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Witness describes “surreal” moment Amazon plane crashed at Miami International Airport: “Something from a movie”

Federal investigators have descended upon South Florida to try to determine what led to a deadly incident at Miami International Airport involving an Amazon cargo plane on Sunday afternoon.  Witnesses are now starting to share their experience of what they saw and heard when the plane overshot the runway, crashed and burst into flames. Grace Mercado…

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Europe continues to celebrate Pride events after deadly attack on Berlin parade: “Take a stand”

Two European cities are hosting Pride events under increased security after an extremist attack in Berlin left one person dead and more than two dozen injured last week.  Hamburg’s Pride parade, one of Germany’s largest, is expected to have about 250,000 attendees, according to organizers. Hamburg is Germany’s second-largest city. Hamburg’s police chief said earlier…

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2 firefighters die in Greece as crews in France fight massive blaze 4 times the size of Paris

Two firefighters died Wednesday while battling a blaze on the Greek island of Crete, officials said, while crews in southern France worked to extinguish a massive, uncontained wildfire that had spread to roughly four times the size of Paris. Across Europe, firefighters confronted a dangerous combination of high temperatures, drought and powerful winds, compromising containment…

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Berlin Pride attack suspect raised red flags, group says, amid questions about prior release from prison despite ISIS ties

The suspect in the Berlin LGBTQ+ Pride parade attack, who officials said was known to have ties to ISIS, was about to be disqualified from a deradicalization program after staff saw red flags, one of the program’s leaders told CBS News on Monday. Officials said Abdul Ballout, a 21-year-old German-born citizen with Lebanese roots, plowed a…

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Berlin Pride ramming attack believed to be act of Islamist extremist terror as hunt for suspect continues

The car ramming attack on a Berlin LGBTQ+ Pride parade on Saturday is believed to have been motivated by Islamist extremist ideology, authorities said on Sunday, as a search for the suspect continues. The attack at one of Europe’s largest LGBTQ+ events left one dead and at least 29 injured. German police have identified the suspect as…

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