Today in History: June 4, Battle of Midway begins

Today in History Today is Sunday, June 4, the 155th day of 2023. There are 210 days left in the year. Today’s Highlight in History: On June 4, 1942, the World War II Battle of Midway began, resulting in a decisive American victory against Japan and...

2 killed in small plane crash at airport in Tupelo, Mississippi

TUPELO, Miss. (AP) — A small twin-engine aircraft crashed Saturday near hangars at Tupelo Regional Airport in northeastern Mississippi, killing two people, authorities said. The plane banked sharply after takeoff, witnesses told WCBI-TV, and came down beside the airport’s Army...

Man repeatedly shocked with Taser by LAPD died from enlarged heart and cocaine use, coroner says

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A teacher who was repeatedly shocked with a Taser by Los Angeles police died from an enlarged heart and cocaine use, according to an autopsy report released Friday. The Jan. 3 death of Keenan Darnell Anderson, 31, prompted an outcry over the Los Angeles Police...

Connecticut lawmakers send wrong-way driver bill to governor

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Connecticut lawmakers, still grieving the death of a fellow legislator killed in a wrong-way crash in January, gave final legislative approval Friday to a bill that attempts to address the large increase in wrong-way crashes on the state's roads. The bill,...

Top state bureaucrat says death toll in Indian train accident climbs to more than 200

Fire chief tells news outlet that death toll in India train accident has risen to 120, with more than 800 hurt

Pilot killed in crash of single-engine plane in central Nebraska

KEARNEY, Neb. (AP) — A pilot was killed in the crash of a single-engine plane Friday near Kearney in central Nebraska, officials said. A statement from the Federal Aviation Administration said the pilot of the single-engine Vans RV-7 was the only person on board. The pilot's name...

Boxer Gervonta Davis jailed after moving without permission while on home detention

BALTIMORE (AP) — A Baltimore judge has ordered professional boxer Gervonta Davis to serve the remainder of his hit-and-run crash sentence behind bars instead of in home detention after he moved to a luxury hotel and then a new home without the judge's permission, the state's attorney's office...

Italian media say border police are under investigation over shipwreck that killed 94 migrants

ROME (AP) — Three members of Italy’s border police force are under investigation for a suspected role in a shipwreck off the country’s southern coast this year that killed more than 90 migrants, Italian news outlets reported Friday. Quoting from a search warrant issued by...

Sacramento solo car crash kills 2 children and adult, injures 7 other children and another adult

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Two children and an adult died and seven other children and another adult were hospitalized after an overnight single-vehicle crash on a Sacramento street, authorities said Thursday. All of the surviving victims have injuries ranging from serious to...