NEW YORK — A retired New York City firefighter who spent months digging through debris after the Sept. 11 terror attacks, then became a key voice in fighting for health care for first responders while wracked with late-stage cancer himself, has died, the fire department said.
PELMADULLA, Sri Lanka — A group of Sri Lankan soldiers carried a body wrapped in a tarpaulin to police for identification, while others dug Monday through piles of mud, unearthing a motorbike, pieces of furniture and clothes, the only signs of 15 homes that stood on Kiribathgala Hill just a few days ago.
Goaltender Jeff Lerg, who has played in 122 games for the Walleye, has opted to return to Europe next season after coming back to Toledo in the middle of last season.
SAO PAULO — Heavy rains and flooding have driven tens of thousands of Brazilians from their homes in the country’s northeast and caused at least six deaths, authorities said today.
LONDON — Police said a tiger killed a female zookeeper today at Hamerton Zoo Park 130 kilometers (80 miles) north of London.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — Dylan Maltz had two goals and an assist and top-seeded Maryland beat Ohio State 9-6 on Monday in the NCAA men’s lacrosse championship, ending a 42-year title drought for the Terrapins.