Camper killed in upstate NY after tree falls on her vehicle during severe storm with 90-mph winds
A powerful microburst with winds up to 90 mph downed a tree at a campground in New York on Sunday, killing one woman and injuring others, according to the National Weather Service. The intense microburst occurred about 10:30 a.m. north of Cook Falls, near the southeastern edge of Delaware County, as a line of severe […]
Hurricane Beryl strengthens to ‘dangerous’ Category 4 storm threatening Caribbean
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Hurricane Beryl strengthened into what experts called an “extremely dangerous” Category 4 storm as it approached the southeastern Caribbean and began to weaken Sunday as government officials urgently urged people to evacuate. Hurricane warnings were issued for Barbados, St. Lucia, Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Barbados meteorological director […]
NJ man struck by lightning while trying to warn kids about storm
SEASIDE PARK, N.J. — A man who was struck and killed by lightning on the New Jersey coast on Sunday while trying to warn his children of an oncoming storm is being hailed as a hero by his girlfriend, who was there when the tragedy happened. Patrick Dispoto, 59, died at the scene in Seaside […]
Calm Before the Storm or the Pause That Refreshes?
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Sometime during the mid-afternoon of July 17, 1967, a band of six mountaineers set off from Camp VII at 17,900 feet on Mount McKinley in their quest to reach the summit. Four others of their party had summited the mountain two days earlier after an eight-hour climb from Camp VII […]
Germany beat the storm and the Danes while the Swiss roll Italy – Football Daily | Football
Today’s podcast: Despite a storm in Dortmund that caused a stoppage in play, Germany beat Denmark with goals from Kai Havertz and Jamal Musiala. Denmark suffered a refereeing error, a goal disallowed and a penalty for a very harsh handball against Joachim Anderson. Switzerland, meanwhile, beat defending champions Italy with relative ease thanks to a […]
Storm top Fever after shutting down Caitlin Clark in second half
SEATTLE — Jewell Loyd scored 23 of her season-high 34 points in the first half, played most of the game through swelling from her left eye, and the Seattle Storm held Caitlin Clark to just three points in the second half in an 89-77 victory over the Indiana Fever on Thursday night. Seattle (11-6) improved […]
Bandits storm NYC restaurant and rob diners as crowd looks on: cops
Two bold robbers stormed into a crowded Brooklyn restaurant and robbed three customers at gunpoint while horrified diners looked on, according to police and reports. Police said the duo entered Birds of a Feather, a popular Chinese bar in Williamsburg, armed with guns and demanded $200 worth of Seiko watches and cellphones from three customers […]
New Jersey man killed by lightning strike trying to warn beachgoing kids of impending storm
A New Jersey man was struck and killed by lightning over the weekend in Seaside Park while trying to warn his children about a dangerous thunderstorm. Patrick Dispoto, 59, made sure his girlfriend, Ruth Fassel, was safe in her car before returning to J Street Beach Sunday evening, the woman said. News 12 New Jersey. […]
NJ beachgoer Patrick Dispoto dies trying to get kids off beach ahead of lightning storm
A beachgoer was struck and killed by lightning on a Jersey Shore beach on Sunday as he bravely returned to warn children at the beach of an approaching storm. Patrick Dispoto, 59, had just left J Street Beach in Seaside Park, Ocean County, with his girlfriend, Ruth Fassel, around 7 p.m. when they noticed ominous […]
TikTok-Fueled Protests Turn Deadly as Protesters Storm Parliament, Police Tear-Gas Cathedral
In Kenya on Tuesday, anti-tax protesters tried to storm the country’s parliament building and police responded with live ammunition, leaving at least five people dead and 30 injured. Kenyans are Protest Demonstrations have been ongoing for weeks against a finance bill packed with tax hikes, including on everything from bread to car insurance. Some of […]