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Police treating speed 'very, very strongly' as factor in crash that killed five schoolchildren

The driver of a school bus in the US that was filled with elementary students when it crashed in Chattanooga, killing at least five children, has been arrested and faces charges including vehicular homicide.

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Driver charged after six children die in Chattanooga school bus crash

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Five dead after ‘domestic terrorism’

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QUIRKY WORLD ... Clever cops quickly quack quandary of household intruder

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Obama reaches out to middleclass with jobs program

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Pilot fell 2,500ft after plane’s cockpit opened

'You'll be sorry' - hospital killer

A man told his estranged wife and her mother “they’d be sorry” before pulling a handgun from his coat pocket and shooting both women dead at a Georgia hospital as horrified people watched in the waiting room.

Sun, 08 Jan, 2012

State of emergency declared in storm-hit US South

US President Barack Obama declared an emergency today after a wave of tornado-spawning storms tore through the South, splintering buildings and killing more than 70 people in four states.

Thu, 28 Apr, 2011

Shaw and Caldwell enjoy different fortunes

Gareth Shaw and Johnny Caldwell, Ireland’s collegiate golfing stars of the 2007-08 US season, enjoyed contrasting fortunes as the NCAA East Regional Championship got under way in Chattanooga, Tennessee.

Fri, 16 May, 2008

Shaw and Caldwell on form in the US

Gareth Shaw and Johnny Caldwell capped a stellar seven days in the United States on Monday when they learned their destination for the NCAA Regional championships later this month.

Thu, 08 May, 2008

Irish golfer Shaw enters US top-20 college ranking

Irish golfer Gareth Shaw climbed into the US collegiate top 20 rankings this week following his runner-up finish at the Administaff ASU Invitational in Georgia.

Fri, 11 Apr, 2008

Insurer to bring 200 new jobs to Carlow

A MAJOR jobs boost for Carlow is expected to be announced today with the creation of 200 new jobs.

Fri, 08 Feb, 2008

Strange by name, strange by nature

It was a case of Strange by name, strange by nature in the first round of the Scandinavian Masters in Stockholm.

Thu, 16 Aug, 2007

States take no chance over campus threats

Campus threats forced lock-downs and evacuations at universities and schools in eight US states the day after a Virginia Tech student’s shooting rampage killed 32 people.

Wed, 18 Apr, 2007

Spate of campus closures day after college massacre

CAMPUS bomb scares and perceived threats forced lock-downs and evacuations at universities in Texas, Oklahoma and Tennessee yesterday, a day after the shooting rampage that killed 33 people at Virginia Tech.

Wed, 18 Apr, 2007

Republicans struggle to prevent Democrat takeover

Republicans today struggled to prevent a Democratic takeover of the US Senate after losing Republican-held seats in Ohio, Rhode Island and Pennsylvania.

Wed, 08 Nov, 2006

US Navy aircraft found with no survivors

The crash site of a missing US Navy jet with four aviators aboard has been found, but none of the passenger’s survived the crash, US Air Force Special Operations Command spokesman Matt Durhan said today.

Thu, 12 Jan, 2006

Tsunami relief donations replace court fines

A US judge is offering traffic violators a choice: pay a fine or make a $100 (€75) donation to a tsunami relief charity.

Tue, 04 Jan, 2005

Up to 10 dead as bus crashes after driver attacked

A Greyhound bus crashed in central Tennessee today after a passenger slit the driver’s throat.

Wed, 03 Oct, 2001