AUBURN — Doris Ducharme will brave huge crowds in Philadelphia to see Pope Francis later this week. Asked what she would say to the pope if she got the chance, Ducharme was almost breathless. “Oh, I’d be speechless!” she said. “All I would do is hold his hand.” Like millions across the country, Ducharme, 81, […]
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Videos: AP analysis shows Amtrak reached 107 mph
The video shows the train — which was roughly 662 feet long — passes the camera in just over five seconds. But AP found that the surveillance video plays back slightly slower than in real time. So, adjusting for the slower playback puts the train’s estimated speed at 107 miles per hour. The surveillance camera […]
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Police hunt for 2 who carjacked SUV, killed 3 kids
PHILADELPHIA — Police were searching for two men who carjacked an SUV and plowed into a group of children and adults selling fruit to raise money for their church, killing three kids and critically injuring their mother and the carjacking victim. Another woman was hurt but is in stable condition. The men carjacked a real […]
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Philadelphia fire kills 4 kids, engulfs 10 houses
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Fire raced through a row of two-story homes in southwest Philadelphia early Saturday, killing three 4-year-olds and a baby and engulfing at least 10 houses, officials said. A woman and three other children escaped through a second-floor window. The blaze began shortly before 3 a.m. and was brought under control in about […]
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Flight carrying U.S. Sen. Leahy to Vt. is diverted
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A commercial flight carrying U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and 79 others to Vermont diverted to Philadelphia on Friday because of mechanical problems, authorities said. No injuries were reported. Leahy, third in line to the presidency, told The Associated Press that the US Airways flight landed smoothly and passengers were being transferred to […]