Florence's Arno river embankment collapses. Read more about sharing. A section of the embankment of the River Arno in central Florence collapsed on Wednesday morning, sending part of the road and at least 20 parked cars into a newly formed ditch. The collapse took place very close to the famous Ponte Vecchio, a medieval covered bridge over the Arno.
Yvonne Craig who, as Batgirl, was a pioneer of female superheroes passes away. Updated 7:50 PM ET, Wed August 19, 2015. Chat with us in Facebook Messenger. Find out what's happening in the world as it unfolds.
Yvonne Craig, who played the sexy, crime-fighting Batgirl in the 1960s TV hit Batman, died of complications from breast cancer on Aug. 17, 2015. She was 78. Newsday's obituary for Yvonne Craig. (Credit: Getty Images / Len Trievnor).