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Yesterday — 9 April 2025Main stream

He Was Held Captive in His Room for Decades. Then He Set It on Fire.

9 April 2025 at 05:02
Firefighters found a 32-year-old man who weighed 68 pounds. The police say his stepmother locked him away when he was 12.

© Christopher Capozziello for The New York Times

The house at 2 Blake Street in Waterbury, Conn.
Before yesterdayMain stream

Video Shows Search for Missing Gaza Paramedics Before Israelis Shoot Rescuers

The Palestine Red Crescent released a video made by a paramedic before he was killed, and called the deaths of 15 rescue workers “a full-fledged war crime.” Israel has said it is investigating.

© Palestinian Red Crescent

A still image from a cellphone video taken by a paramedic moments before he and other rescue workers were killed by Israelis in Gaza on March 23, and released by the Palestine Red Crescent.

Residents Exhausted From Dayslong Storm Are Desperate for a Break

The storm inundating a large stretch of the South and Midwest has wreaked havoc since Wednesday. But heavy rain and flooding are likely to ease considerably by Monday.

© Michael Swensen/Getty Images

Christina Libby, right, helped her neighbor Cindy Orosz bring belongings to dry ground as the Kentucky River swelled in Frankfort, Ky.
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