Fatal Accident Inquiry to Be Held into Rail Derailment That Killed Three People

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria. Here's what we know.

Hundreds of civilians have been killed in Syria in the last 48 hours, marking the deadliest eruption of violence since the fall of the Assad regime in December.

NBC News - 2d

Hundreds of civilians killed in Syria as clashes erupt in former Assad strongholds

The violence that has killed hundreds across Syria reached Damascus and Aleppo on Monday, after Ahmed al-Sharaa vowed to bring those responsible to justice.

NBC News - 1d

Lawmakers urge Trump administration to cancel owl-killing plan

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urge the Trump administration to scrap plans to kill more than 450,000 invasive barred owls in West Coast forests in coming decades

ABC News - 1d

Tanker and tram collide at crossing in Germany, killing 1 person

One person has been killed and several injured when a tanker collided with a tram at a crossing in southwestern Germany and both vehicles caught fire

ABC News - 16h

Price growth set to remain stubborn in February — and beyond

Price growth was set to have cooled slightly in February, forecasters said in advance of the latest Consumer Price Index report, but President Donald Trump’s tariff policies are already threatening ...

NBC News - 13m

Pakistani security forces exchange gunfire with separatists holding about 300 people hostage aboard a train

ABC News - 2h

Seattle Seahawks and QB Sam Darnold agree to three-year, $100M deal, according to reports

The Seattle Seahawks and QB Sam Darnold have agreed to a three-year deal worth $100.5 million, according to multiple reports.

NBC News - 1d

This Is How Measles Kills

Measles is known for its characteristic rash, but it can have serious respiratory and neurologic complications.

Wired - 14h

Entire families reportedly killed in fighting in north-west Syria, UN says

Human rights commissioner calls for investigation into ‘extremely disturbing’ attacks in Latakia province. The UN has condemned what it called “extremely disturbing” reports of entire families ...

The Guardian - 2d

Washington Post editor resigns after accusing CEO of killing column

Washington Post columnist Ruth Marcus resigned Monday after accusing the paper's CEO and publisher of killing her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos' latest editorial edict.

NBC News - 1d

Washington Post columnist quits after critical op-ed on Bezos is killed

Ruth Marcus, a longtime op-ed writer for the Washington Post, quit on Monday after, she said, her column criticizing owner Jeff Bezos was killed by publisher.

CBS News - 14h

Man charged with murder did online search for consequences of killing 'illegal immigrant'

A Texas man charged with murder in the death of his fiancé searched online what the legal consequences were of killing an "illegal immigrant" by a "legal citizen," according a court document.

NBC News - 12h

Wife of 'Ghost Adventures' star Aaron Goodwin arrested on suspicion of hiring someone to kill him

Victoria Goodwin, wife of 'Ghost Adventures' star Aaron Goodwin, is under arrest in Nevada on suspicion of plotting to kill her husband.

Los Angeles Times - 11h

The UN says 2 people are dead and at least 186 missing after 4 migrant boats capsized off Yemen and Djibouti

ABC News - 4d

Rapoport: Chris Godwin stays with Bucs on three-year, $66M contract 'Free Agency Frenzy'

NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reporting wide receiver Chris Godwin stays with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on three-year, $66M contract.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Cowboys re-sign All-Pro returner KaVontae Turpin to three-year, $18 million contract

Turpin earned two Pro Bowl selections and a 2024 first-team All-Pro nod for his work as a returner in his first three years

CBS Sports - 13h

How Facebook Marketplace is keeping young people on the platform

Facebook Marketplace keeps users engaged with free listings, local pickups, and resale growth, helping Meta stay relevant despite declining teen activity.

CNBC - 3d

Texas bill would charge transgender people with 'fraud'

Transgender Texans could be charged with fraud under state legislation filed this month that seeks to make publicly identifying as trans illegal. House Bill 3817, introduced last week by ...

The Hill - 12h

Russian officials criticised for giving meat grinders to mothers of soldiers killed in Ukraine

Members of Putin’s United Russia party in Murmansk said gifts were initiative of the women’s wing . Local officials from Russia’s ruling party have caused controversy by presenting mothers of ...

The Guardian - 3d

Drone attacks killing hundreds of civilians across Africa, says report

Calls grow to control military use of unmanned aerial vehicles which, despite claims of precise targeting, are claiming civilian lives. Almost 1,000 civilians have been killed and hundreds more ...

The Guardian - 2d

One killed in largest Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow, authorities say

At least 91 drones descended on Russian capital, forcing flights and train services to be suspended. Ukraine targeted Moscow early on Tuesday in what authorities said was its largest ever drone ...

The Guardian - 1d

Missing college student was last on beach with people she met on trip, authorities say

As the nearly weeklong search for the University of Pittsburgh student who vanished while on spring break in the Dominican Republic continues, Virginia authorities said she was last seen on the ...

NBC News - 12h

US education department to lay off 1,300 people as Trump vows to close agency

Firings announced Tuesday as administration decried as ‘detached from how Americans live’. The US Department of Education intends to lay off nearly half of its workforce. The layoffs of 1,300 ...

The Guardian - 7h

An Australian Wedding So Nice They Celebrated It … Three Times

Ahead of their civil ceremony, Mishti Rahman and Philip Kanis wanted to pay tribute to their Bangladeshi and Greek cultures, as well as their friends.

The New York Times - 5d

Three NHL Clubs That Made The Best Of A Seller’s Market

The NHL trade deadline saw contenders mortgage their future by trading future first-round picks and top prospects to add players to help in their pursuit of a Stanley Cup.

Yahoo Sports - 1d

Christopher Bell rings up first Cup three-race win streak since '21

Christopher Bell became the first NASCAR Cup Series driver to win three straight races since 2021, holding off Denny Hamlin by 0.049 seconds at Phoenix Raceway.

ESPN - 1d

Texas cities run short of MMR vaccine as measles outbreak drives demand

Pharmacies are struggling with supplies as fatal outbreak expands and health secretary sows disinformation. As measles cases continue to grow in Texas and New Mexico, with a second death, an ...

The Guardian - 4d

The Worst 7 Years in Boeing’s History—and the Man Who Won’t Stop Fighting for Answers

Fatal crashes. A door blowout. Grounded planes. Inside the citizen-led, obsessive campaign to hold Boeing accountable and prevent the next disaster.

Wired - 23h

Woman, 40, killed in shooting named

The 40-year-old died at the scene of the shooting in Rhondda Cynon Taf on Sunday.

BBC News - 1d

More than 1,000 dead after 2 days of clashes and revenge killings in Syria

A war monitoring group said more than 1,000 were killed in revenge attacks and clashes between Syrian security forces and loyalists of ousted President Bashar Assad.

CBS News - 2d

Myanmar resistance group admits responsibility for killing of Buddhist monk it accused of army ties

A local resistance group fighting against the military government in Myanmar has acknowledged responsibility for the killing last week of a Buddhist monk and his disciple in the country’s eastern ...

ABC News - 18h

Meet-cutes, boys’ bedrooms and buff bodies: meet the people behind TikTok’s viral vox pop accounts

From the woman who asks to see teenage boys’ rooms to the gang who want to know how couples found love, some people are attracting a huge following (and financial rewards) from being nosy - and ...

The Guardian - 3d

Police launch new search for fugitive father and children missing in New Zealand wilderness for three years

Over the next few days police will be ‘present’ in the remote Marokopa area where Tom Phillips and his three children are believed to be hiding. New Zealand police are launching a fresh operation ...

The Guardian - 6h