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.
In the early hours of December 31, 1971, Duel died at his Hollywood Hills home of a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Duel's girlfriend, Dianne Ray, was at his home at the time of his death and discovered his body.