Five Dead After Amazon Cargo Jet Tears Off Miami Runway

Flight data, braking performance, weather and the landing sequence are among the evidence likely to shape the federal inquiry in Miami. MIAMI, Fla. — Federal investigators began examining why a Boeing 767 cargo jet failed to stop on a Miami International Airport runway before crossing beyond the airport boundary, striking vehicles and leaving five people dead. The National Transportation Safety Board sent investigators to Miami after 21 Air Flight 7598 overran the airport’s diagonal runway …

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Three Teens Killed in Belt Parkway Crash in Brooklyn

Four other people were hospitalized after the late-night collision near 65th Street in Bay Ridge. NEW YORK — Three teenagers were killed and four other people were hospitalized after a two-vehicle crash late Tuesday on the Belt Parkway in Brooklyn, police said. The collision was reported about 11:35 p.m. on Aug. 25 along the eastbound parkway near 65th Street and Exit 1 in the Bay Ridge neighborhood. Five teenagers were riding in a black Cadillac …

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Alabama State Student Found Dead, Then Police Arrest Her Boyfriend

Ava Walters, a second-year Health Information Management student from Florida, died Sunday at an off-campus university facility in Montgomery. MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama State University is mourning the death of 20-year-old student Ava Walters after a Sunday emergency at an off-campus university facility developed into a homicide investigation and the arrest of a 22-year-old man authorities identified in court records as her boyfriend. The university first announced Walters’ death without identifying her or explaining what …

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Utility Pole Crashes Onto Vehicle in Hopkins, Killing Driver

Police are investigating why the pole fell before the vehicle caught fire Sunday on Blake Road North. HOPKINS, Minn. — One person died Sunday after a utility pole fell onto a vehicle in Hopkins and the vehicle caught fire, authorities said, prompting an investigation into what caused the pole to come down. Hopkins police and firefighters responded just before 5 p.m. to the 300 block of Blake Road North. Authorities said one person was inside …

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Grandmother Drove 11 Miles Before Realizing 7-Year-Old Was Gone and Dead

Lorraine Marie O’Neill faces sentencing in October after a jury found her guilty of neglect of a minor. ANNAPOLIS, Md. — A Maryland grandmother has been convicted of child neglect in connection with the death of her 7-year-old grandson, who fell through a rear window of her moving car on Interstate 97 and was struck by another vehicle in Anne Arundel County. An Anne Arundel County jury found Lorraine Marie O’Neill, 68, of Hagerstown, guilty …

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Deadly ‘Flesh-Eating’ Bacteria Kills Five in Louisiana

All nine confirmed patients were hospitalized after wounds were exposed to seawater, according to Louisiana health officials. BATON ROUGE, La. — Five people in Louisiana have died from Vibrio vulnificus infections in 2026 as state health officials report an unusually severe summer season for the dangerous bacterium found naturally in warm coastal water. Louisiana had recorded nine cases as of Aug. 5, and all nine patients were hospitalized, according to the Louisiana Department of Health. …

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Fatal Crash Leaves Woman and Dog Dead on Busy Marbach Road

The roadway where Lisa Abell died has already been identified by San Antonio for potential safety changes and further study. SAN ANTONIO, Texas — The death of a 52-year-old woman struck while crossing Marbach Road with her dog is renewing attention on pedestrian safety along a West Side corridor that San Antonio has already identified for possible street-design improvements. Lisa Abell died after a Chrysler struck her at about 11:30 a.m. Friday near West Military …

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Six Dogs Mauled 9-Year-Old Tourist as Bahamas Vacation Turned Horrific

Harrington Rolle received a 12-month sentence after pleading guilty to negligently causing grievous harm in the July 28 attack. BIMINI, Bahamas — The owner of six dogs that seriously injured a 9-year-old Florida boy on a Bimini beach has been sentenced to one year in prison after pleading guilty to negligently causing grievous harm. Harrington Rolle, 34, was sentenced Aug. 4 by acting Chief Magistrate Ancella Evans following the July 28 attack on Beau Brattain, …

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Young Illinois Couple Found Dead After Wisconsin Kayaking Trip

David Thalman’s coworkers said the 20-year-old had already built a reputation for discipline, ambition and dependable client service. LAKE BLUFF, Ill. — Coworkers at a suburban Chicago real estate office are mourning a young colleague whose promising career ended when he and his girlfriend died during a kayaking trip near Wisconsin’s Washington Island. David Thalman, 20, of Dundee, and Francesca Warick, 20, of South Elgin were found Monday in Lake Michigan after an extensive search. …

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Driver Dies After SUV Plunges Into Harris County Retention Pond

Investigators said the SUV left the eastbound lanes, crossed a grassy embankment and landed upside down in the water. HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Authorities identified the man who died after his SUV veered off the Grand Parkway and overturned in a retention pond near Northcrest Drive on Sunday afternoon. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office identified the driver as 51-year-old Joseph Mariano. Investigators said Mariano was traveling east in a Nissan Rogue in the 6000 block …

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