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Second lawsuit filed in death of Illinois mom during Florida parasailing trip
CHICAGO (AP) — The family of an Illinois woman killed in a 2022 crash while she and two children were parasailing in the Florida Keys filed a second lawsuit connected to her death this week and reflected on the tragic end to a family vacation about a year ago. Supraja Alaparthi,...
Russia shells Ukrainian city inundated by dam collapse after Zelenskyy visit
KHERSON, Ukraine (AP) — Russian forces Thursday shelled a southern Ukrainian city inundated by flooding in a catastrophic dam collapse, Ukrainian officials said, forcing a suspension of some rescue efforts hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went to the area to assess the damage. ...
Editorial Roundup: Georgia
Brunswick News. June 6, 2023. Editorial: General Assembly must carefully weigh CON repeal Is there a problem with admitting sick people to hospitals in this state? One might be inclined to think so with all the chatter about reshaping or eliminating the Certificate of...
Car crashes into Rhode Island sandwich shop, killing 1 and injuring driver and four others
SMITHFIELD, R.I. (AP) — A car veered into a sandwich shop at a mall near Providence, killing one person and injuring five others, authorities said. The crash happened Wednesday afternoon at a Subway restaurant at the Apple Valley Mall in Greenville, according to police in nearby...
Minibus crash kills 25 people, including nine children, in northern Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A minibus crash in northern Afghanistan killed 25 people, including nine children and 12 women, a police spokesman said Wednesday. The accident happened in a mountainous area with half-paved roads in Sar-e-Pul province as the passengers were returning from...
Handheld cellphone use banned for motorists in Michigan
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The use of handheld cellphones while driving a car will be outlawed in Michigan under legislation signed Wednesday by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer that will take effect on June 30. The new law will expand Michigan's ban on texting and driving to apply to all...
How to uncover and address your teen’s money fears
Rumor has it teenagers only worry about their phones and their friends. But what if they worry about money, too? Research from the 2022 Junior Achievement Teens & Personal Finance Survey found that over 54% of teens feel unprepared for their financial futures. One way parents...
Virginia jet crash victims remembered: "I could not love a human being more"
NEW YORK (AP) — One passenger was a caretaker from Jamaica known for her generous portions of plantain porridge. Another was a luxury real estate broker, returning from a family visit with her 2-year-old daughter. The man behind the controls of the plane, last seen slumped in the cockpit, was a...
Twins put Buxton on IL with bruised rib, Correa returns to lineup
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Minnesota Twins star Byron Buxton was placed on the 10-day injured list Tuesday with a bruised left rib. To replace him on the roster, outfielder Trevor Larnach was reinstated from the IL. The moves were announced about 40 minutes before the start of a...
Two dead after small plane deploys parachute, crashes in western New York
JAMESTOWN, N.Y. (AP) — The pilot of a small plane and his passenger were killed Tuesday when the aircraft crashed and caught fire shortly after taking off from a western New York airfield, authorities said. The Cirrus SR22 was based in Oshawa, Ontario, and had stopped at an airport...
