The Independent

 At least 60 people were believed missing in Nepal after two buses were swept by a landslide off a highway and into a swollen river early Friday. Three passengers were rescued as the continuous rain made rescue efforts difficult. The three survivors were being treated in the hospital, government administrator Khima Nanada Bhusal said, adding that they reportedly jumped out of the bus and swam to the banks, where locals found them and took them to a nearby hospital. Landslides also blocked routes to the area in several places, according to Bhusal. Additional rescuers and security forces have been...

2 buses carrying at least 60 people swept into a river by a landslide in Nepal. 3 survivors found

CBS News

Landslides triggered by heavy rainfall on Saturday killed at least nine people including an entire family while they were sleeping in Nepal's mountainous districts, officials said.The landslides buried houses in three separate areas in the country's mountainous region, about 250 kilometers (156 miles) west of the capital, Kathmandu, according to Nepal's National Disaster Rescue and Reduction Management Authority.Five members of the same family were killed when their house was swallowed by a landslide while they were asleep at Malika village in Gulmi district. The victims included a couple, their daughter-in-law and two grandchildren including an 8-month-old girl.Two more people were...

At least 9 dead, including an entire family, after landslides slam Nepal

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Young children and pregnant women were among the victims. At least five people have been pulled alive from the mud.

Death toll in southern Ethiopia mudslides rises to at least 157 as search continues

Heavy rains triggered two landslides in the southern area of Gofa, the authorities say.

Ethiopia landslide rescuers pull 229 bodies from mud

Addis Ababa, Ethiopia — At least 157 people were killed in mudslides in a remote part of Ethiopia that has been hit with heavy rainfall. Many of the victims were killed as they tried to rescue survivors of an earlier mudslide, local authorities said Tuesday. Young children and pregnant women were among the victims of the mudslides in the Kencho Shacha Gozdi district of southern Ethiopia, said Dagmawi Ayele, a local administrator. The death toll rose from 55 late Monday to 157 on Tuesday as search operations continued in the area, said Kassahun Abayneh, head of the Gofa Zone communications office....

Almost 160 people killed by mudslides after heavy rains hit Ethiopia

A woman was found dead inside the belly of a snake after it swallowed her whole in central Indonesia last week, police said, the second python killing in the province in a month.Siriati, 36, had gone missing after she left her house Tuesday morning to buy medicine for her sick child, police said Wednesday, prompting relatives to launch a search.Her husband Adiansa, 30, found her slippers and pants on the ground about 500 meters from their house in Siteba village, South Sulawesi province."Shortly after that, he spotted a snake, about 10 meters from the path. The snake was still alive,"...

Another woman swallowed whole by a python in Indonesia

New York City, NY

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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

Sudden downpours and flash flooding caused a highway bridge to partially collapse on July 19, 2024, in China’s Zhashui County, claiming 11 lives. More than 30 people have been reported missing as of July 20. A highway bridge in Zhashui County, Shaanxi Province, partially collapsed on July 19 due...

11 confirmed dead, over 30 missing following highway bridge collapse in Shaanxi Province, China

Clarke County, MS

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In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

CBS DFW

Heavy rains associated with Hurricane Beryl and the earlier Tropical Storm Alberto have led at least 200 crocodiles to enter urban areas in the northern Mexican state of Tamaulipas, across from Texas, state and federal authorities said this week.So far, authorities say they have captured and relocated around 200 of the big reptiles since Alberto pelted the region with rain in June. Beryl brushed the same area before making landfall in south Texas earlier this week.Authorities said the heavy rains raised water levels in coastal lagoons, leading the animals to crawl into cities like Tampico and the nearby cities of...

Heavy rains leave 200 crocodiles lurking in cities in northern Mexico

High up on the Tibetan Plateau, inside the Baishiya Karst Cave, unfolds a fascinating ancient human survival story. A recent study reveals that the Denisovans, an extinct human species, called this place home for countless millennia. Other than their notable genetic contributions to modern humans, very little is known about...

Mysterious Denisovan species of humans lived undisturbed in the mountains for 160,000 years

Alameda, CA

Alameda Post

The unthinkable has happened. Again. A gunman has taken multiple lives. The difference this time? It happened here, in Alameda. We are an island, both physically and psychologically. I spend a lot of time explaining to people that our focus is Alameda, and Alameda alone, so our coverage doesn’t usually include stories as horrific as this one.

It Happened Again. Here.

Jacksonville, FL

Jacksonville Today

A man died in police custody Sunday after he was arrested when he scuffled with firefighters and police, the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office said. Joseph Lawson, 43, was the second person to die in the past week while in police custody. Both were hospitalized at the time they died, the Sheriff’s Office said.

Suspect dies in custody; he’s the second in six days

Florida State

A historic shipwreck in Florida was identified as a sunken British warship earlier this year in a remarkable discovery. Dry Tortugas National Park in Florida has long been a popular spot for tourists, outdoorsman and history buffs. Home to Fort Jefferson, one of the largest and best preserved 19th century forts remaining, thousands of people visit the area annually.

Pic: 300-year-old warship discovered off coast of southern state

The Standard

Five bodies, including one skeleton, have finally been recovered from Mount Everest’s so-called ‘death zone’ after the Nepali army deployed a dozen military personnel and 18 sherpas to clean up the high Himalayas. Authorities started the operation in 2019 and, this year, they set a goal to recover five bodies from the ‘death zone’, which is at an altitude of 8,000 metres (26,247 feet).The clean-up team recovered the human remains while surviving on water, chocolate, and sattu, a concoction of wheat, barley, and chickpea flour.After a 54-day operation that concluded on June 5, one skeleton and eleven tonnes of trash were...

What is Mount Everest's 'death zone'? Bodies retrieved from mountains amid risky operation

Missouri State

Fulton, MO

CJ Coombs

Updated on July 17, 2024, concerning two of the missing children listed below. Bringing them home: for 40 years, the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC) has been helping to locate missing children.

Seven teenagers have been missing in Missouri since June 2024

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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

APD reports person of interest in custody. Four family members were killed and others injured Wednesday night, July 10, in the 400 block of Kitty Hawk Road in Alameda. The Alameda Post was at the scene Thursday morning, where Alameda Police Lieutenant Alan Kuboyama confirmed three adults and one child have died, and another child is in critical condition.

UPDATED: Four Family Members Killed in Alameda Shooting

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

Hikers and mountaineers are stumbling on mysterious ancient objects in the Swiss Alps, and their discoveries are keeping archaeologists busy. From the Iron Age to the Ancient Romans to the Middle Ages, people traveled across the Alps's icy mountain passes with cows, mules, oil, wine, skis, weapons, and more. Their...

Mysterious Artifacts Emerge From Melting Ice on Alps Glaciers

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Two landslides hit Ethiopia’s Gofa district, claiming over 50 lives, including rescuers

Two landslides hit the same area in southern Ethiopia on July 21 and 22, 2024, killing at least 55 people in the Gofa Zone of the...

Two landslides hit Ethiopia’s Gofa district, claiming over 50 lives, including rescuers

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