Tag: Accidents
Capitol Police say motorcycle officer injured after crash
WASHINGTON — U.S. Capitol Police say a police officer has been injured after a crash near the Capitol complex.
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More than 100 missing, feared dead after Nigeria boat sinks
LAGOS, Nigeria — More than 100 people were missing and feared dead after a boat with more than 165 passengers, including women and children,...
La. governor criticizes police in deadly arrest of Black man
NEW ORLEANS — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards on Tuesday denounced the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene as “regrettable," criticizing the state troopers...
Firefighting helicopter with 4 aboard crashes in Florida
LEESBURG, Fla. — A firefighting helicopter with four people on board crashed Tuesday near an airport in central Florida, officials said.
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Swiss air force jet crashes in Alps, pilot ejects safely
GENEVA — A Swiss air force fighter jet crashed during a training fight in the Alps on Wednesday, the Defense Department said. The pilot...
Judges lawyers in MH17 trial visit wreckage of plane
GILZE-RIJEN AIR BASE, Netherlands — Judges and lawyers in the trial of three Russians and a Ukrainian charged in the 2014 downing of Malaysia...
Erdogan dismisses mob head’s claims as ‘plot’ against Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday said a series of severe allegations made against members of his entourage by a...
Biden calls Belarus plane diversion an ‘outrageous incident’
President Joe Biden on Monday said the forced diversion by Belarus of a commercial passenger jet so it could arrest an opposition journalist was...
Man pleads guilty, faces life term for deadly smuggling run
DEL RIO, Texas — A 23-year-old man pleaded guilty Monday to federal charges arising from a migrant smuggling run that ended with a...
Driver resisting arrest drives over Evansville officer’s arm
EVANSVILLE, Ind. — An Evansville police officer’s arm was run over after he was dragged by a car while trying to handcuff its driver,...