Crane Collapses In High Winds, Smashing Through Dallas Apartment Building
One person was killed and at least five others injured when the construction crane buckled in winds up to 70 mph and fell onto the apartment building, officials said.
One person was killed and at least five others injured when the construction crane buckled in winds up to 70 mph and fell onto the apartment building, officials said.
Anaïs Mitchell’s long-developing musical won eight awards, including best musical, while The Ferryman won best play.
The Sagrada Familia church got the permit Friday, allowing construction to continue with completion projected for 2026. The church’s foundation agreed to pay the city of Barcelona millions of dollars.
On Saturday, thousands of Venezuelans crossed the newly reopened border, seeking basic supplies like food and medicine that are scarce in their own country.
The strike follows a military crackdown that protesters say left more than 100 killed by security forces. Additionally, at least 784 people have been wounded in the capital, Khartoum, since Monday.
The controversial bill would let suspects be sent to places where Hong Kong has no extradition deal, such as mainland China. Authorities threatened to use force on demonstrators.
Black women have long been used as symbols in debates over welfare, but a movement of poor black women who fought to radically redefine aid to the poor as a guaranteed right has been mostly forgotten.
A town proposal, passed in May, started with a high school student. She called for an end to “shaming menstruation.”
Facing the worst drought in nearly four decades, the country is grappling with food shortages that affect 40% of its population. The donation has humanitarian – but also diplomatic – aims.
Average citizens in Germany carry more than 100 euros on them, significantly more than most of their European neighbors, and they keep big stashes at home.
Melania Geymonat and her partner were beaten and bloodied by a group of males between 15 and 18 years old demanding that they kiss on a bus.
Well-known investigative reporter Ivan Golunov was arrested for allegedly selling drugs, prompting an outcry in Moscow. The reporter and his supporters say he was framed.
The decision not to ban a right-wing YouTuber for personal attacks on a gay journalist taps into the debate over hate speech on social media — and whether companies do enough to support LGBTQ users.
Fears of inspiring copycats and a recent surge in “morbid fascination” visitors have prompted school officials to consider tearing down the building. The school’s name and mascot would stay the same.
After former special counsel Robert Mueller spoke publicly, the number of Americans in favor of the proceedings ticked up. But it’s still less than a quarter; 39% don’t want any further action.
VA hospitals are recording patients’ life stories to help strengthen understanding between patients and their caregivers. Including such stories in medical records may even improve health outcomes.
The Jamaican women’s national soccer team is the first from the Caribbean to ever make it to the Women’s World Cup. Grit, luck and a little help from a reggae star helped them get there.
Former Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach told House investigators he discussed the question with campaign officials more than a year before the Trump administration formally requested it.
Mexican officials have “agreed to take strong measures to stem the tide of Migration” as part of the agreement, the president tweeted on Friday. The tariffs were to begin on Monday.
The new charges filed by prosecutors in Ohio are the latest slayings carried out decades ago by Samuel Little, who authorities say has killed women in 19 states over decades.
Fairstein, who oversaw the case against five teens wrongfully convicted of rape, has become a novelist since leaving the courtroom. But a Netflix series is stirring controversy over her former role.
Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are pushing the federal government to detail its plans to fight white supremacy and other far-right extremism. Details are scarce, but here’s what we know so far.
The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and NPR filed a motion to release sealed documents related to an Alabama death penalty case. Sealing documents is an unusual move by the high court.
The pace of the exodus is escalating, as Venezuela suffers from political chaos, food shortages and hyperinflation. The U.N. says 1 million people have left just since November 2018.
Mohamed Noor, 33, was convicted in the 2017 killing of bride-to-be Justine Ruszczyk, who had called 911 to report a possible sexual assault in the alley behind her home.
That price tag includes all of the book megachain’s debt. Elliott’s acquisition of the largest retail bookseller in the U.S. comes less than a year after it bought Waterstones, the largest in the U.K.
The move comes after Hugh Culverhouse Jr. urged students and businesses to boycott Alabama over its restrictive new abortion law. The school says its rejection of the money isn’t related to that law.
In March, when the Christchurch mosque shooting coincided with Zahra Noorbakhsh’s own health crisis, the Iranian American comic found hope in the continued practice of Friday gatherings.
The parasite carries potentially lethal pathogens in Asia as well as Australia and New Zealand. Now it’s in North America. We ask tick specialists to weigh in.
Even in our current climate, it’s sobering to consider how the profession of architecture treated modernist pioneer Eileen Gray. This graphic history is a thought-provoking, if incomplete, reflection.
Elvia Wilk’s new novel follows a group of aimless young people in Berlin, working, going out, coming home — until something happens that brings about a cataclysm. But is the aimlessness intentional?
The action kicks off today in Paris. The U.S. is once again ranked No. 1 in the world — but any number of teams could bring home the prize. Here’s your essential guide to the tournament.
“This unsafe action forced USS Chancellorsville to execute all engines back full and to maneuver to avoid collision,” the U.S. Navy says. But Russia’s military says it was the American ship’s fault.
Ron Howard’s new Pavarotti film fails to make us feel much for its subject, and does little to bolster the magical, complicated art called opera.
Florida’s emergency managers are reassessing how they order evacuations based on Florida’s experience last year with Hurricane Michael.
Many organic farmers rely on plastic as a form of mulch, but it ends up in landfills. Biodegradable plastic could help, but some worry about its long-term effects on soil health and the environment.