The chief executive of Volkswagen says he is sorry that he used a Nazi slogan to speak about company profits at a meeting on Tuesday.
{FD} Venezuela turns the lights back on as power is restored, but access to uncontaminated water is critical
Power has returned to Venezuela after it first failed a week ago, but access to uncontaminated water remains critical.
{FD} Brooklyn Nine-Nine fans confused after Brazilian dubbing mistakenly praises country’s president
Brazilian fans of the sitcom Brooklyn Nine-Nine were shocked and none-too-pleased when an episode featured a character praising controversial President Jair Bolsonaro, the Wrap reported.
{FD} College senior on spring break killed by tires that flew off truck
Margaret Maurer, who was 21, was walking back to her car from a restroom during a stop along a highway in Mississippi on Tuesday when two tires weighing a combined 500 lbs. dislodged from an 18-wheeler and struck her.
{FD} Colombia stops bid by exiled soldiers to forcefully deliver aid to Venezuela
More than 200 exiled Venezuelan soldiers were ready for a standoff with their former comrades last month, when the Colombian government stepped in and brought it to a halt.
{FD} Defendant in UC-Berkeley assault pleads not guilty
The suspect in the alleged attack on a conservative activist who was manning a recruitment table at the University of California, Berkeley campus Feb. 19 pleaded not guilty to four counts at his arraignment Wednesday.
{FD} Biden camp hires top Latino operative in new sign of possible run, report says
Cristobal Alex, one of the nation’s top Latino political operatives, has joined Joe Biden’s camp, a move seen as a sign that the former vice president is seriously considering running for the Oval Office in 2020, according to Politico.
{FD} Two prominent French jihadis reported killed in Syria
{FD} Two US Mormons detained in Russia since Friday, church says
The Mormon church says two of its U.S. members are being detained by Russian authorities, and its officials are criticizing the move as disturbing and unwarranted.
{FD} Felony charges filed against alleged attacker of conservative at UC-Berkeley
The Alameda District Attorney's office has filed criminal felony charges against an entrepreneur who allegedly attacked a conservative activist at the University of California, Berkeley campus on Feb. 19.
{FD} Felony charges filed against alleged attacker of conservative activist at UC-Berkeley
The Alameda District Attorney’s office has filed criminal felony charges against an entrepreneur who allegedly attacked a conservative activist at the University of California, Berkeley campus on Feb. 19.
{FD} Nigerian President Buhari wins second term, main challenger calls election “a sham” and vows court challenge
Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has won a second term, according to officials who released the final vote tally. But his chief rival called the election a sham and vowed to challenge it in court.
{FD} Two Massachusetts law enforcement officials join forces to resolve 25-year-old murder of fellow Marine
Yuriy Bekhenik, a Massachusetts state trooper, and state police sergeant John Fanning are determined to help solve the 25-year-old cold case murder of fellow Marine David Cox, who was involved in a hazing incident that inspired the movie Å“A Few Good …
{FD} Ex-con metalworker was serial killer ‘Jack the Stripper,’ British criminologist claims in new documentary
A British criminologist is claiming that a metalworker, Harold Jones, who was released from jail in 1941 and died of cancer in 1971, may have been behind the ‘Jack the Stripper’ murders of six prostitutes.
{FD} Russian startup developing billboard that will beam ads from space
Russian entrepreneur Vladilen Stinikov is developing giant billboards in space that will beam advertisement to earthlings.
{FD} Japanese police launch probe into an online seller’s effort to sell apparent uranium
It seems someone tried to sell uranium that was found to be radioactive when authorities tested it, and Japanese police want to get to the bottom of how they obtained it.
{FD} Tourist plane and helicopter crash above glacier in Italian Alps, killing at least five
Four are dead after a mid-air collision between a helicopter and tourist plane in Italy.
{FD} Tourist plane and helicopter crash above glacier in Italian Alps, killing at least four
Four are dead after a mid-air collision between a helicopter and tourist plane in Italy.
{FD} Spanish officials hope to reach toddler trapped in well for two weeks ‘by today’
A Spanish fire official who is involved in the massive effort to reach a 2-year-old boy who fell into a 360-foot borehole two weeks ago said the search could conclude today, according to El Pais.
{FD} Tossed cigarette **** leads to arrest in 26-year-old cold case murder
Police arrested Lee Robert Miller of Idaho for the 1992 murder of Marilyn Hickey. He also is the suspect in a 1994 murder. Continue reading →
