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Kentucky police officer shot dead on way home from work
BARDSTOWN, KENTUCKY (BNO NEWS) — A uniformed police officer was shot and killed early Saturday morning while driving home from work on a highway in the U.S. state of Kentucky, state police said. There were no witnesses to the shooting and no arrests w…
The Doors keyboardist Ray Manzarek dies of cancer at age 74
BERLIN, GERMANY (BNO NEWS) — American musician Ray Manzarek, who played the keyboard for The Doors, on Wednesday died after a long battle with cancer. He was 74.
Born Raymond Daniel Manczarek, Jr. in Chicago, Illinois in February 1939, Ray famously p…
Oklahoma tornado kills at least 24
OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA (BNO NEWS) — At least 24 people have been confirmed dead after a tornado ripped through the state of Oklahoma, local authorities said Tuesday.
Monday’s powerful tornado swept through Moore, Oklahoma, a suburb of Oklahoma City …
Commuter trains collide in Connecticut, at least 20 injured
NEW YORK (BNO NEWS) — Two New York area commuter trains collided on Friday injuring at least 20 people, officials said Friday.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority said the incident occurred on Friday evening at around 6:10 p.m. local time when …
String of tornadoes kill at least 6 in northern Texas, 7 missing
DALLAS, TEXAS (BNO NEWS) — At least six people were confirmed dead after a series of tornadoes swept through the northern region of the state of Texas, local authorities said.
A group of over ten tornadoes struck the region on Wednesday night, heavil…
Acting IRS chief ousted over tax scandal as Obama vows change
WASHINGTON, D.C. (BNO NEWS) — U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew on Wednesday ousted the acting head of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) over a widening scandal in which several IRS employees deliberately targeted conservative groups which sought…
H1N1 swine flu virus discovered in marine mammals
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — Scientists at the University of California, Davis, detected the H1N1 swine flu virus in free-ranging northern elephant seals a year after the human pandemic began, according to a study published on Wednesday. It is…
Deep magnitude-7.0 quake strikes off the Northern Mariana Islands
SAIPAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (BNO NEWS) — A powerful but deep earthquake struck near the U.S. Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands on Tuesday, seismologists said, but no tsunami alerts were issued and neither damage nor casualties were exp…
Seth Meyers to take over as host of NBC’s “Late Night” talk show
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) — Seth Meyers, the comedian best known from “Saturday Night Live,” will take over as host of the “Late Night” talk show next year when its current host, Jimmy Fallon, becomes the host of the “Tonight Show,” NBC Enter…
Shooting at Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans injures 19
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA (BNO NEWS) — Nineteen people were injured Sunday when as many as three gunmen opened fire at a crowd watching a Mother’s Day parade in New Orleans, police said on Monday. The motive was not yet known, and no arrests were immedia…
