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Norfolk Southern rule that railcars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns

Nov. 06, 2024 18:24 PM EST

Norfolk Southern sparked renewed concerns about flaws being missed during railcar inspections when it told employees this week they should spend no more than a minute looking at each car. But the railroad said the rule simply reflects the current industry standard, and there are no plans for...

Police fire tear gas at protest over deadly canopy collapse in Serbia

Nov. 05, 2024 22:47 PM EST

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Protesters on Tuesday threw flares and red paint on the City Hall building in the Serbian city of Novi Sad in rage over last week's collapse of a concrete canopy at the railway station that killed 14 people. Police responded by firing tear gas canisters. The...

Jury sees video of subway chokehold that led to Marine veteran's manslaughter trial

Nov. 04, 2024 19:02 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — As he lay on a subway floor with a stranger's arm around his neck, Jordan Neely reached and tapped a bystander on the leg, video showed Monday at the manslaughter trial surrounding Neely's death. The bystander bent down to Neely, who gestured urgently with his...

Serbian minister to resign over concrete canopy crash that killed 14 people

Nov. 04, 2024 14:19 PM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbia's construction minister said Monday he was stepping down days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, killing 14 people and severely injuring three. Minister Goran Vesic announced his resignation at a hastily called press conference as...

Protesters demand arrests over train station roof collapse that killed 14 people in Serbia

Nov. 03, 2024 08:51 AM EST

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Angry protesters on Sunday left red handprints at the entrances of government buildings in the Serbian capital to demand the arrest of officials, two days after a concrete canopy collapsed at a railway station, killing 14 people and injuring three. Police...

Hundreds hold vigil for victims of roof collapse in northern Serbian city

Nov. 02, 2024 14:48 PM EDT

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — Hundreds of people lit candles and left flowers and toys on Saturday to commemorate 14 people who were killed when a concrete canopy crashed at the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad. Holding signs with names of the...

Prosecutor says veteran's subway chokehold went 'too far.' Defense says his 'courage' helped others

Nov. 01, 2024 19:01 PM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Prosecutors and defense lawyers agree on this about Marine veteran Daniel Penny's encounter last year with a distressed, angry man making ominous remarks on a New York subway: Penny didn't mean to kill him. But a prosecutor told jurors Friday that Penny “went way...

Roof collapse at Serbian railway station kills at least 14

Nov. 01, 2024 16:15 PM EDT

NOVI SAD, Serbia (AP) — A concrete roof above the entrance of a railway station in the northern Serbian city of Novi Sad collapsed Friday, killing at least 14 people with more feared buried under the rubble, officials said. Interior Minister Ivica Dacic said that three people were...

Officials say a roof collapse at a railway station in northern Serbia has killed at least 8 people

Nov. 01, 2024 10:11 AM EDT
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Officials say a roof collapse at a railway station in northern Serbia has killed at least 8 people.

It's spooky season. Here are some scary stories from around the world you probably haven't heard

Oct. 30, 2024 23:03 PM EDT

Some are well-worn warnings as familiar as the changing of seasons. Others are slow burns that end with a bang. Still others are just plain eerie. Stories of spiritual entities, paranormal activity and creepy cryptids are passed through generations the world over, becoming local...