Heavy rains killed eight people, mostly children, and injured 12 in Pakistan’s northwest, an official said Saturday. Downpours in different districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province caused rooms to collapse, crushing the people inside, according to Anwar Shahzad, a spokesperson for the local disaster management authority. Shahzad said that three of the dead were siblings aged between 3 and 7 years …
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ST. PAUL, Minn. —Police are investigating after they say an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head on Friday night. The shooting happened around 9 p.m. on the 800 block of Pierce Butler Route in St. Paul. The 13-year-old suspected shooter was found five minutes away along Charles Avenue, according to police. She was taken into custody. Wheeler said she …
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As Easter arrives, Bay Area parents are being urged to avoid buying real bunnies for their kids. It’s the time of year when rabbits show up in shelters, after families realize they are unable to care for them. Just days before Easter, Ben Vandivier, a father of two, found himself in a hare-raising predicament. “You tell your kids that you’re …
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A man who escaped from a Hawaii jail and was struck by a vehicle soon after died Thursday from his injuries, authorities said. Matthew J. Ornellas Jr. was seriously hurt in a hit-and-run after he fled from Kauai Community Correctional Center just after 1 a.m. last Friday, the Hawaii Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said. He scaled a fence with …
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American Airlines is relaxing part of its pet policy to let owners bring their animal companion and a full-size carry-on bag into the cabin. Until this week, people who carried a pet into the cabin, which involves paying a $150 fee, could only have one other small item that fit under the seat. Anything bigger, like a carry-on bag with …
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BALTIMORE — A massive salvaging effort is underway to reopen the Port of Baltimore after the deadly collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge. The Navy has mobilized a 1,000-ton lift capacity derrick barge, a 400-ton lift-capacity revolving crane barge and a 160-ton revolving crane to help lift debris from the water, a huge undertaking in the works. Officials say …
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Beirut— The Syrian army said Friday that Israeli airstrikes near the northern city of Aleppo had killed or wounded “a number of” people and caused damage. A war monitoring group said the strikes killed 44 people, most of them Syrian troops. The U.K.-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, an opposition war monitor group, said Israeli strikes hit missile depots belonging …
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The recall of red yeast products linked to at least five deaths in Japan may have Americans questioning the safety of a range of dietary supplements containing the ingredient and readily found online and in stores. Billed as a natural means of lowering cholesterol, the products recalled by Kobayashi Pharmaceutical Co. contain benikoji, an ingredient derived from a species of …
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Credit card debt can be expensive. Depending on how high your credit card debt is, you could end up paying thousands of dollars in interest on what you owe — and thepay-off process could take decades. And, right now, your credit card debt could be costing you more than it has in the past. The federal funds rate is currentlypaused …
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Most California fast-food workers are now earning at least $20 an hour — the highest minimum wage across the U.S. restaurant industry. Yet the pay hike, which went into effect on April 1, is sparking furious debate, with some restaurant owners warning of job losses and higher prices for customers, while labor advocates tout the benefits of higher wages. The …
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