Kazakhstan's emergency ministry says 42 people likely dead in Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash
MOSCOW (AP) — Kazakhstan's emergency ministry says 42 people likely dead in Azerbaijan Airlines' plane crash.
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ReutersJeju Air black box data missing from crucial minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says
SEOUL (Reuters) -The two black boxes on the Boeing jet involved in the worst aviation disaster on South Korean soil stopped recording about four minutes before the accident, the transport ministry said on Saturday. South Korean investigators previously said the flight data and cockpit voice recorders were key to finding out the cause of last month's crash that killed 179 people. It happened about four minutes after the pilot of the airliner operated by Jeju Air reported a bird strike.
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‘Black boxes’ from crashed South Korean plane stopped recording about four minutes before disaster, officials say
Flight recorders from the passenger jet that crashed in South Korea last month, killing more than 170 people, stopped working minutes before the plane belly-landed and exploded on the runway, investigators said Saturday.
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Thailand police hunting tattooed tourist who caused blaze with fireworks
Police are searching for a shirtless, heavily tattooed tourist who caused a blaze that damaged several shops in Pattaya, Thailand on December 26, 2024. The man is accused of placing a box of fireworks upside-down in front of a bar and igniting them, causing several explosions that started the fire.
- People
Bald Puppy Found Covered with Writing at Homeless Encampment Starts 'Journey to Recovery' with New Family
Hungry Tailz Rescue, a nonprofit animal rescue organization in Stockton, Calif., brought Naya to the vet and connected her with a foster family
- People
Inside Case of Woman Who Killed Stepdad After Finding Nude Photos of Herself: 'Violating, Gut-Wrenching Feeling'
Jade Janks was convicted of the 2020 murder of Thomas Merriman
- The Telegraph
How a ‘warrior’ brain surgeon saved his Malibu street from wildfires and looters
Chester Griffiths finished performing brain surgery, climbed into his car and drove across Los Angeles to save his beachfront Malibu home from the wildfires raging around the city.
- BBC
The truth behind your £10 dress: Inside the Chinese factories fuelling Shein's success
Workers making clothes for the fast fashion giant tell the BBC they labour for up to 75 hours a week.
- Hello!
Ben Affleck embraces teen daughter as ex-wife Jennifer Garner grieves amid LA wildfires
Ben Affleck has been joined by his daughter Violet as the actor continues to keep a close eye on his Brentwood home as the LA fires continue to blaze.
- BBC
A murder that shook British India and toppled a king
A businessman was shot dead in India 100 years ago. Then, a sensational tale unfolded.
- People
In-N-Out Customers Cheer for Firefighters Who Stopped by for Free Meals amid L.A. Fires: ‘Thank You for the Hard Work’
The burger chain has provided complimentary meals for fire crews throughout the devastating blazes this week
- People
Gisèle Pélicot's Daughter Believes Her Father Might Have Also Drugged and Sexually Abused Her: 'A Monster' Who 'Should Die in Prison'
Caroline Darian opened up about the suspected abuse, which her dad previously denied, in an emotional new interview
- LA Times
Pacific Palisades residents return, discover 'our whole world got taken from us'
Friday was a grim day in Pacific Palisades as residents lined up to see what's left of their homes after the wildfire that tore through the community.
- The Telegraph
How we saved our neighbourhood from the LA fires – with a white Mercedes and cable ties
Los Angeles neighbours described how they chased down a suspected arsonist and restrained him with cable ties in a dramatic citizens’ arrest while the city burned and homes were devoured by the worst fires in living memory.
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A dad and daughter help evacuees learn whether their homes survived the California wildfires
As the fire roared down a hillside toward their Altadena home, Vanessa Prata and her parents hurried to pack their car. Instead, the Pratas have remained in their family home of 27 years, which is somehow still standing amid widespread devastation from the Los Angeles wildfires, even as homes just over a block away burned. The fires raging around Los Angeles have consumed an area larger than San Francisco.
- The Daily Beast
Trump’s Ex-Con Lawyer Green With Envy Over Hush Money Ruling
President-elect Donald Trump’s former lawyer was so taken aback by the “unconditional discharge” ruling in his former boss’ hush money trial that he turned to ChatGPT for legal help. Speaking with MSNBC’s All In With Chris Hayes on Friday night, Michael Cohen told the show’s host that he’d been unable to recall anyone else in history who’d ever been found so guilty, and yet faced so few consequences for their actions. Last year, Trump was convicted on 34 charges related to his efforts to cover u
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Angelina Jolie Has Opened Her Home to Friends amid L.A. Fires: 'She's Doing Everything She Can to Help,' Source Says
A source tells PEOPLE the actress is "heartbroken for those who have lost their homes, or are impacted by the fires"
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How one California man tried saving his block from wildfire
Despite it all, Tristin Perez never left his Altadena home during the deadly Eaton fire. A police officer told him and his neighbors to evacuate early on Wednesday morning as the fire raced down the hillside above them. Instead, Perez insisted on trying to save his property and his neighbors’ homes along El Molino Avenue.
- Euronews
Italy frees Iranian engineer whom the US wanted extradited
The Italian authorities freed Iranian engineer Abedini Najafabadi Mohammad on Sunday and he flew home to Iran soon after, ANSA news agency reported.View on euronews
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Man and woman arrested after 18-year-old dies in crash
Emergency services found a vehicle had entered a water treatment facility and was partly submerged in a pit of water, police said.
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Canadian ‘Super Scooper’ plane grounded after hitting civilian drone over Los Angeles wildfires
A Canadian “Super Scooper” aircraft fighting the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles had to be grounded after it hit a drone flying in restricted airspace over the devastating blaze on Thursday, the local fire department said.