Bus driver in fatal crash may have been fired
GENESEO NY The driver of a charter bus that swerved off I 390, struck a parked truck and killed four people was accused of lying about hours worked. Ryan Comfort 24 said he veered off after hitting something but police found no object and suspect fatigue contributed to the weekend wreck killing the truck driver and three bus passengers.
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Teen gets year in jail for airline bomb threat
Hallie Ceylan, 19, of Edgewater Park New Jersey, had a friend call a bomb threat to Philadelphia Airport to avoid missing a London flight. She received one year in prison, three years probation, and was ordered to reimburse American Airlines 9075 dollars and 100 dollars to about 17 passengers aboard the delayed flight.
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Inmate killed on bus with other prisoners
A state prison inmate Phillip E. Parker Jr. was killed on a bus carrying about 35 inmates in Hagerstown Maryland. Officials said he was slain by one or more fellow prisoners while being returned to Baltimore after testifying in a sentencing. The targeted inmate Kevin G. Johns Jr. had strangled a 16 year old cell mate last year.
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Surgeons remove Frank the tumor from 9 year old
A 9 year old boy in Los Angeles underwent surgery to remove most of a brain tumor nicknamed Frank. The operation at Cedars-Sinai Skull Base Institute was deemed very successful by surgeon Dr Hrayr Shahinian. Cells will be studied to determine malignancy after prior chemo and radiation.
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Judge Upholds San Diego Mayor’s Re election
A state judge on Wednesday upheld Mayor Dick Murphy’s re election, rejecting claims that election officials improperly excluded thousands of write in ballots for his nearest challenger. Murphy was sworn in December 8 after prior legal challenges.
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Jacksonville Uses Cruise Ships as Temporary Hotels
Jacksonville signs contracts with three cruise lines to park five ships on the St Johns River as floating hotels for Super Bowl visitors. The $11.5 million program will house NFL employees and VIPs from league sponsors amid an expected crowd surpassing 100,000.
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Debate over teaching tolerance sparks culture clash
The nation faces a clash over using cartoons to teach kids diversity amid questions about depicting gays in school materials. Liberal advocates push for inclusion while conservatives warn against endorsing homosexuality, citing concerns from PBS and We Are Family Foundation programs and the wider culture war.
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Corporate jet skids off runway at Teterboro in rush hour crash
A Bombardier Challenger CL 600 chartered by Kelso & Co. fell off a runway at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey during takeoff and smashed into two cars and a warehouse wall. About 20 people were hospitalized including five firefighters and a severely injured pilot. Witnesses described the plane sliding through snow and across U.S. 46 as emergency crews treated the injured. The cause was not immediately known.
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Commuter jet crashes near Teterboro Airport
A Canadair CL-600 Challenger jet skidded off the runway and struck a nearby warehouse near Teterboro Airport New Jersey during rush hour. At least 15 people were injured. The aircraft is described as a medium to long range corporate jet with a typical seating of 14 to 18 passengers and a crew of two.
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Pixar designer Dan Lee dies at 35 in California
Dan Lee a Pixar character designer known for work on A Bug s Life Monsters Inc and Finding Nemo died at 35 after a 17 month battle with lung cancer. An Oakland resident he commuted by bike to Emeryville and helped shape Nemo and other films before his death on January 15 at Alta Bates Summit Medical Center in Berkeley California.
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Court clears execution path for Crips founder
A federal appeals court refused to hear Williams’s bid to block his execution. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals declined a new hearing on claims that prosecutors dismissed black jurors. Williams, founder of the Crips, was sentenced to death in 1981 for multiple killings.
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