Convicted US killer gets death penalty for murdering wife, girlfriend’s children

Convicted US killer gets death penalty for murdering wife, girlfriend’s children

A jury in Idaho unanimously agreed Saturday that convicted killer Chad Daybell deserves the death penalty for the gruesome murders of his wife and his girlfriend’s two youngest children, ending a grim case that began in 2019 with a search for two missing children. The 55-year-old Daybell, wearing a dress shirt and tie, sat with … Read more

Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh’s killer shot dead by gunmen in Pakistan

Indian prisoner Sarabjit Singh’s killer shot dead by gunmen in Pakistan

Amir Sarfaraz Tamba, an accused in the murder of Indian death row prisoner in Pakistan Sarabjit Singh and a close associate of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) terror outfit founder Hafiz Sayeed, was killed by unidentified gunmen in Lahore on Sunday, official sources said. Tamba was attacked by motorcycle-borne assailants in the Islampura area of Lahore in Pakistan … Read more

Cluster munitions | Civilian killer

Cluster munitions | Civilian killer

The U.S. on Friday announced an $800 million security assistance package to Ukraine, which according to Colin Kahl, U.S. Under Secretary of Defence for Policy, was the 42nd Presidential drawdown package announced by the Biden Administration in support of Ukraine committing over $41.3 billion in military assistance since the beginning of the Russia-Ukraine conflict. The … Read more

Facing Killer Heat, ERs Use Body Bags to Save Lives

Facing Killer Heat, ERs Use Body Bags to Save Lives

By JoNel Aleccia, Kaiser Health News Thursday, July 22, 2021 (Kaiser News) — As a deadly heat wave scorched the Pacific Northwest last month, overwhelming hospital emergency rooms in a region unaccustomed to triple-digit temperatures, doctors resorted to a grim but practical tool to save lives: human body bags filled with ice and water. Officials … Read more

Heart Disease Is World’s No. 1 Killer

Heart Disease Is World’s No. 1 Killer

By Robert Preidt HealthDay Reporter WEDNESDAY, Dec. 10, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Heart disease is the leading cause of death worldwide — accounting for one-third of deaths in 2019 — and the death toll continues to rise, a new paper says. China had the highest number of heart disease deaths last year, followed … Read more