More turmoil for FIFA and World Cup bidding contests
On another day of turmoil for FIFA and the World Cup, the bidding contest for the 2026 tournament was put on hold.
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French army chief urges more strikes on IS command centres
The US-led coalition carrying out air strikes against the Islamic State group needs to target the jihadists’ command centres, but this is easier said than done, French army chief Denis Mercier said Wednesday. “It is exactly the same problem in Iraq today. France has ruled out joining air strikes against IS in Syria until a credible political transition has taken place in Damascus.
NTSB says Amtrak engineer didn't use cellphone before crash
WASHINGTON (AP) — The engineer driving an Amtrak train wasn’t using his cellphone to talk, text or download data just before the train derailed in Philadelphia last month, safety investigators said Wednesday, deepening the mystery of what caused the accident that killed eight and injured about 200.
McKinney officer who pulled his gun on unarmed black teens at pool party resigns — but is it enough?
The white police officer who threw a black bikini-clad girl to the ground and pulled his gun on two others while responding to a disturbance at a pool party in McKinney, Texas, resigned on Tuesday. But some community members say his resignation is not enough.
House searches resume near prison where 2 killers escaped
WILLSBORO, N.Y. (AP) — Police plan to resume searching homes located near the maximum-security prison in northern New York where two killers escaped using power tools, authorities said Wednesday as they renewed their plea for help from the public.
LeBron leads Cleveland to 2-1 NBA Finals lead
Obama considers sending more troops to help train Iraqi forces
JERUSALEM (AP) — The Obama administration is nearing a decision on how to improve and accelerate the training of Iraqi security forces in light of recent setbacks against the Islamic State, including the possibility of setting up new training camps in Anbar Province, U.S. officials said Tuesday.
New York inmates on the run for days face high odds of capture
The two escaped inmates from a New York maximum security prison have far outlasted the typical jailbreak period, according to experts and corrections data, as state and federal authorities were hunting them for the fifth straight day on Wednesday. “They invest a lot of time and effort in planning their escape,” said Martin Horn, a former prison official in New York City and Pennsylvania who now lectures at John Jay
Amtrak to test rail safety system in U.S. Northeast but problems persist
By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Amtrak said on Wednesday that it has won government approval to test a new rail safety system between New York and Washington that federal inspectors say would have prevented the deadly May 12 derailment in Philadelphia. The statements were contained in separate pieces of written testimony submitted by Amtrak and the FCC to the Senate Commerce Committee ahead of a hearing on positive train
Baltimore prosecutors had asked police to target Freddie Gray corner: report
The request from State’s Attorney Marilyn Mosby came about three weeks before Gray, a 25-year-old black man, was arrested on April 12, according to a court filing by defense attorneys for six officers Mosby has charged in Gray’s death. Mosby’s request means she should be removed from the high-profile case, the Sun quoted the motion in Baltimore City Circuit Court as saying.