Magnitude 7.1 quake hits off Peru, killing at least 1

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LIMA, Peru — A powerful earthquake struck off Peru’s coast early Sunday, destroying adobe structures and killing at least one person, according to officials.  The U.S. Geological Survey reported that the 4:18 a.m. (0918 GMT) temblor had a magnitude of 7.1, down from an earlier calculation of 7.3. The epicenter […]

Plane skids off runway, dangles off cliff

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Last Updated Jan 14, 2018 9:29 AM EST ISTANBUL — A commercial airplane that skidded off a runway after landing in northern Turkey dangled precariously off a muddy cliff with its nose only a few feet from the sea.  Images show the Boeing 737-800 on its belly and at an […]

2 children among the dead in triple homicide in Nashville

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Police say a man went on a shooting spree in North Nashville, killing two young sisters and then carjacked and killed an elderly man. The suspected gunman’s stepmother, girls’ mother, suffered non-lifethreatening wound, police said. Metro Police arrested 24-year-old Queshan Brooks on Friday. Brooks has been charged […]

Death toll rises to 19 in Montecito mudslides

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MONTECITO — The death toll from the mudslides in a California coastal town rose to 19 on Saturday but a man who had also been on the list of missing persons was located alive, authorities said. The body of Morgan Christine Corey, 25, was found in mud and debris in Montecito, […]

Death toll rises to 20 in California mudslides

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MONTECITO, Calif. — Recovery crews slowly making progress digging away masses of mud, boulders and toppled trees in a California community that was ravaged by deadly mudslides, but officials said they’ve removed enough debris from creek canals to prevent another potential disaster when the next rainstorm hits. Workers were using backhoes, […]