GARDEN CITY, S.C.—A beachgoer was killed Wednesday after a loose beach umbrella impaled her in the chest, authorities said. The umbrella was blown from its anchoring by the wind around 12:40 p.m. and hit Tammy Perreault while she was at a Garden City beach, Horry County Chief Deputy Coroner Tamara Willard told news outlets. Perreault,…

Charlie and another man compete in trying to help a young lady cross a muddy street. The rival finds a wooden plank, which Charlie takes from him. They fight over an umbrella belonging to the rival. A policeman settles the dispute, ultimately arresting the rival. An innocent tramp is pushed into the lake. Credit: Public…

I wouldn’t even venture a guess for how many umbrellas I’ve purchased in my life. It’s not so much that I lose them; it’s that they turn out to be junk. The frame collapses; the ribs get tweaked, causing it to bend the wrong way; and the ligaments snap apart, all of which renders the…

An eighth-grade student who took it upon himself to shield a classmate, who has cerebral palsy, from rain as he crossed the schoolyard was spotted by the middle school principal. Witnessing the heartwarming act, she snapped a photo and shared it on social media, touching the hearts of their community. Jerry, who has cerebral palsy…

A Cleveland fifth grader demonstrated an act of chivalry one rainy, rainy day in September when he held up an umbrella to keep a patrol guard on duty dry, while exposing himself to the wet weather. Ten-year-old Karl West of Garfield Elementary was waiting for his mom, Monique, to pick him up when he saw…

Thanks to social media, a photo taken in West Bengal, India, on a rainy day made our day. It was raining cats and dogs in Kolkata in mid-September, when local reporter Sayan Chakraborty, who was on assignment for Bengali daily Bartaman, spotted a pair of sopping-wet canines outside seeking shelter but unable to find any….

HONG KONG—Hong Kong’s anti-corruption watchdog on Monday charged a singer and prominent pro-democracy activist, Anthony Wong, with “corrupt conduct” at a 2018 election rally, the latest legal action against dissent by authorities in the former British colony. The Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) said in a statement that Wong had provided “entertainment to induce others…