Sri Lanka’s police used tear gas and water cannons on Tuesday to disperse an opposition protest in the island nation facing its worst economic crisis while gearing up for a national election later this year. Protesters from the main opposition United People’s Power party gathered in the capital, Colombo, and accused President Ranil Wickremesinghe’s administration […]
LANCASTER, Pa. (WHTM) – Police in Lancaster County say a child was living alone for a month with two pets and no adult supervision. Officers from Manheim Township Police responded to a welfare check for a child who was reportedly living alone after Tiffani Chanel Bogroff had moved to New Jersey. Close Thanks for signing […]
Located at 13701 Pembroke Ln. just off 135th St. and Kenneth Rd., the residential community of Regents Park sets a new standard for luxury living in Leawood. This welcome addition in one of the most desirable neighborhoods in the Kansas City Metropolitan area offers both luxury and maintenance provided villas. The luxury villas are designed […]
A man accused by police in India of helping smuggle a family of four through Canada just before they froze to death on the Manitoba border with the United States has been found living freely in a suburb outside Toronto, an investigation by CBC’s The Fifth Estate has found. Indian police allege Fenil Patel was […]
(Reuters) – A California river cleanup turned up an unexpected discovery: homeless people living in caves dug into the riverbank. Police in Modesto, California, reported on Tuesday that they were collaborating with the volunteer group Operation 9-2-99 in removing trash from the Tuolumne River over the weekend when they discovered the cave dwellings. Local media […]
Homeless people in California were found living in caves along the Tuolumne River before they were cleared out by the Modesto Police Department and volunteers over the weekend. Volunteers with Operation 9-2-99 and the Tuolumne River Trust worked with police to clear them out, removing some 7,600 pounds of garbage from the area, authorities said. […]
A Florida couple was arrested Tuesday after police discovered three children in their care were living in “deplorable” conditions at their home, authorities said. Officers initially responded to a call about an argument between neighbors at the home of Michelle Sofia, 38, in Bunnell, where she lived with her live-in boyfriend, 41-year-old Willie London, and her […]
The dictator of North Korea made a rare acknowledgment of the poor living conditions in his country at a government meeting this week. Supreme leader Kim Jong Un said in a Thursday speech to the Workers’ Party of Korea that the disparity in quality of life between the countryside and cities must be addressed. “Today, […]
The man was thought to be a witness, not a suspect. But when he appeared this week at the public inquiry into South Africa’s deadliest building fire, he announced he had started it. The 29-year-old man, who cannot yet be publicly identified, said he started the fire in the Usindiso building last August unintentionally. He […]
There are just two northern white rhinos left in the entire world – and they’re both female. But now, their species has a chance at survival, as researchers have for the first time achieved an IVF rhino pregnancy. BioRescue Project, a reproduction technology nonprofit focused on saving threatened species, announced on Wednesday that the company […]
Like many cultures, the US is sometimes stereotyped by people in other countries. But one British woman who moved to Ohio is making an effort to challenge misconceptions about Americans. She said she wants to educate people who may never have lived in the US about the positives. A British woman who moved to the […]
The Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned Roe v. Wade, upended women’s reproductive rights and led to confusion and fear about the status of abortion access across the country. Part of that chaos stemmed from “trigger laws” in 13 states, which had implemented legislation that was ready and […]