BERKELEY, NJ – A 19-year-old lifeguard is dead and seven other people were injured Monday after being struck by lightning on a New Jersey beach. The incident occurred on the beach on 21st Avenue in South Seaside Park, according to Ocean County officials. The victims were not identified on Monday night. However, the Berkeley Township … Read more
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – Two express trains collided Monday morning in southern Pakistan, killing at least 32 passengers and injuring 80 others. Most passengers were asleep when the Millat Express, a passenger train traveling from the southern port city of Karachi to Sargodha in Punjab Province, derailed and crashed over the tracks. Within minutes, another passenger … Read more
JERUSALEM – As the Israelis mourned the 45 people who were trampled to death during a pilgrimage attended by tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews on Friday, questions arose about poor planning and possible negligence. For more than a decade there have been concerns and warnings that the religious site on Mount Meron in northern … Read more
Israeli security guards and rescuers stand around the bodies of victims who died during the Lag Ba’Omer celebrations on Mount Meron. Ishay Jerusalemite / Behadrei Haredim / AP Israeli investigators are investigating what caused a crush that killed at least 44 believers at a mass religious gathering in Mount Meron overnight. Thousands of devotees had … Read more
Several people were killed in shootings at two massage parlors in Atlanta and one in the suburbs, including many women of Asian descent.
A relentless winter weather pattern – one of the most ruthless in years – showed no sign of easing on Tuesday as it left traces of destruction, power outages and sub-zero temperatures in dozens of states. And even more bad weather was on the way: Another winter storm with snow and ice was supposed to … Read more