity is produced. A rebound in French nuclear power output in 2023 meant Britain was able to import more electricity, cutting the need for homegrown fossil fuel power production, while electricity demand also fell, DESNZ said.
A year after Roe v. Wade was overturned, 63% of abortions in the United States were medication abortions.
Time is running out to get specialized glasses in time to witness the April 8 total solar eclipse. Here's when your online orders should be placed.
Baltimore residents and faith leaders offer their support to family members of the victims of the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse Wednesday.
Sometimes when a president needs a hand, only another president – or another two – will do.
The policies, which build off an executive order President Joe Biden signed in October, come amid growing concerns about risks posed by AI.
The rare showing of three presidents presents a united Democratic front for Joe Biden and will haul in at least $25 million for the Biden campaign.
Between $100 and $200 million of cargo passes through the port every day. With that coming to standstill, longshore workers could be unemployed.