Colombia: Mine Explosion Kills 21 On Thursday, Colombian Pres. Gustavo Petro announced that the death toll from a mine collapse on Tuesday had risen to 21 after rescue operations ended and failed to rescue 10 trapped miners....
US Senators Propose Law to Track High-Altitude Balloons US Senators Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ted Budd (R-N.C.) on Wednesday introduced a bill intended to help the US better track objects in its airspace and differentiate potential threats from non-threats....
Philippines: Oil Spill Impacts Marine Life, Human Health Last week, the MT Princess Empress — an oil tanker carrying 800K liters of oil — sank off the coast of the Oriental Mindoro province in the Philippines. The oil has now reached the shores of nearby areas including fishing villages, coating them in a thick and oily sludge....
Greece Train Collision Kills At Least 40 At least 40 people were killed after a passenger and cargo train collided head-on outside the town of Tempe in central Greece late on Tuesday....
Nearly 60 Dead After Migrant Boat Sinks Near Italy After a wooden boat crowded with migrants ran aground on Sunday, rescuers have recovered nearly 60 bodies with dozens more missing. Death toll estimates are reaching 100 people, with some survivors indicating that there were as many as 200 passengers when it set out from Turkey....
Tesla Recalls Cars Over Self-Driving Software Tesla is recalling more than 362K vehicles in the US after regulators said Thursday the Full Self-Driving (FSD) Beta software doesn't meet traffic safety standards....
Ohio Train Derailment: Norfolk Southern Skips Town Meeting After a Feb. 3 train derailment sparked a massive fire, causing residents to evacuate their homes, government officials of East Palestine, Ohio, organized a meeting to answer questions from concerned citizens on Wednesday. However, a notable absence from the transport company sparked outrage....