State Trooper Killed In Off-Duty Crash A Connecticut state trooper was killed in a head-on collision Saturday night while driving off-duty in Wolcott, officials said. The deceased trooper is Danielle Miller of Litchfield’s Troop L, according to Dora Schriro, commissioner of the state’s Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection. […]
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A child was taken to a voodoo practitioner for discipline. Police say she will be permanently disfigured. The cause of the girl’s misbehavior was obvious, the women said. There was a demon inside her, and it needed to come out. It would not do so willingly. So the women — […]
Gowdy: Memo has no impact on Russia probe South Carolina Republican Rep. Trey Gowdy said the recently released, controversial GOP memo alleging FBI abuses of its surveillance authority does not have “any impact on the Russia probe,” and even without the Steele dossier, there would be a Russia investigation. “There […]
Amtrak train on wrong track in crash that killed 2, but it says freight line controls signals A Miami-bound Amtrak train appeared to be on the wrong track when it collided with a freight train in South Carolina early Sunday, killing two people and injuring 116, according to authorities. Robert […]
Maldives delay in freeing opposition leaders fuels domestic, international concern As domestic and international pressure mounts, the Maldives has delayed complying with a Supreme Court order for the immediate release and new trials of nine opposition leaders, freeing them to contest presidential elections this year. The Indian Ocean nation has […]
Venezuela military ouster remarks dog Tillerson in Latin America U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s first tour of Latin America got off to a rocky start on Friday with U.S. ally Mexico distancing itself from his suggestion that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro could be toppled by his own military. Tillerson […]
Trump hopes ‘something good’ comes from Olympics despite North Korean warning WASHINGTON/SEOUL (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump expressed hope on Friday that “something good” could come from North Korea’s participation in the Winter Olympics in South Korea, even after Pyongyang warned it would not “sit idle” if Washington and […]
With an eye on Russia, U.S. to increase nuclear capabilities WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Concerned about Russia’s growing tactical nuclear weapons, the United States will expand its nuclear capabilities, a policy document released on Friday said, a move some critics say could increase the risk of miscalculation between the two countries. […]
Exclusive: North Korea earned $200 million from banned exports, sends arms to Syria, Myanmar – U.N. report UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – North Korea violated United Nations sanctions to earn nearly $200 million in 2017 from banned commodity exports, according to a confidential report by independent U.N. monitors, which also accused […]
Wrong-way driver charged with murder in attempted suicide A woman who drove head-on into other cars on a California freeway in an apparent suicide attempt has been charged with second-degree murder for killing the driver she struck, according to authorities. Grace Elizabeth Ward, 28, of Red Bluff, suffered a broken […]
