3 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Maryland home

Three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a house in Maryland’s capital city, police said. Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson told reporters at a media briefing that the shooting stemmed from what he described as an “interpersonal dispute” and that there was no further threat to the public. BREAKING: 6 people were unfortunately shot, and 3 were killed ruthlessly, during a shooting near a graduation party few hours ago in Annapolis, Maryland. One suspect is in custody; no motive is known at this time. pic.twitter.com/5Knbwy3JKW — EvoCentral (@evocentralnews) June 12, 2023 “It’s a very active and fluid investigation. We’re still trying to determine everything that occurred. We’re still piecing it together. We have a lot more work to do,” Jackson said. He declined to elaborate on the relationship between the people involved, but said those killed ranged in age from their 20s to their 50s. He said that authorities hadn’t established a firm motive for the shooting. (AP)

Part of Philadelphia highway collapses after tanker truck catches fire

An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily travelled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said. Video from the scene showed a massive concrete slab had fallen from I-95 onto the road below. Mark Fusetti, a retired Philadelphia police sergeant, said he was driving south toward the city’s airport when he noticed thick, black smoke rising over the highway. As he passed the fire, the road beneath began to “dip”, creating a noticeable depression that was visible in video he took of the scene, he said. He saw traffic in his rearview mirror come to a halt. Soon after, the northbound lanes of the highway crumbled. “It was crazy timing,” Fusetti said. “For it to buckle and collapse that quickly, it’s pretty remarkable.” (Read more)

New York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue daughter at Jersey Shore beach, authorities say

A New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New Jersey beach, authorities said. FDNY firefighter Mark Batista of Teaneck, New Jersey, died Friday morning, WNBC-TV reported. The 39-year-old reportedly went into the water at Sylvania Avenue beach in Avon-by-the-Sea around 8.30 am to assist his 15-year-old daughter. It was not immediately clear what happened to the girl to require assistance near a jetty, the station reported. First responders contacted by witnesses rescued the girl from the water, but her father was not found until around 10 am about 15 meters from the shore. Police said emergency responders attempted life-saving measures before Batista was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he died, WNBC reported. (AP)

Final winners at the 2023 Tony Awards

The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell. Here are the top winners: Best musical: “Kimberly Akimbo” Best play: “Leopoldstadt” Best revival of a musical: “Parade” Best revival of a play: Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog” Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical: Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo” Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play: Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar” Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play: Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie” Best book of a musical: “Kimberly Akimbo,” David Lindsay-Abaire Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical: J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot” Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical: Alex Newell, “Shucked” Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play: Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window” Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical: Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimb Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play: Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt” Best direction of a play: Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt” Best direction of a musical: Michael Arden, “Parade”

Texas Gulf coast sees thousands of dead fishes washing up

Thousand of dead fished washed along the Gulf Coast in Texas this week, in a startling sight recorded by a couple who were strolling through the beach. A CNN report said that the occurrence has been described as a "low dissolved oxygen event" by wildlife experts. “Was hoping to take advantage of the flat surf and catch a quick limit of speckled trout, but things didn’t go as planned, unfortunately!” said Darrell Schoppe, who posted a video from the beach on Facebook, as per the report. "Thousands of dead fish from the mouth of the Brazos River down the entire shoreline for miles headed east on Bryan and Quintana Beach!!"

Top 5 stories from the US : 3 dead in Maryland shooting; dead fishes wash ashore at Gulf of Texas, and more

In another instance of gun violence in the US, three people were killed and three others injured in a shooting at Maryland’s capital city Sunday night. The shooting, which took place in a private residence, is believed to have stemmed from an ‘interpersonal dispute’. Police said that they see no harm to the citizens.

Meanwhile, a portion of an elevated expressway in Philadelphia collapsed to the ground after a truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire. Video from the scene showed a massive concrete slab had fallen from I-95 onto the road below. No one was injured.

Let us read the 5 key headlines from the US today

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3 dead, 3 wounded in shooting at Maryland home
Three people were killed and three wounded in a shooting Sunday night at a house in Maryland’s capital city, police said. Annapolis Police Chief Edward Jackson told reporters at a media briefing that the shooting stemmed from what he described as an “interpersonal dispute” and that there was no further threat to the public.

“It’s a very active and fluid investigation. We’re still trying to determine everything that occurred. We’re still piecing it together. We have a lot more work to do,” Jackson said.

He declined to elaborate on the relationship between the people involved, but said those killed ranged in age from their 20s to their 50s. He said that authorities hadn’t established a firm motive for the shooting. (AP)
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Part of Philadelphia highway collapses after tanker truck catches fire
An elevated section of Interstate 95 collapsed early Sunday in Philadelphia after a tanker truck carrying flammable cargo caught fire, closing a heavily travelled segment of the East Coast’s main north-south highway indefinitely, authorities said.

Video from the scene showed a massive concrete slab had fallen from I-95 onto the road below.

Mark Fusetti, a retired Philadelphia police sergeant, said he was driving south toward the city’s airport when he noticed thick, black smoke rising over the highway.

As he passed the fire, the road beneath began to “dip”, creating a noticeable depression that was visible in video he took of the scene, he said. He saw traffic in his rearview mirror come to a halt. Soon after, the northbound lanes of the highway crumbled. “It was crazy timing,” Fusetti said. “For it to buckle and collapse that quickly, it’s pretty remarkable.” (Read more)
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New York firefighter drowns while trying to rescue daughter at Jersey Shore beach, authorities say
A New York City firefighter lost his life while trying to save his daughter, who became distressed while swimming at a New Jersey beach, authorities said. FDNY firefighter Mark Batista of Teaneck, New Jersey, died Friday morning, WNBC-TV reported.

The 39-year-old reportedly went into the water at Sylvania Avenue beach in Avon-by-the-Sea around 8.30 am to assist his 15-year-old daughter. It was not immediately clear what happened to the girl to require assistance near a jetty, the station reported.

First responders contacted by witnesses rescued the girl from the water, but her father was not found until around 10 am about 15 meters from the shore. Police said emergency responders attempted life-saving measures before Batista was transported to Jersey Shore University Medical Center, where he died, WNBC reported. (AP)
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Final winners at the 2023 Tony Awards
The intimate, funny-sad musical “Kimberly Akimbo” nudged aside splashier rivals on Sunday to win the musical crown at the Tony Awards on a night when Broadway flexed its creative muscle amid the Hollywood writers’ strike and made history with laurels for nonbinary actors J. Harrison Ghee and Alex Newell. Here are the top winners:

Best musical: “Kimberly Akimbo”

Best play: “Leopoldstadt”

Best revival of a musical: “Parade”

Best revival of a play: Suzan-Lori Parks’ “Topdog/Underdog”

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a musical: Victoria Clark, “Kimberly Akimbo”

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a play: Sean Hayes, “Good Night, Oscar”

Best performance by an actress in a leading role in a play: Jodie Comer, “Prima Facie”

Best book of a musical: “Kimberly Akimbo,” David Lindsay-Abaire

Best performance by an actor in a leading role in a musical: J. Harrison Ghee, “Some Like It Hot”

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a musical: Alex Newell, “Shucked”

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a play: Miriam Silverman, “The Sign in Sidney Brustein’s Window”

Best performance by an actress in a featured role in a musical: Bonnie Milligan, “Kimberly Akimb

Best performance by an actor in a featured role in a play: Brandon Uranowitz, “Leopoldstadt”

Best direction of a play: Patrick Marber, “Leopoldstadt”

Best direction of a musical: Michael Arden, “Parade”
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Texas Gulf coast sees thousands of dead fishes washing up
Thousand of dead fished washed along the Gulf Coast in Texas this week, in a startling sight recorded by a couple who were strolling through the beach. A CNN report said that the occurrence has been described as a "low dissolved oxygen event" by wildlife experts.

“Was hoping to take advantage of the flat surf and catch a quick limit of speckled trout, but things didn’t go as planned, unfortunately!” said Darrell Schoppe, who posted a video from the beach on Facebook, as per the report. "Thousands of dead fish from the mouth of the Brazos River down the entire shoreline for miles headed east on Bryan and Quintana Beach!!"