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 (Batgirl and the green alien girl on Star Trek) RIP. Yvonne Craig, the first and best Batgirl on television who also played the green-skinned alien Marta on the original Star Trek episode Whom Gods Destroy, has died of breast cancer. She was 78. Before becoming an actor, Craig was a professional ballet dancer.