Monthly Archives: May 2011

Bus co. in Va. fatal crash had fatigue violations (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor

BOWLING GREEN, Va. – A bus operated by a discount company with a particularly poor record of fatigued driving overturned on a Virginia highway before dawn Tuesday, killing four people and injuring more than 50 others. The driver was charged … Continue reading →

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Plane returns after fistfight between passengers (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor

WASHINGTON – Government and airline officials say a United Airlines plane with 144 people aboard returned to Washington-Dulles International Airport for an emergency landing escorted by two F-16 fighter jets after a fight broke out between passengers. Federal Aviation Administration … Continue reading →

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Jamaica luring more tourists from South America (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor

KINGSTON, Jamaica – Jamaica’s tourism chief says the island is hammering out deals with South American tour operators and airlines to bring thousands of new tourists to Jamaica over the next six months. In a Tuesday statement, Edmund Bartlett said … Continue reading →

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Cruise ship passengers injured in Gibraltar blast (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor

MADRID – Twelve passengers on a cruise ship moored in Gibraltar were injured Tuesday after a towering dockside tank holding used oil and water exploded as workers were welding it, sending plumes of black smoke into the air and shrouding … Continue reading →

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James scores 24, Heat take Game 1 over Dallas (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

MIAMI – Dwyane Wade’s night began with a hug for his mom. It ended with an embrace from LeBron James. And the Miami Heat have struck first in the NBA finals. James scored 24 points for his first win in … Continue reading →

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Court rejects Conrad Black appeal

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

31 May 2011 Last updated at 15:45 ET Two counts against Black were dismissed in October The US Supreme Court has rejected former media tycoon Conrad Black’s appeal against his convictions for fraud and obstruction. Black was freed from prison … Continue reading →

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Federer to face unbeaten Djokovic at French Open (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

PARIS – Quickly and rather quietly, Roger Federer is back in the French Open semifinals. There will be absolutely nothing low-key — or, it seems safe to say, easy — about what comes next for the 16-time Grand Slam champion: … Continue reading →

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Reversing car kills elderly woman

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

31 May 2011 Last updated at 15:57 ET An elderly woman has died after being hit by her husband’s car as he reversed at a golf club, Strathclyde Police have said. The 82-year-old died in the incident at about 1320 … Continue reading →

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Morocco police violently disperse protests (AP)

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Sports News

CASABLANCA, Morocco – Club wielding Moroccan police riding motorcycles drove into crowds of thousands of demonstrators in the country’s largest city to disperse a protest by pro-democracy activists on Sunday. A similar protest organized by the pro-reform February 20 movement … Continue reading →

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‘We have a major problem’

Written on May 31, 2011 by Editor - Top News Stories

31 May 2011 Last updated at 11:23 ET Nobody was in the house when the jet crashed into it A pilot’s final words before his doomed private jet plunged into a house in Kent have been replayed at an inquest … Continue reading →

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