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Arsonist sets fire to Florida Jewish center, but police do not believe it was a hate crime

Mar. 18, 2024 18:27 PM EDT

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A South Florida Jewish center suffered severe damage in a weekend arson fire that police believe was set by a mentally ill homeless man who previously confronted the rabbi and others. Rabbi Chaim Slavaticki said Monday that the man accused of setting...

Officials in Moldova's breakaway Transnistria blame Ukrainian drone strike after military site blast

Mar. 17, 2024 16:01 PM EDT

A drone strike at a military installation in Moldova’s breakaway republic of Transnistria on Sunday destroyed a helicopter and ignited a fire, authorities in the pro-Russia region said. The area’s pro-Russia officials blamed the strike on Ukraine. Moldova’s...

Teen gets 40 years in prison for Denver house fire that killed 5 from Senegal

Mar. 15, 2024 20:12 PM EDT

DENVER (AP) — One of three teenagers charged with starting a Denver house fire that killed five people — apparently out of revenge for a stolen cellphone that was mistakenly traced to the home — was sentenced Friday to 40 years in prison. Gavin Seymour, 19, pleaded guilty in...

Prosecutor says southern Indiana woman shot 3 kids dead before killing herself

Mar. 15, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

MADISON, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana woman fatally shot her three children before turning the gun on herself last December, a prosecutor said Friday. The bodies of Naomi Briner, 35; Adelia Briner, 12; Leland Briner, 8; and Iyla Briner, 6, were found dead inside their burning...

Fast-moving fire damages commercial freighter at Ohio port, but no injuries reported

Mar. 15, 2024 18:30 PM EDT

ASHTABULA, Ohio (AP) — A fast-moving fire damaged a commercial freighter at a port in eastern Ohio on Friday, but no injuries were reported. It wasn't immediately clear what sparked the blaze on the Cuyahoga, according to the Coast Guard. The agency said it deployed boats and a...

Model and actor Cara Delevingne's Los Angeles home is destroyed in fire

Mar. 15, 2024 17:21 PM EDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles home of model and actor Cara Delevingne was destroyed in a fire Friday. One firefighter was taken to a hospital in fair condition with unspecified injuries, and one unidentified person from the house suffered minor smoke inhalation, Los Angeles...

Oil tanks catch fire at quarry in Maryland suburbs of Washington, DC

Mar. 14, 2024 17:08 PM EDT

ROCKVILLE, Md. (AP) — Several oil tanks caught on fire late Thursday morning at a quarry in the Maryland suburbs of Washington, D.C., sending thick plumes of black smoke into the air that were visible for miles. The fire was contained by early afternoon while three tanks continued...

Former UFC champion Mark Coleman in the hospital after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio

Mar. 13, 2024 12:57 PM EDT

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — UFC Hall of Famer and former champion Mark Coleman was airlifted to a hospital and was “battling for his life” after saving his parents from a house fire in Ohio this week, his daughter said on Instagram. Morgan Coleman posted that her father went into the...

Elon Musk visits a Tesla plant near Berlin as production resumes after a suspected arson attack

Mar. 13, 2024 09:53 AM EDT

GRUENHEIDE, Germany (AP) — Tesla CEO Elon Musk visited the electric car maker's first European plant on Wednesday as production resumed at the factory just outside Berlin, about a week after a suspected arson attack cut its power supply. Musk was expected at a “team huddle”...

Wisconsin Republicans fire 8 more Evers appointees, including regents and judicial watchdogs

Mar. 12, 2024 19:59 PM EDT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Republicans who control the state Senate fired eight more of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' appointees Tuesday, including two Universities of Wisconsin regents who voted against a deal that limited campus diversity and four judicial watchdogs who wouldn't commit to punishing...