Five killed as car tries to beat Amtrak train at rail crossing

By Calvin Palmer
Five young people died today when the car they were traveling in was struck by an Amtrak train after it went around the arm of a crossing near Detroit.
The crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. in Canton Township, Michigan, about 20 miles west of Detroit. The car was headed north when it crossed the [...]

Texas company president killed in plane crash off Gulf Coast

By Calvin Palmer
The president of a Texas company was one of five people on board a small plane that crashed off Florida’s Gulf Coast yesterday afternoon.
Quality Powder Coating LP, of Carrollton, said today that president Roland Schurrer, 40, and Steve Barrows, 33, a company marketing representative and pilot, were aboard the twin-engined Cessna.
Two Tampa residents [...]

Four cemetery workers charged after graves dug up to resell plots

By Calvin Palmer
Four people have been charged after more than 100 graves at the historic Burr Oak Cemetery in Alsip, Illinois, were dug up and the bodies removed in order that the plots could be resold.
Cook County Sheriff Tom Dart said FBI experts had been drafted in to help identify remains that were allegedly removed from the [...]

Yoga expert files petition claiming homosexuality is a disease

By Calvin Palmer
Last week’s ruling by the Delhi High Court in India to decriminalize homosexual acts has come under fire from a yoga expert.
Swami Baba Ramdev has filed a petition with the Supreme Court claiming that homosexuality is a disease that can be cured by yoga.
“It can be treated like any other congenital defect. Such [...]

Teacher arrested over attempted murder of student at school

By Calvin Palmer
A science teacher was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a 14-year-old boy following an alleged assault at a school in Mansfield, England, yesterday that left the boy with serious head injuries.
Peter Harvey, 49, is also being questioned about two alleged assault on two other students during the same incident at All [...]