Author: Victor I. Nava
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Anne Heche ‘not expected to survive’ car crash injuries
Anne Heche suffered a severe brain injury after a fiery car crash in Los Angeles last week and is not expected to survive, according to a representative for the Hollywood star. The award-winning actress is currently in a coma and on life support at the hospital as doctors determine if her organs are viable for…
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SEE IT: House explodes in Indiana, killing three
An explosion at a home in Indiana on Wednesday killed three people and left one injured, according to authorities. The blast occurred in the city of Evansville, in the southwest corner of the state. Thirty-nine homes in total were damaged in the explosion, according to the Evansville Fire Department. As of Wednesday evening, authorities were…
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Human skeletal remains found in Lake Mead for the fourth time this summer
For the fourth time this summer, human remains have been discovered on the shores of the receding waters of Lake Mead. The human bones were discovered on Saturday, according to the National Park Service. Since May, four bodies have been found at the lake that is well below its maximum capacity levels of roughly 1,220…
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Legendary Dodgers broadcaster Vin Scully dead at 94
Vin Scully, the legendary voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers, has died at the age of 94. The baseball team announced Scully’s death on Tuesday. Scully was a Dodgers broadcaster for 67 years, retiring from his duties at the end of the 2016 season. His tenure included being the radio voice for the team for…
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Every Uvalde police officer who responded to school shooting is under investigation: City council
The Uvalde City Council announced Tuesday that it would investigate every city police officer who responded to the May 24 shooting at Robb Elementary School. The council has appointed former Austin, Texas, police detective Jesse Prado as the lead investigator. Prado will be tasked with individually interviewing 25 officers from the city’s 39-member police force…
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SEE IT: Hoover Dam transformer bursts into flames
A transformer caught fire at the base of Hoover Dam on Tuesday, but the incident did not disrupt power being generated at the facility and no one was injured. The fire and apparent explosion at the base of the 726-foot-high hydroelectric power generating facility was caught on video by tourists who shared footage on the…
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Remains of 8,000 killed by Nazis found in Polish mass graves
The remains of 8,000 people were discovered in two World War II-era mass graves in Poland, with signs pointing to it being an atrocity the Nazis tried to cover up. Investigators with the Institute of National Remembrance, an organization that searches for and identifies victims of German Nazism, announced the discovery on Wednesday of 17…
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Suspected Uvalde gunman displayed violent tendencies before school massacre: Reports
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The man who authorities believe opened fire inside a Texas elementary school, killing 19 students and two teachers on Tuesday, displayed violent tendencies and had troubled home and school life, according to reports. Friends, family, neighbors, and co-workers of 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, the suspected gunman,…
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Russia claims it’s using drone killing, satellite blinding laser weapons in Ukraine
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Russia claims it has deployed powerful new laser weapons in Ukraine capable of blinding satellites and destroying targets miles away. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Borisov told a Russian television station on Wednesday that there…
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Russia claims over 900 Ukrainian troops surrender from Azovstal, commanders refuse
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Kremlin said on Wednesday that it has detained over 900 Ukrainian fighters in Mariupol who have surrendered after holding out in the city’s Azovstal steel plant for over 80 days. Russia’s Foreign Ministry said…