WICHITA FALLS, Texas – Fire officials in Texas say a man who apparently was sleeping in a dumpster survived when he and the trash in the bin were dumped into a trash truck, compacted and then hauled to a transfer station.
Workers at the transfer station in Wichita Falls saw the man tumble Friday from the truck into a large garbage pit.
Emergency responders had to lower a basket into the pit to retrieve the unidentified man, who appeared to be conscious when rescued and was taken to a hospital for evaluation.
Officials say the man is in his 60s.
RICHMOND, Calif. – Maan Singh Khalsa was stopped at a red light in Richmond, California, when, authorities say, a group of white men in a pickup truck began to attack him, completely unprovoked.
One of the men threw a beer can at Khalsa’s car while cursing and yelling at him. At the next red light, Khalsa’s head was pulled out of the window of his car, his turban was forcibly removed and his long hair was cut off, authorities say.
The attack happened about 9 p.m. Sept. 25, when Khalsa was driving home from work. Two of the three men who got out of the truck – Chase Little, 31, of Beaumont, Texas, and Dustin Albarado, 25, of Ponchatoula, Louisiana – were arrested shortly after on suspicion of felony assault, but have been released on bail.
The driver of the truck drove away during the attack, leaving Little and Albarado behind, it was reported. It’s unclear whether the two men have attorneys. No other arrests have been made.
UNITED NATIONS – Rival resolutions on Syria backed by the West and Russia were defeated in the UN Security Council on Saturday, offering no relief to the besieged city of Aleppo and leaving the key powers even more divided over a course of action in the war-ravaged country.
Russia vetoed a French-drafted resolution demanding an immediate halt to the bombing campaign that the Syrian government and Russia are carrying out against rebel-held districts in Aleppo. The rival Russian draft which made no mention of a bombing halt, was rejected because it failed to get the minimum nine “yes” votes needed for approval by the 15-member council.
The votes reflected the deep divisions in the UN’s most powerful body, which is charged with ensuring international peace and security but has totally failed to take action to end the more than five-year Syrian conflict that has killed over 300,000 people and displaced millions.
The French-backed resolution received 11 “yes” votes, two “no” votes from Russia and Venezuela and abstentions from China and Angola. The Russian resolution received four “yes” votes, nine “no” votes and two abstentions.
Associated Press & Washington Post
