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US military Osprey aircraft with 8 aboard crashes into the sea off southern Japan

Nov. 29, 2023 02:24 AM EST

TOKYO (AP) — A U.S. military Osprey aircraft carrying eight people crashed Wednesday into the sea off southern Japan, and the Japanese coast guard is heading to the site for search and rescue operations, officials said. Details about what happened to the Osprey, a tiltrotor...

Winter arrives in Northern Europe, with dangerous roads in Germany and record lows in Scandinavia

Nov. 28, 2023 13:14 PM EST

BERLIN (AP) — Winter's early onset has brought heavy snowfall and icy roads to Northern Europe, creating disruptions and dangerous driving conditions, with German media reporting Tuesday at least two deaths and children stuck overnight in a school. To the north, Scandinavia was...

11 die in coal mine accident in China's Heilongjiang province

Nov. 28, 2023 08:27 AM EST

BEIJING (AP) — A violent rock burst in a coal mine killed 11 people in China's northeastern Heilongjiang province on Tuesday, Chinese state broadcaster CCTV reported. Mining work can release pressure from surrounding formations and trigger a literal explosion of rocks. An initial...

Tribal police officer arrested in connection to a hit-and-run accident in Arizona

Nov. 27, 2023 18:41 PM EST

WHITERIVER, Ariz. (AP) — A White Mountain Apache Police officer has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run accident in northeastern Arizona, authorities said Monday. Officer Josh Anderson was arrested Friday evening by fellow tribal officers at his home in Whitewater on...

Texas CEO and his 2 children were among 4 killed in wreck before Thanksgiving

Nov. 27, 2023 16:19 PM EST

ROUND MOUNTAIN, Texas (AP) — The CEO of a construction company and his two young children were among four people killed the day before Thanksgiving in a three-vehicle crash that was still being investigated Monday. Zach Muckleroy, 44, head of Fort Worth-based Muckleroy & Falls,...

Heavy snowfall in Romania, Bulgaria and Moldova leaves 1 person dead and many without electricity

Nov. 26, 2023 20:39 PM EST

BUCHAREST, Romania (AP) — Heavy snowfall and strong blizzards in Romania and Moldova on Sunday left one person dead and hundreds of localities without electricity, as well as forcing the closure of some national roads, authorities said. A 40-year-old man in Moldova died on Sunday...

Honda recalls select Accords and HR-Vs over missing piece in seat belt pretensioners

Nov. 25, 2023 14:26 PM EST

NEW YORK (AP) — Honda is recalling select 2023-2024 Accord and HR-V vehicles due to a missing piece in the front seat belt pretensioners, which could increase injury risks during a crash. According to notices published by Honda and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...

Victims in Niagara Falls border bridge crash identified as Western New York couple

Nov. 24, 2023 19:47 PM EST

NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — The two people killed when their luxury car crashed into a border checkpoint in Niagara Falls and exploded in a fiery wreck were identified Friday as a western New York husband and wife whose family owns a lumber business and several hardware stores in the Buffalo area....

5 people dead in a Thanksgiving van crash on a south Georgia highway

Nov. 24, 2023 15:42 PM EST

MOULTRIE, Ga, (AP) — Four adults and a toddler died Thursday afternoon when their van collided with a pickup truck on a state highway near Moultrie in south Georgia. Four other people in the van, as well as the driver of the pickup truck, were severely injured, state troopers said....

Rescuers in India trying to evacuate 41 workers from a collapsed tunnel are delayed again

Nov. 24, 2023 12:08 PM EST

UTTARKASHI, India (AP) — Rescue teams trying to reach 41 construction workers trapped in a collapsed tunnel in northern India for nearly two weeks stopped drilling again Friday after their boring machine hit a new metal obstruction in rock debris, further delaying efforts. Devendra...