May 23, 2024 1 dead, 3 injured in explosion at apartment building in northeastern China One person was killed and three were injured on Thursday after an explosion that was likely due to a natural gas tank that was left on, authorities say.
May 23, 2024 Most severely injured from flight that hit extreme turbulence need spinal operations, Thailand hospital says A Bangkok hospital says many of the more seriously injured people who were on the Singapore Airlines flight that hit severe turbulence need operations on their spines.
May 23, 2024 Thai PM faces expulsion as court accepts ethics probe over controversial Cabinet appointment Thailand's Constitutional Court accepted a petition from outgoing senators to investigate Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin over the appointment of a Cabinet member.
May 22, 2024 Missouri prosecutors to seek death penalty in killing of court employee and police officer Missouri prosecutors have said they intend to seek the death penalty against Larry Acree, a Kansas City-area man accused of killing a court employee and a police officer.
May 22, 2024 Former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy takes a 7.7% stake in BuzzFeed Vivek Ramaswamy, the biotech entrepreneur and former Republican presidential candidate, has acquired a 7.7% stake in digital publishing company BuzzFeed.
May 22, 2024 North Carolina attorney general seeks funds to create fentanyl, cold case units North Carolina AG Josh Stein, who is also this fall's Democratic nominee for governor, said he wants additional staff to combat fentanyl trafficking as well as more funds to help recruit officers.
May 22, 2024 California advances legislation cracking down on stolen goods resellers and auto theft The CA Senate has approved legislation that would expand drug court programs, raise penalties for organized crime rings and close a legal loophole in order to make prosecuting auto thefts easier.
May 22, 2024 FBI agents raided the office and business of a Mississippi prosecutor, but no one is saying why The business and office of Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens was raided by the FBI, although officials did not say whether the Mississippi prosecutor was suspected of wrongdoing.
May 22, 2024 Lawmakers call for further inquiry into Virginia prison that had hypothermia hospitalizations Democratic state lawmakers have pledged to press Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin's administration for answers after a recent report uncovered hypothermia hospitalizations at a state prison.
May 22, 2024 Savannah police arrest suspect in weekend shootings that injured 11 in downtown square A 20-year-old suspect has been arrested in connection with shootings at a public square in Savannah that injured 11 people; investigators are seeking 'multiple persons of interest.'