Day: May 29, 2023

Italy reports 4 dead after storm capsizes tourist boat

7:07 pm May 29, 2023

A body was retrieved early Monday in a northern Italian lake by police divers, raising to four the final death toll in the capsizing of a tourist boat a day earlier during a sudden, violent storm that included a whirlwind. Two bodies had been recovered by firefighter divers on Sunday evening, while the fourth victim […]

Florida woman accused of speeding down beach is charged with DUI: police

7:03 pm May 29, 2023

A Florida woman was arrested Saturday and charged with DUI and reckless driving after driving a vehicle down a crowded Smyrna Dunes Park beach, police say. Witnesses told officers that the vehicle driven by Sarah Ramswammy, 26, of Orlando, nearly struck beach-goers before it ended up in the water. Ramswammy registered a 0.153 blood alcohol […]

Iranian-born model draws outrage for dress with noose around neck to raise awareness for Iran executions

7:00 pm May 29, 2023

An Iranian-born model, Mahlagha Jaberi, is dividing the internet after she wore a dress that resembled a noose to raise awareness for a string of executions in Iran. Jaberi, who is 33-years-old, posted a video to her Instagram that she “[d]edicated to the people of Iran” after making an appearance at the Cannes Film Festival. She […]

Knife-wielding suspect killed, bystander injured in northern Illinois police shooting

6:06 pm May 29, 2023

Police in northern Illinois fatally shot a man who lunged toward them with a knife when officers tried to arrest him, law enforcement officials said Monday. A woman was also shot, though the wound was not life-threatening, the Lake County Major Crime Task Force said. 9-YEAR-OLD KILLED, WOMAN WOUNDED IN SHOOTING NEAR CHICAGO Fox Lake […]

7 appear in Northern Irish court for policeman’s attempted murder

6:05 pm May 29, 2023

Seven men appeared in court Monday on charges of attempted murder related to the February attack on a senior Northern Ireland police officer who was shot after his son’s soccer practice. The suspects, ranging in age from 28 to 72, appeared by video link at Dungannon Magistrates’ Court about 45 miles west of Belfast. They […]