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The Latest: Bulgaria to work with UK on the 39 truck deaths

The Bulgarian embassy in London says it will work with the British authorities on the case involving 39 people found dead in a tractor-trailer in Essex, east of London. The truck is said to have entered Britain via the Welsh port of Holyhead on Saturday from Ireland. The bodies were found Wednesday in the town of Gray's, east of London.

Greece: Migrant child killed in boat collision

A Greek coast guard patrol boat collided with a dinghy carrying migrants to the island of Kos from Turkey on Wednesday, leaving a child dead and another person missing, authorities said. Officials on Kos said that 31 people were rescued following the collision, in an effort assisted by private boats and the European Union border protection agency Frontex. "The search effort is focused on locating a missing 26-year-old Syrian man," coast guard spokesman Nikos Lagadianos said.

Blackstone third-quarter earnings drop less than expected

Blackstone reported a drop in proceeds from asset sales in its private equity business, offset partly by a rise in distributable earnings in its real estate, corporate credit and hedge funds divisions. Distributable earnings per share came in at 58 cents, higher than the 53 cents that analysts estimated on average, according to data compiled by Refinitiv. The New York-based buyout firm said income per share on a diluted basis rose to $1.15, based on generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP), up 80% from a year ago.

Botswana votes as ruling party faces surprising challenge

Botswana faced its tightest election in history on Wednesday as the long-peaceful southern African nation wondered if the ruling party would be toppled for the first time since independence. The ruling party and President Mokgweetsi Masisi have been presented with a surprising challenge after former President Ian Khama broke away and announced his support for an opposition coalition instead. Khama hand-picked Masisi as his successor when he stepped down last year following two terms in office in the diamond-rich country.

39 people found dead in truck container in southeast England

Police in southeastern England said 39 people were found dead Wednesday inside a large cargo truck believed to have come from Bulgaria. The truck, which is said to have entered Britain via the Welsh port of Holyhead on Saturday, was found by ambulance workers at Waterglade Industrial Park in Grays, a town just by the River Thames around 25 miles (40 kms) east of central London. A 25-year-old-man from Northern Ireland who was driving the truck has been arrested on suspicion of murder.

Striking Chicago teachers to protest during morning rush hour

Striking Chicago teachers planned to march and hold a protest during the morning rush hour in the city's downtown on Wednesday in their push for smaller class sizes and more support staff in the third-largest U.S. public schools system. Classes were canceled for the fifth straight day on Wednesday for the Chicago Public Schools' 300,000 students, who have been out of school and without after-hours activities since last Thursday when the system's 25,000 teachers went on strike. The Chicago Teachers Union called the work stoppage after contract negotiations with CPS failed to produce a deal on pay, overcrowding in schools and a lack of support staff such as nurses and social workers.

That last toke for the road could be a downer with pot breathalyzers coming

One toke for the road could end up being a total bummer for drivers who smoke pot, with several companies in the United States preparing to market cannabis breathalyzers as legalized marijuana spreads across the country. Law enforcement agencies will require breathalyzers to detect marijuana as they are "faced with the necessity of stopping more and more motor vehicles being operated under the influence of THC," said Brett Meade, a retired police chief and a senior program manager for Washington-based non-profit group the Police Foundation. Nearly a dozen U.S. states allow recreational marijuana consumption and 33 states permit pot for medical use.

Murder investigation launched as 39 dead bodies found in tractor-trailer near London

A murder investigation has been launched after 39 dead bodies were discovered in a tractor-trailer near London, police said Wednesday. Emergency services were called to an industrial park in Grays, Essex, at around 1:40 a.m. local time, when the vehicle was discovered to have people inside. A 25-year-old man from Northern Ireland has been arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the deaths, according to Essex police.

Workers in pain: Employers take a new twist to prevent costly injuries

Your job does not have to be physically demanding to literally be a pain in the neck, or knee, or lower back. Musculoskeletal conditions are among the top expenses for employee healthcare benefits, accounting for about a third of all worker injury and illness cases, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). With healthcare costs projected to rise 4.9% in 2020, according to Willis Towers Watson, many large companies are ready to try something new.

'If all robbers were this dumb, our jobs would be easier,' cop says of would-be thief who got locked in store

A quick-thinking cellphone store employee is being credited with thwarting a robbery after he trapped the would-be thief by locking him in the store. "If all robbers were this dumb, our jobs would be a lot easier," a veteran police detective told Philadelphia ABC station WPVI after the suspect was arrested at a Boost Mobile store in North Philadelphia. Store employee Jitendra Kumar-Sas told WPVI that he was the only clerk on duty when the man entered the store at about 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and pulled a gun on him.

Caterpillar cuts profit outlook as China sales slump

The results, the latest hint of the deepening fallout for companies of U.S.-China trade tensions and a broader slowdown in the world's second-largest economy, sent shares in the heavy machinery maker down 5% and underpinned a fall in Dow Jones Industrial futures. Caterpillar said the slump in Asia was led by a 29% plunge in construction machines sales and noted it was struggling against growing local competition and the broader economic slowdown as well as retailers slashing inventory. "Sales in Asia/Pacific were lower across most of the region primarily due to lower demand in China, including unfavorable changes in dealer inventories, amid continued competitive pressures," the company said.

10 Things to Know for Today

Turkey's Defense Ministry says it will not resume its offensive against Kurdish Syrian fighters in northeast Syria following separate agreements reached with the U.S. and Russia. With memos, text messages and detailed notes, William Taylor related a bureaucratic thriller to impeachment investigators on the mystery of the missing aid for Ukraine.

Trump, New York prosecutors to square off in appeals court over tax returns

Lawyers for U.S. President Donald Trump and New York state prosecutors trying to obtain Trump's tax returns are set to face off in a federal appeals court Wednesday. The case, which will be argued before the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan, is one of several legal battles in which the Republican president is seeking to shield his personal finances from scrutiny. In August, Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance, a Democrat, subpoenaed Trump's personal and corporate tax returns from 2011 to 2018 and other records from the president's longtime accounting firm Mazars USA.

Factbox: Democratic U.S. presidential hopefuls seek contrast with Trump on immigration

Candidates running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination have been uniformly critical of the immigration policies of U.S. President Donald Trump, who was elected after promising to crack down on illegal immigration and bolster enforcement along the U.S.-Mexico border. Since entering the White House in 2017, Trump has moved to end former President Barack Obama's Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects immigrants brought illegally to the United States as children from deportation.