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A bus carrying wedding guests falls into a river in northern Pakistan, killing 18

Nov. 12, 2024 12:42 PM EST

MANSEHRA, Pakistan (AP) — A bus carrying about two dozen wedding guests fell into the Indus River in northern Pakistan on Tuesday, killing at least 18 people, officials said. It happened in the Gilgit Baltistan region as the bus was heading to Chakwal, a city in Punjab province,...

MVSU football player killed, driver injured in crash after police chase

Nov. 11, 2024 17:56 PM EST

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi Valley State University football player who was a passenger in a car involved in a police chase was killed in a crash that left the driver injured, authorities said. Ryan Quinney, 20, of Mobile, Alabama, was killed Friday as the car he was in was...

Road accident in Ivory Coast leaves 21 dead and at least 10 injured

Nov. 11, 2024 10:03 AM EST

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Authorities in Ivory Coast said Monday 21 people were killed and at least 10 others injured in a road accident. The accident Sunday night took place on a stretch of a road linking the southwestern city of Soubré and the south-central town of Gagnoa, the...

Parked vehicle with gas cylinders explodes on NYC street, damaging homes and cars, officials say

Nov. 08, 2024 19:28 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A parked SUV containing gas cylinders and other flammable materials exploded on a residential street in New York City on Friday, damaging homes, other vehicles and overhead power lines, fire officials said. Deputy Fire Chief George Healy said at a news conference...

NYC man is charged with insurance fraud in staged car crash captured by dashcam

Nov. 08, 2024 15:46 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A New York City man has been charged with staging a car accident for insurance fraud purposes last month in a case that received wide publicity after the victim shared dashboard camera footage of the crash, authorities announced Friday. Prosecutors say the...

YouTuber known for drag race videos crashes speeding BMW and dies

Nov. 07, 2024 12:46 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — A car influencer who posted YouTube videos of drag races on New York City streets died when he crashed his speeding BMW into a light pole near John F. Kennedy airport, police said. Andre Beadle, 25, crashed just after 1 a.m. Wednesday on the Nassau Expressway near...

Baby girl and her mother among those lost in Spain's catastrophic flooding

Nov. 06, 2024 10:27 AM EST

PAIPORTA, Spain (AP) — The mangled car in which Jorge Tarazona’s 3-year-old niece and sister-in-law perished in last week's catastrophic flooding in Spain now hangs halfway off the ragged edge of road. His brother managed to survive, clinging to a fence. He and his family had...

5 are killed when small jet crashes into vehicle after taking off in suburban Phoenix

Nov. 06, 2024 03:54 AM EST

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — A small jet crashed into a vehicle Tuesday after taking off from a suburban Phoenix airport, killing five people, police said. The plane crashed while taking off from Falcon Field Airport in Mesa, police there said in a statement. The Honda HA-420 light business...

Republican Kevin Cramer wins 2nd term in US Senate representing North Dakota

Nov. 05, 2024 23:28 PM EST

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Kevin Cramer of North Dakota won a second term on Tuesday, turning back a challenge from a Democrat making her second attempt to gain a Senate seat. The veteran Republican politician beat Democrat Katrina Christiansen, an assistant professor of...

AP Race Call: Republican Rudy Yakym wins reelection to U.S. House in Indiana's 2nd Congressional District

Nov. 05, 2024 22:52 PM EST

Republican Rep. Rudy Yakym won reelection to a U.S. House seat representing Indiana on Tuesday. The first-term incumbent defeated Democrat Lori Camp, a diving coach and IT professional. Yakym was elected in 2022 to replace Jackie Walorski, who died in a car crash earlier that year. Yakym is a conservative who...