YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wyo.—Yellowstone National Park officials are investigating after a park employee spotted part of a foot, in a shoe, floating in a hot spring in the southern part of the park, officials said Thursday. Tuesday’s discovery at Abyss Pool led to the temporary closure of the West Thumb Geyser Basin and its parking…
Fuel Tanker Catches Fire in Libya; 5 Dead, 50 Injured
CAIRO—A fuel tanker truck caught fire and exploded Monday in central Libya, killing at least five people and injuring 50 others, authorities said. The incident took place in the central town of Bent Bayya, according to the Health Ministry in the capital of Tripoli. The ministry did not say how many were killed, but Foreign…
Giant Video Screen Falls During Hong Kong Pop Concert, Dancers Hurt
HONG KONG—A big video panel fell onto a stage during a concert by Hong Kong boyband Mirror on Thursday, injuring at least two dancers, one of them seriously, and prompting authorities to ban the group from performing pending an investigation. Video clips of the screen falling were circulating on social media while Hong Kong media…
Bus Plunges Into Kenyan River Valley, 34 People Dead: Reports
NAIROBI—Thirty-four people died in central Kenya when their bus veered off a bridge and plunged into a river valley, local media reported on Monday. The Daily Nation and Standard newspapers reported that the incident occurred on Sunday evening in Tharaka Nithi County, when the bus belonging to the Modern Coast company travelling from Meru to…
Woman, Child Killed When Boat Capsizes in NYC’s Hudson River
NEW YORK—A woman and a 7-year-old child were killed when a chartered boat capsized in the Hudson River on Tuesday, sending all 12 people aboard into water, New York City officials said. Nearby ferries rushed to the scene to help police and fire department rescuers get people out of the water. Three people were critically…
Fatal Incident at Military College in Canada Leaves Four Dead
Canada’s Department of National Defence said on Friday that a probe was underway into a fatal incident involving a vehicle on the Royal Military College campus in Kingston, Ontario, which left four cadets dead. The incident happened early on Friday, according to the department. Further details were not available. The department said it was in…
Launch of New NASA Space Telescope Delayed After Incident
BERLIN—The European Space Agency says the launch of a new NASA telescope to replace the famed Hubble observatory is being postponed to allow experts to check the device for possible damage following an incident at its spaceport in French Guiana. The ESA said in a statement late Monday that technicians had been preparing to attach…
Ferry Capsizes in Sri Lanka; at Least 6 Dead
COLOMBO—A ferry capsized in eastern Sri Lanka on Tuesday, killing at least six people, a navy spokesperson said. Twelve people have been rescued and the search for others is continuing, navy spokesperson Capt. Indika de Silva said. It wasn’t immediately clear how many people were on board the ferry or what caused it to overturn….
Loss of Braking Cited in 2019 Florida Plane Incident
Investigators say a rain-soaked runway and the pilots’ failure to anticipate the poor conditions caused a plane chartered by the Pentagon to slide into a Florida river two years ago. The National Transportation Safety Board said pilots of the Miami Air International plane landed too fast and waited too long to deploy speed-reducing panels as…
Father, 7-Year-Old Daughter, Teen Drown in Pool During Birthday Party: Sheriff’s Office
A Maryland father and his young daughter died after drowning in a swimming pool over the weekend, officials said. The Charles County Sheriff’s Office said that a 7-year-old girl jumped in an in-ground pool in Waldorf on Saturday but didn’t know how to swim. Her father, 44, then jumped in the pool to rescue her but…
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