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Powerful earthquake in Morocco kills more than 1,000 people, damages historic buildings in Marrakech

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

MARRAKECH, Morocco (AP) — A rare, monstrous earthquake struck Morocco, sending people racing from their beds into the streets and toppling buildings in mountainous villages and ancient cities not built to withstand such force. More than 1,000 people were killed, and the toll was expected to rise as rescuers struggled Saturday to get through boulder-strewn roads to the remote areas hit hardest.The magnitude-6.8 quake, the biggest to hit the North African country in 120 years, sent people fleeing into darkened streets in terror and disbelief late Friday. One man said dishes and wall hangings began raining down, and people were knocked off their feet.People could be seen on state TV clustering in the streets of historic Marrakech, afraid to go back inside buildings that might still be unstable. Many wrapped themselves in blankets as they tried to sleep outside.The quake brought down walls made from stone and masonry not designed to withstand quakes, covering whole communities with rubb...

Troy man arrested on burglary, arson charges

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

TROY, N.Y. (NEWS10) -- A Troy man has been arrested following an arson investigation, according to police. Caval Haylett, 45, is facing multiple charges. Get the latest news, weather, and sports delivered right to your inbox! On September 9 at 12:30 a.m., police responded to Dinosaur BBQ in Troy for a burglar alarm. Upon arrival, officers found that a suspect was still inside the restaurant, and after attempting to make contact with them, police noticed visible smoke inside the building.The Troy Fire Department was notified, and after they arrived, officers and fire personnel entered the building. The suspect, who was identified as Haylett, was then taken into custody, while firefighters extinguished several small fires within the business. Fatal crash in Amsterdam under investigation Haylett was charged with third-degree arson, fourth-degree criminal mischief, and third-degree burglary. He will be arraigned in the Troy City Court following processing.Dinosaur BBQ personnel ar...

Altercation leads to officer-involved shooting on Hollywood Walk of Fame 

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

An altercation outside a club in Hollywood escalated into a officer-involved drive-by shooting early Saturday morning. According to preliminary information from the Los Angeles Police Department, officers on patrol in the area of Hollywood Boulevard and Ivar Avenue were flagged down by security for a nightclub due to an altercation that had spilled into the street around 1:48 a.m. “As officers drove towards the area of the altercation to investigate, a suspect driving a white sedan...produced a handgun and began firing, at which point an officer-involved shooting occurred,” LAPD said. “The suspect fled in his vehicle and the officers pursued the suspect for a short distance before losing sight of the suspect’s vehicle.”  Man killed in gang-related shooting near Echo Park The suspect was described by authorities as a heavy-set Caucasian man in his 30s. It is unknown if he or his vehicle was struck by gunfire. No officers or bystanders were injured during the inciden...

Una niña de 7 años descubre un diamante de 2,95 quilates mientras visitaba un parque estatal

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

(CNN) — Una niña afortunada recibió el regalo de cumpleaños de su vida cuando descubrió un diamante marrón dorado de 2,95 quilates en Arkansas.La gemóloga en ciernes descubrió el diamante mientras celebraba su séptimo cumpleaños en el Parque Estatal Crater of Diamonds en Murfreesboro, Arkansas, según un comunicado de prensa del parque.El descubrimiento de Aspen Brown el 1 de septiembre “es el segundo mayor registrado por un visitante del parque este año, superado solo por un diamante marrón de 3,29 quilates descubierto en marzo”, dice el comunicado.Una niña de 7 años descubrió este diamante de 2,95 quilates mientras celebraba su cumpleaños en Murfreesboro, Arkansas. (Arkansas State Parks)“Brown estaba visitando el parque con su padre y su abuela para celebrar su cumpleaños”, se lee en el comunicado. “Brown recogió una gema del tamaño de un guisante verde en un camino a lo largo del lado noreste del área de búsqueda”.Los funcionarios del parque confirmar...

Rescue has begun of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish disaster management agency says

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

TASELI PLATEAU, Turkey (AP) — Rescue has begun of ailing US researcher stuck 3,000 feet inside a Turkish cave, Turkish disaster management agency says.Source

Police announce 2 more confirmed sightings of escaped murderer on the run in Pennsylvania

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

WEST CHESTER, Pa. (AP) — Police on Saturday reported two more confirmed sightings of an escaped murderer on the run for more than a week in southeast Pennsylvania amid a search by hundreds of law enforcement officers.Danelo Souza Cavalcante, 34, escaped from the Chester County Prison while awaiting transfer to state prison on Aug. 31 after being sentenced to life for fatally stabbing his ex-girlfriend in 2021. Prosecutors say he wanted to stop her from telling police that he’s wanted in a killing in his home country of Brazil.Authorities, who have described Cavalcante as extremely dangerous, didn’t release details about the sightings but said they occurred Friday within the search area focused around the now-closed Longwood Gardens botanical garden in East Marlborough Township, where the fugitive inmate has been spotted several times.Authorities believe Cavalcante, spotted almost a dozen times since his escape, has managed to obtain clothing and other supplies. Pennsylvania State Po...

Morocco earthquake: A look at the deadliest quakes over the past 25 years

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

The earthquake that struck Morocco late Friday has killed more than 1,000 people. Here’s a look at the deadliest earthquakes over the past 25 years:___— Sept. 8, 2023: In Morocco, a magnitude 6.8 temblor kills more than 1,000 people.— Feb. 6, 2023: In Turkey and Syria, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake kills more than 21,600 people.— April 25, 2015: In Nepal, more than 8,800 people are killed by a magnitude 7.8 earthquake.— March 11, 2011: A magnitude 9.0 quake off the northeast coast of Japan triggers a tsunami, killing more than 18,400 people.— Jan. 12, 2010: In Haiti, over 100,000 people are killed by a magnitude 7.0 quake. The government estimated a staggering 316,000 dead, but the scale of the destruction made an accurate count impossible.— May 12, 2008: A magnitude 7.9 quake strikes eastern Sichuan in China, resulting in over 87,500 deaths.— May 27, 2006: More than 5,700 people die when a magnitude 6.3 quake hits Indonesia’s Java island.— Oct. 8, 2005: A magnitude 7.6 earthquake kill...

Biden shakes hands with Saudi’s bin Salman at G20 summit

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

Joe Biden publicly shook hands with Saudi Arabia’s Mohammed bin Salman at the G20 summit Saturday — after the president sustained a backlash last year for fist-bumping the crown prince, who U.S. intelligence believes ordered the assassination of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi.The leaders’ latest interaction came in New Delhi, India, as they announced their respective countries’ participation in an international infrastructure and economic partnership to promote the new India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor.“This is a game-changing regional investment,” Biden said at the event, as he thanked the world leaders flanking him. Biden is expected to meet with bin Salman during the G20 summit, which runs through Sunday.Khashoggi was an opinion journalist for the Post who often wrote columns critical of the Saudi government. In 2018, after entering Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul, he was found dismembered. The CIA, under the Trump administration, rel...

Rescue operation to save American caver in Turkey is underway

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

(CNN) — A rescue operation has been launched to save American caver Mark Dickey, who is stranded hundreds of meters underground in southern Turkey.The operation began at 3.28 p.m. local time (8.28 a.m. ET) on Saturday, according to Turkey’s Caving Federation – a week after Dickey first became ill during an exploration mission.“Mark’s transport in a stretcher has started at 15:28 local time (GMT+3),” Turkey’s Caving Federation wrote on X, formerly Twitter.Bulent Genc, head of the caving federation, told CNN Thursday that the rescue could take days due to the fact that the cave is deep and narrow, but some experts say it could take up to two weeks.Dickey fell ill at the weekend with suspected gastrointestinal bleeding during a mission of the 1,276 meters-deep (4,186 feet) Morca Sinkhole in Morca Valley, near Anamur, southern Turkey, according to the Turkish Caving Federation.The European Cave Rescue Association (ECRA) received a call on September 2 saying that Dickey wa...

Massachusetts State Police trooper shoots, kills man in Hancock during 911 response

Published Wed, 19 Feb 2025 20:50:51 GMT

A state police trooper shot and killed an adult male in Hancock Saturday, authorities said.A state police spokesman said a trooper responded to a 911 call at a residence on Richmond Road in Hancock just before 7 a.m. During an interaction with an adult male, a trooper “discharged his service weapon,” law enforcement said.“The adult male sustained fatal injury,” the state police spokesman said.A state police spokesman said the investigation into the incident is being handled by the Berkshire County District Attorney’s Office.Additional information will come from that office, the state police spokesman said.This is a developing story.