TOKYO (AP) — A strong earthquake that struck southwestern Japan late Wednesday left nine people with minor injuries and caused damages such as burst water pipes and small landslides, authorities said, but there was no danger of a tsunami. The magnitude 6.6 quake was centered just off the western coast of the southwestern main island […]
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — A post-mortem examination of a whale that washed ashore on New Jersey’s Long Beach Island found that the animal had sustained numerous blunt force injuries including a fractured skull and vertebrae. The Marine Mammal Stranding Center on Friday released observations from a necropsy done Thursday evening on the nearly […]
LONDON — A Virgin Atlantic jet collided with another plane while it was being towed at Heathrow Airport on Saturday, aviation authorities said. There were no reports of injuries. Virgin said its Boeing 787-9 had completed a flight and had no passengers aboard when its wingtip clipped a stationary British Airways jet while being towed […]
BERLIN — An incendiary device was thrown at a door of a synagogue in northwestern Germany on Friday but caused only minor damage, police said. No one was injured. The incident in the city of Oldenburg happened early Friday afternoon. The fire was discovered quickly and didn’t spread, and the fire service didn’t need to […]
Nestle is recalling its popular Starbucks holiday mugs after customers reported cuts and burns while using the cups. The Consumer Product Safety Commission posted a recall notice Thursday, saying customers who bought the ceramic Starbucks mugs should stop using them and contact Nestle for a refund. According to the filing, around 440,500 units in circulation […]
A trio of Norfolk Southern trains suffered a collision and derailed near Easton, Pennsylvania, Saturday, the National Transportation Safety Board said. The crash happened at 7:15 a.m. in Lower Saucon Township, with no injuries suffered by the crews of the three trains, the township’s police said in a release. The NTSB’s initial assessment found that […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Three police officers have been shot in Washington and their injuries appear to be non-life-threatening, authorities said Wednesday. The Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement posted online that the officers were shot in the southeast part of the nation’s capital at about 8:30 a.m. No other details were immediately available. The […]
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