Day: August 15, 2023

Diving platform collapses at amusement park’s acrobat show

10:06 pm August 15, 2023

A diving platform at Germany’s biggest amusement park collapsed on Monday during a pirate-themed acrobat show, injuring seven people. During a performance of the acrobat show “Retorno dos Piratas” at Germany’s Europa Park, a mobile pool ruptured, forcing the attached diving towers to collapse, according to German news outlet The Local de. Water from the […]

Pennsylvania prosecutor deems fatal shooting of teen justified after confrontation with police

10:03 pm August 15, 2023

A Pennsylvania prosecutor said Tuesday that police officers were justified in fatally shooting a teenager who pointed a gun at them after a homeowner called 911 to report her security cameras had detected an intruder in house. Lancaster County District Attorney Heather Adams told reporters that 17-year-old Darron Shaw “presented a clear and imminent threat […]

Internet Archive faces permanent injunction after copyright lawsuit by publishers

10:01 pm August 15, 2023

A federal judge has approved a permanent injunction against the online Internet Archive from scanning and sharing all copyrighted books already made available by publishers. Judge John Koeltl had already ruled in March that the Archive had illegally offered free e-editions of 127 books in copyright, including works by J.D. Salinger and Toni Morrison. Four […]

Grand jury returns indictments in Trump-Georgia case

10:01 pm August 15, 2023

Tue, 15 Aug 2023 18:01:22 EDT [image] Former president Donald Trump has been indicted for the fourth time. His most recent indictment involves alleged attempts to overturn 2020 presidential results in Georgia. If he is convicted, receiving a pardon will be a difficult task, even if he is elected president. A president’s ability to pardon […]

‘Ignored’ Appalachia faces similar issues as inner-city Black areas: ‘Nobody talks about it,’ says KY woman

9:11 pm August 15, 2023

A woman who escaped her drug-addled hometown in rural Kentucky said Appalachia residents face similar problems as inner-city Black communities but get much less attention. “Some of the poor Black communities, if something happens over there — I don’t know if it’s a skin color thing, I don’t know if it’s to try to maybe […]