PHOTO COLLECTION: AP Top Photos of the Day, Wednesday August 28, 2024
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CBCShocking video captures Mississauga man run over as thief steals Porsche
Peel Regional Police released stunning security camera video Wednesday showing a woman run over a man while allegedly stealing his Porsche SUV earlier this month in Mississauga.That woman, now wanted for the vehicle theft and dangerous operation causing bodily harm, is captured on the video telling the man she's at his home to see the Porsche Cayenne. Police said she was responding to an Auto Trader ad, and the incident took place at around 2 p.m. on Sept. 6 in the Winston Churchill and Eglinton
- People
Before Implosion, “Titan ”Pilot and CEO Had Panicked Meltdown When He Crashed Into a Shipwreck: Ex-Employee
"It was unprofessional behavior of him, he started to panic," David Lochridge testified of Stockton Rush
- BuzzFeed
I Believed I Was Destined To Be A Nun. But When I Moved Into A Convent, Things Changed.
"The only way to escape the signs was to surrender. So I parted with my friends and their envious futures and moved in with the Sisters of Charity in Kansas City, armed with little more knowledge about religious life than what I could gather from Sister Act."
- People
1,000 Bottles of Baby Oil, Cocaine and Violence: Disturbing Details Alleged in Diddy's Sex Crimes Indictment
Sean "Diddy" Combs is charged with sex trafficking, racketeering and transportation to engage in prostitution
- The Canadian Press
Canadian Coast Guard crew member lost at sea off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A crew member of a Canadian Coast Guard ship has been lost at sea off southern Newfoundland.
- BuzzFeed
"He Quietly Said, 'Check Her Background'": People Are Sharing The "Harmless" Skills That Might Not Look So Great From The Outside In, And They're So Accurate
"Most residential locks I find to be cheap and fairly easy to lock pick — not really difficult to get good at them..."
- CBC
Drowned man's family in India endures agonizing wait for his remains
On Sunday, Sept. 15, Pranith Kumar Adupa jumped into Lake Clear near Eganville, Ont., and didn't resurface.Adupa, 27, a resident of Lindsay, Ont., was there to celebrate his birthday with his brother and a few friends when he leapt from a rock into the water around 9:30 a.m. When he failed to reappear, his friends called 911.It was 8 p.m. in India when Adupa's brother Pranay called their family from Canada to tell them he was missing.The family spent the next 10 hours waiting for news as emergen
- The Canadian Press
A French man admits in court to drugging his wife so that he and dozens of men could rape her
AVIGNON, France (AP) — A 71-year-old French man admitted in court Tuesday that for nearly a decade, he repeatedly drugged his unwitting wife and invited dozens of men to rape her while she lay unconscious in their bed.
- France 24
Associate of Frenchman in mass rape trial admits to copycat abuse on his own wife
An associate of Dominique Pelicot, the Frenchman man who drugged his wife and invited dozens of men to rape her in a case that has shocked France and the world, told a court that he committed similar crimes against his own wife under Pelicot's influence. Jean-Pierre Marechal met Pelicot on a website where they shared information about drugging and assulting their spouses. Police say Pelicot was among the men who Marechal invited to assault his wife. An associate of Frenchman Dominique Pelicot, w
- GOBankingRates
I’m a Bank Teller: 3 Times You Should Never Ask for $50 Bills From the Bank
In the banking world, some currency denominations are more popular than others. While most people are familiar with the common $1, $5, $10 and $20 bills, the humble $50 often goes overlooked. Find...
- CNN Business
The Haitian Times covered the false claims targeting Springfield. Now it’s also facing attacks
Macollvie Neel, editor of the Haitian Times, was ready to start her workday from home on Monday when her doorbell rang. What she thought might be a delivery turned out to be more than a half-dozen police officers.
- Tri-City Herald
A woman died on his doorstep nearly 2 years ago. Now he’s facing new charges
He allegedly refused to get help for her because he didn’t want to go to jail for violating a court order.
- HuffPost
Ohio Sheriff Defends Wanting Kamala Harris Supporter Addresses
In a Facebook post, Bruce Zuchowski said his comments were "misinterpreted," but added, chillingly, "With elections, there are consequences."
- CBC
Mother charged with 1st-degree murder in death of her 5-year-old son near Montreal
A mother, 29, has been arrested and charged with first-degree murder in connection with the death of her five-year-old son southwest of Montreal.Quebec provincial police say emergency services were called to the home about 3 a.m. in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., a community 55 kilometres from Montreal.Inside the home, the boy was found unresponsive and his death was confirmed not long after.Initially, Sgt. Marythe Bolduc said investigators were treating the boy's death as suspicious.Two other people were
- HuffPost
Trump Judge Sides With Employer Arguing Labor Board Is Unconstitutional
Labor advocates have described such cases as a major threat to workers' rights.
- INSIDER
50 Cent taunts Sean 'Diddy' Combs over indictment on sex trafficking and racketeering charges. Here's their 18-year beef explained.
50 Cent posted a joke on X after Diddy was indicted on sex trafficking and racketeering charges on Monday. The two have been beefing for years.
- Canadian Press Videos
Search for suspect in Kentucky highway shooting ends with discovery of body believed to be his
A body found in rural southeastern Kentucky is believed to be the man suspected of shooting and wounding five people on an interstate highway, authorities said Wednesday night.
- The Canadian Press
Sweden charges a woman with war crimes for allegedly torturing Yazidi women and children in Syria
COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Swedish authorities on Thursday charged a 52-year-old woman associated with the Islamic State group with genocide, crimes against humanity and serious war crimes against Yazidi women and children in Syria — the first such case on trial in the Scandinavian country.
- The Canadian Press
Ship owner cut corners on repairs before deadly Baltimore bridge collapse, US says in $100M lawsuit
BALTIMORE (AP) — The owner and manager of the cargo ship that caused the Baltimore bridge collapse recklessly cut corners and ignored known electrical problems on the vessel, the Justice Department alleged Wednesday in a lawsuit seeking to recover more than $100 million that the government spent to clear the underwater debris and reopen the city’s port.
- People
Police Responded to Report of 'Suspicious' Person. They Found a Vt. Politician and Family Dead
Brian Crossman Sr.,Erica (Pawlusiak) Crossman and 13-year-old Colin Taft were found dead on Sunday