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Father, son killed in head-on collision with each other

Sunday, 19 February 2017, 07:28 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Authorities say a father and son have been killed in a head-on collision with each other in Fayette County, Alabama. Alabama state troopers say alcohol is a factor in the crash that killed...

Joggers in bras, panties, briefs raise money for sick kids

Sunday, 19 February 2017, 07:24 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Some joggers weren't joking when they said they were going out for a "brief run." In briefs, boxers, bras and bloomers, they ran three-quarters of a mile in a Valentine's Day-related charity...

Watch: Passenger train derails near Brussels; 1 killed, 20 hurt

Saturday, 18 February 2017, 15:18 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A passenger train derailed and flipped on its side Saturday near Brussels, killing one person and injuring up to 20 others, a Belgian official said. Leuven Mayor Louis Tobback said the person who...

Thimble tossed! Game piece voted out of Monopoly board game

Saturday, 18 February 2017, 10:20 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

You can still pass "Go" and collect $200 on the Monopoly board, but you soon won't be able to do it with the thimble game piece. Voters have rejected the thimble, an integral part of...

Man critically injured by shark on Great Barrier Reef

Saturday, 18 February 2017, 07:45 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

A man was critically injured when he was attacked by a shark on Saturday while spear fishing on Australia's Great Barrier Reef, an official said. The 26-year-old was bitten repeatedly on a leg as...

Pope says migration isn't a danger, it's a challenge for growth

Friday, 17 February 2017, 15:54 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pope Francis, who was reunited Friday with one of the Syrian refugees he brought home with him from Lesbos, Greece, said migrants don't pose a danger to Europe's culture but rather a challenge for...

Pakistani forces kill, arrest dozens after IS shrine bombing

Friday, 17 February 2017, 10:50 Last update: about 11 years ago Associated Press

Pakistani forces killed and arrested dozens of suspects in sweeping raids overnight and into Friday, a day after a massive suicide bombing by the Islamic State group killed 75 worshippers at a famed...

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