BERLIN (AP) — A 17-year-old boy apparently attacked and wounded several people with an ax in a small town in northeastern Switzerland on Sunday evening, police said. The teenager, a Latvian national who lived locally, was arrested by officers who used firearms and injured him in the process, St. Gallen canton (state) police said. The … Continue reading
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Shooting on Whitaker Lane Thursday evening leaves two injured
Norfolk, Va. (NPD) – Norfolk police are investigating a shooting on Whitaker Lane that injured a woman and child on Thursday evening, Sept. 14. Shortly before 5 p.m., police were called to the 800 block of Whitaker Lane for a gunshot disturbance. When they arrived, they located a 29-year-old woman and a 9-year-old girl suffering … Continue reading
The Latest: Superintendent: Training saved students’ lives
TOWNVILLE, S.C. (AP) — The Latest on a teenager who is accused of killing his father before shooting three people at a school in South Carolina (all times local): 7 p.m. The superintendent of a South Carolina elementary school where a shooter opened fire says the staff and principal saved lives by flawlessly putting training … Continue reading
Police: 5 shot, 1 dead, after fight at Illinois campus party
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — One man was killed and four other people were wounded in a pair of shootings early Sunday, including one that happened on the University of Illinois campus. Police believe the two shootings in the eastern Illinois city of Champaign may be related. They say the first apparently stemmed from an argument … Continue reading
Republic of Congo: 6 injured in clashes over term limits
BRAZZAVILLE, Republic of Congo (AP) — Six men were injured in clashes between police and opponents of a planned referendum to allow Republic of Congo’s longtime president to run for another term, a local official said. The clashes occurred Saturday in the country’s second largest city, Point-Noire, said Alexandre Honore Paka, the city’s administrator. Six … Continue reading
40 Spanish experts rescue injured climber from deep cave
MADRID (AP) — Emergency services in Spain’s northeastern region of Catalonia successfully rescued an injured caver from deep underground on Sunday after deploying a team of 40 experts. The fire department of the region of Catalonia said rescuers had used special tools to chip away at sections of the cave to widen it in order … Continue reading
Dogs attack and injure 2 children and 2 adults in Norfolk
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — Police say three dogs are under quarantine after they attacked and injured two children and two adults in Norfolk. Norfolk police say a 10-year-old boy was taken to a hospital for treatment of non-life threatening bite wounds. The other victims were treated at the scene and released. The attacks occurred Monday evening. Police … Continue reading
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