Remote Antarctica is red-hot
It’s not glamping. It’s the seasonal postmaster job at a remote Antarctic outpost, and right now it looks like the hottest spot on the planet. The interest of 1,000 applicants…
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Costa Concordia: Verdict for captain could come Wednesday
On Wednesday, a three-judge panel could decide which version of events is true. Schettino, who was the captain of the cruise ship when it crashed in January 2012, is charged…
Rescuers search for 11 still missing from Taiwan plane that crashed in river
One of the bodies was recovered Thursday from the cabin of the ATR 72 twin-engine turboprop aircraft, which had earlier been hauled out of the Keelung River in Taipei, the…
Train Hits Tractor-Trailer In Braintree, Massachusetts
A train crashed with a tractor-trailer in Braintree, Massachusetts on Wednesday. CBS Boston reports that the Kingston/Plymouth Line train that left Boston’s South Station at 10:50 a.m. collided with the…
At Least 9 Dead After Small Plane Crashes Into River in Taiwan
HONG KONG — A small passenger plane crashed into a river in Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, on Wednesday morning, Taiwan’s state-owned Central News Agency reported, citing a local government official. At…
TransAsia Plane Carrying 53 Passengers Crash Lands In Keelung River
A Taiwanese commercial flight with 53 passengers aboard clipped a bridge shortly after takeoff and crashed into a river in the island’s capital of Taipei on Wednesday morning. Footage of…
Ryan Gosling Hasn’t Been This Funny In Years
Ryan Gosling is an excellent “honorary” Australian. During the Australian Academy Awards, he crashed Russell Crowe’s presentation video. “I lived in New Zealand for like two years,” he said, just…
Indonesian Military Halts Recovery Efforts For AirAsia Plane
Indonesia’s military has halted its recovery efforts for the crashed AirAsia plane, including attempts to locate more bodies and raise the fuselage from the Java Sea, an official said Tuesday….
Backstreet Boy Howie Dorough Crashed A Wedding (And That Makes Him Larger Than Life)
When the Backstreet Boys’ Howie Dorough crashed A’riel and Ryan Kastovich’s wedding reception in Melbourne, Florida, on Saturday, the bride and groom could not contain their shocked delight. Ryan admits…
Man Flying Drone That Landed On White House Grounds Had Been Drinking: Report
The man who accidentally crashed a “quad copter” drone on the White House grounds earlier this week had been drinking before the incident, the New York Times reports. – “Part…
Indonesian Military Halts Search for Victims of AirAsia Crash
JAKARTA, Indonesia — Indonesia’s armed forces on Tuesday officially halted the search for victims from the AirAsia plane that crashed into the Java Sea last month, killing all 162 people…
Cops: Drunken Driver Hit Squad Car While Officers Were Dealing With Other Drunken Driver
GRAND PRAIRIE, Texas (AP) — Police in a Dallas suburb say a drunken driver crashed into an empty squad car while officers were busy dealing with another drunken driver they…
Military Helicopter Crashes In California, Killing 2 Marines
TWENTYNINE PALMS, Calif. (AP) — The military says two Marines were killed when their helicopter crashed during a training exercise in Southern California. – No other details were available early…
Drone carrying drugs crashes south of U.S. border
Now the smugglers are trying to do business by air, too, in unmanned aerial vehicles. The drone was loaded with more than 6 pounds of the synthetic drug crystal meth,…
Searchers locate AirAsia QZ8501’s fuselage
The plane crashed December 28 as it flew toward Singapore from the Indonesian city of Surabaya with 162 people on board.