Motorist dies after shot in head, crashes into South Side church
A man who was driving a van in the South Side Auburn Gresham neighborhood died Saturday after being shot in the head and crashing into a nearby church. Kevin Moore, 23, of 6421 S. May St., was pronounced dead on the scene, according to the Cook County Medical Examiner's office. He suffered a gunshot wound at 7532 S. Marshfield Ave. About  6:15 p.m., the man was driving a van in the 7500 block of South Marshfield Avenue when he was shot in his head, police News Affairs Officer John...

Canoeist Dies After Stormy River Rescue
<p>A canoeist pulled from a river during stormy conditions has died, the fire service has confirmed.</p>

Woman dies after fatal accident on A90: PHOTO
A 45-year-old woman has died after being hit by a lorry on the A90 between Perth and Dundee. Tayside police said the accident happened about 2050 GMT on Friday night near to the junction with Star Inn Road after the woman got out of a taxi. The eastbound side of the dual carriageway was closed for most of Saturday morning along with one lane of the westbound carriageway. Diversions were put in place via Longforgan village. Officers investigating the incident said they would like to trace any...

Motorist dies after crashing into Westwood bakery
A man died this morning after his vehicle crashed into the back of a Westwood bakery, police and a witness said. No one else was injured when the vehicle smashed into Paris Pastry at 1448 Westwood Blvd., said Los Angeles Police Sgt. Josh Min. A sales clerk at the store said a delivery truck hit the rear of the shop in an alley; the store was not damaged and remained open for business. She said the alley was cordoned off. The driver, whose name was not released, was pronounced dead at the scene....

Resolution in the works for Coupal case
Crown and defence lawyers are hoping to resolve a case surrounding a motorist charged with killing a mother and injuring her wheel-chair bound son. Defence appeared in court briefly Friday to ask that Darren Coupal's case be adjourned to November 30th, when it could be settled without trial. Coupal is charged with several offences related to the death of Linda Davey, who was out for a walk with her son Josh, who is wheel-chair bound with cerebral palsy. Initially, the defence entered a not...

Teenage girl dies on Colo. ski slope
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo., Nov. 21 (UPI) -- A 14-year-old girl died when she hit a tree while skiing fast on an intermediate slope at a Colorado resort, officials said. Haley Rose Gans of Colorado Springs died Friday at the Breckenridge Ski Resort, the Aspen Times reported. Summit County Coroner Joanne Richardson said she was "skiing very fast and into a tree." She was killed by the impact when her chest hit the tree, Richardson said. Her head was protected by a helmet. The teen was believed to be...

Death of canoeist in flooded river
A canoeist pulled from a river during Saturday's stormy conditions has died, the fire service said.

Shooting Victim May Have Been Mistakenly Targeted
OAKLAND -- Investigators are learning more about a teen-aged boy who was shot and killed while getting ready to go to a high school dance. Oakland police say the shooting happened at about 5:30 Thursday night on Oscar Avenue in East Oakland as the teen was opening his front door. Investigators say it may have been a case of mistaken identity. Police say 16 year-old Phillip Wright was killed when several men shot through the front door. Investigators say they think the men had the wrong home....

Canoeist pulled from river dies
A canoeist pulled from a river during England's wettest weather on record has died.

Caltech mathematics professor dies
PASADENA - F. Brock Fuller, a long-time professor of mathematics at Caltech whose researched DNA helices and digital recording, has died, college officials said Friday. Fuller died Nov. 6 at Rafael Convalescent Hospital in San Rafael, California, four years after being diagnosed with diffuse Lewy body disease. He was 82. Fuller came to Caltech as a research fellow in 1952 and stayed on as a professor. His work focused on "writhing numbers," a way of mathematically describing supercoiled...

Long-time clerk found dead in store: PHOTO
Indianapolis police this morning are investigating the death of a woman who has been a clerk for two decades at a Near-Southside convenience store. A customer went into the Village Pantry, 1402 S. Meridian St., about 5 a.m. today and found two young men behind the counter gathering items, which the customer found suspicious, said Sgt. Paul Thompson of Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department. The two young men eventually ran from the store and the customer followed, but he lost them on foot...

Long Beach Port pioneer Bob Hoffmaster dies at 92: PHOTO
LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Bob N. Hoffmaster, a visionary engineer who guided the Port of Long Beach through the containerization revolution of the 1960 s and later helped shape the once-sleepy port into a world-class trade gateway, has died just days short of his 93rd birthday. Hoffmaster, who worked at the port for 40 years - including two decades as its Cchief Eengineer - is also credited with helping solve the problem of subsidence in the 1950s and 60s, when lakes of oil sucked from underneath...

Grove submits to Rosholt at UFC 106
M iddleweight Kendall Grove trapped Jake Rosholt in a triangle choke at three minutes 59 seconds of the first round to win on the undercard of UFC 106 on Saturday night. Grove (13-6) dedicated the Mixed Martial Arts victory to his grandmother who passed away last week. Rosholt (6-2), a three-time NCAA wrestling champion, had rag-dolled Grove several times in the round before being caught in the choke. The fight was on the undercard of the light-heavyweight main event between Tito (The...

Teenager 'stabbed and run over'
A 19-year-old man who was killed in an attack as he went to shops near his north London home was stabbed and then run over by a car, police have said.

Man fatally stabbed over NYC subway seat
A subway passenger was stabbed to death in front of horrified riders in a dispute with another man over a seat in the car early Saturday morning in midtown Manhattan, police said. The victim, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at the Seventh Avenue station at West 53rd Street, where the train stopped after the attack at about 2 a.m. The victim, who was in his mid-30s, was repeatedly stabbed in the neck and face with a knife, police said. He had boarded the train at the Rockefeller...

Adrian man pleads guilty to slaying his parents in '08
ADRIAN - An Adrian man faces a sentence of 18 to 33 years in Prison after admitting he shot and killed his parents nearly 14 months ago. Marshall Sosby, 19, entered into a plea agreement in Lenawee County Circuit Court on Thursday to charges that he shot his father, Michael, and then his mother, Carmen. The couple, parents of three younger children, were found dead in their Division Street home Sept. 23, 2008. Then a 17-year-old high school student, Sosby initially told 911 operators his parents...

BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition: Canoeist pulled from river dies
This is a syndicated post. Original article from BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition , available at BBC News | News Front Page | World Edition . A canoeist who was pulled from a swollen river on Dartmoor in bad weather has died, firefighters confirm.

NY Police Arrest Man In Deaths Of Mother, Daughter
Police in New York have arrested a man in connection with the stabbing Deaths of a woman and her 12-year-old daughter in their home in Geneva. Geneva Police officials said John Edward Brown, of Palmyra, was arrested on charges of murder and Parole violation. Police say the bodies of 34-year-old Helen Buchel and her daughter, Brittany Passalacqua, were found dead of knife wounds. "

Two arrested in Norman in connection with Oklahoma City man's death
NORMAN — Two people were arrested Saturday in connection with the death of an Oklahoma City man whose body was found in the trunk of a burning car last week.

Double Homicide in Queens: PHOTO
CORONA, NY(AP) - A man in Corona, Queens killed his wife and son, shoving them in a closet, and calling a coworker to confess to what he had done. The coworker went to investigate himself, and found the grisly scene. They were found at about 1:40 p.m. in an apartment on the second floor of 39-02 111th St. The man's 55-year-old wife and 14-year-old son were found dead and another 15-year-old son was taken in for questioning along with the suspect at the 115th precinct. The Medical Examiner will...

Lauderhill man dead after shooting
A 20-year old man was killed after being shot multiple times upon arriving at his Lauderhill home early Sunday morning. Lauderhill police did not immediately identify the man. The shooting occurred around 3 a.m. on the 500 block of Northwest 37th Avenue. The man's father, who was home, called 911. Police have no suspects, a spokeswoman said.

Man Tased By Police Dies At Hospital
A man who was tased by police earlier this week after reportedly becoming combative has died in a local Hospital.

Man Dead After Officer-Involved Shooting: PHOTO
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Teenagers arrested in classmate's death
URUMA, Japan, Nov. 21 (UPI) -- Eight teenagers in Okinawa, Japan, have been arrested in the death of a classmate beaten so badly he died of hemorrhagic shock, police said. The eight were charged Friday with inflicting bodily injury resulting in the death of 14-year-old Hoshito Yonemori of Uruma, Okinawa prefecture, The Mainichi Daily News reported Saturday. The five 14-year-olds and three 13-year-olds allegedly admitted punching and kicking Yonemori in a vacant lot Thursday, before carrying him...

Mother of four killed in collision with wrong-way driver
A 24-year-old Austell mother of four was killed early Saturday when her car was hit by another going the wrong way on I-20, Atlanta police said.