35 h. ago Teenager kills mum and stepdad and then lives with their decomposing bodies for 12 days

Nikita Casap, 17, appeared in court on Thursday on a slew of charges, including first-degree intentional homicide, for the gruesome killings of his mom and stepdad in their Waukesha home last month, said a new complaint filed by authorities

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39 h. ago Three of four US soldiers missing in Lithuania are found dead

US army says rescuers recovered the bodies after a six-day effort to dig an armoured vehicle out of a peat bogThree of the four US soldiers missing in Lithuania since last week have been found dead, the US army said after rescuers recovered their armoured vehicle from a peat bog. The fourth soldier is still missing.The Lithuanian authorities received a report on Tuesday that the soldiers went missing on an expansive training ground in the eastern city of Pabradė, near the border with Belarus. The soldiers were on a tactical training exercise when they and their vehicle were reported missing, the US army said.Agence France-Presse and Associated Press contributed to this report Continue reading...

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63 h. ago ‘Wherever I looked I saw collapsed buildings’: Myanmar quake rescuers and medics struggle with size of task

After two days there are still not enough teams to find dead bodies or sufficient equipment to sift through debrisThe scale of devastation in central Myanmar is unlike anything rescue workers or medics have seen before, even in a country that has endured more than four years of brutal conflict.In Sagaing, buildings have collapsed almost everywhere after Friday’s earthquake. Even the provincial fire department building has been destroyed, damaging all the rescue machinery and vehicles inside. Continue reading...

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1 week ago 2 migrants have died in as many days in attempted sea crossings from France to the UK

French maritime authorities say they’ve recovered the bodies of two migrants who died over the past two days in attempts to cross the waters of the English Channel from France to the United Kingdom

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2 w. ago Gene Hackman estate goes to court to prevent release of autopsy pictures

Fearing release of distressing material, lawyers have petitioned a Santa Fe court to seal records to protect the family’s right to privacyA representative for the estate of actor Gene Hackman is seeking to block the public release of autopsy and investigative reports, especially photographs and police body-camera video, related to the recent deaths of Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, after their partially mummified bodies were discovered at their New Mexico home in February.Authorities last week announced Hackman died at age 95 of heart disease with complications from Alzheimer’s disease as much as a week after Arakawa, 65, died from a rare rodent-borne disease, hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. Hackman’s pacemaker last showed signs of activity on 18 February, indicating an abnormal heart rhythm on the day he probably died. The couple’s bodies weren’t discovered until 26 February. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 2 men plead not guilty in drug overdose deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans after game

Two men have pleaded not guilty in the drug overdose deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they got together to watch a game in 2024

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3 w. ago Charges filed in deaths of 3 Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in friend's backyard

Two men have been charged in the deaths of three Kansas City Chiefs fans whose bodies were found in a backyard two days after they got together to watch the final game of the regular season in 2024

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4 w. ago Hackman's final days: Friends reveal details of Gene and wife's last weeks up until their mummified bodies were found nine days after their deaths

Hackman and Arakawa's remains were found by a caretaker in their $3.8million Santa Fe home on Wednesday February 26.

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