Monthly Archives: June 2009
Smoke in cabin forces Airbus to make emergency landing in Florida
By Calvin Palmer A jet carrying 128 passengers from Chicago to Fort Lauderdale was forced to make an emergency landing in Florida when smoke was detected in the cabin. The Spirit Airlines Airbus 319-100 landed safely at Daytona Beach International … Continue reading
Police rule out hate crime charges in attack on lesbian
By Calvin Palmer Three people appeared in court today in Central Islip, New York, and pleaded not guilty to aggravated harassment charges in connection with an attack on a lesbian. Police were called to a fight at Mastic Beach on … Continue reading
U.S. tells court to order Swiss bank to name American tax cheats
By Calvin Palmer The Justice Department today urged a federal court to enforce a summons against Swiss bank UBS to reveal the names of suspected American tax cheats. In a memorandum filed in US District Court in Miami, the Justice … Continue reading
Connecticut man ‘critical’ after saving father’s life for second time in a year
By Calvin Palmer A 20-year-old Connecticut man is in critical condition after saving his father’s life for the second time in a year. Kyle Landa, of Griswold, pulled his quadriplegic father, David, out of bed when the family home caught … Continue reading
Filed under News
Explosion after freight train derailment kills at least 15 people
By Calvin Palmer A freight train carrying liquefied gas left the tracks last night causing an explosion that killed at least 15 people and injured 50 others in an Italian seaside resort. The train ran into several homes in Viareggio, … Continue reading
Bond to swan around in a Cygnet?
By Calvin Palmer Think Aston Martin and the name conjures up the high-speed car chases in Casino Royale and Quantum of Solace. The famous British marque has had a long association with James Bond since a DB5, complete with machine … Continue reading
Filed under Business, News, Technology, Transport, United Kingdom
Girl, 14, survives Indian Ocean air crash but 152 people feared dead
By Calvin Palmer A teenage girl has been rescued from the Indian Ocean after a Yemenia Air flight from Paris, carrying 153 people, crashed off the Comoros Islands today. She is believed to be the sole survivor. Sgt Said Abdela, … Continue reading
Three men die in NYC sewer manhole
By Calvin Palmer Three men died today while cleaning a sewer at a waste transfer station in the Queens district of New York. Fire crews were called to the Regal Recycling Co in Jamaica this afternoon but the workers were … Continue reading
Filed under Environment, News
Autopsy reveals Billy Mays died of heart disease
By Calvin Palmer Autopsy results show that Billy Mays, the king of TV infomercials, suffered from hypertensive heart disease. The 50-year-old Mays was found dead at his Tampa home yesterday morning. Preliminary autopsy results point to an apparent heart attack, said Hillsborough … Continue reading
Filed under Advertising, Media, News
Bernie Madoff jailed for 150 years
By Calvin Palmer Fraudster Bernie Madoff has been sentenced to the maximum 150 years in prison for masterminding the $65 billion Ponzi scheme that threw the U.S. investment world into disrepute. Judge Denny Chin said the sentence was a symbolic one for a crime … Continue reading
