| U.S. announces July hearing on Fiat Chrysler recalls Posted: 18 May 2015 12:23 PM PDT  The Obama administration on Monday escalated its running regulatory battle with Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV by announcing a public hearing to scrutinize how the automaker has handled 20 recalls affecting more than 10 million vehicles. As part of a broader effort to get automakers to speed up the repair of recalled cars and trucks, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said FCA could face up to $700 million in fines and be required to buy back or replace vehicles if regulators find evidence that it failed in its legal recall obligations. The proceedings would be the broadest public hearing the agency had held to date and follows what NHTSA Administrator Mark Rosekind described as frustrated attempts by the agency to get Fiat Chrysler's U.S. unit, FCA US LLC, to move more aggressively to correct defects tied to fires, loss of control, unintended air bag deployments and fuel leaks.
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| Gangs in deadly Waco biker brawl Posted: 18 May 2015 11:35 AM PDT  Waco Police Sergeant W. Patrick Swanton said that five gangs had been identified in a shootout that left 9 dead and 18 injured Sunday, but he would not give them publicity by naming them. Earlier reports however pinpoint at least two Outlaw Motorcycle Gangs at the center of the chaos.
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| Can Iraq be saved? Posted: 18 May 2015 10:18 AM PDT  After capturing the capital city of major Iraqi region, ISIS is claiming one of its biggest victories. According to local officials, Islamic State militants likely killed up to 500 people in the city of Ramadi, and forced 8,000 to flee from their homes.
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| Passengers file lawsuit against Amtrak over deadly U.S. derailment Posted: 18 May 2015 09:44 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Four passengers on the Amtrak commuter train that derailed in Philadelphia last week filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against the U.S. rail service, citing "serious and disabling" injuries. The lawsuit, filed in Philadelphia, appeared to be the first by non-employee passengers since the derailment on May 12 that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others. (Reporting by Joseph Ax in New York; Editing by Jeffrey Benkoe)
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| Funerals set for three victims of Philadelphia train derailment Posted: 18 May 2015 09:11 AM PDT  Funeral services were set for Monday for three victims of the deadly Philadelphia train derailment last week, as Amtrak commuter service resumed on the busy Northeast Corridor. An investigation continued into the cause of the derailment that killed eight people and injured more than 200 others last Tuesday evening. The train was barreling north at twice the 50-mile-per-hour speed limit when it entered a sharp curve and derailed just north of Philadelphia. It was headed to New York from Washington with 243 people on board.
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| Lindsey Graham: 'I am running because the world is falling apart' Posted: 18 May 2015 07:15 AM PDT  Lindsey Graham says he is running for president. While the Republican senator will make his official announcement June 1 in his hometown of Central, South Carolina, he made his intentions clear during an interview on "CBS This Morning" Monday.
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| Nearly 200 arrested in Texas after deadly biker gang shootout Posted: 18 May 2015 05:38 AM PDT  (Reuters) - Police in Waco, Texas said on Monday that 192 people were being arrested in connection with a biker gang shootout that left nine dead and 18 injured a day earlier. Those under arrest will face charges of engaging in organized crime, police said in a statement. A simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar on Sunday, leading to a deadly gun battle in the parking lot. (Reporting by Suzannah Gonzales; Editing by Susan Heavey)
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| Obama to set new limits on police use of military equipment Posted: 18 May 2015 03:29 AM PDT  By Julia Edwards WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama plans to put in place new restrictions on the use of military equipment by police departments, following unrest in U.S. cities over the deaths of black men at the hands of police officers, the White House said on Monday. Obama will ban police use of equipment such as explosive-resistant vehicles with tracked wheels like those seen on army tanks, the White House said in a fact sheet. Obama will announce the steps, which are the result of an executive order, during a visit later on Monday to Camden, New Jersey, where he plans to push efforts to encourage trust-building between police and the communities they serve. The fatal shooting of unarmed teenager Michael Brown by a Ferguson, Missouri police officer in August was followed by a string of highly publicized fatal encounters between police and black men, including Walter Scott who was shot by an officer while fleeing the scene of a traffic stop in North Charleston, South Carolina.
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| Waco on guard after biker gang shootout leaves 9 dead Posted: 18 May 2015 12:48 AM PDT  Authorities increase security to quell other possible attempts at criminal activity.
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| Ad it up: A splendid drama, 'Mad Men,' comes to an end Posted: 18 May 2015 12:31 AM PDT  NEW YORK (AP) — "Mad Men" creator Matthew Weiner promised a finale that was "dramatic and appropriate."
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| Marines: 1 killed, 21 taken to hospitals after hard landing Posted: 17 May 2015 09:19 PM PDT  HONOLULU (AP) — A Marine Corps Osprey aircraft made a hard landing in Hawaii on Sunday, killing one Marine and sending 21 other people to hospitals as dark smoke from the resulting fire billowed into the sky.
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| Nine killed in gun battle among Texas biker gangs Posted: 17 May 2015 07:38 PM PDT  Nine people were killed and 18 were injured on Sunday when a simmering feud among rival biker gangs boiled over at a sports bar in Waco, Texas, leading to a gun battle in the parking lot, police said. The clash took place outside the Twin Peaks Sports Bar and Grill at a shopping mall in the central Texas city, police said. Eighteen people were taken to area hospitals with injuries that included gunshots and stab wounds, said Waco Police Sgt. Patrick Swanton. "These are very dangerous, hostile biker gangs," Swanton told reporters.
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| Aircraft accident injures 12 Marines in Hawaii: news report Posted: 17 May 2015 06:16 PM PDT (Reuters) - Twelve U.S. marines were hospitalized with injuries suffered when their aircraft suffered a "hard landing," on Sunday during a training exercise in Hawaii, local media reported. Honolulu firefighters and emergency crews responded to Bellows Air Force Station in Windward Oahu, Hawaii, where plumes of black smoke rose from the site of a downed MV-22 Osprey that had been carrying members of the 15th Marine Expeditionary Unit, News Now reported. The aircraft had 21 people on board, including four crew members, when it went down on Sunday morning, the news outlet reported. ... |
| Officials: Saudi-led coalition airstrikes resume in Yemen Posted: 17 May 2015 04:41 PM PDT  SANAA, Yemen (AP) — Saudi-led coalition airstrikes targeting Shiite rebels resumed early Monday in the southern port city of Aden after a five-day truce came to a close following talks on the war-torn country's future that were boycotted by the rebels.
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| Texas shootout among rival biker gangs leaves 9 dead Posted: 17 May 2015 04:25 PM PDT  Nine people were killed Sunday and some others injured after a shootout erupted among rival biker gangs at a Central Texas restaurant, sending patrons and bystanders fleeing for safety, a police spokesman said.
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| Gunfire at Texas restaurant results in multiple deaths: police Posted: 17 May 2015 02:31 PM PDT (Reuters) - Gunfire at a restaurant in Waco, Texas, has resulted in multiple fatalities and injuries, police said on Sunday. The shootings took place at an eatery called Twin Peaks in the central Texas city, the Waco Police Department said on its Facebook page. Officers were at the scene and the public was urged to avoid the area. (Reporting By Frank McGurty; Editing by Toni Reinhold) |
| Amtrak engineer made no report of object hitting windshield before crash: NTSB Posted: 17 May 2015 02:15 PM PDT  By Patrick Rucker WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. federal investigators have found no record that the engineer of the Amtrak commuter train that crashed in Philadelphia last week reported an object hit his locomotive in the minutes before it derailed, a U.S. official said on Sunday. The comment by Robert Sumwalt, a member of the National Transportation Safety Board, comes as investigators are looking to explain what caused a circular pattern of damage found on the locomotive's windshield after the accident. "We listened to the dispatch tape, and we heard no communications at all from the Amtrak engineer to the dispatch center to say that something had struck his train," Sumwalt told ABC television's "This Week." Sumwalt spoke on several television networks on Sunday. The NTSB has asked the FBI to help it examine the damage to the windshield, which is about the size of a grapefruit.
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| Army weighs if ex-Green Beret hero should be dismissed Posted: 17 May 2015 01:13 PM PDT  RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — An Army officer stripped of a medal for heroism under fire and his right to call himself a Green Beret is fighting for his military career after accusations he tracked down and killed a suspected bomb-maker in Afghanistan.
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