Oddities

Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded migrant boat that was adrift for six day

Feb 7, 2025 5:56 AM Read more >

Cyprus jails Syrian man over the death of a 3-year-old girl on overloaded migrant boat

NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP) — A Cyprus court sentenced a Syrian national to three years in prison after finding him guilty of causing the death by negligence of a 3-year-old girl from dehydration aboard an overloaded migrant boat that was adrift for six day

Feb 7, 2025 5:32 AM Read more >

Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess.

Feb 2, 2025 1:03 PM Read more >

Devotees pay homage to Afro-Brazilian sea goddess on Rio de Janeiro beach

RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Thousands of worshippers clad in white robes spilled onto Arpoador beach in Rio de Janeiro on Sunday to pay homage to Yemanja, the Afro-Brazilian sea goddess.

Feb 2, 2025 12:36 PM Read more >

Former 'Meet the Press' moderator Chuck Todd exits NBC News after nearly two decades

Former “Meet the Press” moderator Chuck Todd is leaving NBC News after nearly 18 years at the network. Todd said in a memo to NBC News colleagues that Friday was his last day.

Jan 31, 2025 9:58 AM Read more >

'Tiny walking watermelons': Calgary zoo says Malayan tapir expecting a calf

CALGARY — The Calgary zoo is expecting a new addition this summer that it says will look like a little watermelon on four legs Four-year-old Malayan tapir Sempurna is pregnant with a calf sired by 23-year-old Tanuck.

Jan 22, 2025 1:10 PM Read more >

Investigators believe missing Alabama toddler died months ago

FAYETTE, Ala. (AP) — The mother of a missing Alabama toddler told investigators that the boy died and that his body was kept in a bag in a storage shed before being moved, according to a criminal complaint filed Monday against the woman.

Dec 31, 2024 11:40 AM Read more >

Sentencing hearing for parents in death of Calgary toddler set for March

CALGARY — A sentencing hearing for a Calgary couple in the death of their badly burned and emaciated toddler has been scheduled for next year. Sonya Pasqua and Michael Sinclair pleaded guilty last week to manslaughter.

Dec 20, 2024 10:05 AM Read more >

Parents plead guilty in 2021 death of burned, emaciated toddler in Calgary

CALGARY — The parents of a badly burned and emaciated Calgary toddler have pleaded guilty in his death. Court heard on Monday horrific details about the 2021 death of Gabriel Sinclair-Pasqua.

Dec 10, 2024 2:16 PM Read more >

Toddler fatally shot after his 7-year-old brother finds a gun in the family's truck

RANCHO CUCAMONGA, Calif. (AP) — A 2-year-old boy was fatally shot when his 7-year-old brother found a gun in the glovebox of the family's truck in Southern California, authorities said.

Dec 4, 2024 10:35 AM Read more >