Tue, May 12th, 2009 | Business, Most Viewed, Top Stories, U.S. |

May 12 (Bloomberg) -- Pinnacle Airlines Corp. pilotsviolated rules against unnecessary cockpit chatter minutesbefore a February crash near Buffalo, New York, that killed 50people, a U.S. safety board said today. First Officer Rebecca Shaw and Captain Marvin Renslowtalked about flying experiences, ...Read More

RICHARD LESKO Staff reporter

Fri, Nov 20th, 2009 | Most Viewed |

DINWIDDIE COUNTY, VA - State Police just held a news briefing to provide more details on this morning's crash involving a tour bus for singer Miley Cyrus. The accident happened on I-85 south near mile marker 56 in Dinwiddie County, that's ...Read More

US skier Resi Stiegler injures left leg in crash during giant slalom training in Colorado

Thu, Nov 19th, 2009 | Sports |

US skier Resi Stiegler injures left leg in crash during giant slalom training in Colorado COPPER MOUNTAIN, Colo. (AP) - Resi Stiegler is taken down the mountain on a sled after hooking a gate in giant slalom training and hurting her left leg. The U.S. skier was loaded into an ambulance Thursday at the base of ...Read More

Police Release Video Of Deadly Cruiser Crash

Wed, Nov 18th, 2009 | Sports |

MILFORD - - Police on Tuesday released a chilling video of a June police cruiser crash in Orange that killed two 19-year-olds. The video is from the dashboard camera of a second police car, Milford Chief Keith Mello said Tuesday afternoon. ...Read More

Galluccio given ride home by Cambridge police hours before crash

Mon, Nov 16th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

Galluccio given ride home by Cambridge police hours before crash Cambridge police gave Senator Anthony Galluccio a ride home early the morning on Oct. 4 after a gas station attendant called 911 because he feared he was "too intoxicated to drive,'' according to a police report made public today. Thirteen ...Read More

"Collision" deftly avoids being a "Crash" rip-off

Sun, Nov 15th, 2009 | Entertainment |

Who hasn't slowed down to take at least a glance over the highway divider at someone else's very bad day? Chances are, though, that we'll never learn very much about the people trapped in twisted metal or standing, dazed, at ...Read More

3 crew members killed in Medevac crash

Sat, Nov 14th, 2009 | U.S. |

3 crew members killed in Medevac crash SUSANVILLE, Calif., Nov. 14 (UPI) -- The three-person crew of a medical helicopter died Saturday when the aircraft crashed as they flew back to California after dropping a patient in Reno, Nev. Ian Gregor, a ...Read More

Kosciusko County officer killed in crash

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S. |

WARSAW, Ind. - Indiana State Police say a Kosciusko Countysheriff's officer has died in a collision between his cruiser and atruck. State police say Sgt. Jeffery B. Shaw was pronounced dead atKosciusko Community Hospital following the 3 p.m. crash on statehighway ...Read More

Head-on crash kills 3 college students in Pa.

Thu, Nov 12th, 2009 | U.S. |

EDINBORO, Pa.—Authorities in western Pennsylvania say a head-on crash killed three Edinboro University students. State police say a car tried to pass another vehicle at the crest of a hill and hit an oncoming car early Wednesday evening. Police say the crash ...Read More

"Police: Seton Hall men's basketball player Keon Lawrence was drunk in wrong-way crash" and related posts

Wed, Nov 11th, 2009 | U.S. |

Seton Hall basketball player charged with DWI SAYREVILLE, N.J. — Seton Hall University has suspended a men's basketball player indefinitely after he was charged in a wrong-way crash. Police say Keon Lawrence has been charged with driving while intoxicated and driving with ...Read More

NFL Hall of Famer Lawrence Taylor Arrested After Leaving Crash

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | Most Viewed, Sports |

Nov. 9 (Bloomberg) -- Pro Football Hall of Fame linebackerand former New York Giant Lawrence Taylor was arrested inHialeah, Florida, after crashing into another motor vehicle andleaving the scene, according to police. Taylor, 50, struck a car on Expressway 826 near ...Read More

Hall of Famer Taylor arrested in Fla. crash

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | Sports, U.S. |

MIAMI -- Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor has been released on bond following his arrest in a Miami-area traffic accident. According to Miami-Dade County jail records, Taylor was charged Sunday with leaving the scene of an accident with property damage, ...Read More

Dungy: Vick could end up in Buffalo

Mon, Nov 9th, 2009 | Sports, Top Stories |

NEW YORK (AP) -- Tony Dungy says Michael Vick could potentially wind up in Buffalo, which he says previously discussed signing the quarterback. Dungy has served as an adviser to Vick since the Super Bowl-winning coach retired from the Colts after ...Read More

Winning eBay bid for motorized lounge chair involved in drunken crash in Minnesota is $10,100

Fri, Nov 6th, 2009 | Business, Top Stories |

DULUTH, Minn. (AP) - Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair's value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the "DWI chair" on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. ...Read More

Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash

Wed, Nov 4th, 2009 | Entertainment, Top Stories |

Brad Pitt looking for new motorbike after LA crash TOKYO – Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle. The actor, in Tokyo to promote his latest movie, "Inglourious Basterds," said he trashed his favorite bike recently while trying to escape overzealous photographers. "I had a little ...Read More

Ryan Newman OK after spectacular crash causes Talladega race to be red-flagged

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Sports |

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) - NASCAR red-flagged Sunday's race at Talladega following a spectacular crash involving Ryan Newman with five laps remaining. Newman was in the middle of a pack hurtling down the backstretch at the massive 2.66-mile tri-oval when he bumped ...Read More

Russian military plane crashes, 11 dead - Omaha World

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Top Stories, World |

MOSCOW (AP) - A Russian heavy-lift military cargo plane crashed on takeoff Sunday in Siberia, killing all 11 crew members on board, officials said. The crash was the second in less than a month to involve an Il-76 , the mainstay ...Read More

Searchers scan Calif. seas for 3rd day after crash

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Top Stories, U.S., World |

Rear Adm. Joseph Castillo said at a news conference Saturday evening that there was still a chance of finding survivors among the seven military personnel aboard the Coast Guard C-130 and the two in the Marine Corps AH-1W Super Cobra ...Read More

How Goldman secretly bet on the housing crash

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Business |

WASHINGTON -- In 2006 and 2007, Goldman Sachs Group peddled more than $40 billion in securities backed by at least 200,000 risky home mortgages, but never told the buyers it was secretly betting that a sharp drop in U.S. housing ...Read More

MCT exclusive series: How Goldman Sachs secretly bet on the housing crash

Sun, Nov 1st, 2009 | Business |

In the 1980s and '90s, Goldman Sachs Group ran a staid residential mortgage operation that simply bought and sold loans. But in 2001, the elite investment bank leaped aggressively into the burgeoning subprime securities market that was becoming a fountain ...Read More

Premier League: Liverpool crash at Fulham - Barclays Premier League

Sat, Oct 31st, 2009 | Sports |

Premier League: Liverpool crash at Fulham - Barclays Premier League Liverpool's hopes of a revived push at the Premier League title collapsed in spectacular fashion at Craven Cottage where a 3-1 Fulham win made it five league defeats from just eleven games played. Bobby Zamora opened the scoring for Fulham before ...Read More