The California diving boat that killed 34 people when it burst into flames appeared to have serious safety deficiencies, a preliminary investigation has found. Among the problems aboard the Conception was the lack of a “roaming night watchman” whose job is to remain alert and notify passengers if a fire or another danger was to occur, several law enforcement sources […]

Hurricane Dorian’s eye moves over Hatteras, North Carolina Janice Dean has the latest from the Fox Extreme Weather Center. Hurricane Dorian made U.S. landfall early Friday morning, hitting Cape Hatteras in North Carolina’s Outer Banks as a weakened — but still dangerous — Category 1 storm. The National Weather Service said the storm had sustained winds of 90 mph as […]

Litter of rare Asiatic lion cubs are born at Edinburgh Zoo as carnivore expert says ‘every birth is a lifeline’ for the endangered species with only 350 left in the wild The cubs, born three weeks ago, are still being nursed by their mother Roberta Staff are delighted with the new arrivals but say the coming months are crucial Five […]

A New Jersey woman faces up to 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Thursday to stabbing her twin sister to death during an alcohol-fueled fight in late June. She will be sentenced in November. Amanda Ramirez, 27, admitted her role in her sister Anna’s brutal killing, pleading guilty to a reduced charge of second-degree manslaughter as part of a […]

HURRICANE Dorian's final death toll will be "staggering" officials in the Bahamas fear with thousands still listed as missing. The 225mph monster storm effectively parked itself the archipelago's Abaco Islands earlier this week bringing near-total devastation. The death toll officially sits at 30 but officials expected that to rise dramatically over the coming days. Last night Health Minister Duane Sands […]

A TERMINALLY ill ex-headteacher who will die at Dignitas today has pleaded for legal assisted suicide in the UK in his emotional final words. Richard Selley, 65, said the law change would be "too late" for him – but would enable other terminally ill people to "die peacefully". And Mr Selley, of Perth, called on the Scottish Government to lead […]

Tragedy as country singer Kylie Rae Harris, 30, is killed in three-car crash in New Mexico that was ’caused by alcohol’, after sharing a haunting Instagram story from behind the wheel about her beloved relatives who had died in the same town Harris died on Wednesday night in a three-car collision in Taos, New Mexico  A 16-year-old girl, who was […]

A Brooklyn man who pleaded guilty to killing two men in Brownsville — and who previously made headlines when he viciously assaulted a correction officer at Rikers Island for the shootings — was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison on Thursday. Tariq Hargrove, 23, pleaded guilty in Brooklyn Supreme Court last month to two counts of second-degree murder […]

Michael Parkinson throws his weight behind dementia care campaign as petition reaches astonishing 300,000 signatures  Said he has a ‘growing affinity’ with people affected and lost his mother to it  Dame Judi Dench and broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen have pledged support Campaign is calling for a cross-party group to examine dementia care funding  You can help send a message: Sign our […]

No kid wants summer vacation to end, but New York’s children went back to school Thursday. The city’s biggest child, however, has decided to keep his summer fun going for at least another month. Yes, Mayor de Blasio will keep candidating across America — snarfing down corn dogs in Iowa, hiking in Nevada, telling fairy tales in New Hampshire about […]