Duke Fakir, last original Four Tops singer, dead at 88
Abdul (Duke) Fakir, the last surviving original member of the beloved Motown group the Four Tops that was known for such hits as I Can’t Help Myself, Reach Out I’ll Be …
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Canadian citizen killed in confrontation with Israeli security forces near Gaza border
Israeli police said a Canadian citizen was killed after threatening Israeli security forces with a knife near the Gaza border. The Israeli military said the man drove to the entrance …
Secret Service director takes ‘full responsibility’ for stunning lapses ahead of Trump assassination attempt
The director of the Secret Service took responsibility on Monday for staggering security lapses ahead of the assassination attempt on former U.S. president Donald J. Trump, saying the deadly shooting …
Rapper Julio Foolio dead after Florida shooting
Rapper Julio Foolio was killed in a Sunday morning shooting outside a Tampa, Florida, hotel. The rapper, whose legal name is Charles Jones, had been out celebrating his 26th birthday at …
22 killed in lithium battery plant fire in South Korea
A fire likely sparked by exploding lithium batteries swept through a manufacturing factory near South Korea’s capital on Monday, killing 22 mostly Chinese migrant workers and injuring eight, officials said. …
With Netanyahu increasingly seen as isolated, Israeli PM dismisses ‘petty politics’
One of the most common opinions offered up by Israeli protesters out in large numbers over the past week demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is that he …
Hundreds are believed to have died at this year’s Hajj in scorching Saudi heat
Hundreds of people died during this year’s Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia as the faithful faced intense high temperatures at Islamic holy sites in the desert kingdom, officials said Wednesday …
UN human rights office says Israel may have violated laws of war in Gaza
Israeli forces may have repeatedly violated the laws of war and failed to distinguish between civilians and fighters in the Gaza conflict, the UN human rights office said on Wednesday. …
Her epileptic husband died suddenly at home. B.C. coroners refused an autopsy
Anastassia Waddell won’t ever know exactly what caused her husband’s death. Her requests for an autopsy were denied by the B.C. Coroners Service. Drew Madsen, her husband and partner of …
Benjamin Netanyahu dissolves Israeli war cabinet
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dissolved the influential war cabinet tasked with steering the war in Gaza, Israeli officials said Monday, a move that comes days after a key member …