France has seen 301 drownings since 19 June, a government minister has said, linking the sharp rise in deaths compared to last year to the prolonged heatwaves. Sports and Youth Minister Marina Ferrari told France Inter radio the number of deaths – a 14% hike on 2025 – was a “tragic toll”. France, Spain and
PASSAIC, N.J. — One child has died and another is missing after the two 10-year-olds went into a rain-swollen river while playing in a park in Passaic, New Jersey, on Wednesday, authorities said. An 11-year-old survived. The local mayor says the girl’s life might have been saved by her brother, the 10-year-old who drowned. “As
MIAMI– The captain of a tugboat has pleaded guilty to causing a deadly collision in Miami that killed three girls from a boating camp last summer. Yusiel Lopez Insua, 47, of Miami, pleaded guilty Tuesday to sailor manslaughter, according to court records. The charge carries up to 10 years in federal prison, but prosecutors have
POWELL, Ohio– The sky was mostly clear and weeks of sweltering heat were finally over when José Mario Pineda Días, 33, and his 28-year-old wife, Marina Suyapa Regalado, set out with their two children to leisurely fish in an Ohio river. They were joined by a second Honduran couple and an adult friend. A photo
NEW YORK — A week ago, 18-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells took a boat trip with friends to celebrate the Fourth of July on an island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast. He never returned. Two days later, he was found dead. What happened, Wells’ parents say, is a mystery rife with conflicting stories, implausible explanations and
PHOENIX — A toddler discovered in a backyard pool in a Phoenix suburb in February was pronounced dead before being found breathing hours later in a room serving as a hospital morgue, according to recently released police records. Two Gilbert police officers saw possible signs of life several times, but the boy was still taken