8 die in clothing factory fire in Bangladesh as Rana Plaza toll passes 900 Eight people were killed when a fire swept through a clothing factory in Bangladesh, police and an industry association official said on Thursday, as the death toll from the collapse of another factory building two weeks ago climbed above 900. More
Student wrongly tied to Boston bombings found dead Reddit apologized for the 'dangerous speculation' on the site that pointed fingers at the student. A body pulled from the water off Indian Point Park in Rhode Island has been identified as the Brown University student mistakenly linked by amateur sleuths on a social media site to the Boston bombings. More
Police confiscate 4-foot, 2-pound marijuana joint California police confiscated a mammoth joint during a 4/20 pot rally on Saturday, reports the Los Angeles Times. As the paper notes, hundreds of UC Santa Cruz students gather each year for the event, and each year campus police confiscate things like bongs and dime bags. More
Driver escapes seconds before train crashes into semi-truck on GA tracks The accident happened early Tuesday morning in Bartow County. Zack Hatcher said he was behind a tractor-trailer that got stalled on train tracks. In the video that Hatcher tagged Channel 2 Action News ... 06/11/2024 - 12:48 am | View Link
Two injured when South Shore train hits stalled truck A South Shore Line train headed for Chicago Monday morning hit a dump truck stalled on the tracks in Gary, injuring two passengers on the train. 06/10/2024 - 7:34 am | View Link
Sheriff’s Office: One dead after train hits SUV in Knox Co. Knox County Sheriff’s Office officials say a teenager is dead after being hit by a train while trying to cross the railroad tracks.According to a press release, the sheriff’s office, fire crews and ... 06/9/2024 - 8:40 am | View Link
Woman hit by train while detained in police car awarded multimillion-dollar settlement WELD COUNTY, Colo. (KKTV/Gray News) - A Colorado woman who was cuffed in the back of a police car when it was hit by a train has been awarded an $8 million settlement. KKTV reported in September 2022, ... 06/5/2024 - 1:00 pm | View Link
Driver killed when car crashes through guardrail on Boston expressway and lands on train tracks A driver was killed after their car went off the overpass near the expressway in Boston, landing on the train tracks below. WBZ-TV's Beth Germano reports. 06/5/2024 - 5:10 am | View Link