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11 Killed in Suspected Arson Attack on Northern Mexican Bar

MEXICO CITY—Eleven people were killed in a suspected arson attack on a bar in the northern Mexican border city of San Luis Rio Colorado after an expelled patron set it ablaze with a Molotov cocktail, authorities in the state of Sonora said on Saturday. Sonora state prosecutors said preliminary findings showed the suspect was young,…


$5 Million Bail for Alleged Getaway Driver in Shooting Outside Cleveland Bar

CLEVELAND—A second man charged in a recent downtown Cleveland mass shooting that left nine people wounded was ordered held on $5 million bail during a court hearing Monday where prosecutors said a third man was with the two suspects when the attack occurred. Kevin Del Valle-Salaman, 24, of Lorain, did not speak during his initial…


9 Dead, Including 4 Women, in Attack on Bar in Mexico

MEXICO CITY—Nine people are dead, including four women, after gunmen burst into a bar and opened fire in the violence-wracked Mexican state of Guanajuato, authorities said Thursday. It was at least the third such bar massacre in as many months in Guanajuato, where a local gang is fighting a turf war with Jalisco cartel. The…


California Bill to Extend Bar Closing Times to 4 a.m. Fails

A bill that would have extended bar closing times up to 4 a.m. in three California cities failed to pass the state Assembly Aug. 25. This was the fourth failed attempt to pass such a measure since 2017. State Senator Scott Wiener (D-San Francisco) authored SB 930 to allow places that serve alcohol an extra…


Police: 1 Dead, 5 Hurt in Shooting Outside Kansas City Bar

KANSAS CITY, Mo.—A shooting outside a bar in Kansas City where off-duty police officers were working security has left one person dead and five others hurt, authorities said. The shooting happened about 11 p.m. Sunday following a disturbance inside Westport Ale House, TV stations KCTV and KMBC reported from the scene, citing the Missouri State…


Dad of 3 Transforms Damp, Unused Basement Into a Rustic Underground Bar for US$3,270

A dad of three from England has transformed his previously damp and unused basement into a rustic bar that can hold up to 30 guests. Adam Cone, from Sheffield, spent nine months creating a stunning underground bar in his home that now hosts family film nights, quiz nights, poker nights, football matches, and even family birthday…


1 Dead, 8 in Hospital After Spiked Champagne in Bavarian Bar

BERLIN—One man died and eight others were hospitalized in serious condition after drinking spiked Champagne at a bar in Bavaria, German prosecutors said Monday. The man who died was 52 years old, and the others were between 33 and 52, police told German news agency dpa. “There were things in it that normally are not…


At Least 19 Die in Blaze, Brawl at Karaoke Bar in Indonesia’s Papua

JAKARTA—At least 19 people have died after a karaoke bar in Indonesia’s West Papua was set ablaze following a brawl between rival gangs of youths in the area, police in the provincial capital of Sorong said on Tuesday. One person was fatally stabbed in the fight early on Tuesday before the venue was set on…


Police: 1 Deputy Killed, 2 Wounded in Ambush at Houston Bar

HOUSTON—Three constable deputies were shot in an ambush early Saturday morning while working an extra shift at a Houston bar, leaving one deputy dead and two others wounded, authorities in Texas said. Authorities took one person into custody but were still searching for a man believed to be the shooter, Houston Police Executive Assistant Chief…


California Bar Owner Allegedly Sold Fraudulent COVID-19 Vaccination Cards

The owner of Old Corner Saloon in Clements, California, was arrested and charged for allegedly selling fake COVID-19 vaccine cards, California state officials announced Wednesday. California Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC) officials received a complaint that the saloon owner was selling fake vaccination cards and opened an investigation in April, according to the agency….