18 Injured in Bus Crash Near Atlanta Airport
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Eighteen people were injured Friday morning when an airport shuttle bus crashed into a tractor-trailer near Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International airport, NBC News reported. All the victims, including one in critical condition, have been transported to area hospitals. NBC affiliate a href="http://www.11alive.com/news/article/293941/8/At-least-16-hurt-as-airport-shuttle-bus-hits-truck">WXIA reported that the bus, which serves hotel north of the airport, was heading to the airport at the time of the crash.
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Okla. Gov. To Approve $45 Million Disaster Relief Transfer
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The governor of Oklahoma is set to approve the transfer of $45 million from the state's rainy day fund to assist with the recovery from Monday's deadly tornado. Officials speaking at a news conference Friday said that 3,100 people in Moore, Okla. have registered for assistance through FEMA and that $1.4 million is already being distributed to those who have applied for the federal help. The preliminary estimate of homes destroyed now stands at 1,150—a figure that does not account for damaged homes, officials said. Twenty-four people died and more than 200 were injured when the EF-4 storm cut through the town. The town of Moore will hold a public memorial service on Sunday evening to honor tornado victims. President Obama is scheduled to visit and survey the destruction earlier Sunday.
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Obama: Sex Crimes Threaten Trust in U.S. Military
President Barack Obama touched on the sexual assault crisis that has been plaguing the military's image in a speech Friday directed to the graduates of the U.S. Naval Academy. "Those who commit a sexual assault are not only committing a crime, they threaten the trust and discipline that make our military strong," he said. His remarks, at a stadium in Annapolis, Md., come less than two weeks after an Army sergeant first class responsible for handling sex assault cases had been accused of sexual misconduct. That incident came on the heels of a similar case, in which a lieutenant colonel in charge of an Air Force sexual assault prevention program was accused of groping a woman in a parking lot.
"If we want to restore the trust that the American people deserve to have in their institutions," Obama added, "all of us have to do our part and those of us in leadership, myself included, have to constantly strive to remain worthy of the public trust."
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Boy Saved with "Printed" 3-D Airway Tube
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Doctors in Ohio used a 3-D laser printer to create a medical device that saved the life of a 19-month-old boy. The boy, Kaiba Gionfriddo, was born with a birth defect that caused him airway to collapse and stop his breathing. With special approval from the Food and Drug Administration, doctors were able to implant a small tube created with a 3-D laser printer into the boy's airway, which allowed him to breathe normally for the first time in his life. The operation, done last year when the boy was 3 months old, was described in Thursday's New England Journal of Medicine. The tube, which was created by computer-guided lasers that stacked and fused thin layers of plastic, is designed to be absorbed by the body as healthy tissue grows over it, over the course of three years. Such a procedure had never been done before.
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WATCH: Obama Speaks at Naval Academy
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President Barack Obama is set to deliver the commencement address at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. This livestream had concluded.
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Slain Soldier's Wife Thought He Was Safe in U.K.
Rebecca Rigby, the widow of the British soldier hacked to death on a London street, thought he was safe in England after returning from active duty in Afghanistan. “You don’t expect it to happen when he’s in the U.K. You think they’re safe,” she said fighting back tears during a news conference. “You know it’s dangerous when they go somewhere like that [Afghanistan] … he’s walked up and down that road so many times before.” Lee Rigby, 25, known as “Riggers” to his friends, was killed in broad daylight on Wednesday as he walked in the southeast London neighborhood of Woolwich, near an army barracks. Two alleged attackers were later shot by officers and taken to a hospital where they were arrested.
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Pakistan Airways Plane Intercepted in U.K., 2 Arrested
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Police in the U.K. have arrested two men aboard a Pakistan Airways passenger plane that was diverted to London's Stansted airport. The plane was forced to divert after an "angry passenger" told a flight attendant he would set off a bomb, a senior Pakistan International Airlines official told NBC News. Fighter jets from Britain's Royal Air Force intercepted the Boeing 777, which was traveling from Lahore to Manchester, England earlier Friday, NBC News reported. The British Ministry of Defence said in a statement that typhoon aircraft were launched to "investigate an incident involving a civilian aircraft within U.K. airspace" after the plane sent an emergency radar signal to air traffic controllers. The two men, ages 30 and 41, have been removed from the plane and are being taken to a police station to be interviewed by detectives, Essex police said in a statement. Stansted airport tweeted that it "is open and operating as normal."
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Principal of Tornado-Ravaged School Recalls Moment of Horror
The principal of Moore, Okla.'s Plaza Tower Elementary School, which ripped apart in Monday's twister, recalled hearing the monster storm approach in an exclusive interview with NBC's Rock Center. "I started to yell ... in God's name, go away, go away—and I yelled it four or five times," said Amy Simpson. "And then it was gone." On Thursday students and teachers reunited for the first time since the storm before the start of summer vacation. Seven students died when the storm flattened the school. The first funerals began Thursday. Two funerals will be held on Friday and one on Saturday, school officials in the town said.
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Passenger Jet Lands at Heathrow After Engine Fire
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At least one runway was closed at London’s Heathrow airport Friday after a British Airways aircraft made an emergency landing because of an engine fire, officials said.
Passengers were safely evacuated from the aircraft using emergency chutes, the airport said, according to NBC News.
Significant delays and disruption were expected at Heathrow, which is one of the world’s busiest international airports.
Air traffic controllers said the airport was closed to all arrivals following the incident, which happened just after 8 a.m. local time (3 a.m. ET).
British Airways said in a statement: "The BA762, Heathrow to Oslo service, returned back to Heathrow shortly after take-off due to a technical fault. The Airbus A319 aircraft was carrying 75 customers."
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5.7 Magnitude Earthquake Shakes Northern California
A 5.7 earthquake struck in Northern California on Thursday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
The epicenter of the quake was centered 6 miles west northwest of Greenville, and 26 miles southwest of Susanville, according to NBC News.
A 5.7 magnitude quake is considered moderate, but has the potential to cause considerable damage. There was no immediate reports of damage or injuries.
Chief meteorologist Mark Finan at NBC affiliate KCRA said the quake was felt at the station's studios in downtown Sacramento, about 145 miles south of the epicenter.
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Drivers Rescued After Wash. Bridge Collapse
Three people were rescued from a rushing river after a bridge collapsed along Interstate-5 in Washington State on Thursday evening, plunging two cars into the water below, according to Washington State Patrol.
Dan Sligh, one of the three people rescued, told NBC affiliate KING 5 News that he thought his life was over when he felt the water rushing into his car. "When you looked at all the carnage of the metal and stuff around you, I assumed that was it at that point." His wife and another rescued man were hospitalized with hypothermia. Authorities say they have no reason to believe any others are still in the river, NBC News reported.
The 57-year-old bridge fell into the Skagit River around 7 p.m. local time after a truck slammed into part of it, disconnecting traffic along the state's major freeway into Canada. Officials are investigating the incident and say it could be months before the bridge is repaired.
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Cruise Industry Announces Passenger Bill of Rights
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The cruise industry said Wednesday that it's adopting a passenger bill of rights that guarantees the "safety, comfort and care" of guests, The Associated Press reported.
The bill of rights promises full refunds for trips that are canceled due to mechanical failure, and a backup power source on every ship to keep emergency systems running in the event of a main generator failure.
The announcement by the Cruise Lines International Association, which represents 25 major companies including Carnival and Royal Caribbean comes in the aftermath of the Carnival Triumph debacle. The ship drifted for several days earlier this year without power as passengers endured filthy conditions.
Christine Duffy, president and CEO of CLIA, said the idea for the bill of rights came about in response to demands from U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., that the industry guarantee passengers minimum standards and protections while on a ship, including sanitary conditions, back-up power, medical care and refunds in the event of a power failure.
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Zimmerman Defense Team Releases Texts From Trayvon Martin's Phone
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The defense team for George Zimmerman, the man charged with second-degree murder in the shooting of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin, has released a trove of texts and photos from Martin's cell phone, NBC News reported. The newly released evidence, posted to a website run by Zimmerman's defense team on Thursday, includes texts from Martin where he discusses being suspended from school and smoking marijuana. He also shows an interest in guns in several texts. The defense team also filed a motion on Thursday to request a delay in the start of Zimmerman's trial, citing a need for more time to review a witness' qualifications, NBC Miami reported. The evidence comes days before a hearing scheduled next Tuesday that will determine the admissibility of certain evidence in the trial. Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch volunteer, shot Martin, a black 17-year-old, on Feb. 26, 2012, in Sanford, Fla., in a case that set off racial tensions around the country.Click through to read more about Martin's text messages.
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Jurors Fail to Reach Verdict in Jodi Arias Trial
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Jurors in the high-profile Jodi Arias trial on Thursday failed to reach agreement over whether she should receive the death penalty for killing her ex-boyfriend, NBC News reported. Maricopa County Superior Court Judge Sherry Stephens called for a retrial in the penalty phase after the jury failed to reach a unanimous verdict. The new jury will be impaneled on July 18. Earlier this month Arias was found guilty for the brutal murder of her former boyfriend, 30-year-old Travis Alexander. His body was found slumped in the shower of his Phoenix-area home in June 2008. He was stabbed 27 times, had his throat slashed and was shot in the face. Arias asked jurors to spare her life after initially saying she preferred to die. Arias said she deserves life in prison instead of the death penalty because she still has a lot to contribute to society.
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IRS Official Placed on Leave
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Lois Lerner, the IRS official who oversees the agency’s division in charge of tax-exempt organizations, has been placed on administrative leave, a source told NBC News on Thursday. The IRS has selected Ken Corbin as acting director during Lerner's absence.
Lerner, whose responsibility for the targeting of conservative groups at the IRS has become a point of scrutiny in the controversy, had come under bipartisan fire. Sens. Carl Levin, D-Mich., and John McCain, R-Ariz., wrote acting IRS Commissioner Daniel Werfel earlier on Thursday seeking Lerner’s suspension.
Lerner had appeared before a House committee on Wednesday, but invoked her Fifth Amendment rights, and declined to testify.
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