Myanmar: airstrike on school killed four children, witnesses say | Myanmar
An airstrike on a school in Myanmar’s southeastern Karenni state killed four children and injured at least 15 others, according to five witnesses. The victims, all boys between the ages of 12 and 14, were students at a school in the village of Do Si Ei, with about 200 students and run by local residents […]
Witnesses describe ‘horrific’ attack with corrosive substance in south London | London
Witnesses have described a “horrifying” scene after a woman and her two young daughters were attacked with a corrosive substance in south London. Emergency services were called to Lesser Avenue, Clapham, at around 7.25pm. The victims were taken to the hospital along with three responding officers and two others who tried to help Wednesday night. […]
Assisted living facilities fall short when caring for aging US population, witnesses tell senators
The U.S. population is aging, and by 2060, nearly one in four Americans will be 65 or older, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Witnesses before the Senate committee during Thursday's hearing said assisted living facilities are already inadequately prepared for an aging population. Patricia Wessenmeyer, who testified at the hearing, helped support her husband, […]
Father witnesses children electrocuted to death as power line falls on car, baby survives freak accident: ‘It just hurts’
Three people were electrocuted when a power line fell on their car in Portland, Oregon. The baby, who was being held by his father, somehow survived the freak accident. Around 11:45 a.m. Wednesday, emergency crews responded to a 911 call about a person burning on the street in northeast Portland. A neighbor of the family […]
Impeachment witnesses eviscerate Mayorkas for surge of crime, fentanyl deaths due to border crisis: ‘My family is broken’
On Thursday, a mother of two appeared before the House committee conducting an impeachment inquiry into Alejandro Mayorkas, eviscerating the Secretary of Homeland Security for failings in U.S. border security, brought on by a surge in crime and fentanyl trafficking. They shared personal tragedies. “On July 27, 2022, I heard the worst news any parent […]