Amtrak train derails killing 5 people; investigation begins
Dozens of others were injured when the New York-bound train crashed in Philadelphia.Read More ...
Toyota, Nissan recall 6.5 mln cars over exploding airbag fears
Toyota
and rival Nissan on Wednesday announced the recall of about 6.5 million
vehicles globally in the latest chapter of an exploding airbag crisis
linked to at least five deaths. The world's biggest automaker said its
recall of five million vehicles affected 35 models globally produced
between March 2003 and November 2007, while Nissan said it was calling
back 1.56 million vehicles worldwide due to faulty airbags made by
embattled supplier Takata. "This will affect many of our markets,
including Japan, Europe and North America," a Nissan spokesman told AFP,
adding that the explosion risk was among a range of problems seen in
the defective airbags. Nissan's recall affects a range of models
produced between 2004 and 2008.Read More ...
43 Shiites killed as gunmen attack bus in Karachi
At
least 43 Shiite Muslims were killed and 13 wounded when gunmen opened
fire on their bus in Karachi Wednesday, Pakistani police said, in the
second deadliest attack on the minority sect this year. Pakistan has
seen a rising tide of sectarian violence in recent years, particularly
against Shiites who make up around 20 percent of the country's
predominantly Muslim population of 200 million. "According to the
initial information which we have received from hospitals, 43 people
have been killed and 13 wounded," Ghulam Haider Jamali, police chief of
Sindh province told reporters at the site. A senior member of the
Ismaili National Council, a community group that represents the Ismaili
branch of Shiites in Pakistan, placed the toll at at least 41.Read More ...
Amtrak train derails in Philadelphia, killing at least five
By
Daniel Kelley PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - An Amtrak passenger train with
more than 200 passengers on board derailed in north Philadelphia on
Tuesday night, killing at least five people and injuring scores of
others, several of them critically, authorities said. Authorities said
they had no idea what caused the train wreck at about 9:30 p.m. local
time that left some rail cars mangled, ripped open and strewn upside
down and on their sides in the city's Port Richmond neighborhood along
the Delaware River. Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter told a news
conference that at least five people were killed in the accident. "I've
never seen anything like this in my life." Amtrak said there were 238
passengers and five crew members aboard the derailed No. 188 train on
route from Washington, D.C., to New York.Read More ...
Wisconsin officer will not face charges in killing of biracial teen
By
Brendan O'Brien MADISON, Wis. (Reuters) - A Wisconsin police officer
who fatally shot an unarmed biracial teenager in March, prompting
several days of peaceful protests, will not be charged, a prosecutor
said on Tuesday. Officer Matt Kenny used justified lethal force in the
March 6 shooting of Tony Robinson, 19, who struck the 12-year police
veteran in the head, Dane County District Attorney Ismael Ozanne said.
"I conclude that this tragic and unfortunate death was the result of a
lawful use of deadly police force and that no charges should be brought
against officer Kenny," Ozanne said in a 25-minute statement, during
which he repeatedly mopped his face. The shooting in Madison,
Wisconsin's capital, was one of a number of officer-involved deaths that
have led to increased scrutiny of police use of force in the United
States, particularly against young black men.Read More ...
Arizona prosecutors charge woman who faked cancer
By David Schwartz PHOENIX (Reuters) - An Arizona woman was charged with fraud and identity theft after faking cancer to get the state to pay for her late-term abortion five years ago, prosecutors said on Tuesday. Chalice Renee Zeitner, 29, also faces one count each of felony theft and forgery stemming from the scheme in Phoenix between March and 2010, according to a statement from the state Attorney General's Office. State prosecutors accused Zeitner of falsely telling her obstetrician that she had been diagnosed with cancer and that her pregnancy further endangered her life. Zeitner, who was enrolled in Arizona's Medicaid system, received an abortion at a Phoenix hospital on April 2010.
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Brokaw talks 'deflate-gate,' cancer diagnosis and his 'Lucky Life Interrupted'
Yahoo
global anchor Katie Couric joins former news anchor Tom Brokaw to
discuss his new book, his battle with cancer, and the changing landscape
of journalism.Read More ...
Navy SEAL who says he killed bin Laden refutes Hersh account
The
former member of the U.S. Navy SEAL “Team Six” who says he killed Osama
bin Laden has joined the chorus of critics refuting Seymour Hersh’s
controversial report challenging the White House account of the 2011
operation.Read More ...
Senate Democrats block action on Obama's trade agenda
WASHINGTON
(AP) — Senate Democrats dealt President Barack Obama a stinging setback
on trade Tuesday, blocking efforts to begin a full-blown debate on a
top priority of his second term.Read More ...
Prosecutor: No charges against Wis. officer in fatal shooting of unarmed teen
MADISON,
Wis. (AP) — A white Wisconsin police officer won't be charged for
fatally shooting an unarmed 19-year-old biracial man, a prosecutor
announced Tuesday, prompting peaceful demonstrations but none of the
immediate violence that has hit some other U.S. cities in similar cases.Read More ...
US Marine helicopter missing in Nepal earthquake aid mission
WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. military helicopter carrying six Marines and two Nepalese Army soldiers went missing during a mission in Nepal delivering aid to earthquake victims, U.S. defense officials said Tuesday, but so far there have been no indications that the aircraft crashed.
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Another major quake rattles Nepal, killing at least 42
KATHMANDU,
Nepal (AP) — A major earthquake hit a remote region of Nepal on
Tuesday, killing at least 42 people, triggering landslides and toppling
buildings less than three weeks after the Himalayan nation was ravaged
by its worst quake in decades.Read More ...
Verizon & AOL: An inevitable match
Perhaps
it was inevitable that Verizon would buy AOL, and not just because the
telco company is looking to push into content, mobile and video, and
AOL—a frequently mentioned takeover target—offers just that.Read More ...
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