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A rescue swimmer from the US Coast Guard pulled a 71-year-old woman from a vehicle that had steered into the McKenzie River in Oregon. A helicopter was used to lower the swimmer towards the car and hoist the woman to safety. A second vehicle occupant made it to the shore on their own. “The response … Read more
Dolly Parton offered an emotional tribute to her late husband, Carl Thomas Dean, who died earlier this week. The legendary country artist released a new song titled, If You Hadn’t Been There, in an Instagram post on Friday. “I fell in love with Carl Dean when I was 18 years old,” Parton wrote. “We have … Read more
A South Carolina man convicted of bludgeoning his ex-girlfriend’s parents to death has become the first US death row inmate to be executed by firing squad in the last 15 years. Brad Sigmon was shot to death just after 18:00 local time (23:00 GMT) on Friday by three volunteers firing rifles at his chest with … Read more
Getty Images Gene and Betsy (file image from 1991) US investigators believe Oscar-winning actor Gene Hackman and his classical pianist wife, Betsy Arakawa, both died of natural causes about a week apart. Their bodies were discovered in their home in the US state of New Mexico on 26 February, 10 days after Hackman is believed … Read more
Natalie Sherman Business reporter, New York Watch: Trump signs order pausing some Mexico and Canada tariffs It may have been drowned out this week as US President Donald Trump walked back tariffs on his closest neighbours – and biggest trading partners – almost as soon as they were in place. But during this dizzying back-and-forth … Read more
Lucy Williamson Middle East correspondent Oren Rosenfeld / BBC Michal is one of the festival-goers who believes MDMA helped her during the attack As dawn approached on the morning of 7 October 2023, many of the partygoers at the Nova music festival near Gaza’s border took illegal recreational drugs like MDMA or LSD. Hundreds of … Read more
Actor Gene Hackman’s died of natural causes about a week after his wife Betsy Arakawa, who died after contracting a rare virus, say New Mexico medical investigators. The Oscar-winning actor, 95, died from coronary artery disease, with advanced Alzheimer’s disease listed as a contributing factor. Ms Arakawa, 65, died from hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS), a … Read more
Newly released text messages and phone calls show the fear of two University of Idaho students as someone broke into their home and murdered four of their housemates in 2022. “I’m freaking out,” one roommate wrote to the other, court filings obtained by US media reportedly show. The text messages were sent nearly eight hours … Read more
A mother has been left “gutted” after a Make-A-Wish trip to Disneyland Paris for her terminally ill daughter Daisy, five, was cancelled due to disruption to Eurostar services following the discovery of an unexploded bomb. Toni Mannion, 38, said she had been “looking forward to making some special memories”, but was unable to take alternative … Read more
US President Donald Trump has said he is “strongly considering large-scale sanctions” and tariffs on Russia until a ceasefire and peace deal with Ukraine is reached. Trump said he was contemplating the move because “Russia is absolutely ‘pounding’ Ukraine on the battlefield right now”. Trump’s comments marked a sharp change in tone. Since coming into … Read more