RIALTO, Calif. - Police in Southern California say a Metrolink commuter train and a freight train have collided in San Bernardino County but there appear to be no serious injuries. Rialto police Lt. Joe Cirilo says the trains may have sideswiped each other near a station shortly before noon Thursday ...
Read more...
NEW YORK (AP) - The country's largest trade publisher, Random House Inc., has frozen the pensions of its current employees and eliminated them for future hires, the latest cutback in an industry hit by declining sales and anticipating, at best, a difficult 2009. "Effective Dec. 31, benefits in the ...
Read more...
TYLER, Texas — Officials say an explosion was reported at an East Texas oil refinery, sparking a fire and injuring some employees. Tyler Fire Department Capt. Jeff Aiken said a loud explosion was reported Thursday afternoon and that several fire crews were on the scene. "We do have some confirmed ...
Read more...
ST. JAMES, N.Y. (AP) - A dog left inside a running van put the vehicle in drive, causing it to crash into a Long Island coffee house. Suffolk County police said no one was injured in the incident, which damaged the glass window and some patio furniture at Cool Beanz coffee shop in St. James. Police ...
Read more...
MIAMI (AP) - More Floridians voted for John McCain than Barack Obama on Election Day, but the Democrat sealed his victory in the state by winning more early and absentee votes. An Associated Press study of 94 percent of the state's total shows that the Republican beat Obama by almost 5 percentage ...
Read more...
WASHINGTON - Nearly two decades after the bombing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the families of the 180 Americans aboard the plane said Thursday they had received full compensation from Libya for the loss of their loved ones. At the same time, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met ...
Read more...
BEREA, Ohio -- Cleveland Browns general manager Phil Savage sent an e-mail containing an expletive in response to a disparaging message he received from a fan during the team's Monday night game against the Buffalo Bills , coach Romeo Crennel confirmed Thursday. NFL.com Video Watch highlights from ...
Read more...