Shark attacks returned to near-average levels in 2025 after a dip the previous year, according to the latest report from the Florida Museum of Natural History's International Shark Attack File, published Wednesday. Researchers recorded 65 unprovoked shark bites worldwide last year, slightly below the 10-year average of 72, but an increase from 2024. Nine of those bites were fatal, higher than the 10-year average of six fatalities.
The fire service said in a statement that the blaze broke out Monday evening in a storage room on the top floor of a five-story building in Manlleu, a town around 80 kilometers (50 miles) north of Barcelona. The cause of the blaze has not been identified and officials are looking into it. The five people killed also didn't live in the building, police said.
A 19-year-old has been arrested in connection with a shooting at a Halloween party in Santa Clarita that left two people dead. On Monday, Alejandro Trujillo of Newhall was arrested in connection with the deaths of 30-year-old Elijah Harts and 27-year-old Anthony Mora, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release. The deaths occurred Oct. 31 in the 25000 block of De Wolfe Road.
(Kayla Bartkowski / Los Angeles Times) A 13-year-old boy and his older brother were killed Tuesday evening in a suspected fireworks blast in Bell Gardens, according to authorities. Around 6 p.m., the Bell Gardens Police Department responded to a report of explosions and a structure fire in the 6500 block of Purdy Avenue, according to a Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department news release. Arson investigators from the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department found materials used to make homemade fireworks and explosives at the scene, according to the release.
Sophie Quinn was sitting in a car with her partner, John Harris, outside a house in Lake Cargelligo on Thursday afternoon when a ute approached from the opposite direction. From the driver's side window, at least three shots were fired, killing her and Harris. Quinn was seven months pregnant with a boy her family say she planned to name Troy.
Though trails have reopened, hazardous winter conditions still persist and hikers should come prepared to meet snow-covered trails, icy sections, limited visibility, and the possibility of sudden storms, said the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department in a news release. That means evaluating weather conditions, carrying appropriate gear, and understanding personal limits.
At least 15 people have been killed and 19 injured after a passenger bus plunged into a ravine on the Inter-American Highway in western Guatemala, local authorities say. The deaths included 11 men, three women and a minor, according to Leandro Amado, a spokesperson for local firefighters. Amado told reporters on Saturday that some 19 injured people were taken to hospitals near the scene of the accident.
The deaths of two innocent people in Edenderry, Co Offaly, last weekend have highlighted the deadly threat that organised crime gangs pose to communities in rural towns around the country.
Three people died in a Florida boating incident on Saturday, officials said. Emergency personnel responded to the "incident" involving a 39-foot vessel on the Caloosahatchee River near the Cape Coral Yacht Club that day, the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission wrote in a statement, providing no additional information on what exactly occurred. Three of the four occupants were transported to a local
What follows is the most detailed description to date of the events that took the lives of more than two dozen campers and counselors, and the elder Mr. Eastland, at the 99-year-old summer retreat. The descriptions and rendering of those events were taken from the first interviews that Camp Mystic's owners have granted, along with never-before-seen videos and photos taken during flooding at the camp, data from devices such as Apple watches, cell phones and vehicle crash data, and court documents from a lawsuit filed by some of the parents of children who died.
On November 2, as reported by Entertainment Weekly, a woman in her 40s visiting Disney World was taken to a local hospital, where she died. The news was confirmed by a representative from the Orange County Sheriff's Office via a statement shared with the outlet. No cause of death was shared, but authorities denied "foul play." Disney World didn't provide a comment when asked by EW.
A second person has died after a two-vehicle crash in Brampton involving a youth driver Saturday morning, police say. Around 4:20 a.m., Peel police responded to a report of a collision in the area of Queen Street and Chinguacousy Road. The driver of one of the vehicles sustained serious injuries and was pronounced dead at the scene, police said Saturday.
The FDNY scuba team was dispatched to the first flood at a home on Kingston Avenue near Rutland Road in Flatbush, Brooklyn shortly after 4 p.m., police said. Inside the flooded basement, firefighters found a man who sources said had made it out of his home, but rushed back inside to save his dogs. Video captured by a passerby showed the FDNY and members of the scuba team carrying the victim's limp body out of the apartment building.
The fatal collision was reported around 2:35 p.m. Saturday when, according to San Jose police, a man driving a white 2018 GMC Yukon east on Foxworthy Avenue was approaching Jarvis Avenue and tried to pass a green 2018 Subaru Forester, but instead hit the Subaru. That caused the GMC to travel into oncoming westbound traffic and crash head-on into a blue 2012 Honda CR-V.
BATH TOWNSHIP, Mich. -- Three people are dead after a small aircraft crash in Bath Township Thursday evening, police confirmed. According to Bath Township Police, the small plane crashed near the intersection of Clark Road and Peacock Road around 5 p.m. Police say all three passengers were found dead. Officials stated they're still unsure what caused the crash, or where the plane was headed. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is investigating.
Parts of Northern France declared an orange alert on Saturday afternoon due to the strong winds of Storm Amy, which has already caused two deaths in the country. "Storm Amy is moving across the British Isles, causing strong gusts of wind in the departments near the English Channel coast and in the northern inland departments of the country," French weather service Meteo France said.
Emergency services were called to the site near the A3020 Shanklin Road on Monday morning. A spokesman for Northumbria Helicopters said that its aircraft G-OCLV - which is listed as a Robinson R44 II helicopter - was involved in the accident during a flying lesson. The firm said: "The flight, which departed from Sandown Airport at approximately 9am, was carrying four passengers on board including the pilot, and was undertaking a flying lesson."
