Fast food workers and union members have held a protest at a McDonald’s restaurant at Disneyland Paris to demand higher wages and an end to the use of tax havens by multinational corporations.
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{FD} More than 150 passengers reported freed from DC Metro train stuck in tunnel
More than 150 passengers were safely evacuated from a D.C. Metro train that got stuck in a tunnel shortly before the afternoon rush Thursday, Fox 5 reported.
{FD} Flash floods in Iran kill 2
Iran’s state TV is reporting that heavy rains in Iran’s western and southwestern provinces has resulted in flash floods that killed two people.
{FD} Neighbor finds 2 people dead in duplex; homicide investigation underway
A sheriff’s office says the deaths of a man and a woman whose bodies were found inside a duplex in southern Ohio are both being investigated as homicides.
{FD} Ex-student says buried coffee can of porn implicates teacher
A former student at a Connecticut boarding school says that more than 30 years ago, he buried a coffee can of pornographic photos that would help prove a teacher sexually abused youngsters.
{FD} Truck plows into kids at school bus stop; 2 seriously hurt
Authorities say a pickup truck slammed into children at a school bus stop in a small town outside Seattle, severely injuring two of them.
{FD} Thieves in Monterey County steal car with 2-year-old inside
A 2-year-old boy has disappeared after thieves stole his father’s running car from a driveway in Monterey County, officials said.
{FD} The Latest: Ex-Manson family member details night of murders
The Latest on former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten’s bid for parole (all times local): 11:45 a.m.
{FD} Israel announces ‘small’ number of new West Bank homes
The Israeli prime minister’s office says Israel will “upgrade” some Israeli settlement buildings in the West Bank and build only a “small” number of other structures in the territory, but an Israeli settlement watchdog is questioning the claim.
{FD} Woman awaiting retrial in medicine-denial death is released
A Massachusetts woman convicted of withholding potentially life-saving medications from her cancer-stricken son has been released from prison while awaiting a new trial.
{FD} Suspect in Ohio officer’s killing passes on initial hearing
The suspect in the death of an Ohio police officer has given up his right to an initial court hearing.
{FD} Ex-Manson family member Van Houten details night of murders
Former Charles Manson follower Leslie Van Houten described in graphic detail Thursday how she helped secure a pillow over the head of murder victim Rosemary La Bianca with a lamp cord and hold her down while someone else stabbed the woman in her home in 1969.
{FD} Man accused of killing wife, 2 others blames intruder
A man accused of killing his wife and two of her relatives in a tiny Montana town has told authorities that a stranger must have broken into the house they shared and shot the victims.
{FD} Cables tie Pakistan to 2009 hit on CIA; official says not so
Recently declassified U.S. government cables suggest Pakistan’s intelligence service paid a U.S.-designated terrorist organization $200,000 to carry out one of the deadliest attacks against the CIA in its history.
{FD} Woman hurt in Kalamazoo shootings trying to forgive suspect
The first person hurt in a mass shooting in southwestern Michigan says she can’t hate the man charged in the rampage and seeks to forgive him.
{FD} Vandals deface veterans memorial in California
Vandals desecrated a memorial to war veterans in Stockton, Calif. sometime in the past week by taking a can of black spray paint to the black marble memorial, photos show.
{FD} Police investigate ‘suspicious’ disappearance of Washington couple
A husband and wife from Washington state who vanished Monday afternoon are the focus of a search by Snohomish County detectives and the Major Crimes Unit, Q13Fox reported.
{FD} Video shows moment Marine vet reunited with missing service dog
Cameras captured an emotional reunion between a Marine veteran and his service dog who’d escaped from a Utah hotel room as they were heading home this week.