The Oklahoma Highway Patrol says a woman died after being struck by a freight train early Friday west of Sand Springs. It happened at about 1:40 a.m. just east of the intersection of Maple Drive and Highway 51. … [Read more...]
17 Killed When Afgan Military Helicopter Crashes
An Afghan military helicopter crashed in a remote region of the southern Zabul province on Thursday, killing 17 people on board — 12 soldiers and five crew members, officials said. President Ashraf Ghani offered his condolences to the families of those killed, while the Taliban claimed they had shot down the aircraft. … [Read more...]
Gary Hunt Makes a Big Splash and Dives From 9 Stories Up
Eighty-eight feet is a long way down and, yet, some extreme divers take the plunge. Gary Hunt, 31, of Great Britain, took the top title at the FINA World Championships in Kazan, Russia, diving off the equivalent height of a nine-story building into the Kazanka River below. … [Read more...]
Myanmar’s Suu Kyi Predicts Flood-linked Vote Tampering
Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi expressed concern Thursday that massive flooding in much of the country might be used as a pretext to undermine November's general election. … [Read more...]
Theater Attack Suspect Was Mentally Ill
A man with a history of mental health issues was killed by police officers after he attacked patrons inside a movie theater in Tennessee with a hatchet and pepper spray. Vincente Montano was killed by the Metropolitan Nashville Police Department's SWAT team Wednesday afternoon outside the Carmike Hickory 8 Theater in Antioch, a community southeast of Nashville. … [Read more...]
Ferguson Sees Change a Year Later, but Doesn’t Know if It’s Real
Brianna West stepped before the judge as her daughter Morgan, 3, fidgeted beside her. Ms. West had waited weeks to get this case behind her, facing citations that included failure to comply with a police officer. She worried about steep fines, even jail time, on charges she felt were baseless. But the hearing brought relief. … [Read more...]
L.A. to Transfer Airport Ownership Back to Ontario
After years of litigation and contentious negotiations, Los Angeles has agreed to transfer ownership of struggling LA/Ontario International Airport back to the city of Ontario, The Times learned Wednesday. … [Read more...]
China Killing the World’s Forests for Fancy Chairs
While China clamps down on logging within its borders, illegal Chinese loggers are felling the world’s forests with abandon for the sake of teak floors and fancy chairs. In late July, 153 Chinese nationals were sentenced to life in prison for illegal logging in Myanmar’s northernmost Kachin state, a region rife with coveted teak, padauk, beechwood, ebony and rosewood species. … [Read more...]