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Passenger survives being hit in the head by flying turtle

Passenger survives being hit in the head by flying turtle

DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.
Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

Sheriff: Deputy fatally shot Black man while serving warrant

ELIZABETH CITY, N.C.
Low on beds, oxygen, India adds global high 314K virus cases

Low on beds, oxygen, India adds global high 314K virus cases

NEW DELHI — India reported a global record of more than 314,000 new infections Thursday as a grim coronavirus surge in the world's second-most populous country sends more and more sick people into a fragile health care system critically short of hosp
Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?

Relief after verdict in Floyd killing, but what comes next?

NEW YORK — When the verdicts came in — Guilty, Guilty, Guilty — Lucia Edmonds let out the breath she hadn't even realized she'd been holding.
Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan

Bombing in hotel parking lot kills at least 4 in SW Pakistan

QUETTA, Pakistan — A powerful bomb exploded in the parking area of a luxury hotel in the southwestern Pakistani city of Quetta on Wednesday, killing at least four people and wounding at least nine others, police said.
Garland announces sweeping police probe after Floyd verdict

Garland announces sweeping police probe after Floyd verdict

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is opening a sweeping investigation into policing practices in Minneapolis after a former officer was convicted in the killing of George Floyd there, Attorney General Merrick Garland announced Wednesday.
Indonesia searching for missing submarine with 53 on board

Indonesia searching for missing submarine with 53 on board

JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia's navy is searching for a submarine that went missing north of the resort island of Bali with 53 people on board, the military said Wednesday.
Ohio Republicans aim to rename state park after Donald Trump

Ohio Republicans aim to rename state park after Donald Trump

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A GOP-backed bill introduced Monday would change the name of an Ohio state park to honour former President Donald Trump. The bill primarily sponsored by freshman state Rep. Mike Loychik to rename Mosquito Lake State Park to Donald J.
Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green

Behind production of a top-selling bourbon, push to go green

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The process of making fine whiskey involves aging spirits to a golden brown, but a bourbon producing giant is going green along the way.
Jury's swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty

Jury's swift verdict for Chauvin in Floyd death: Guilty

MINNEAPOLIS — After three weeks of testimony, the trial of the former police officer charged with killing George Floyd ended swiftly: barely over a day of jury deliberations, then just minutes for the verdicts to be read — guilty, guilty and guilty —
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