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A tram driver who plowed into a shop in Norway says he lost consciousness ahead of the crash
OSLO, Norway (AP) — Norwegian police said Friday that the driver of a tram that derailed and crashed into a store last month in downtown Oslo, causing minor injuries to four people, told them he lost consciousness and doesn't remember the accident. Officers said they questioned...
The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House
WASHINGTON (AP) — Biden administration officials are working against the clock doling out billions in grants and taking other steps to try to preserve at least some of the outgoing president's legacy before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. “Let’s make every...
Pakistani security forces kill 12 insurgents in 2 raids hours apart
ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistani security forces faced off with insurgents in two separate raids hours apart on their hideouts in two troubled areas in the country killing 12 militants and wounding six others, the military said Wednesday. Four insurgents were killed in the first raid in...
Anti-government protesters blame rampant corruption for roof crash that killed 14 people in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Anti-government protesters in Serbia on Monday demanded arrests and the resignations of top officials over the deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a railway station that killed 14 people in a northern city this month. The rally in Belgrade blamed the...
Pakistan suspends railway services in the country's southwest after deadly train station bombing
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — Pakistan's railways suspended all train services on Monday to and from a restive southwestern province where a suicide bombing at a train station over the weekend killed 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff. The train services would be suspended...
A powerful suicide bombing at a rail station in southwestern Pakistan kills at least 26
QUETTA, Pakistan (AP) — A suicide bomber blew himself up at a train station in restive southwestern Pakistan on Saturday, killing at least 26 people, including soldiers and railway staff, and wounding about 62 others, some critically, officials said. The attack happened when nearly...
Norfolk Southern rule that railcars be inspected in less than a minute sparks safety concerns
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
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
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
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...
