Conn., NTSB Officials To Tour Train Crash Site
May 18th, 2013HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — Officials in Gov. Dannel P. Malloy’s office say the governor will meet with representatives from the National Transportation Safety Board and Connecticut’s two U.S. senators at the site of a Metro-North Railroad crash that injured 70 people. Sens. Richard Blumenthal and Chris Murphy and other Connecticut officials will also participate in
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Probe Begins After Conn. Commuter Trains Crash
May 18th, 2013FAIRFIELD, Conn. (AP) — Two commuter trains packed with rush-hour commuters collided in an accident that sent about 70 people to the hospital, severely damaged the tracks and threatened to snarl travel in the congested Northeast Corridor. Three patients remained in critical condition Saturday morning, with two of those stable, according to officials at two
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Powerball Jackpot Closing In On Another Record
May 18th, 2013DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Less than 10 months after three tickets split a world-record lottery prize, the jackpot for Saturday’s Powerball drawing was nearing historic territory once again. Should nobody pick the correct six numbers, the prize money will roll over to next week’s drawing and almost certainly eclipse the $656 million doled out
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2 Fires North Of LA Persist After Long Fire Week
May 18th, 2013SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A pair of tamed but persistent wildfires still burned in the hills and mountains around Interstate 5 after a wild week of burning brush in the area north of Los Angeles. A new fire that broke out Friday, the third major blaze in the area in a week, quickly surged
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Pa. Coffee Run Leads To Hatchet Hitchhiker Arrest
May 18th, 2013ELIZABETH, N.J. (AP) — Two cups of coffee ended life on the run for an Internet sensation known as Kai the hatchet-wielding hitchhiker. An employee at a Starbucks in Philadelphia is credited with recognizing 24-year-old Caleb “Kai” McGillvary, whose fledgling celebrity took a turn toward notoriety when authorities announced this week that he was wanted
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