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Victims Of Amtrak 188 Disaster List: Names Of Passengers Who Died In Train Derailment
IBTimes - 14 May 2015 00:25
Abid Gilani, 55, was identified Wednesday as the third victim of Tuesday night's fatal Amtrak train derailment in Philadelphia. At least seven people were killed and more than 200 injured when the train went off the trac...
Woman collides with semi-truck in stolen ambulance, 2 dead
New York Post - 14 May 2015 12:23
FRAZIER PARK, Calif. -- Authorities say two people are dead after a woman stole an ambulance at knifepoint and crashed it into a big-rig near the Grapevine freeway pass northwest...
Horror stories from inside the wrecked Amtrak train
New York Post - 14 May 2015 04:04
For one uncanny moment as Amtrak Train 188 rounded a turn just out of Philadelphia, Jeff Kutler thought the train was gliding above the tracks. Then came darkness, screams and...
The Baltimore Riots Cost an Estimated $9 Million In Damages
Time - 14 May 2015 06:24
Over 30 businesses and at least one home suffered major damage from April 25 to May 3, survey says
Couple with 12 sons welcomes another baby boy
New York Post - 14 May 2015 07:22
ROCKFORD, Mich. -- A Michigan couple who already had 12 sons have kept the all-male streak alive with the birth of boy No. 13 on Wednesday. Jay Schwandt told The...
Watch: This Act of Kindness Will Warm Your Morning
Time - 14 May 2015 15:13
A Qdoba worker's act of compassion, caught on camera, proves "there's still some good people in the world."
Kin Says Workers Were Trapped as Philippine Fire Kills 58
ABC News - 14 May 2015 06:56
Relative says Philippine workers were trapped as fire death toll hits 58 with 13 missing
Christie's Just Sold Over $1 Billion Worth of Artwork in Three Days
Time - 14 May 2015 05:54
And they still haven't finished their sales for the week
Focus of Amtrak Derailment Shifts to Engineer
Time - 14 May 2015 04:38
Philadelphia mayor called engineer "reckless and irresponsible"
India's Modi arrives in China for trade talks
Al Jazeera English - 14 May 2015 07:22
Prime Minister Narendra Modi begins three-day trip seeking to boost India's exports and greater investment.
U.S. Senate poised to breathe new life into Obama's trade agenda
Reuters - 14 May 2015 07:11
WASHINGTON
Vatican agrees first treaty with State of Palestine, solidifying relationship
Reuters - 14 May 2015 06:21
VATICAN CITY
Jeb Bush says 'I'm running for president,' walks it back
The Week - 14 May 2015 06:16
At an event in Nevada on Wednesday, Jeb Bush told reporters something they already knew: "I'm running for president in 2016, and the focus is going to be about how we, if I run, how do you create high sustained economic ...
House bans abortions post 20-weeks
CNN - 14 May 2015 06:10
The House of Representatives passed a bill banning abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy on Wednesday.
5 Big Banks Expected to Plead Guilty to Felony Charges, but Punishments May Be Tempered
The New York Times - 14 May 2015 03:07
As much as prosecutors may want to punish the banks, which are accused of rigging the price of foreign currencies, they are mindful that too harsh a penalty could imperil the businesses.
No sign of missing U.S. aid helicopter after second Nepal quake
Reuters - 14 May 2015 05:18
CHARIKOT, Nepal
At least 15 trapped as Colombia gold mine collapses
Al Jazeera English - 14 May 2015 04:56
Rescue workers race to reach miners trapped underground at an unlicensed gold mine in the west of the country.
Protests in Burundi Precede Celebrations After Coup Attempt
Time - 14 May 2015 04:51
A general claimed on Wednesday to have deposed President Pierre Nkurunziza
Nigeria army repels Boko Haram attack on Maiduguri
Al Jazeera English - 14 May 2015 04:26
Dozens of fighters who attacked northeastern city repelled by troops after intense clashes, residents and army say.
U.S. considering surveillance of South China Sea
CNN - 14 May 2015 04:19
The U.S. in considering putting surveillance planes and ships in the contested waters of the South China Sea. CNN's Jim Sciutto has the details.
Kim Jong Un sending brutal message with grisly executions
New York Post - 14 May 2015 04:07
The over-the-top execution of a defense minister who slept through dictator Kim Jong Un's speech brings North Korea's brutal death-penalty count to at least 70 since he took power in...
Wells Fargo exec, tech CEO confirmed dead in Amtrak crash
New York Post - 14 May 2015 03:56
PHILADELPHIA -- Seven people were killed in an Amtrak train derailment Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Two of the victims -- an Associated Press employee and a midshipman at the U.S....