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One dead, three injured in one-car crash in Rockland
The crash, at 4:45 am Monday, claimed the life of one man and sent two by helicopter to Westchester Medical Center and two others to Good Samaritan Hospital in Suffern, Ramapo Town Police said.
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:56P
Woman, Teen Killed in Hit-and-Run Accident
The 38-year-old woman and the 13-year-old male were killed in that vehicle accident in the 600 block of the East Loop South, according to a Houston Police Department statement. The driver of the vehicle who caused the accident fled the scene on foot,
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:55P
Department of Energy's nuclear lab's future may be impacted by Japan
Three Mile Island has dominated the American psyche regarding nuclear power since the accident near Harrisburg, Pa. The INL, long the home of nuclear safety testing in the United States, stores the melted core of that reactor and conducted research on
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:55P
Japan's nuclear crisis unlikely to lead to another Chernobyl, U.N. expert says
LOS ANGELES Japan's earthquake-stricken nuclear facilities are unlikely to suffer the kind of catastrophic accident that occurred in Chernobyl 25 years ago, the Japanese director-general of the UN's nuclear
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:55P
US cracks down on firms that bribe foreign officials
Other factors have helped to boost US scrutiny, said Mike Koehler, a business law professor at Butler University who closely follows the foreign corruption law. More US companies, for instance, are doing business in countries with a history of
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:55P
Cops identify 13 tour bus crash victims
(March 12, 2011) New York State Police on Monday identified 13 of the 15 people killed in Saturday's casino tour bus crash on Interstate 95 in the Bronx. Police have been able to determine place of residence for nine of the identified victims.
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:55P
What if an earthquakes strikes as a plane is landing?
The government there is planning to spend $30 million over the next three years giving away laptop computers to children and families -- part of the One Laptop per Child initiative. Praise humanity, for now the children of Guyana can have their own
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:55P
Saudi-led military force crosses into Bahrain
The rulers have faced a month of nonstop unrest that has left seven people dead and the country drifting toward open sectarian conflict. There have been scenes of defiance and disobedience so unsettling that pro-government parliament members appealed
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:54P
Mass. trooper injured in I-93 accident in Quincy
QUINCY, Mass. (AP) -- A Milton man has pleaded not guilty to charges he was drunk when he struck and injured a state trooper with his car. A prosecutor said in court Monday that 40-year-old Wayne Leduc of Milton was driving with a blood alcohol level
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:54P
NHTSA To Investigate Seat Warmer Burns
No, well us either, but it seems some people have, as there have been numerous complaints about seat heaters burning backsides. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now looking into whether or not seat heaters pose a risk to safety,
Updated: 03/14/2011 04:54P
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