On the rooftop - a small garden with large potted palms - they locked the iron door and dragged the heavy planters across it.

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LONDON (AP) — Jack Doohan says he received death threats and had to call police to resolve an encounter with armed men around the time of last year's Miami Grand Prix, just before he lost his Formula ...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Tampa Bay Lightning coach Jon Cooper will miss the next two games after the death of his father, Robert. Assistant Rob Zettler was the acting head coach for the Lightning's home ...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. - Nearly half of the deaths from last week's winter storm were in the Mid-South. The numbers are staggering: More than 80 weather-related deaths have been reported across the U.S., with ...

The growing number of deaths comes amid heightened concern about Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s handling of last weekend’s winter storm and the aftermath. By Mihir Zaveri and Dana Rubinstein The death toll ...

The number of people dying of COVID-19-related causes on Long Island and nationwide continued to fall sharply in 2025, a trend that experts say is primarily because previous COVID-19 infections and ...

At least 16 people have died outdoors or in the subway system in New York City in the subfreezing cold, Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Monday, and outreach workers are intensifying efforts to persuade the ...

The Tennessee Department of Health has increased the statewide death toll to 14 in the wake of Winter Storm Fern as recovery operations continue and more than 90,000 people remain without power in the ...

Chronic exposure to pollution from wildfires has been linked to tens of thousands of deaths annually in the United States, according to a new study. The paper, published Wednesday in the journal ...

“Faces of Death” is one of the most controversial films of all time, but a new version of it is set to come to theaters with a tech-savvy angle. Independent Film Company and Shudder announced on ...

Fifty-two children have died of the flu so far this season, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday, seemingly putting pediatric deaths on track to outpace last season's ...