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NYC subway crews wrestle derailed train back on tracks, as crash disrupts service for second day

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — In the cramped confines of a New York City subway tunnel, work crews labored to lift hulking rail cars back onto the tracks after two passenger trains collided and derailed, causing service disruptions that stretched into a second day Friday.The low-speed crash left the trains blocking both the local and express tracks in the northbound direction, which means partial service can only be restored once the derailed train is out of the way, said Janno Lieber, the Metropolitan Transportation Authority chair, at briefing in front of the station Friday morning.However, getting the last of the train’s 10 cars onto the rails is a complicated operation because of the subway tunnel’s low ceiling, said NYC Transit President Richard Davey.“The final car of the passenger train that derailed, there’s no room, right?” Davey said. “This is a tunnel.”Transit workers are “literally lifting it a few inches, shimmying it over, lifting it a few, shimmying it over,” Davey said. “So ...

Daughter of principal wounded in Iowa shooting describes dad as a ‘gentle giant’

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

Local residents pray during a candlelight vigil following a shooting at Perry High School, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)(AP/Charlie Neibergall) Local residents pray during a candlelight vigil following a shooting at Perry High School, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024, in Perry, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)(AP/Charlie Neibergall) PERRY, Iowa (AP) — A day after a shooting sent bullets flying inside a small-town Iowa high school, leaving a sixth grader dead and five others wounded, the community of Perry is somber. Yellow crime tape still lined the campus that Perry High School shares with the town’s middle school on the east edge of town, flowers and stuffed toys had cropped up i...

US 287 closed due to 2 crashes, 1 deadly, in Boulder County

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- U.S. Highway 287 was closed in both directions Friday due to two separate crashes in Boulder County, according to Mountain View Fire Rescue. A Larimer County deputy is reportedly involved in one of the crashes. One crash happened just north of Yellowstone Road near mile marker 322, between Longmont and Berthoud. Berthoud Fire says two people have died from the crash.The scene of a crash on US 287 on Jan. 5, 2024. (KDVR)U.S. Highway 287 was closed in both directions Friday due to a major crash. (Mountain View Fire Rescue.)U.S. Highway 287 was closed in both directions Friday due to a major crash. (Mountain View Fire Rescue.)U.S. Highway 287 was closed in both directions Friday due to a major crash. (Mountain View Fire Rescue.)The scene of a crash on US 287 on Jan. 5, 2024. (KDVR)A second crash occurred near Highway 287 and County Road 2. According to Berthoud Fire, a Larimer County Sheriff Deputy was involved in the crash, but there is not a current status of the de...

US Rep. Doug Lamborn announces retirement from Colorado's 5th District

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

DENVER (KDVR) -- Congressman Doug Lamborn announced Friday that he will not seek reelection in Colorado's 5th Congressional District during an interview on the Richard Randall Show.Lamborn has been the representative for Colorado's 5th congressional district since 2007. FOX31 Newsletters: Sign up to get breaking news sent to your inbox "Richard, I will not be running for reelection. I am going to retire at the end of 2024, so the 5th Congressional District seat will be open," Lamborn said in the interview. Lamborn, currently 69 years old, noted that he is "not getting any younger," and said he wants to spend more time with his family. He said he has some ongoing projects and other "vital things" that he will focus on."I won't be doing any politics, I'll be concentrating on legislating so maybe I'll even get more done than before, so this will be a good year, this will be a good strong year," he said.Lamborn said he does not know the details of what is to come in the future.

A man charged with punching a flight attendant also allegedly kicked a police officer in the groin

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

DALLAS (AP) — A man accused of punching a flight attendant later kicked a police officer in the groin and spit on officers who were removing him from the plane in Texas, according to a newly released report by an FBI agent.Keith Edward Fagiana faces charges of interfering with a flight crew and could face up to 20 years in prison if convicted. He is scheduled to make his first federal court appearance Monday in Amarillo, Texas.Fagiana was a passenger on an American Airlines flight Wednesday from Fort Worth, Texas, to Bozeman, Montana. Pilots landed the plane in Amarillo instead.The FBI agent’s account was in unsealed court documents Friday.A flight attendant told the FBI that another passenger complained that Fagiana was violently kicking their seat. The flight attendant said when he asked Fagiana to stop, the man swore at him, punched him in the stomach, then stood up and hit him three more times.The attendant and other passengers subdued the man and put flex cuffs on him until the...

How to claim your slice of a $100 million Verizon settlement

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

New York (CNN) — Some Verizon customers might have found an unexpected surprise in the mail this week: An opportunity to receive a refund as part of a proposed $100 million settlement from a class-action lawsuit.Eligible customers are receiving postcards or emails alerting them to file a claim by April 15 to receive up to $100, which is the result of the lawsuit accusing Verizon of charging fees that were “unfair and not adequately disclosed.”At issue is Verizon’s “administrative charge,” which the plaintiffs said were “misleading” because that fee wasn’t disclosed in their plan’s advertised monthly price and were charged in a “deceptive and unfair manner.”Verizon has denied the claims and said in a statement that it “clearly identifies and describes its wireless consumer admin charge multiple times during the sales transaction, as well as in its marketing, contracts and billing.”A company spokesperson said that the charge “helps our company recover certain regulatory...

German prosecutors launch probe into suspected sabotage of LNG pipeline 

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

German federal prosecutors have opened an investigation into a suspected case of sabotage after small holes were found in a liquefied natural gas pipeline under construction in the north of Germany. Prosecutors have taken over an “investigation into the initial suspicion of anti-constitutional sabotage,” a spokeswoman for the Federal Public Prosecutor General told German public broadcaster NDR.At least three ten-millimeter holes appeared to have been drilled at various places along the 55-kilometer-long pipeline, according to media reports. Gasunie, the company building the pipeline, first reported the holes attributable “to external interference” to police in November. “All defects have been identified and most of them have already been repaired,” Gasunie reported on Thursday. The LNG pipeline is expected to be operational in February, several weeks after its planned start. “We are expecting everything to be leak-proof because we...

Former Tory energy minister quits as MP over Sunak’s ‘harmful’ push for new oil and gas

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

The former energy minister who signed the U.K.’s 2050 net zero target into law has quit the Conservative party and will resign as an MP in protest at Rishi Sunak’s fossil fuels policies.Chris Skidmore, who has been an outspoken critic of the U.K. Prime Minister’s plans to “max out” the U.K.’s North oil and gas reserves, said he could “no longer condone nor continue to support a government that is committed to a course of action that I know will cause future harm.”His resignation as an MP will trigger a by-election in Skidmore’s Kingswood constituency in the south west of England, where the Conservative majority is 11,220. The seat was last won by Labour in 2005.In a statement on social media, Skidmore said he could not back government plans to introduce annual licensing rounds for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea. MPs will vote on the legislation for the first time on Monday. Skidmore warned “the future will judge harshly” those that back it. “At a time when we sh...

Everett, state police issue Silver Alert for missing man suffering from cognitive impairments

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

State and local police are asking for the public’s help as they work to find a 66-year-old man who never returned to Everett after being taken to a doctor’s appointment in Boston.Massachusetts State Police said Mark Rothwell was last seen around 10 a.m. on Thursday, Jan. 4, when he was brought from a medical facility in Everett to a doctor’s office in Jamaica Plain. According to state police, Rothwell did not return on the transportation that was arranged to bring him back.According to Everett police, Rothwell’s appointment was at the VA in Jamaica Plain, and that Boston police and VA Boston Police were also working to locate him.Police described him as having a thin build and a height of about 5’7″, as well as blue eyes and grey hair. He was also believed to be wearing a white jacket and blue jeans the last time he was seen.State police said Rothwell suffers from cognitive impairments, and noted that he is familiar with the Jamaica Plain ar...

Hyundai and Kia thefts soar more than 1,000% since 2020

Published Sun, 29 Dec 2024 13:10:32 GMT

(CNN) — Certain Hyundai and Kia models saw a 10-fold increase in thefts in just the past three years, a wildly dramatic increase in the wake of a series of social media posts showing people how to steal the vehicles.Theft insurance claims for vulnerable Hyundais and Kias increased more than 1000% between the first half of 2020 and the first half of 2023, according to data from the Highway Loss Data Institute, an industry group that tracks insurance statistics.In the first half of 2020, roughly 1.6 out of every 1,000 insured Hyundais and Kias were reported stolen. That was about the same as for all other makes of cars. By the first half of 2023, though, that figure had risen to 11.2 per 1,000. Meanwhile, the theft rate for all other makes of cars stayed about the same.During the first half of 2023, Hyundai and Kia theft claims were also more than seven times higher than for cars from other manufacturers, according to the HLDI.Certain older Hyundai and Kia models made betwee...