LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue grad student Anik Paul stepped off the John T. Myers Pedestrian Bridge in the wee hours of July 3, 2023, and other than the first officers who saw him flailing in the river after his jump, he’s not been seen since. After months of searching the Wabash River from Attica to […]
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North Korean balloons ‘presumed’ to be carrying waste seen in South Korea as tensions flare
North Korean balloons “presumed” to be carrying waste were spotted in South Korea on Monday, reigniting a tit-for-tat exchange as tensions on the Korean Peninsula continue to heighten. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said a suspected balloon was seen flying in northern Gyeonggi Province, which borders Seoul, around 9 p.m. local time (8 p.m. ET). Seoul’s Metropolitan […]
Parents of US, Australian tourists presumed killed in Mexico to try identifying bodies
By Raul Cortes and Lizbeth Diaz MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The parents of an American and two Australian surfers presumed to have been killed in northern Mexico have arrived in the country and will try to identify the dead bodies believed to be their children, a Mexican regional official said on Sunday. Authorities in the […]
Confirmation looming, GOP senators voice support for presumed KY education commissioner
Kentucky Senate Education Committee members, many of them Republicans, showed support Friday for the commissioner of education nominee as he prepares for the first Senate confirmation for that post. Several lawmakers said they had received many positive endorsements of Lawrence County Superintendent Robbie Fletcher, and he would have their vote on the Senate floor when […]
2 bodies recovered; remaining workers presumed dead as cleanup effort continues
Miguel Luna, Maynor Yassir Suazo Sandoval and Dorlian Cabrera. (Facebook, Family handout, Facebook) Four people remain missing after Tuesday’s bridge collapse. Among those is 40-year-old Miguel Luna, a father of three who came to the U.S. from El Salvador 19 years ago in hopes of a better life. “He’s supposed to come in the morning […]
NTSB recovers ship’s ‘black box,’ 6 presumed dead after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore: Here’s what we know
Authorities are working to recover the remains of six people on Wednesday who are missing and are presumed dead after a cargo ship lost power and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge on Tuesday, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River. Eight workers were on the bridge fixing potholes at the time of […]
Search resumes for 6 workers presumed dead in Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse in Baltimore
BALTIMORE — The search resumed Wednesday morning for six people missing and presumed dead in the wake of the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore. The bridge crumbled early Tuesday after a support column was hit by a large container ship that had lost power, sending people and vehicles into the Patapsco River. Search and rescue […]
Six presumed victims of Baltimore bridge collapse all from Latin America
The six likely victims of the Baltimore bridge collapse on Tuesday all appeared to be construction workers from Latin American countries, according to reports, including a father of three, Miguel Luna, from El Salvador. Since a container ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge after losing power early on Tuesday morning, six members of […]
Six presumed dead after cargo ship rammed Baltimore bridge triggering collapse
All six people missing after a major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed are presumed dead, authorities said. The search for their bodies is now suspended until Wednesday morning local time. The six disappeared when a container ship lost power and crashed into the bridge early on Tuesday, causing it to snap in […]
6 presumed dead after Francis Scott Key Bridge collapses in Baltimore: Here’s what we know
Early Tuesday morning a cargo ship apparently lost power and crashed into Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing it to collapse into the Patapsco River. Eight workers were on the bridge at the time of the accident — two have been rescued, while six remain missing and are presumed dead. The United States Coast Guard […]
Indonesians wake to new presumed president Prabowo
JAKARTA (Reuters) – After months of uncertainty, Indonesians on Thursday woke to a new presumed president, ex-special forces commander Prabowo Subianto, who appeared in unofficial counts to comfortably win the hotly contested election in a single round. The 72-year-old defence minister declared before jubilant supporters late on Wednesday that it was a “victory for all […]
50-year-old man presumed missing after boat found in channel in SLC
ST. LUCIE COUNTY — A 50-year-old man is thought to be missing after an unoccupied boat was found in the channel near a marina, according to the St. Lucie County Sheriff’s Office Tuesday. About 3 a.m. Tuesday a boater contacted 911 after finding an unoccupied Carolina Skiff in the channel near the Riverside Marina, the […]