New Jersey student with special needs dies after school bus ride, leading bus monitor to be charged with manslaughter
A 6-year-old girl with special needs died in New Jersey this week after her wheelchair harness constricted her breathing while she was riding a school bus, leading prosecutors to charge the bus monitor with manslaughter, officials said.
2023-07-22 04:24
Animal advocates call for changes to wild horse wrangling following deaths during roundup in Nevada
An animal advocacy group is calling for changes to the federal government's wild horse wrangling operations after a roundup in Nevada left multiple stallions, mares and foals injured or dead.
2023-07-21 21:27
Florida 10-month-old dies after being left in hot car that reached 133 degrees
A Florida woman has been arrested for aggravated manslaughter of a child after a 10-month-old she was caring for was found unresponsive in a car that had reached an internal temperate of over 133 degrees, according to an arrest report from the Baker County Sheriff's office.
2023-07-21 00:19
A 16-year-old has died at a Mississippi poultry processing plant, county coroner says
A 16-year-old employee died Friday at a Mississippi chicken processing plant, a county official said. Mar-Jac Poultry said the teen died from injuries suffered in what it described as an "accident" in an emailed statement to CNN.
2023-07-19 09:52
Alabama death row inmate asks appeals court to block this week's scheduled execution
An Alabama death row inmate has asked a federal appeals court to stop his execution scheduled for this week, arguing the state hasn't made sufficient changes to its capital punishment system after problems relating to several other scheduled lethal injections prompted a three-month pause on executions.
2023-07-19 09:23
US heatwave sees hospitals use body-bag ice treatment
Hospitals raise the alarm as heat stays above 37C (110F) for 19 days straight in Phoenix, Arizona.
2023-07-19 02:29
No indictments for 6 Georgia sheriff's deputies fired after man's in-custody death, according to court documents
A Clayton County, Georgia, grand jury chose not to indict six former sheriff's deputies in the in-custody death of a man after a struggle at a county jail last year, court documents show.
2023-07-18 10:57
After months of investigating, Oregon authorities now believe the deaths of 4 young women are connected
After months of probing and multiple investigations, authorities in northwestern Oregon now believe the mysterious deaths of four young women are connected, the Multnomah County District Attorney's Office announced Monday.
2023-07-18 10:21
Actress and singer Jane Birkin dies, France loses an 'icon'
By John Irish PARIS (Reuters) -British-born actress and singer Jane Birkin, a 1960s wildchild who became a beloved figure in
2023-07-17 01:56
Five wild burros found shot to death in California's Death Valley National Park
Federal officials are investigating after five wild burros were found shot and killed in Death Valley National Park earlier this week.
2023-07-16 03:49
She's 47, anorexic and wants help dying. Canada will soon allow it
By Anna Mehler Paperny TORONTO Lisa Pauli wants to die. The 47-year-old has wrestled with the eating disorder
2023-07-15 23:52
Woman arrested in connection with death of Robert De Niro's grandson, law enforcement source says
A woman has been arrested in connection with the death of Robert De Niro's grandson, a law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation told CNN Friday.
2023-07-15 01:59