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Australian Simon Peter Carman is charged with the murder of 17-year-old Thai girl Tunchanok Donhomla in Pattaya. She was found in a suitcase near railway tracks after an alleged dispute over payment for services. Authorities say Carman denies the charges and claims self-defence; Thai police are investigating possible links to two other suitcase deaths in the region.
The Ventura County district attorney’s office has announced that Loay Abdelfattah Alnaji escalated a verbal confrontation and struck Paul Kessler with a megaphone during a Thousand Oaks protest. Kessler died the following day. The court has refused a harsher sentence, prompting renewed calls for justice from Kessler’s family.
A sweeping heat dome has kept tens of millions under heat alerts from the Midwest to the East Coast. Overnight temperatures are failing to cool, heightening health risks and straining power grids. El Niño is intensifying the heat, and cooling centers, water, and hydration remain critical.
A Secret Service agent in Miami’s field office has been charged with hazing with a deadly weapon, aggravated battery and attempted manslaughter, connected to a four-night paddling ritual at off-campus residences tied to the Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity. The three men face arraignment for charges that include severe injuries requiring skin grafts and kidney damage. The agent has been put on administrative leave and released on bond pending further court action.
florida health data show 12 Vibrio vulnificus infections this year with a fatal case in Palm Beach County. new cases are reported in Bay, Miami-Dade and other counties. health officials warn vulnerable groups to avoid warm coastal waters and shellfish during peak season.
An Amazon Prime Air Boeing 767-300 has overrun the runway while landing at Miami International Airport after a flight from San Juan, Puerto Rico. The plane struck multiple vehicles on a road beside the airport, killing five people and injuring at least five others. The NTSB has dispatched investigators and the FAA has grounded flights at the airport.
A private PA-34 Piper with four aboard has disappeared after departing Great Harbour Cay in the Berry Islands bound for Miami. The wreckage and bodies have been recovered; authorities are investigating weather and flight details as family members mourn.