Body of Delta Airlines worker killed in tire explosion unidentified, son says
ATLANTA (AP) — The son of a worker killed in a tire explosion at a Delta Air Lines maintenance facility near Atlanta's airport says his father's body was unrecognizable. Andre Coleman told Atlanta news station 11Alive on Tuesday he couldn't believe 58-year-old Mirko Malweg was dead and missed him. But after the medical examiner told him the body was unrecognizable, the family was forced to rely on Malweg's tattoos and the Mississippi lanyard around his neck to identify him. Malweg was one of two workers at the wheel and brake shop on Tuesday dismantling wheel parts for maintenance. A third worker was seriously injured.
Suspect in fatal shooting arrested after falling from ceiling of Memphis home
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — The U.S. Marshals Service said a suspect in a deadly shooting in Tennessee was arrested after falling through the ceiling of a home where he was hiding. Diario Wilkerson, 20, was arrested Monday in Memphis by a U.S. Marshals Service task force searching for fugitives in West Tennessee. Authorities said Wilkerson was charged with first-degree murder and negligent endangerment with a deadly weapon in the April 2 shooting death of Troy Cunningham in Memphis. The task force tracked Wilkerson to a Memphis home and surrounded it. Wilkerson, who was hiding in the attic, was arrested after falling through the ceiling. He was not injured.
Invasive owl culls ramp up on US West Coast to save native birds
U.S. wildlife officials will next year expand efforts to remove invasive barred owls, which are driving endangered native owls out of forests on the West Coast. Federal officials announced Wednesday they have approved a 30-year plan to remove up to 452,000 barred owls in Oregon, California and Washington. The removal is meant to relieve pressure on the birds, whose populations are declining. Barred owls are small and require larger territories to survive. Researchers say the plan faces the challenge of barred owls returning to areas where they have been removed. The prospect of removing one bird to save another has divided wildlife conservationists. Government officials say they are trying to save the barred owl from extinction.
K-pop singer Taeil leaves boy band NCT amid sexual assault allegations, agency announces
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean singer Taeil has left K-pop band NCT after being accused of sexual crimes. His agency SM Entertainment released a statement to X on Wednesday saying he was leaving the boy band after learning that an NCT member had been “accused of a criminal case related to sexual crimes.” The label did not disclose the nature of the crime but added that Taeil was fully cooperating with the police investigation. Taeil was a member of the globally popular Korean boy band NCT, which debuted in 2016. SM Entertainment's statement was viewed more than 45.7 million times in less than three hours.
The sweaty corn adds to the humidity
Corn sweat, the process by which corn plants release moisture into the air to stay cool, causes humidity spikes across the Midwest every summer. Now, climate change and agricultural advances are making the phenomenon even more severe. Corn plants are being planted more densely, in part due to the growing demand for corn-based ethanol. And when temperatures rise, corn plants work harder to cool themselves, which makes them sweat more. All of this combines to exacerbate the hot and humid weather we've seen across the U.S. in recent days.
What you need to know about Oropouche virus, also known as sloth fever
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. health officials say more than 20 people who returned to the U.S. from Cuba have been infected with an insect-borne virus. All had Oropouche virus disease, also known as sloth fever. No one has died and there is no evidence the disease is spreading in the U.S. But officials are warning U.S. doctors to be on the lookout for infections in travelers coming from Cuba and South America. The virus is transmitted to people by infected midges and certain types of mosquitoes.
Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo collapses during a match in Brazil and dies in hospital days later
SAO PAULO (AP) — Uruguayan soccer player Juan Izquierdo has died in a Brazilian hospital five days after collapsing during a game in Sao Paulo. He was 27. Sao Paulo's Albert Einstein Hospital said Tuesday that Izquierdo died of “cardiac arrest secondary to arrhythmia.” Izquierdo collapsed last Thursday while playing for Uruguayan club Nacional in a Copa Libertadores match in Sao Paulo. The Uruguayan Air Force said one of its planes would transport his coffin to Montevideo later Wednesday.
Questions growing about the safety of Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system
DETROIT (AP) — Tesla says vehicles with the latest version of its vaunted “full self-driving” system can get from point A to point B with little human intervention. But a series of surprising accidents in recent days has drawn the attention of federal regulators, who were already investigating Tesla's self-driving system after dozens of crashes that raised safety concerns. The issues have left those who monitor self-driving vehicles increasingly skeptical about whether Tesla's system can be safely operated on a wide scale. Some analysts say they doubt whether Tesla is even coming close to CEO Elon Musk's prediction of rolling out a fleet of self-driving robotaxis by next year.
Police in a suburban New York county have made their first arrest under a new law banning masks.
NEW YORK (AP) — Police in a New York City suburb have made their first arrest under a new local ordinance banning the wearing of masks. Nassau County police said officers responded to a report of a suspicious person on the streets of Levittown on Sunday night. They found an 18-year-old man wearing a black ski mask covering his face. Police said the man was also exhibiting other suspicious behavior, including trying to hide a large bulge in his waistband that turned out to be a 14-inch knife. The man was arraigned on Monday. His lawyer said the stop was likely unlawful.
US Open: Naomi Osaka beats Ostapenko to win first top 10 title in over four years
NEW YORK (AP) — Naomi Osaka beat Jelena Ostapenko in straight sets at the U.S. Open for her first win over a top-10 player in more than four years. Osaka has won twice at Flushing Meadows but has missed the past few seasons due to a mental health break and giving birth. Her win over Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open champion, marked the first match between two former Grand Slam champions in the opening match of the U.S. Open since Serena Williams beat Maria Sharapova five years ago. Other winners on the second day in New York included world No. 1 Iga Swiatek and world No. 1 Jannik Sinner.
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