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A driver whose truck was allegedly involved in a deadly train crash in eastern Taiwan has issued a tearful apology, saying he is “deeply remorseful.” Authorities are investigating a crane truck that slid down an incline and fell into the path of a passenger train carrying 498 people. In total, 50 people died in Friday’s

A woman is dead and five others, including a 4-year-old, were injured at a shooting in a park in Birmingham, Alabama, on Easter Sunday, police said. Officers responded to a shooting at Patton Park around 7 p.m., where hundreds of people were gathered, Birmingham Police Sgt. Rod Mauldin said at a news briefing. Officers believe

Think of Japan in the spring, and the image that comes to mind is likely the country’s famous cherry blossoms, also known as “sakura” — white and pink flowers, bursting across cities and mountains, petals covering the ground. The flowers, which experience a “peak bloom” that only lasts a few days, have been revered in

A possible military explosive training device was discovered on the shore of a popular Florida beach early Sunday. The device, believed to be a sea mine, washed ashore in Lauderdale-By-The-Sea, a small beachfront town just north of Fort Lauderdale, Broward Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Carey Codd said in a news release. Naval mines are explosive devices

We all know face masks can be troublesome to wear. They can irritate your skin, hurt your ears and fog up your glasses. That’s why the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has launched the $500,000 “Mask Innovation Challenge” to find new and effective masks people will find more comfortable to wear. Contest participants

After someone broke into an Augusta, Georgia, restaurant over the weekend, the owner of the business responded in an unusual way: He offered the suspect a job. “No police, no questions. Let’s sit down and talk about how we could help you and fix the road you’re on,” Carl Wallace wrote in a Facebook post,

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO (CTV Network) — Parents speaking with children about anti-Asian racism should teach them cultural pride, warn them about racism before it happens, and embolden them to call it out, experts recommend. The University of Toronto recently found reported anti-Asian racist incidents in Canada have more than tripled

The number of shootings in Chicago in the month of March — and the number of shooting victims — are at their highest in four years, according to data from the Chicago Police Department. The Chicago Police’s Monthly Crime Newsletter on city shootings and crime statistics reported the increases in both the number of shootings

Click here for updates on this story     ST. LOUIS, MO (KMOV) — A toddler was grazed by a bullet in a triple shooting in south St. Louis City early Saturday evening. Officials with the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department said three people arrived at a hospital with gunshot wounds. One of them was a 2-year-old

Click here for updates on this story     STORRS, CT (WFSB) — University of Connecticut freshman and women’s basketball guard Paige Bueckers has been selected for two additional honors for 2021. Bueckers was selected as the 2021 Jersey Mike’s Nasmith Trophy winner and named to the WBCA NAAA Division I Coaches’ All-American team. Bueckers is the