Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by having dried soybeans, rice cakes and other snacks thrown at them.
The traditional event is said to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck. AP video by Mayuko Ono. A chilling twist emerged Friday in the death of Adan Manzano, a year-old TV reporter who traveled to cover the Super Bowl but mysteriously died in a hotel room. The explicit video that included a desire to harm migrants was shared on social media platforms and led to dire consequences, Scottsdale police say.
Horror swept through the crowd of onlookers in Tel Aviv's "Hostage Square" on Saturday as the three emaciated faces of hostages freed by Hamas in Gaza appeared on screen. Ohad Ben Ami, Eli Sharabi and Or Levy appeared to the crowds of supporters, on the huge display in the square, flanked by Hamas fighters during the fifth such release of hostages as part of an ongoing ceasefire deal for Gaza.
A Milwaukee County woman said she went for an oil change and became a victim of racism. The N-word was printed on a sticker she received. The man who shot and killed three UNLV professors kept dozens of dresses for sex workers in his apartment and received a startling text message in the aftermath of the mass shooting, according to the Las Vegas Metro police final report released Friday.
Armed robbers took money at gunpoint from a family with a baby in south suburban Will County on Friday night.
