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NTSB: Require small planes to have carbon monoxide detectors

January 21, 2022 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. crash investigators are urging the Federal Aviation Administration to require private planes to be equipped with carbon monoxide detectors, citing deadly crashes that were attributed to poisoning by the odorless gas.

Police: Road accident in Ghana causes huge explosion, deaths

By FRANCIS KOKUTSEJanuary 20, 2022 GMT

ACCRA, Ghana (AP) — A vehicle carrying explosives used in mining collided with a motorcycle and blew up in western Ghana on Thursday, causing an unknown number of fatalities and injuring scores of people, police said.

Louisiana woman pleads to crash that killed 28-year-old man

January 20, 2022 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A woman with a history of DWI arrests has pleaded guilty to charges related to a car crash that left a 28-year-old man dead.

Latasha Hicks, 46, of St. James, pleaded guilty Wednesday to her third DWI offense and vehicular homicide in the March 15, 2020, death of Brian Gros Jr., of Pierre Part, as part of a plea deal with prosecutors, District Attorney Rickey Babin's office told news outlets.

French actor Gaspard Ulliel, 37, dies after ski accident

By NICOLAS VAUX-MONTAGNYJanuary 19, 2022 GMT

LYON, France (AP) — French actor Gaspard Ulliel, known for appearing in Chanel perfume ads as well as film and television roles, died Wednesday after a skiing accident in the Alps, local authorities said.

3 California teenagers killed in car crash near Los Angeles

January 18, 2022 GMT

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Three teenage boys were killed in Southern California when the car they were in struck a curb, collided with a fence and rolled over on an embankment, authorities said.

Man charged with DUI after truck hits utility pole

January 17, 2022 GMT

CUMBERLAND, Md. (AP) — A Maryland man was charged with driving under the influence after his pickup truck struck a utility pole. causing a widespread power outage in a Cumberland neighborhood, police said.

Snow, ice blast through South with powerful winter storm

By PAMELA SAMPSON and KIM CHANDLERJanuary 17, 2022 GMT

ATLANTA (AP) — A dangerous winter storm combining high winds and ice swept through parts of the U.S. Southeast on Sunday, knocking out power, felling trees and fences and coating roads with a treacherous, frigid glaze.

3-year-old boy finds loaded gun, shoots self in Alabama

January 15, 2022 GMT

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Authorities are investigating after a 3-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in an unincorporated community in Alabama.

Jefferson County sheriff’s deputies received a 911 call at 8:30 p.m.

Beloit officer who shot man won’t be charged

January 14, 2022 GMT

BELOIT, Wis. (AP) — A Beloit police officer who shot a man who was trying to disarm her won’t face any criminal charges, prosecutors said Friday.

The Beloit Daily News reported that Sgt.

Bad weather caused crash that killed India’s military chief

ASHOK SHARMAJanuary 14, 2022 GMT

NEW DELHI (AP) — An air force helicopter crash that killed India's military chief and 13 other people was caused by an unexpected change in weather that disoriented the pilot, a military court said in preliminary findings released Friday.

French mechanic dies in vehicle crash at Dakar Rally

January 14, 2022 GMT

PARIS (AP) — A 20-year-old Frenchman died Friday at the Dakar Rally in Saudi Arabia when his vehicle was involved in a collision with a local truck, organizers said.

Quentin Lavallée, a mechanic for the PH Sport team, was driving an assistance vehicle when the accident occurred at 11:30 a.m.

Police: Father arrested in accidental shooting of 2-year-old

January 13, 2022 GMT

PHOENIX (AP) — Authorities say a Phoenix man has been arrested in an accidental shooting that killed his 2-year-old son at the family's apartment.

Jail records and police say Joshua Lewis, 29, was jailed Thursday after being arrested on suspicion of child abuse-reckless in the Wednesday afternoon shooting death of 2-year-old Kayden Lewis.

2 hurt when part of student center collapses at deaf school

January 13, 2022 GMT

TALLADEGA, Ala. (AP) — Two workers were injured when part of a building collapsed at the Alabama School for the Deaf, raining down bricks and other material, authorities said.

The failure happened Wednesday morning at the student center of the school, which is part of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind, according to a statement from Talladega Fire and Rescue released on social media.

Black ice, crashes block eastbound Interstate 90 in Montana

January 12, 2022 GMT

MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) — Treacherous driving conditions due to freezing rain in western Montana caused crashes that blocked lanes on Interstate 90 both east and west of Missoula and led Missoula Public Schools to cancel classes because buses were unable to run safely.