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Ex-cop arrested in 'Golden State Killer' case

Authorities charged 72-year-old U.S. Navy veteran and former police officer Joseph James DeAngelo with eight counts of first-degree murder, based upon DNA evidence. This was also the first announcement connecting the Visalia Ransacker crimes to the Golden State Killer.

Nepal earthquake

The 2015 Nepal earthquake of a magnitude of 7.8Mw or 8.1Ms and a maximum Mercalli Intensity killed nearly 9 000 people and left 22 000 people injured. Its epicenter was east of Gorkha District at Barpak, Gorkha, and its hypocenter was at a depth of approximately 8.2 km. It was the worst natural disaster to strike Nepal since 1934.

Amagasaki rail crash

The Amagasaki rail crash was a fatal railway derailment. A seven-car commuter train came off the tracks on the JR West Fukuchiyama Line in Amagasaki, Hyogo prefecture just before Amagasaki Station. Of the roughly 700 passengers, 106 passengers were killed and 562 others injured.