Haiti fuel truck explosion kills 24, leaves dozens severely burned
A fuel truck explosion occurred in Haiti's southern peninsula, killing 24 people and injuring 40, half of whom suffered third-degree burns. Prime Minister Gary Conille visited the scene near Miragoan and arranged for the evacuation by helicopter of the most seriously injured victims. Ambulances were dispatched to help people with severe burns and to ease […]
Ugandan Olympic athlete, Rebecca Cheptegei, dies after being severely burned by her partner
Ugandan Olympian Rebecca Cheptegei died in a Kenyan hospital where she was being treated after suffering burns over 80 percent of her body in an attack by her partner. She was 33 years old. Owen Menak, spokesman for Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital in Eldoret, confirmed Cheptegei's death on Thursday. Menack said the long-distance runner […]
Tessa Trotter, mom allegedly stabbed, burned alive by sicko husband, reunited with hero neighbors
Tennessee mother survived being stabbed, beaten and burned alive Surprised by a heartbreaking reunion and the neighbors she credits with saving her life. Tessa Trotter had returned home from work on July 1 to take her two sons, ages 8 and 5, to her twin sister’s house when she was stabbed and beaten by her […]
Tim Walz ‘failed to act’ as BLM rioters burned Minneapolis in 2020: state Senate
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, Vice President Kamala Harris’ new running mate, “failed to act” when riots in Minneapolis in May 2020 left more than 1,000 businesses and a police station burned down, a scathing state senate report found. The 60-year-old Democratic governor was criticized by the Republican-controlled Minnesota Senate Joint Committee on Transportation, Justice and […]
Toronto School Bus Burned, Jewish Community Centers Vandalized
On Monday, a school bus parked in Toronto’s Jewish neighbourhood was set on fire and anti-Israel graffiti, including “Free Palestine,” was painted on a kosher grocery store and a Jewish community centre. Toronto Police Said The school bus had been parked in the same spot behind the grocery store without incident for 15 years, until […]
Man arrested for sparking massive California wildfire by pushing fiery car into gully, blaze already burned 164,000 acres
A California man has been arrested in connection with the massive Parkland Fire that has ravaged Northern California after he allegedly drove a burning car into a valley that sparked a massive wildfire that has already burned more than 164,000 acres. Authorities said suspect Ronnie Dean Stout II, 42, was arrested around 2 a.m. Thursday […]
House Republicans restore US flags burned in DC protest: 'We righted their wrong'
House Republicans have returned and restored a U.S. flag outside Union Station that was taken down and burned during a demonstration on Wednesday in protest of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. Protesters calling for Netanyahu’s arrest took down and burned the national flag outside Union Station on Wednesday, replacing it with a […]
GOP congressmen replace American flags burned by anti-Israel agitators in DC
Republican lawmakers, including House Speaker Mike Johnson, replaced three American flags in Washington, DC, on Wednesday night that had been desecrated by anti-Israel agitators earlier in the day. Rep. Brandon Williams (R-NY) said he was driving through Washington, D.C.’s Union Station, a few blocks from the U.S. Capitol, when he noticed the exposed flagpole outside […]
Mets’ Christian Scott burned by a home run again in loss
MIAMI — Christian Scott’s tendency to get beaten by one pitch has marred what was a previously solid performance for the Mets. On Sunday, that pitch came in the fourth inning, when Jazz Chisholm Jr. hit a three-run home run against the rookie. It was the eighth home run Scott has allowed in 47 1/3 […]
Hotel guest dies after being burned by scorching 150-degree shower
The family of an elderly Tennessee man who was fatally injured after being splashed with 150-degree Fahrenheit water in a hot shower at a hotel while on a business trip has been awarded $2 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. Alex Chronis, a 76-year-old food distributor, was burned while showering at an Econo Lodge in […]