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NTSB: Pilots Failed to See Runway Before 2019 Plane Mishap

PRESQUE ISLE, Maine (AP) — The pilots of a regional jet that missed a runway in northern Maine failed to visually determine the location of the landing strip while relying on faulty electronic location data, federal investigators said. Several other …

4 Killed when Stands Collapse During Colombian Bullfight

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Part of the wooden stands collapsed during a bullfight in central Colombia Sunday, sending spectators plunging to the ground and killing at least four people and injuring hundreds, authorities said. The disaster took place in a …

Two Charged with Murder After Deadly Blast Kills 4

BLACK JACK, Mo. (AP) — Investigators arrested two men on murder charges for allegedly conspiring to manufacture bootleg fireworks in a house near St. Louis that exploded early Friday, killing four people and critically injuring several other people, the Post-Dispatch …

Can Electric Scooters Become a Safer Way to Travel?

At first, it seemed as though nothing could go wrong. Dockless shared electric scooters began showing up on the streets of the world’s cities in 2017, and the vanguard — techies, baristas, twentysomething daredevils — hopped on and rode, confident …

Goodyear to Recall RV Tires 19 Years After Last One Was Made

DETROIT (AP) — Nineteen years after the last one was made, Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the U.S. government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998. Goodyear’s G159 …

Tornado Rips Through Kansas, Causes Severe Damage

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A tornado that barreled through parts of Kansas destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes and buildings, injured several people and left more than 15,000 people without power, officials said Saturday. More than 1,000 buildings were affected …

3 California Highway Patrol Officers Hurt in Fiery Wreck

DOWNEY, Calif. (AP) — Three California Highway Patrol officers investigating a Los Angeles-area freeway crash were injured early Thursday when a motorist smashed into a CHP patrol car and it burst into flames, authorities said. The fiery wreck occurred around …

Six Injured After Sheriff Helicopter Crash in National Forest

AZUSA, Calif. (AP) — Six people were injured Saturday afternoon after a Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department helicopter crashed in the Angeles National Forest near Azusa, the LA County Fire Department said. All six passengers were airlifted to Pomona Valley Medical …

Sheriff: 4 of 7 Killed in Iowa Tornadoes From Same Family

WINTERSET, Iowa (AP) — Four of the seven people killed in devastating storms that tore through central Iowa were members of the same family who had sought shelter inside a home that was razed by a powerful tornado, authorities said. …

Exxon Cuts Baytown Refinery Rates After Extinguishing Fire

Exxon Mobil Corp. says an overnight fire at its Baytown, Texas, refinery that injured four people has been extinguished. The blaze occurred at 1 a.m. local time at the plant, which is the fourth-largest in the U.S., capable of processing …