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Cops Confirm Mom in Crash That Killed 8 Was Very Drunk

A Long Island mother was very drunk, with an extra-large bottle of vodka in her car, and was smoking marijuana before she caused a wrong-way crash on a New York highway that killed her, her young daughter and six others, police said Tuesday.

 

Plane Accident in Iran Kills at Least 17

An Iranian passenger plane skidded off the runway and caught fire while landing in the northern city of Mashhad on Friday.

 

Reports: Chopper crash at Afghan base kills 15

Reports: Chopper crash at Afghan base kills 15

A civilian helicopter crashed at southern Afghanistan's largest NATO base Sunday, military officials said. Russia's air transportation agency reported 15 people died.

 

Dozens injured in California light-rail crash

Dozens injured in California light-rail crash

Several dozen people were injured when two San Francisco light-rail trains collided Saturday afternoon at the West Portal Station, ...

 

U.S. Military: F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes in Afghanistan

U.S. Military: F-15 Fighter Jet Crashes in Afghanistan

A U.S. military spokesman says an F15E fighter jet has crashed in eastern Afghanistan, killing both crewmembers.

 

Plane fault 'caused Iran crash'

The crash of an Iranian plane that killed 168 was probably caused by technical problems, an official says.

 

Black boxes recovered from Iran crash site

Investigators have recovered two of the three black boxes belonging to a Russian-made jetliner that crashed shortly after taking off from Tehran, Iran's state radio reported Thursday.

 

Tanker crash, fire collapses overpass

Tanker crash, fire collapses overpass

At least one tanker truck crashed Wednesday on Interstate 75 just north of Detroit, Michigan, sending billowing flames and clouds of smoke into the air and causing an overpass to collapse.

 

At Least 150 Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Iran

At Least 150 Feared Dead in Plane Crash in Iran

A Caspian Airlines passenger aircraft linking Tehran and Armenia crashed in Iran on Wednesday, and at least 150 people on board are feared killed, state media reported.

 

Ships ending Air France black box search

An American colonel says two ships searching for the black boxes of Air France Flight 447 are ending their hunt.

 

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