A woman has been placed under formal investigation over the death last year in France of a British-South African mother of four. Karen Carter, 65, was found lying near her car with stab wounds by a friend in Trémolat, the Dordogne village where she had lived for more than a decade and managed two holiday
Warning: This article contains details about the outcome of an autopsy that readers may find distressing. The cause and manner of Mississippi teenager Nolan Wells’ death after he went missing earlier this month remain unknown following an independent preliminary autopsy. The body of Wells, 18, was found in the water near Horn Island two days
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A shell gun company has been ordered to pay more than $100 million for the death of a Kentucky teenager who had purchased the company’s gun-building kit online. The verdict, believed to be the largest ever handed down against a gun dealer, was handed down by a jury Wednesday following a trial
The deadly inferno has raised familiar questions about fire safety regulations across Thailand, especially at entertainment venues. Thai authorities say they are investigating whether negligence caused the fire, as survivors reported locked doors and a lack of signage demarcating emergency exits. But some question whether relevant government agencies should also be held accountable for failing
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“Jurassic Park” star Sam Neill died of pneumonia, his agent confirmed Thursday. The BBC reported that Philip Grenz, Neill’s former agent, decided to reveal the cause after speaking with the actor’s family to correct “inaccurate and blatant falsehoods” in the media. Neill, who died on Monday in Sydney, Australia, at the age of 78, had