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Calif. searchers seek survivors after midair crash

SAN DIEGO (AP) — The nighttime collision of a Coast Guard aircraft on a rescue mission and a Marine helicopter left nine people feared dead at sea Friday as investigators tried to solve the mystery of how the aircrews failed to see each other in a ...

From GILLIAN FLACCUS AND DAISY NGUYEN, NevadaAppeal.com,  31 Oct 2009
Related Topics: US Marine Corps,  Federal Aviation Administration

FAA: Jets only 82 feet apart on runway at LAX

The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday that a runway incursion put a taxiing jet about 82 feet from a departing airliner - less than half the separation required by aviation rules. The incident Sunday at Los Angeles International Airport ...

From DAISY NGUYEN, San Francisco Chronicle,  29 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  Federal Aviation Administration,  Boeing

FAA: 2 jets were only about 82 feet apart at LAX

LOS ANGELES—The Federal Aviation Administration said Wednesday a runway incursion put a taxiing jet about 82 feet from a departing airliner -- less than half the separation required by aviation rules. The incident Sunday at Los Angeles International ...

From DAISY NGUYEN, Boston Globe,  28 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Northwest Airlines,  Midwest Airlines,  Federal Aviation Administration,  Boeing

Guru says he's being tested by AZ retreat deaths

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The man in charge of a spiritual retreat last week in Arizona that left two people dead after they were overcome in a sweat lodge said Tuesday night he is “being tested” by the tragedy and has hired his own investigators to try to ...

From DAISY NGUYEN AND FELICIA FONSECA, NevadaAppeal.com,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: James Arthur Ray,  Angel Valley

Victims of Calif. train derailment settle for $30M

LOS ANGELES - A commuter rail agency agreed to pay about $30 million to settle most of the lawsuits from a derailment that killed 11 people and injured another 180 after a driver trying to commit suicide parked his gas-drenched SUV on the tracks, ...

From DAISY NGUYEN, Atlanta Journal Constitution Vendor,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Jeep,  Union Pacific

Metrolink, victims of derailment settle for $30M

LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Attorneys say a Southern California rail authority will pay about $30 million to settle most lawsuits filed over a deadly commuter train derailment four years ago north of Los Angeles. Jerome Ringler, a lead attorney representing ...

From DAISY NGUYEN, The Orange County Register,  14 Oct 2009
Related Topics: Jeep

Off-duty military motorcycle deaths spur training

CAMP PENDLETON, Calif.—Sgt. Adam Bosley was back from his third tour of duty in Iraq and waiting to head to Afghanistan when he bought a sleek, souped-up motorcycle capable of high-speed cornering and explosive acceleration. Days after buying the ...

From DAISY NGUYEN, Boston Globe,  30 Sep 2009
Related Topics: California Highway Patrol,  US Marine Corps,  Suzuki

In hundreds of cities, parking spaces become parks

Activists across the U.S. parked themselves curbside Friday, taking up spaces reserved for cars and transforming them into mini parks with sod, potted plants, lawn chairs and even barbecue grills to raise awareness about how the auto has won the ...

From DAISY NGUYEN, Taiwan News,  19 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Fordham University

Urban islands of green created for Park(ing) Day

urban dwellers everywhere because they're dealing with similar issues of traffic congestion and pollution. The temporary parks highlight the fact that curbside parking "results in increased traffic, wasted fuel and more pollution," Passmore ...

From DAISY NGUYEN, Long Beach Press-Telegram,  18 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Fordham University

In hundreds of cities, parking space become parks

Students from a nearby school in the East Hollywood area of Los Angeles paint a banner on a city storage facility during "Parking Day L.A.," Friday, Sept. 18, 2009. Activists took up parking spots in cities across the nation and temporarily install sod, ...

From DAISY NGUYEN ASSOCIATED PRESS, LA.com,  18 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Fordham University

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