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Police say a pair took an NYC subway train on a joyride and crashed it. They have arrested 1 teen
NEW YORK (AP) — Police have arrested a teen girl they say took an empty New York City subway train on a brief joyride before they crashed it and fled. They are looking for a male companion they believe was also pictured on the train. Surveillance photos released by...
Two years after Mahsa Amini death, Western allies sanction a dozen Iranian officials
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S., Canada and Australia hit a group of Iranian officials with sanctions Wednesday for their participation in suppressing protests and detaining people in relation to the death of Mahsa Amini, an Iranian woman who died in the custody of Iran's morality police two years ago...
Railroads and regulators must address the dangers of long trains, report says
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — As freight trains have grown longer, the U.S. has seen an increase in the number of a type of derailment caused by the forces of railcars pushing and pulling against each other, the National Academies of Sciences said Tuesday in a long-awaited report that urges regulators,...
Trains collide in Egypt's Nile Delta leaving 3 dead, 29 injured
CAIRO (AP) — Two passenger trains collided in Egypt’s Nile Delta on Saturday, killing at least three people, two of them children, authorities said. The crash happened in the city of Zagazig, the capital of Sharqiya province, the country's railway authority said in a statement....
Women in Iran are going without hijabs as the 2nd anniversary of Mahsa Amini's death approaches
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — On the streets of Iranian cities, it's becoming more common to see a woman passing by without a mandatory headscarf, or hijab, as the second anniversary of the death of Mahsa Amini and the mass protests it sparked approaches. There's no...
Greek stationmaster suspended after 2 trains were ordered onto a collision course
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A train stationmaster was suspended Friday and faces disciplinary action after allegedly giving an order that would have placed two passenger trains on a head-on collision course on the same stretch of track on Athens' suburban railway, Greece's railway company said. ...
Norfolk Southern sets salary and bonus for newly promoted CEO after firing Alan Shaw
Norfolk Southern said Thursday that its new CEO's salary will jump to $1 million now that Mark George has been promoted from chief financial officer, and he will be eligible for a $2.25 million bonus and significant stock awards for performance. George was previously making $675,000...
Dutch adopt US war graves to harbor memories of the country's liberation 80 years ago
MARGRATEN, Netherlands (AP) — In the rolling hills of the southern Netherlands, locals have vowed to never forget the American and other Allied soldiers who gave their lives in the fight to liberate towns and villages from the Nazi occupation in World War II. Nowhere is the...
Today in History: September 12, Voyager 1 leaves the solar system
Today in History Today is Thursday, Sept. 12, the 256th day of 2024. There are 110 days left in the year. Today in history: On Sept. 12, 2013, Voyager 1, launched 36 years earlier, became the first man-made spacecraft ever to leave the solar system. ...
A partial bridge collapse in eastern Germany disrupts traffic. No one was injured
BERLIN (AP) — Officials are investigating why a concrete bridge partially collapsed in eastern Germany early Wednesday, disrupting a major traffic artery in Dresden and interrupting the heating system for a city nicknamed "Florence on the Elbe” for its Baroque architecture. No...
