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Conn. commuter trains collide; 60 go to hospitals
Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday's evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the hospital, including five with critical injuries, Gov. Dannel Malloy said. About 700 people were on board the Metro-North trains when one heading east from New York City's Grand Central Station ...
Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence
Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life — one that she doesn't otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that killed 154 people aboard and two on the ground near ...
Electronic home plate nearly to take the field
In the 1950 comedy "Kill the Umpire," Bill "Two Call" Johnson (played by William Bendix) is chased by a vengeance-seeking mob of fans after he made what they believed to be a bad call in a minor league baseball game. Calling balls, strikes and checked swings could be a thing ...
Little Richard's boyhood home to be moved
Officials in Georgia have decided to move the boyhood home of Little Richard to spare it from a highway construction project. Macon Mayor Robert Reichert made the announcement Friday. WMAZ-TV reports (http://on.wmaz.com/YB9JwR) that the 80-year-old singer is receiving an honorary degree on Saturday from Mercer University. Born Richard Wayne Penniman, ...
Portland airport stripper fights $1K federal fine
John Brennan, who stripped naked last year to protest a security check at Portland's airport, said he expects to lose the first round of his legal fight against a $1,000 fine. Still, he plans to press his free-speech argument in an appeal and push for effective security checks that aren't ...
America's Cup yacht nosedived, broke into pieces
The America's Cup catamaran that capsized in San Francisco Bay, killing an Olympic gold medalist, nosedived during a difficult maneuver and broke into many pieces, an official said Friday. The Artemis was conducting a maneuver that required it to change direction when it capsized on Thursday, America's Cup Regatta Director ...
DC bridge to close for new 'Captain America' film
The District of Columbia's film office says Washington's Theodore Roosevelt Bridge will be closing temporarily for a major motion picture. The film office says the bridge between the nation's capital and Virginia will close intermittently Sunday for "Freezer Burn." The working title has been connected to a new "Captain America" ...
Oil up again to near $95 ahead of US jobs data
The price of crude oil continued to rise Friday, a day after posting its biggest jump this year, as traders awaited the release of a closely watched U.S. employment report. By early afternoon in Europe, benchmark crude for June delivery was up 61 cents to $94.60 a barrel in electronic ...
Shots fired at Houston airport; 1 injured
Shots were fired near a ticket counter at Houston's largest airport on Thursday, critically injuring one armed man and sending people in the terminal scrambling and screaming, a Houston police spokesman and witnesses said. A call that there had been a "discharge of firearms" came into police at 1:35 p.m., ...
Lance Armstrong case could hinge on USPS benefit
Lance Armstrong is facing the federal government in a legal fight with tens of millions of dollars at stake, and a loss could bankrupt the cyclist who until last year ranked among the wealthiest and most popular athletes in the world. Armstrong's best chance at protecting his personal fortune may ...
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