An airport worker has died after being “ingested” into a plane engine in the US state of Alabama. The accident happened about 3pm on Saturday at Montgomery Regional Airport after American Airlines Flight 3408 had arrived from Dallas. The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said the ground crew worker was “ingested into the engine”
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Marvel actor Jeremy Renner is in a “critical but stable” condition in hospital following a “weather-related accident”. The 51-year-old was airlifted to hospital on Sunday following the incident, which occurred while he was “ploughing snow”, his spokesperson told US media. Renner is with his family and “receiving excellent care”, the spokesperson added. According to local
Specialist terrorism experts are investigating an attack involving a machete on police in New York that left three officers hurt. A man wielding the weapon attacked officers outside the security cordon for the city’s main Times Square celebrations at about 10pm on New Year’s Eve. Police commissioner Keechant Sewell told reporters: “Unprovoked, a 19-year-old male
Heavy rain and snowfall have hit parts of California, just days after a brutal bomb cyclone struck the US. As Californians prepared to ring in the New Year, officials issued evacuation orders for some northern areas of the US state due to the risk of flooding. Towns and villages around the city of Sacramento and
Pioneering TV news journalist Barbara Walters has died aged 93. Her death was announced by her network ABC on air on Friday night. Ms Walters made headlines in 1976 as the first female network news anchor, with an unprecedented-at-the-time $1m annual salary. During more than three decades at ABC, and before that at NBC, she
US criminology student Bryan Christopher Kohberger is in custody after being charged with first degree murder. He is accused of killing Kaylee Goncalves, Maddie Mogen, Xana Kernodle and Ethan Chapin, who were stabbed to death in Moscow, Idaho in the early hours of 13 November in a case that left the small community where they
A 28-year-old man has been charged with the murders of four University of Idaho students found stabbed to death in a house. Bryan Christopher Kohberger, 28, was detained some 2,500 miles away in Monroe County in northeastern Pennsylvania. He has now been charged with four counts of first-degree murder, according to prosecutor Bill Thompson. At
Almost a week since a ferocious storm choked parts of western New York, killing scores and paralysing normal life, Buffalo, the state’s second-largest city, is starting to churn again. Planes on the runway at Niagara airport are being de-iced and the departure hall is brimming. The roads are busy, too, after a travel ban lasting
Seven people have been injured after a Grand Canyon tour helicopter made a “hard landing” at an airport on the edge of Las Vegas. The pilot and six passengers were taken to hospital after the incident at Boulder City airport at about 4.30pm on Tuesday. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) called it a crash while
Storm-weary road crews and residents in the US are still struggling to dig out after a deadly blizzard as flood warnings have been issued. The country has been battling a huge bomb cyclone – the deadliest US storm for at least two generations – since last week. At least 65 people have died as a
Houses encased in thick ice have been revealed in drone video of Lake Erie – as people in North America struggle to dig out after deadly blizzards. The frozen houses in Ontario took the brunt of the storms as they directly face the Canadian side of the lake. An icy white blanket – which from
Proponents say it’s a “miracle” diet drug – it can make users physically repulsed by food. But what’s the truth about Ozempic? Ozempic is the controversial drug labelled by the media as Hollywood’s “worst kept secret” for drastic weight loss, and its seemingly rapid effects have set the internet alight. “There’s definitely talk of celebrities
Military police are going to guard major intersections in the US city of Buffalo after residents continued to drive through deep snow despite local officials begging them not to. At least 64 people have now died in the bomb cyclone – the deadliest US storm for at least two generations. A further two inches of
Parts of the US could see another 12 inches of snow after days of devastating blizzards that have caused chaos across North America – as New York’s governor warned: “We know that the storm is coming back.” The storm has caused at least 57 deaths in the US, with a further four people killed in
At least 50 deaths have been linked to a severe storm that continues to batter the US and Canada. The US has recorded 46 of the deaths, with a further four dead after a bus rolled over on icy roads in the Canadian province of British Columbia. Of the US deaths, 18 are from the
Golfer Kathy Whitworth, who clocked up more wins than any other player on a single professional tour, male or female, has died aged 83. No one has matched her outstanding 88 victories, not the legendary Sam Snead or Tiger Woods, nor Mickey Wright and Annika Sorenstam, who are considered two of the greatest female golfers
Careering, squealing and with arms windmilling, a little girl in Minnie Mouse pyjamas flew past the lobby elevator on bright white roller skates with pink glittery wheels. “Merry Christmas,” her mum called out, smiling through slightly gritted teeth. This is Watertown, New York. The town Christmas (almost) forgot. We found ourselves here after a seven-hour
At least 28 people have died in the US as the country grapples with a brutal winter storm. Blizzard conditions have left almost 300,000 homes and businesses without power, as temperatures plunge to well below freezing. More than 3,000 flights were cancelled on Saturday, with some airports closed. On Friday more than 200 million people
At least 17 people have died in the US as the country grapples with a winter storm that has seen temperatures plunge as low as -45C (-49F). More than 200 million people – around 60% of the US population – are under some form of weather warning or advisory, with the brutal cold expected to
Though it might not sound like it, a “bomb cyclone” is a legitimate scientific term, so named because the rapid formation of the storm is like a bomb going off. Millions of Americans have been warned to brace for a bomb cyclone with blizzard conditions, wind chills and temperatures plunging as low as -45.6C (-50.1F)
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