Metrolink Engineer May Have Sent Text Message Moments Before Crash

"r 12, 2008CHATSWORTH -- According to preliminary reports, the Metrolink engineer may have been text messaging from the cab of the train using a cellular telephone moments before the devastating crash. The engineer...

I Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945

"Am Become Death: Atomic Bomb Dropped 8/6/1945 Posted on 06 August 2008 by Kevin Today in history, on this day August 6, 1945, U.S. bomber, the Enola Gay dropped the first atomic bomb on the city of Hiroshima Japan...

Shock anti-binge drink ads launched

  As Britain continues to ponder why its young people are the booziest in Europe and alcohol fuelled anti-social behaviour continues to make the headlines the government issues these new shocking ads. Shock...

Several killed as helicopter crashes in Panama City

A group of Chilean military officers have been killed as their helicopter crashed in Panama City. The fatalities included the head of Chile's national police, Jose Alejandro Bernales, and his wife. "A helicopter crashed into a supermarket in a busy Panama City neighbourhood,...

Dine-and-dash driver indicted in robbery, assault

Hit and Run Man Indicted"A man accused of seriously injuring two people with his sport-utility vehicle after he ran outon his restaurant bill was indicted yesterday on one count of aggravated robbery and four counts...

Colorado tornado causes serious damage

People in Colorado are assessing the damage from Thursday's huge tornado that killed one person and injured 13. Dozens of homes and farms were damaged as the tornado swept through the north of the state. Previous...

BREAKING: 4 Dead, 7 Hurt After Tractor Trailer, van Collide South of Pittsburgh

A tractor-trailer collided with a van carrying residents of a mental health facility, killing four people and hurting seven. The accident occurred in Somerset Township, when at around 10 am witnesses saw the van stop at an intersection and then pull right in front of the...

Attacks in Rwanda genocide week

This week marked the anniversary of the 1994 Rwandan genocide, and sadly there have been two fatal attacks against people trying to mourn.Warning: the videos are explicit."Police spokesman Marcel Higiro said armed...

Atlanta tornado costs city $150 million

UPDATE: 1:00 PM EST,  March 17Cleanup in Atlanta is under way, although falling debris, closed streets, and broken traffic lights are still making downtown navigation difficult. Officials are urging commuters to...

Seven Killed in Street-Race Crash

Seven have been killed and four hospitalized after a crash associated with an illegal street race. Police are unsure at the moment if the white sedan that ran into the crowd was actually involved with the race." A...

Poll: Pakistanis turn against bin Laden

"By STEPHEN GRAHAM, Associated Press Writer Sun Feb 10, 5:33 AM ET ISLAMABAD, Pakistan - Sympathy for al-Qaida chief Osama bin Laden and the Taliban has dropped sharply in Pakistan amid a wave of deadly violence, according to the results of a recent opinion poll. The survey,...

Pfizer arrests sought in Nigeria

Big Pharma has long faced criticism for its questionable conduct and alleged "acts of wrongdoing" during drug trials in poor nations. And now, as the BBC reports, Pfizer has been accused of killing almost two hundred...

Gunmen kill Bhutto's supporters

"Gunmen in Pakistan have killed three supporters of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto amid campaigning for January general elections, police say. The attackers opened fire on an office of Mrs Bhutto's opposition Pakistan People's Party (PPP) in a village in the...

Earthquakes hits two provinces in wee hours of Monday

"A strong earthquake hit Bima and Dompu, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB) Province, early Monday, killing at least three persons, injuring tens of residents, and destroying hundreds of houses.The earthquake measuring 6.7 on the Richter scale was felt by the Dompu residents at between...

Six Politicians Dead After Suicide Bomber Strikes in Afghanistan

Just when you think things couldn't get any worse there..."A suicide bomber blew himself up among a group of politicians in northern Afghanistan on Tuesday, injuring and killing dozens of people, officials said. Initial details were scarce, but one lawmaker told the...

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