Day: June 28, 2023

Some Los Angeles July 4 firework shows canceled because of new environmental mandates: report

7:00 pm June 28, 2023

Several Los Angeles Independence Day firework shows have been canceled because of newly adopted environmental rules restricting the use of explosives above bodies of water, a report says. In late May, the Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board adopted a new protective fireworks display permit requiring legal shows to adopt practices to reduce plastic […]

India temple chariot fire causes 6 deaths, 10 injuries

6:10 pm June 28, 2023

A temple chariot caught fire Wednesday killing at least six people and leaving 10 others with burns after it came in contact with an overhead high-tension electric wire in India’s remote northeast, a state lawmaker said. A large crowd was part of the procession taking place near a temple in the Kumarghat area, nearly 75 […]

Kansas City man charged with murder following shooting that left 3 dead, 6 wounded

6:10 pm June 28, 2023

A Kansas City man originally charged with assault after a shooting that left three people dead and six wounded was charged Tuesday with three counts of second-degree murder. According to court documents, Keivon Greene, 26, was one of two suspects in the shooting early Sunday at an auto shop that was known to host after-hours […]

German police warn of ‘Blue Punisher’ ecstasy pill following 2 teen deaths

6:09 pm June 28, 2023

German police warned Wednesday of a potentially lethal “Blue Punisher” variety of ecstasy in circulation after the death of two teenage girls was linked to the drug. Police in the northeastern state of Mecklenburg Western Pomerania said that a 13-year-old girl from the town of Altentreptow died Monday at a hospital after taking one of […]

NJ man who tried to pay $20K in bitcoin to have child porn victim killed sentenced to over 6 years in prison

6:08 pm June 28, 2023

A New Jersey man has been sentenced to more than six years in federal prison after exchanging sexually explicit videos and images with a 13-year-old New York girl and later paying $20,000 in bitcoin to have her killed, eventually calling it off. John Michael Musbach, 34, of Haddonfield, received his 78-month prison term Tuesday during […]