Toronto Councillor Doug Ford says allegations that he was heavily involved in Etobicoke’s drug trade in the 1980s reach a new low. Continue reading
“When I look at the evidence in the case, I shudder to think of what could have happened here.”Benton County District Attorney John Haroldson US teenager accused of plotting to attack school; Officials say 6 bombs found in his bedroom →
About 200 suspected Maoist rebels set off a land mine and opened fire on a convoy of cars carrying local leaders and supporters of India’s ruling Congress party in eastern India, killing at least 17 people and wounding 24 others, police said. Continue reading
Sixteen schoolchildren and a teacher burned to death in eastern Pakistan early Saturday when a short-circuit near a leaking gas tank caused their minibus to burst into flames, police said. Continue reading
It seems that the impossible has occurred: The most congested city in the U.S. has become a model for traffic control. Continue reading
A highway overpass in Missouri collapsed early Saturday when rail cars slammed into one of the bridge’s pillars after a cargo train collision, authorities said. Seven people were injured, though none seriously. Continue reading
Massive flooding from torrential rains in the San Antonio area of Texas left at least one person dead Saturday and sent emergency workers rushing in boats to rescue more than 200 residents stranded in cars and homes. Continue reading
Clean up continues this Memorial Day weekend in Moore, Oklahoma, the city where a massive tornado ripped through on Monday, leaving 24 dead and hundreds of homes and business in rubble. As residents try to pick up the pieces, volunteers from across the country have poured in to lend a helping hand. Continue reading
Cross-dressers, half-naked revelers, a famed fashion designer, entertainment icons and former U.S. President Bill Clinton are sharing the spotlight in Vienna for the Life Ball, one of Europe’s biggest AIDS fundraisers. Continue reading