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Seven people were killed when a Nigerian military plane crashed on approach to Abuja airport on Sunday, a spokesman for Nigeria’s Air Force said. “All 7 personnel on board died in the crash,” Air Vice Marshal Ibikunle Daramola said on Twitter. He added that the Chief of the Air Staff has ordered an immediate investigation

Click here for updates on this story     VANCOUVER, WA (KPTV) — The final tally on the scoreboard doesn’t matter much, but the opportunity granted for the kids to even compete was a win for all involved in this middle of winter prep football Saturday where natural joy bottled up for more than a year. Fort

Here’s some background information about the Quecreek Mine Rescue. From July 24 through 28, 2002, nine coal miners were trapped for 77 hours in the Pennsylvania mine. All survived. Facts Nine coal miners from Quecreek Mining Inc. in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, were trapped in a four-foot-high chamber 240 feet below the surface after breaching a

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil into the Persian Gulf. 2. April 20, 2010 – An explosion occurs on board the BP-contracted Transocean Ltd. Deepwater Horizon oil rig,

Here’s a look at commercial passenger airplane crashes. For crashes caused by military acts or by terrorism, see Terrorism and War-Related Airplane Crashes Fast Facts. On August 12, 1985, the largest number of deaths in a single commercial airplane crash occurred when a Japan Air Lines Boeing 747 crashed into Mt. Ogura in Japan, killing

You’re probably familiar with the dangers that snow and ice pose for motorists. But how about your home? More than 73% of the United States mainland was covered by snow last week, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Office of Water Prediction. Soon, warmer temperatures will thaw that snow and ice, creating snowmelt

The World Health Organization’s preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the Huanan seafood market, which is thought to have played a role in the

The World Health Organization’s preliminary report into the origins of the novel coronavirus will recommend more extensive contact tracing of the first known patient with Covid-19 in Wuhan, China, as well as the supply chain of nearly a dozen traders in the Huanan seafood market, which is thought to have played a role in the

Police in East Norriton, Pennsylvania, are searching for a suspect who opened fire at a bowling alley Saturday night, leaving one person dead and at least three others wounded. “There is a possibility that additional victims may have been transported to hospitals in private vehicles,” the East Norriton Police Department said in a statement on

One person is dead and another is severely injured after a small plane crashed in Cullman County, Alabama, Saturday, according to Cullman County Coroner Jeremy Kilpatrick. Kilpatrick said the crash occurred near Cullman Regional Airport-Folsom Field. Cullman County is about 50 miles north of Birmingham. Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) spokeswoman Arlene Salac said a Piper