How to fix U.S. biosecurity leaks? Close some labs
In the wake of disclosures that top government labs mishandled anthrax, smallpox and avian flu, U.S. health authorities are considering the once unthinkable: cutting the burgeoning number of labs working with the planet’s most dangerous microbes.
Disney World monorail in Florida evacuated, no injuries: TV news
(Reuters) – About 120 passengers aboard a monorail at Walt Disney World monorail in Florida had to be evacuated on Sunday due to a weather-related power outage, the company and local news reports said.
Six people injured when camera catches fire at 30 Rockefeller Plaza
(Reuters) – Six people suffered minor burns when a camera caught fire on the observation deck of the New York landmark building, 30 Rockefeller Plaza, fire officials said.
Air India flight returns to New Jersey airport after engine trouble
NEWARK N.J. (Reuters) – An Air India flight with 313 passengers onboard was forced to return to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday after an engine on the Boeing 777 appeared to overheat and catch fire, according to airport officials.
Man charged with shooting five people after Connecticut bar fight
STAMFORD Conn. (Reuters) – A 22-year-old Connecticut man was arrested on Sunday and charged with firing a handgun into a crowd leaving a nightclub, injuring five people, police said.
Pentagon weighing options for missile defense: Undersecretary Kendall
LONDON (Reuters) – The U.S. Defense Department hopes to fund a much more reliable kill vehicle, or warhead, for the homeland missile defense system run by Boeing Co , but final decisions will depend largely on cost, the Pentagon’s top arms buyer said o…
Corpse slips out of Pennsylvania coroner’s vehicle onto street
(Reuters) – A corpse on a gurney slid out of the back of a coroner’s vehicle and onto a busy street in an eastern Pennsylvania town, a local newspaper reported on Sunday.
Air India flight returns to New Jersey airport after bird strike
NEWARK New Jersey (Reuters) – An Air India flight with 313 passengers onboard was forced to return to Newark Liberty International Airport on Sunday after a bird strike caused an engine on the Boeing 777 to catch fire, according to airport officials.
Several injured after Philadelphia bus flips on side in crash
(Reuters) – Five people were injured in Philadelphia on Sunday when a car collided with a transit bus and flipped it on its side, according to transit officials and media reports.
Indiana Greyhound bus crash kills one, injures 19
(Reuters) – One person was killed and 19 were injured when a man driving what was likely a stolen Ford Mustang went the wrong way on an Indiana highway and slammed into a Greyhound bus on Sunday, the Wayne County sheriff’s office said.
