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9/15/2010
2:51 PM
Just minutes after being fired from her job at a Kraft Foods plant in Pennsylvania, a woman opened fired with a .357 Magnum revolver. Two people were killed and one person was critically injured in the shooting.Authorities say the woman had worked for Kraft for 15 years. She was suspended from her job Thursday and was escorted off the premises. Nine minutes later, the woman returned, drove her car through a fence and entered the building. She made her way to the third floor where she shot three employee...
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9/15/2010
2:50 PM
Donald Trump has offered to buy the Manhattan site of the controversial Ground Zero mosque. The Celebrity Apprentice host is offering 25 percent more than the owners paid for the site. Trump also stipulates that the owners must agree to build their mosque at least 5 more blocks away from the World Trade Center site."I am making this offer as a resident of New York and citizen of the United States, not because I think the location is a spectacular one (because it is not), but be...
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9/15/2010
2:50 PM
A ruptured gas line in the San Francisco suburb of San Bruno exploded Thursday night, engulfing dozens of homes in a neighborhood. The explosion occurred at 6:15 p.m. At least 53 homes have been severely damaged and another 120 have suffered minor damages.About 100 residents have fled the neighborhood. Authorities say three people have been confirmed dead. The death toll is expected to rise. Local hospitals reported 28 people were treated for injuries and burns sustained in the fire.
9/15/2010
2:49 PM
A bus plunged into a river in central India Wednesday, killing at least 22 people and injuring 25 others. Police say the bus was carrying around 80 passengers. At least 40 passengers were able to swim to shore while 3 passengers are still missing.The bus skidded off a flooded bridge in the state of Madhya Pradesh. Indian authorities say the driver was drunk. According to the World Health Organization, Indian roads have the highest death toll in the world.
9/15/2010
2:49 PM
U.S. Marines captured 9 pirates after seizing control of a German vessel on Thursday. Twenty four members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit's Maritime Raid Force boarded the M/V Magellan Star around 5 a.m. local time. According to a Navy spokesperson, the pirates surrendered “within minutes” and no one was hurt.The pirates captured the vessel off the coast of Somalia on Wednesday. The ship sent out a distress call during the attack. A Turkish frigate and combined task force flagship was the first to...
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9/15/2010
2:48 PM
Alexander Lopez Garcia, the mayor of El Naranjo in the central Mexican state of San Luis Potosi, was killed by gunmen in his office on Wednesday. Government officials say four gunmen with hoods over their heads pulled up to a municipal building around 1:30 p.m. Two of the men stood guard outside the building while the other two entered and shot Garcia in his office.After Garcia’s assassination, Mexican President Felipe Calderon vowed to “continue working for the security of the citizens, with all the av...
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9/15/2010
2:47 PM
At least 15 people were killed Thursday when a car bomb exploded in the Russian Republic of North Ossetia. The bomb was detonated near a market in Vladikavkaz. North Ossetia leader Taimuraz Mamsurov told the Interfax news agency that evidence indicates a suicide bomber was involved."Information that I possess indicates that the explosion in Vladikavkaz was organized by a suicide bomber, who drove a Volga 3102 car to near the entrance to the market," Mamsurov said.
9/15/2010
2:47 PM
Boulder, Colorado authorities say 12 of the 20 people believed to be missing in a wildfire that broke out Monday have been located. Of the 8 that are still missing, Boulder County Sheriff’s Office Commander Rick Brough says “many of those were people who did not evacuate.”So far, police have been able to confirm 54 homes were destroyed. A list of those homes was posted online Tuesday night. The number of homes damaged or destroyed is expected to grow.
9/15/2010
2:46 PM
Hundreds of prisoners escaped a prison in northern Nigeria on Tuesday. Authorities say 721 inmates were freed by an army of gunmen who attacked the prison.“Before we got to the area, they succeeded in freeing 721 inmates,” said police spokesman Mohammed Barau. “They went there with sophisticated rifles, and they attacked the prison.”
9/5/2010
3:51 PM
Kia Motors announced Friday a recall of more than 56,000 Soul and Sorento vehicles sold in the United States and South Korea. The carmaker, an affiliate of Hyundai Motor Company, said defective wiring harnesses in the interior front and rear trim panels could cause fires.The recall includes 2010 and 2011 Kia Soul and Kia Sorento models manufactured between September 2009 and July 2010. Kia will replace the wiring harnesses.<< Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next >>
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