Court documents are revealing new details about Dale Smith Jr., the man recently arrested in connection with the disappearance of his ex-fiancée Michelle Parker in 2011, including newly recovered text messages and a history of domestic violence and injuries that police never asked about during their initial investigation. Smith was taken into custody on a…
London — From the upper floors of Millbank Tower, a skyscraper overlooking the River Thames in London, the U.K. Houses of Parliament are just a few hundred yards away. For decades, the building housed the headquarters of Britain’s Conservative Party, one of the world’s oldest political parties. Today, it is home to Reform UK, the…
This past Wednesday, they were strangers on a plane. By Friday, they were family. It was the first time hero passengers Daniel Schlichter, Zvika Manes, Tal Samuel and Asaf Rajuan had seen each other since those terrifying moments on FlyDubai’s Flight 1073. “That minute is probably the longest minute of my life,” said Schlichter about…
The small Canadian town of Gander isn’t near much. Located on the island of Newfoundland, Gander is home to around 12,000 residents. Even fewer people lived here on September 11, 2001, when Gander’s far northeast positioning made it an ideal landing spot for grounded flights. “Once you leave Europe in the morning, once you get…
A volcano eruption in Indonesia on Sunday has forced the cancellation of all flights at the capital city’s airport as volcanic ash drifted across the western parts of the country. No casualties were reported and no evacuation orders were issued as the nearest settlement is more than 10 miles away, but authorities warned people to…
Seeing fans with their phones out during a tennis match would’ve been a strange sight even a decade ago. But at the U.S. Open this year, the digital world has become intertwined with the game as live AI insights reshape the tournament experience. On Tuesday night, when Coco Gauff faced off against Zeynep Sönmez of…
Pakistan and Norway on Thursday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthen bilateral ties and expand engagements in areas of defence and security. Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide, who is on a two-day visit to Pakistan, called upon Chief of Defence Forces and the Chief of the Army Staff Field Marshal Asim Munir, where the two…
Rep. Ed Case defeated a primary challenger in Hawaii’s 1st District, the Associated Press projected, defying a recent trend of progressive challengers ousting moderate incumbents. With 91% of the vote counted, Case had a nearly 14-point lead over his nearest challenger, state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole. Keohokalole had criticized Case for his vote to send military…
Billings, Montana — David Cifaldi and his two hiking companions were crossing Montana’s ominous Froze-to-Death Plateau and approaching the top of the state’s highest peak when their adventure took a bizarre and dangerous turn: Cifaldi slipped and impaled himself on his trekking pole as he fell. The 44-inch steel-tipped pole passed through the flesh beneath…
