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Dozens Injured After Walking on Hot Coals at Tony Robbins Event
Dozens suffered burn injuries Thursday night in Texas after walking across hot coals as part of a self-help program put on by celebrity motivational speaker Tony Robbins, according to Dallas authorities. "Unleash the Power Within," a three-and-a-half-day event with Robbins held at the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention...
At Least 4 Tornado Touchdowns Confirmed in Northern Illinois
At least four tornadoes touched down in northern Illinois overnight as powerful storms swept across the upper Midwest, damaging rural communities and forcing thousands of soccer fans to seek shelter during the Copa America semifinal in Chicago. The National Weather Service in Chicago said survey crews will investigate damage...
Gunman Dead at German Movie Theater; No One Injured by Suspect, Police Say
A gunman is dead after an incident at a German movie theater in the town of Viernheim, a spokesman for German police in the state of Hesse told ABC News. No one was injured by the gunman, the spokesman said. German media have reported, however, that some individuals were injured in the incident, possibly from teargas police...
China: Bank employees publicly spanked for poor performance
Eight employees of a rural bank in China have been publicly spanked for poor performance. A cellphone video of a man with a wooden stick spanking each employee four times on a stage has been widely shared on Weibo, China's version of Twitter, since Sunday. One of the hits threw a woman off balance. Some members of the...
Turkey LGBT: Scuffles at banned Istanbul transgender event
Turkish riot police have fired tear gas and plastic bullets after transgender rights activists gathered in Istanbul in defiance of a ban on marching. Several dozen activists turned up and were surrounded by police, after which scuffles began, with one man reportedly tearing up a gay rights banner. The march was banned in order...
Turkey border guards ‘shot Syrian children’ — monitors
Turkish border guards have shot dead at least eight Syrians, including four children, who were trying to cross into Turkey, activists say. A further eight people were injured, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a UK-based monitoring group. The shooting took place at a border crossing north of the Syrian town of Jisr...
Ex-contestant on Mexico’s ‘The Voice’ fatally shot in Chicago
Singer Alejandro Fuentes-Rosas, who appeared on Mexico's "The Voice," has died after he was shot in Chicago. The singer was shot on his birthday Thursday, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's Office. Fuentes-Rosas, 45, suffered a gunshot wound to the head and died Saturday, the Chicago Police said...
Egypt sentences 6 people to death, including 2 Al Jazeera journalists
An Egyptian court handed down death sentences to six people, including two Al Jazeera journalists, for alleged spying. The six, along with former President Mohammed Morsy and his aides, were accused of leaking state secrets to Qatar. The court ruled Saturday in support of a verdict ratified by Egypt's religious leaders in...
Former Vanderbilt Football Player Again Convicted of Rape
A jury has convicted a former Vanderbilt football player on all counts after finding that he encouraged his teammates to rape an unconscious woman he had been dating. It took jurors a little more than four hours of deliberation Saturday before finding Brandon Vandenburg guilty on five counts of aggravated rape and two counts of...
Hundreds Evacuate as Thousands of Acres Burn Across Western States
Hundreds of firefighters are scrambling to contain several wildfires that have broken out across three Southwestern states caused by hot and dry weather. Blazes in California, Arizona and New Mexico threatened communities with thousands of residents where so far hundreds of homes have been evacuated. California A fast-moving...
‘I’m gonna die’: Orlando victim’s texts to mother as gunman came
Eddie Justice sent a series of terrified texts to his mother from a bathroom as the gunman made his way through gay nightclub Pulse in Orlando. His mother searched for him and shared his texts over the following day but his name has now appeared on the list of those killed. "Mommy I love you", read the first message...
Facebook activates first Safety Check in U.S. after mass shooting at Orlando nightclub
Facebook activated its first Safety Check in the United States after a gunman massacred at least 50 people at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday in the deadliest mass-shooting in American history. The feature allows Facebook users to confirm they are safe if they are near the scene of a mass shooting or...