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March 5, 2024

Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue mariners 1,700 miles from Bermuda after lightning strike blows hole in boat

Two men aboard a 19-foot sailing vessel were rescued Monday after a lightning strike made a hole in their boat and they began taking on water.

March 5, 2024

2 killed in midair plane collision above national park, Kenya police say

Two people were killed when two planes collided midair above Nairobi National Park, police said on Tuesday. The crash involved an aircraft carrying 44 passengers.

March 5, 2024

Five people killed in single-engine plane crash in Nashville, officials say

Five people were killed when a single-engine plane crashed in Nashville, Tennessee, after it was forced to make an emergency landing near Interstate 40.

March 5, 2024

Michigan men confront cousin's abusive ex-husband at gym, demand answers about his missing girlfriend

Two Michigan men say they confronted their cousin's allegedly abusive ex-husband at a gym and grilled him about the unsolved 2021 disappearance of another woman.

March 5, 2024

'Royal family' of Haiti gang that kidnapped American missionaries taken down by feds before jailbreak battle

U.S. prosecutors took down the leaders of one of Haiti's most powerful gangs, which set the stage for Jimmy "Barbeque" Chérizier's rise to power

March 4, 2024

Ongoing strikes thwart flights, train rides out of Germany

Thousands of Germany-based flights and trains are set for cancellation this week, with two major transportation workers' unions calling for continued strikes.

March 4, 2024

US citizens told to leave Haiti after jailbreak, state of emergency issued

United States citizens have been told to leave Haiti, and travelers have been told not to go to the Caribbean country following jail breaks and violence.

March 4, 2024

Six Flags shootout sends Georgia teen to hospital in critical condition

Police say a 15-year-old boy was critically injured in a shooting near the Six Flags Over Georgia amusement park after police exchanged gunfire with a group of people.

March 4, 2024

Fort Lauderdale braces for wild spring break with free roofie drink tests, DUI alternatives

Fort Lauderdale "welcomes" spring breakers with practical preparations, like free tests to check if drugs are in drinks, and fewer crackdowns than Miami Beach.

March 3, 2024

Archaeologists uncover hoard of ancient skeletons part of 'complex funerary system'

Mexican archaeologists from the INAH discovered a complex burial system during an excavation in Pozo de Ibarra. The bones may date from 500 to 850 AD.