Dozens of children who were sent to juvenile detention centers and similar facilities in Pennsylvania suffered physical and sexual abuse, including violent rapes, according to four related lawsuits filed Wednesday. The lawsuits describe how 66 people, now adults, say they were victimized by guards, nurses, supervisors and others. Some attacks were reported to other staffers…
The death of a British man and injuries impacting dozens of others on a Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence Tuesday is the latest incident to spotlight the potential dangers of flying through unstable air. While turbulence-related fatalities are quite rare, injuries resulting from in-flight turbulence have piled up over the years. Such incidents…
The prime minister’s Conservatives have consistently trailed the Labour Party, led by Keir Starmer, in the polls.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is attempting what would be one of the biggest turnarounds in recent British political history to galvanize his Conservative party. https://www.wsj.com/articles/british-leader-sunak-calls-snap-election-as-his-party-trails-in-polls-e234bdc0
The metal had hit an all-time record of around $11,100 a ton on Monday. https://www.wsj.com/articles/copper-prices-slump-as-profit-taking-begins-e9861324
Sean “Diddy” Combs is facing a new sexual assault lawsuit filed Tuesday in a Manhattan federal court. Crystal McKinney claimed she was attacked in Combs’ recording studio after having dinner with the music mogul and an un-named fashion designer at Cipriani Downtown in New York during a Men’s Fashion Week event in 2003, according to…
America’s roads are about to get a little more dangerous as summer approaches. Experts dub the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day as the “100 deadliest days of summer” due to a consecutive spike in teen-related driving incidents. The summer months see an increase of more than 20% in teen traffic fatalities, according to…
The U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is set to call for a general election to take place on July 4, according to reports from Sky News. https://www.cnbc.com/2024/05/22/uk-pm-rishi-sunak-calls-for-july-4-general-election-sky-news-reports.html
Suspected Long Island serial killer Rex Heuermann is under new scrutiny as investigators have returned to his home nearly a year after his arrest on multiple murder charges in the Gilgo Beach case, which perplexed authorities for over a decade until last year. After a New York task force placed Heuermann under arrest last year,…
The chip maker’s earnings will be closely watched by investors who see them as a test of strength for both the broader artificial-intelligence trade and the chip sector. https://www.wsj.com/articles/nvidia-earnings-what-to-watch-0023d82c