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Prosecutors in Serbia arrest 12 people over roof collapse at train station that killed 15
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Twelve people have been arrested in Serbia in connection with a roof collapse earlier this month at a train station in the northern city of Novi Sad that killed 15 people and severely injured two others, prosecutors said Thursday. The suspects, who have not...
Why people are protesting over a deadly roof collapse in Serbia
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — The deadly collapse of a concrete roof at a rail station in Serbia has raised tensions across the Balkan county, fueling widespread anger toward the government and protests after the failure claimed 15 lives in the northern city of Novi Sad. The station, a...
Protesters scuffle with police in Serbia as they demand arrests over a deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Scuffles erupted for a second day Wednesday in a northern Serbian city between police and opposition protesters demanding arrests over a deadly roof collapse at the city's railway station earlier this month. Anti-government protesters sought to block a...
Biden's $100 billion disaster aid request includes money to rebuild the collapsed Baltimore bridge
BALTIMORE (AP) — President Joe Biden’s pending request for nearly $100 billion in emergency disaster aid includes money to rebuild Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge, which collapsed under the impact of a massive container ship that lost power and veered off course in March. ...
Takeaways from the AP's investigation into Osprey safety issues
After being grounded for months following a crash last November that killed eight service members in Japan, the V-22 Osprey — a complicated aircraft that flies fast like a plane but converts to land like a helicopter — is back in the air. But there are still questions as to...
Serbia's opposition is locked in a standoff with police as tensions rise over deadly roof collapse
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Serbian opposition protesters blocked a court house Tuesday over a deadly roof collapse at a railway station in the country’s north earlier this month, setting off a standoff with riot police in a sign of persistent tensions over the crash. The roof...
The Osprey's safety issues spiked over five years and caused deaths. Pilots still want to fly it
CANNON AIR FORCE BASE, N.M. (AP) — Over a New Mexico training range named the Hornet, two Osprey aircraft speed 100 feet off the ground, banking hard over valleys and hills as they close in on a dusty landing zone. A flight engineer in the back braces a .50-caliber machine gun over...
Book Review: Chris Myers looks back on his career in ’That Deserves a Wow'
There are few sports journalists working today with a resume as broad as Chris Myers. From a decade doing everything for ESPN (SportsCenter, play by play, and succeeding Roy Firestone as host of the interview show “Up Close”) to decades of involvement with nearly every league under contract...
A woman who was injured in a deadly roof collapse in Serbia has died, bringing death toll to 15
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — A young woman who was injured in a deadly roof collapse in Serbia this month has died, bringing the death toll to 15, doctors said on Sunday. The concrete outer roof on a railway station building in the northern city of Novi Sad suddenly fell on Nov. 1,...
A gold pocket watch given to the captain who rescued Titanic survivors sells for a record price
LONDON (AP) — A gold pocket watch given to the ship captain who rescued 700 survivors from the Titanic sold at auction for nearly $2 million, setting a record for memorabilia from the ship wreck. The 18-carat Tiffany & Co. watch was given by three women survivors to Capt....
