Newly released 911 calls capture the unfolding crisis at a Florida nursing home that lost its air conditioning after Hurricane Irma, subjecting its patients to sweltering heat and ultimately leading to the deaths of 14 people. In the first call from the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills during the early […]
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Australia’s ANZ sells pension business to IOOF for $766 million
FILE PHOTO: The logo of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Ltd (ANZ) is pictured on a local branch in Sydney in this April 30, 2014 file photo. REUTERS/David Gray/File Photo October 17, 2017 By Byron Kaye SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australian No. 4 lender Australia and New Zealand Banking Group […]
U.S. renews call for Cambodia to release opposition leader from prison
FILE PHOTO: Cambodia’s opposition leader and President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) Kem Sokha talks during an interview with Reuters in Prey Veng province, Cambodia May 28, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/File Photo October 17, 2017 PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – The United States renewed a call for Cambodia’s government to […]
U.S. not ruling out eventual direct talks with North Korea: deputy secretary of state
October 17, 2017 TOKYO (Reuters) – The United States is not ruling out the eventual possibility of direct talks with North Korea, Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan said on Tuesday. “We eventually don’t rule out the possibility of direct talks,” Sullivan said after a briefing with his Japanese […]
Verizon FiOS stops carrying Univision
Spanish-language broadcaster Univision has gone dark in Verizon FiOS homes Monday afternoon as the two sides have been unable to come to terms on a new distribution agreement. Continue Reading Below Univision said Verizon dropped its channels from roughly five million homes primarily on the East Coast without warning at 5 p.m. Eastern time. […]
Search suspended for missing worker after oil rig explosion in Louisiana
The search for a missing Louisiana worker was suspended Monday evening after he was unaccounted for following an explosion on a large oil rig Sunday night. The Kenner Police Department said it fielded a flurry of 911 calls at 7:18 p.m. Sunday after witnesses heard a loud explosion and reported […]
Honduras coach calls FIFA playoff dates ‘inhumane’
FILE PHOTO: Honduras’s head coach Jorge Luis Pinto leaves the field after their soccer match, World Cup 2018 Qualifiers, Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico, June 08, 2017. REUTERS/Henry Romero October 17, 2017 (Reuters) – FIFA’s decision to schedule the World Cup qualifier between Australia and Honduras with just five days […]
National Football League roundup
Oct 15, 2017; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Green Bay Packers quarterback Brett Hundley (7) passes the ball in the fourth quarter against the Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brad Rempel-USA TODAY Sports October 17, 2017 (The Sports Xchange) – Green Bay Packers coach Mike McCarthy told reporters on […]
Truck driver pleads guilty in human smuggling case that led to 10 deaths
A man accused of transporting undocumented immigrants in a brutally hot tractor-trailer, resulting in the deaths of 10 people, has pleaded guilty to the federal charges against him. James Matthew Bradley Jr., 61, pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to transport aliens resulting in death and one count of […]
Helmet maker vows fight against Hernandez concussion lawsuit
DEDHAM, Mass. – Football helmet maker Riddell says it intends to vigorously defend its products and its reputation against concussion-related lawsuits like one lawyers for late New England Patriots tight end Aaron Hernandez have filed in Massachusetts against it and the NFL. Continue Reading Below Elyria (eh-LEER’-ee-uh), Ohio-based Riddell says […]