Accidents

Arkansas

Plane crash in Arkansas lake kills pilot and injures passenger

HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) — A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs Memorial Field Airport, killing the pilot and injuring his daughter, authorities said. The single-engine Cessna 177 Cardinal, flown by 49-year-old Daniel Dale Jones, had been diverted Monday from Kentucky “due to weather,” Garland County Sheriff’s […]

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Alaska

22 US service members injured after ‘helicopter mishap’ in northeastern Syria | #alaska | #politics

CNN  —  Twenty-two US service members have been injured to “various degrees” after a “helicopter mishap” in northeastern Syria, according to a statement released by US Central Command on Monday. “The cause of the incident is under investigation, although no enemy fire was reported,” the statement said. The service members are receiving treatment for injuries […]

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Mayor

West Hartford mayor calls for task force after 3 killed in Christmas Day crash

WEST HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — West Hartford’s mayor is calling for a task force on the heels of a two-car collision Sunday morning that killed three people. Police arrived at about 6:50 a.m. at Simsbury Road near Timberwood Road, according to authorities. Two people were pronounced dead at the scene. At third person was taken […]

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Mayor

Eric Adams: NYC mayor says migrant issue is a ‘humanitarian crisis’ requiring an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ coordination from the US

CNN  —  New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday that the current migrant situation is a “humanitarian crisis created by human hands” that requires “an all-hands-on-deck moment” of coordination by the US. “We should be clear that this is, as I’ve stated, a humanitarian crisis created by human hands. And it is an all-hands-on-deck […]

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Alaska

Former Alaska lawmaker Kohring dies in vehicle crash | National Politics | #alaska | #politics

AP JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Victor Kohring, a former Alaska lawmaker who was caught up in a corruption scandal that roiled the state Legislature more than 15 years ago, has died in a vehicle crash. Alaska State Troopers said Kohring, 64, of Wasilla, was driving a van that collided head-on with a semi-truck “after crossing […]

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Mayor

Iran building collapse kills 11 as mayor and others detained

Iranian media say the death toll from the collapse of a commercial building still under construction in southwestern Iran has reached 11, after more bodies were retrieved from the rubble in the city of Abadan By NASSER KARIMI Associated Press May 24, 2022, 9:16 AM • 4 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this […]

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