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.
U.S. House panel sets witness list for CDC anthrax hearing
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A U.S. congressional committee said on Sunday that it will hear from half a dozen witnesses this week about dangerous lapses at federal health facilities, including one that led to the potential exposure of 84 people to live anth…
Former U.S. congressman Ken Gray of Illinois dies at 89
(Reuters) – Former U.S. Representative Ken Gray of Illinois, once known as the “Prince of Pork” for his ability to win federal support for his district, has died at age 89.
Son charged with stabbing death of mother in Indiana hospital: media
(Reuters) – The son of an 80-year-old woman who was stabbed to death at a northwest Indiana hospital last week has been charged with her murder, news media reported on Sunday.
‘Excessive’ rubbing of engine blades caused F-35 failure: Pentagon
LONDON (Reuters) – The engine failure that has grounded the entire fleet of Lockheed Martin Corp F-35 fighter jets was caused by “excessive” rubbing of fan blades in the plane’s Pratt & Whitney engine, but does not appear to be a fundamental design flaw, the Pentagon’s chief weapons buyer said on Sunday.
Pot farmer charged with starting California wildfire
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A 37-year-old man accused of starting a raging wildfire in Northern California while tending to his marijuana farm was arrested and in custody, fire officials said on Sunday.
State governments can help U.S. speed up drone use
NEW YORK (Reuters) – U.S. state governments should help break a regulatory logjam that currently bans aerial drones from delivering packages, filming movies and monitoring crops and pipelines, officials from a state with extensive drone experience said…
Debut summer ‘supermoon’ hangs in the summer sky
NEW YORK (Reuters) – A “supermoon” rose above cities from Los Angeles to London on Saturday night, the first of three times this year the full moon will orbit nearer the earth and appear unusually large and bright.
