Coroner: Cocaine Among Drugs Found in Carrie Fisher’s System
LOS ANGELES — Carrie Fisher's autopsy report shows the actress had cocaine in her system when she fell ill on a plane last year, but investigators could not determine what impact the cocaine and other drugs found in her system had on her death.
Student Freed by N Korea Dies After Year in Coma
CINCINNATI — Otto Warmbier, an American college student who was released by North Korea in a coma last week after almost a year and a half in captivity, died Monday, his family said.
79 Believed to Have Died in London High-Rise Fire
LONDON — London police said Monday that 79 people were now believed to have died in the high-rise apartment building fire.
Argentina Grassroots Movement Fights Violence Against Women
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — On Christmas Eve of 2011, Maira Maidana lit a candle to the patron saint of Argentina and closed her eyes in prayer - just like she did every time she feared a brutal beating by her partner.
Forest Fire Kills 62 in Portugal, Search for Bodies Continues
PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal — A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 62 people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads.
Update: 1 Dead, 10 Injured in Crash Near Mosque Suspected as Terrorism
LONDON — A vehicle struck pedestrians near a mosque in north London early Monday morning, causing several casualties, police said.
Grand Theft Avocado: 3 Arrested in $300,000 California Theft
OXNARD, California — Police are calling it grand theft avocado.
Celebrities Share the Best Advice They Ever Got from Dad
NEW YORK — Dads sometimes know best.
US Policeman Acquitted in Killing of Motorist
MINNEAPOLIS — A Minnesota police officer was acquitted Friday in the killing of a black motorist that drew widespread attention when video of the shooting's aftermath was streamed live on Facebook.
Girlfriend Whose Texts Urged Suicide Guilty of Manslaughter
TAUNTON, Massachusetts — A woman who sent her boyfriend a barrage of text messages urging him to kill himself when they were both teenagers was convicted Friday of involuntary manslaughter in a trial that raised questions of whether words can kill.
