BUFFALO, N.Y.—A father of four shot and killed his wife and mother at different locations in New York before killing his father and himself at a shooting range while his children were in school, authorities said Friday. Sheriff’s deputies responding to the outdoor range in Newstead, northeast of Buffalo, on Thursday found the body of…
Suicide Bomber Strikes at a Center of Taliban Power, Kills 4
KABUL, Afghanistan—A suicide bomber struck at a center of Taliban power Wednesday, setting off a blast at a government ministry in the Afghan capital of Kabul and killing at least four people. The explosion went off in the afternoon as workers and visitors were praying inside a mosque of Afghanistan’s Interior Ministry, which is responsible…
Suicide Bomber Strikes Kabul Education Center, Killing 19
KABUL, Afghanistan—A suicide bomber struck an education center in a Shiite area of the Afghan capital on Friday, killing 19 people and wounding 27, including teenagers who were taking university practice entry exams, a Taliban spokesman said. The morning explosion at the center took place in Kabul’s Dashti Barchi neighborhood, an area populated mostly by…
US Veteran Suicide Rates May Be 2.4 Times Higher Than Government Reports: Study
Suicide rates among America’s military veterans are more than double that reported by the government’s Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to a new study published on Sept. 17 by America’s Warrior Partnership (AWP). AWP is a national nonprofit that aims to partner with communities to prevent veteran suicide, according to its official website. The nonprofit partnered…
Authorities Evacuate California Farmers Market Due to Poison-Filled Car
BUENA PARK, Calif.—Buena Park police and Orange County Fire Authority firefighters evacuated a farmers market and other businesses around the Buena Park Mall on Sept. 17 due to hazardous materials inside a car in which a man committed suicide. Orange County firefighters responded at 9:43 a.m. to the mall at Stanton and LaPalma avenues, according…
Final Proposal to Legalise Euthanasia Is Lodged at Scottish Parliament
Opponents of Scotland’s proposed law to allow adults who are terminally ill to end their life are arguing that it could open the door to euthanizing people for other criteria, such as mental health conditions. On Thursday, Liam McArthur, a Liberal Democrat member of the Scottish Parliament, lodged the final proposal for Assisted Dying for…
Bed Bath & Beyond CFO Dogged by Investor Lawsuit Prior to Suicide
Gustavo Arnal, the CFO and executive VP, of the retailer Bed Bath & Beyond (BBBY), committed suicide by jumping to his death on Sept. 2, from his TriBeCa apartment known as the “Jenga Building”. Arnal joined BBBY in 2020 after previously working as the CFO for cosmetics giant Avon in London with a 20-year overseas career…
Living Cost Pressure Becomes Number One Risk to Suicide Rates for Australians
The surging cost of living and personal debt has emerged as the number one risk to suicide rates in Australia as the country’s central bank has announced another round of interest rate hikes. According to Suicide Prevention Australia’s annual State of the Nation report, living costs and debt had surpassed social issues such as drugs,…
Beloved Wisconsin News Anchor Found Dead at 27 in Apparent Suicide
Neena Pacholke, a beloved television news anchor at ABC affiliate WAOW, died of an apparent suicide on Aug. 27, according to her family. She was 27. Pacholke, who grew up in Tampa, Florida, and played basketball for the University of South Florida, was found dead at her Wausau, Wisconsin, home early on Aug. 27. Police…
Sheriff: 4 Found Fatally Shot in North Dakota Likely Murder-Suicide
CANDO, N.D.—Sheriff’s deputies are investigating the deaths of four people found shot in a wheat field in rural northeast North Dakota as a murder-suicide. The Towner County Sheriff’s Office said deputies were dispatched to the field south of Cando, the county seat, about 6 p.m. Monday for a report of four unresponsive individuals. Responding deputies…
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