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More than a decade after three elderly missionaries were killed inside their convent in Burundi, investigators believe the long and painful search for answers may finally be turning a corner. Italian prosecutors announced the arrest of a suspect in connection with the 2014 murders of three Catholic nuns whose deaths shocked both local communities and observers around the world. For families, fellow missionaries, and investigators, the development marks the first major breakthrough in a case that lingered unresolved for years. The arrests also reopen difficult questions about violence, power, and accountability during a turbulent period in Burundi’s recent history. A…
For viewers who greet her each morning on television, Savannah Guthrie is often a steady, reassuring presence. But away from the studio lights, she is navigating something far more personal — the ongoing search for her missing mother. This week, the Today co-anchor turned again to the public for help, amplifying an FBI tip line and urging anyone with information to come forward. Her message was simple and direct: someone out there may hold the key to bringing her mother home. Behind the broadcast professionalism is a daughter holding onto hope. A Public Plea for Information On Feb. 27, Guthrie…
A Bay Area police officer heroically saved a 3-year-old girl and a dog from a burning apartment. On Feb. 21, around 3:10 p.m. local time, the Milpitas Police Department (MPD) was alerted to a fire in an apartment with people trapped inside, MPD Acting Assistant Chief of Police Tyler Jamison revealed. MPD uploaded a social media post, which included the dispatch call and officers’ body cam footage. The concerned resident called 911 to tell the dispatcher, “There’s a fire, and we can’t get out. It’s outside of our door but not inside our house.” Less than two minutes later, Officers Ricardo…
A weekend camping trip on Australia’s Central Coast was meant to be a break from routine — time with friends, fresh air, and shared food around a campsite. Instead, it became the setting of a tragedy that would take years to fully understand. Jeremy Webb, just 16 years old, died in 2022 after falling seriously ill shortly after eating beef sausages during a trip to MacMasters Beach. At the time, his death was believed to have been caused by asthma. Only later would doctors and investigators uncover a far more complex — and largely unknown — cause. What Happened That…
Macaulay Culkin and Brenda Song are using Culkin’s most iconic film to their advantage while parenting their two sons. Song, 37, recently shared how she and Culkin, 45, have shown their sons, Carson, 3, and Dakota, 4, Culkin’s hit film, Home Alone. But rather than telling their boys their dad is the star, the film serves as an important lesson in “stranger danger.” Song told E! News that while the two preschoolers enjoy the movie’s “hijinks” and its elaborate “traps,” they “have no real concept” of the danger in the movie. She noted that their elder son, Dakota, “gets it more” than Carson.…
One man is dead after an SUV and a school bus full of children crashed in western Oregon earlier this week. The bus driver has since been issued a citation for allegedly making an unsafe turn, authorities said. On Monday, Feb. 23, just before 10 a.m. local time, officials responded to reports of a two-vehicle collision on Highway 22, near the intersection of Highway 51, in Polk County, the Oregon State Police said in a statement. A preliminary investigation revealed that a school bus affiliated with Salem-Keizer Public Schools was traveling west when the driver, 33-year-old Chandra Jean Milkovich-Howard, attempted…
Robert Cosby Jr., the son of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Mary M. Cosby, has died. Robert died on Monday, Feb. 23 at the age of 23 in Utah. The Salt Lake City Police Department confirmed the death to PEOPLE, saying authorities responded to a possible overdose after receiving a call regarding a “full arrest/medical emergency” of a 23-year-old male. The news was first reported by TMZ. Real Housewives executive producer and Watch What Happens Live host Andy Cohen reacted to the news in a post on Thread shortly after learning of Robert Jr.’s death. “Devastatingly sad…
When President Donald Trump announced a new nominee for U.S. surgeon general last spring, the choice surprised both political insiders and public health experts. Dr. Casey Means is not a traditional government physician. She is a former surgical trainee turned wellness advocate — someone whose career has unfolded as much online and in tech startups as in hospitals. Now, after months of delay and growing debate, Means has appeared before the Senate, offering lawmakers a glimpse of how differently America’s top public health messenger could sound if she is confirmed. A nomination shaped by unexpected turns Trump revealed in May…
For many people scrolling through social media, wellness advice now comes as often from influencers as it does from doctors. That blurred line is at the center of a new investigation in Brazil involving popular online personality Larissa da Silva Caetano Anunciação, known to followers as Larissa Caetano. Authorities say the fitness influencer and her husband were arrested on Feb. 24 on suspicion of illegally selling prescription weight-loss medications to her online audience — an allegation that has sparked wider conversations about health advice in the age of social media. The case remains under investigation, and no court verdict has…
The death of a child often leaves a community searching for answers. In the Indonesian city of Sukabumi, that search is now unfolding around the life — and final days — of 12-year-old Nizan Shafi. Authorities say the boy died on Feb. 19 after suffering severe injuries allegedly linked to abuse inside his own home. The case has quickly drawn national attention, not only because of the disturbing allegations, but because it raises deeper concerns about how vulnerable children are protected. Reports from Indonesian outlets including tvOneNews, The Jakarta Post, and Kompas.id have helped piece together what investigators believe happened.…