Derrick Shaw

SINGAPORE (AP) The USS John S. McCain guided missile destroyer docked Monday at Singapore’s naval base with “significant damage” to its hull after an early morning collision with an oil tanker, as vessels from several nations searched for 10 missing U.S. sailors. The collision east of Singapore between the destroyer and the 183-meter (600-foot) Alnic […]

MARSEILLE, France (AP) A van rammed into two bus stops about 5 kilometers (3 miles) apart in the French port city of Marseille on Monday, killing one person and injuring another, police officials said. The driver of the van, arrested in a third location, was a 35-year-old from the Grenoble region in eastern France who […]

ENGLEWOOD, Fla. One person died Sunday morning at a house on 11th Street, the Charlotte County Sheriff’s Office said. Deputies were called around 10:01 a.m. to a home on the 2700 block of 11th Street, the sheriff’s office said. Two others were injured and taken to Englewood Community Hospital. The hospital is currently on lockdown, […]

KISSIMMEE, Fla. (AP) A suspect in the fatal shooting of two police officers in Florida will be staying in jail after a judge denied him bond Sunday, saying there was probable cause for his first-degree murder charge. Everett Miller wore handcuffs and shackles during a first-appearance hearing that lasted a minute and a half. When […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) Lewis’ career spanned the history of show business in the 20th century, beginning in his parents’ vaudeville act at the age of 5. He was just 20 when his pairing with Martin made them international stars. He went on to make such favorites as “The Bellboy” and “The Nutty Professor,” was featured […]

FREETOWN, Sierra Leone (AP) Churches across Sierra Leone held special services Sunday in memory of those killed in mudslides and flooding earlier this week, as hospital officials announced the toll had risen to nearly 500 bodies collected. More than 600 people remain missing and rescue officials have warned that the chances of finding survivors are […]

MACON, Ga. (AP) You don’t have to be in the “path of totality” or have special glasses to see a total solar eclipse Aug. 21. A team from Mercer University will help people across the United States witness the rare, cosmic event remotely. Anthony Choi, Mercer electrical and computer engineering professor, and several students are […]

BARCELONA (CNN) Julian Cadman, the 7-year-old Australian-British boy who was reported missing in the aftermath of the Barcelona attack, has been confirmed dead by his family. Cadman, who was in Barcelona to attend a family wedding, was with his mother on Las Ramblas when the van plowed through the crowds on Thursday, killing 13 and […]

ESTERO, Fla. Lee County residents can workout starting Monday at a new Burn Boot Camp location. Burn Boot Camp Estero, at 10020 Coconut Road, No. 100, will offer 45-minute circuit style classes, nutrition guidance and free childcare. Co-owners Jennifer Varoski and Brad Leder said they’re enthusiastic about the new Lee County location. “Our goal is […]

LOS ANGELES (AP) Dick Gregory, the comedian and activist and who broke racial barriers in the 1960s and used his humor to spread messages of social justice and nutritional health, has died. He was 84. Gregory died late Saturday in Washington, D.C. after being hospitalized for about a week, his son Christian Gregory told The […]