MEXICO CITY—Tropical Storm Nora is dropping heavy rains along the Gulf of California after weakening from a hurricane that set off floods and landslides on Mexico’s Pacific coast, caused havoc in Puerta Vallarta, and left at least one dead and seven missing. Nora weakened from a Category 1 hurricane at midday Sunday after making a…
Up to 48 Missing After Boat Capsizes Off Coast of Senegal, Says Army
DAKAR—Up to 48 people were missing on Friday after a boat carrying around 60 people capsized off the coast of northern Senegal, the Senegalese army said in a statement. Navy vessels rescued 11 passengers and retrieved one body from the waters after receiving an alert that a boat had overturned 22 miles from the estuary…
Body of Missing Cruise Ship Passenger Found in Netherlands
THE HAGUE, Netherlands—A body found washed up in the northern Netherlands has been identified as that of an 81-year-old German who disappeared from a cruise ship earlier this month, Dutch police said Thursday. The body was discovered Tuesday morning on a beach on Terschelling, one of a chain of islands in the shallow Wadden Sea…
Live Round Found Next to Bed of Colorado Woman Presumed Dead
SALIDA, Colo.—An unused .22-caliber round was found next to the bed of a Colorado woman who disappeared last year and whose husband is charged with killing her, and a tranquilizer gun and accessories were also found in the couple’s home, investigators testified Monday. Prosecutors also showed body camera footage of Barry Morphew with deputies at…
Chief Editor of Independent Belarus News Agency Missing After Raid: Association
KYIV, Ukraine—The chief editor of one of Belarus’s leading independent news organisations has gone missing after police searched her home overnight, the country’s reporters’ association said on Wednesday, as authorities pursue a crackdown on dissent. Online news agency BelaPAN had been unable to contact either Irina Levshyna or one of its reporters, Zakhar Shcherbakov, the association…
Germany: 1 Dead, 1 Missing After Flood Brings Down Bridge
BERLIN—German authorities said Tuesday rescue teams have recovered the body of a woman who was swept off a bridge by floods in Bavaria, German news agency dpa reported. They are still searching for a second person who was also swept off the bridge by sudden floods in southern Germany the previous day. Eight other people…
Floods That Hit Northern Turkey Leave 11 Dead, 1 Missing
ANKARA, Turkey—Turkish authorities said Thursday the death toll from the severe floods and mudslides that struck the north of the country has risen to 11. One other person is reported missing. The floods battered the Black Sea coastal provinces of Bartin, Kastamonu, Sinop, and Samsun on Wednesday, demolishing homes and bridges, and sweeping away cars….
Officials: N. Carolina Woman Buried in Concrete at Home
NEWLAND, N.C.—A western North Carolina woman missing for several weeks has been found dead in her home, buried in concrete, a sheriff’s investigator said. An autopsy and dental records confirmed the remains of Lynn Gay Keene, 70, of Linville Falls, were found in the basement, according to the Avery County Sheriff’s Office. Her death was…
Long-Lost Dog Reunites With His Family After Being Found 10 Years Later 1,600 Miles Away
A beloved dog that went missing in 2011 was found 10 years later, 1,600 miles away from his home, and has since been reunited with his family in Arkansas thanks to a cross-country chaperone from a dog-loving pilot. The miniature schnauzer, Razzle, was owned by Aaron and Rhonda Howard and their sons—Simon and Seth, then…
Michigan-Bound Radioactive Material Shipment Missing, Says Nuclear Regulator
A Michigan-bound shipment of radioactive material, sent by an Ohio company weeks ago, never reached its destination, according to the nation’s nuclear regulator. A July 29 filing by the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) indicates that a shipment containing a source of Iridium-192, a “Category 2” level of radioactive substance, was dispatched from Ohio-based Prime…
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