The Independent

 A Spanish tourist was trampled to death by a herd of elephants in a national park in South Africa after he stepped out of the vehicle to take photos of the animals.The 43-year-old tourist, who was not named by officials, was visiting the Pilanesberg National Park on Sunday with three others when the incident took place, the local police said.Law enforcement authorities said that the tourists spotted a herd of elephants, including some calves during the safari. He stepped out of the vehicle to take pictures of the elephant herd.Pieter Nel, a spokesman for the local tourism board, told...

Spanish tourist who got out of car to take photos trampled to death by elephants

The US Sun

THIS is the terrifying moment a Hindu religious festival turns into chaos after an elephant went berserk and made the other animals stampede. Footage shows one elephant in a costume initially breaking away from the procession in panic – sparking the carnage that left 13 people injured. As the massive creature faces the opposite direction, […]

Horror moment elephants go on rampage & stampede injuring 13 people at religious festival in Sri Lanka

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NewSantaAna

The FBI has seen a rise in scams targeting timeshare owners. In this kind of scam, criminals con these part-time property owners into shelling out hefty sums of cash, all under false pretenses related to their timeshare properties.

FBI warns that Mexican cartels are targeting Americans with timeshare scams

Indy100

One of the most significant shipwreck finds of recent times was made in an ostensibly unlikely place: a southwest African desert.The Bom Jesus (The Good Jesus), a Portuguese ship, set sail for India from Lisbon on 7 March, 1533, when it got caught up in a devastating storm.The vessel, which was laden with treasures, seemed to disappear without a trace until, in 2008, its remains were finally discovered along with around $13 million-worth of gold coins.It was unearthed by diamond miners in a desert on the coast of Namibia, who had drained a man-made lagoon in the area.Dr Dieter Noli,...

Long-lost ship packed with gold discovered in the African desert

A two-story school collapsed during morning classes Friday in north-central Nigeria, trapping about 120 students and teachers, and setting off a frantic search for those in the rubble. A local television station reported 12 deaths.Authorities are yet to confirm the number of students and teachers killed in Saints Academy college in Plateau state’s Busa Buji community. But Channels Television said 26 people were being treated along with the deaths, citing a witness account at a nearby hospital.Nigeria’s National Emergency Management Agency said rescue and health workers as well as security forces have been deployed at the scene. It said that...

Dozens of students killed and more than 100 trapped after school building collapses in Nigeria

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

Fox News

Archaeologists and volunteers have unearthed 24 Anglo-Saxon human skeletons believed to date between 670 and 940 AD while excavating at hotel. See photos of the discovery.

Archaeologists unearth 24 skeletons on hotel property dating back to 7th century

Utah State

Kaysville, UT

NBC News

The FBI has arrested a suspect in Mexico in connection with the disappearance of his 14-year-old niece. Antonio Moreno, 31, who was living in Kaysville, Utah, for the last three years, abruptly traveled to Mexico with his niece and two daughters, ages 4 and 6, on June 30, according to the FBI’s Salt Lake City field office. Moreno did not ask their mothers for permission before leaving with the children.

FBI arrests suspect in connection with disappearance of his 14-year-old niece

Mississippi State

Gulfport, MS

Mississippi News Group

On June 14, 2024, the Gulfport Police Department arrested 15-year-old Lexi Jade Brown, charging her with attempted murder and first-degree arson. The arrest followed a violent incident in the early morning hours according to a press release from teh Gulfport PD.

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UPI News

A 33-year-old Kenyan man was arrested Monday by police after he confessed to allegedly killing at least 42 women including his own wife over a two-year period.

Kenyan man arrested, admits to killing 42 women, including his wife

Wisconsin State

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San Diego, CA

Winston, one of the world's oldest silverback gorillas, has died at the age of 52, according to the San Diego Zoo Wildlife Alliance.

Winston, one of the world's oldest silverbacks, dies at age 52 at San Diego Safari Park

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Marana, AZ

An Arizona man was arrested and charged with murder, accused of leaving his 2-year-old daughter in the car outside the family's home for three hours when temperatures climbed to 109 degrees, authorities said. Christopher Scholtes, 37, was arrested Friday and booked at the Pima County Adult Detention Center on second-degree...

Father charged with murder after 2-year-old is left in car during 109-degree heat wave for 3 hours, police say

BBC Africa Eye investigates a shocking spate of elderly people accused of witchcraft then murdered along Kenya’s Kilifi coast, and discovers the true motives behind the killings. Seventy-four-year-old Tambala Jefwa stares vacantly out of his one remaining eye as his wife, Sidi, gently removes his shirt. “They stabbed him...

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Baltimore, MD

BALTIMORE — When Trea Ellinger left a Baltimore drug rehab facility last summer, he assured his anxious mother that everything was fine. He had his medications and was planning to meet up with his girlfriend. By the following afternoon, he was dead — not from the violence his mom...

A Baltimore man died after being sedated and restrained by medics. His mom wants answers

Athens, GA

Now Habersham

A 19-year-old Lawrenceville man is in custody after allegedly kidnapping and sexually assaulting a minor, according to a news release from the Athens-Clarke County Police Department.

Teen arrested for kidnapping and molestation after Athens hit-and-runs

Business Insider

Thousands of Chinese migrants trekked last year to the US border after arriving in Ecuador, which is cutting their visa-free access.

The thousands of Chinese migrants headed to the US-Mexico border just lost their key entry point to America

Wyoming State

WyoFile

Caitlin Tan wanted to breed her childhood horse, JP, because she’s been “amazing” — the type of animal any equestrian would be lucky to have once in a lifetime. Having access to coveted bloodlines increased the allure. Via the Miller Ranch, she could pair her 18-year-old mare with a stud descendent of Playboy’s Buck Fever.

Cream of the crop: a cremello foal is born in Wyoming

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Tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa after leaving car to take photos

Elephants trampled to death a Spanish tourist at a wildlife reserve in South Africa after he left his vehicle and approached a herd to take photographs,...

Tourist trampled to death by elephants in South Africa after leaving car to take photos

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