PRNewswire
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. — Hardworking word-lovers everywhere can now learn the meaning of the word staycation (”a vacation spent at home or nearby”) along with nearly 100 other new words and senses added to Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary, Eleventh Edition.
America’s best-selling dictionary offers its new 2009 entries in its updated print edition and online at Merriam-Webster.com.
“Our language [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — Three Walt Disney World resort employees are on leave following a monorail crash between two trains that left one of the drivers dead, CNN reported.
The network’s Web site quoted a Disney spokesman as saying the action is “part of an investigative process, not a disciplinary action.” The three [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
CANTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Five people were killed today when they drove around the gates of a grade crossing and their car was struck by an approaching Amtrak train, police said.
“It looks like they probably did go around the arm,” The Associated Press quoted Sgt. Mark Gajeski as saying. “They went around the [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The National Transportation Safety Board said that the pilot killed a monorail collision at the Walt Disney World resort tried to reverse his train to avoid the collision.
The NTSB said it has developed the following factual information from its investigation of the collision of two trains on the [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The National Transportation Safety Board is now investigating the fatal Walt Disney World monorail collision.
At about 2 a.m. EDT on Sunday (July 5), two monorail trains collided killing the operator of one of the trains. One cast member was killed, but no resort guests were seriously injured.
The Occupational [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating Sunday’s fatal monorail collision at the Walt Disney World resort, authorities said.
A Walt Disney World cast member was killed early Sunday morning (July 5) when two monorails collided at the Ticket and Transportation Center. The cast member, a 21-year-old, was [...]

Railfanning.org News Wire
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A Walt Disney World cast member was killed early Sunday morning (July 5) when two monorails collided at the Ticket and Transportation Center. The cast member, a 21-year-old, was piloting a monorail that crashed into a second train, according to published reports.
“Today, we mourn the loss of our [...]

Voice of America
SEOUL — South Korean officials say North Korea fired the missiles throughout the day Saturday, launching them in the morning, early afternoon, and early evening.
The missiles were apparently launched from a facility on North Korea’s east coast, and are believed to have flown approximately 400 kilometers each.
The Foreign Ministry in Seoul issued a [...]

Voice of America
Americans are celebrating the July 4 Independence Day holiday with fireworks, parades and concerts.
Washington and New York are among the cities that will have spectacular fireworks displays Saturday night. Many small towns have been forced to scrap or scale back their celebrations because of the economic crisis.
In his weekly Saturday address, U.S. [...]

HarpBlaster.com News Wire
WASILLA, Alaska — Gov. Sarah Palin announced today that she will not seek a second term as Governor of the State of Alaska and will relegate the power of governor to Lieutenant Gov. Sean Parnell in order to serve Alaska’s best interests. Lieutenant General Craig Campbell will move into Parnell’s current role.
Parnell will [...]