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PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Philadelphia's mayor says not everyone has been accounted for following last night's Amtrak train derailment that killed at least five people and injured dozens of others. Federal investigators are expected to arrive at the scene this morning. The train, which was traveling from Washington, D.C. to New York, derailed shortly after 9 p.m., sending all seven cars off the tracks. Some passengers escaped by climbing through the windows of toppled cars.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Dozens of workers are feared dead after fire ripped through a slipper factory near the Philippine capital, Manila. Officials say at least three bodies have been recovered and that no survivors were found after the fire was brought under control. Relatives are reporting about 62 people missing, and the governor of a nearby city says only seven people are believed to have survived. The local fire marshal says there are "numerous bodies" on the building's second floor.
LANGKAWI, Malaysia (AP) — A boat crammed with more than 500 refugees has been found off the coast of Penang island in northern Malaysia. A person involved in the situation says the overcrowded boat is full of desperate people and it's too dangerous to board. The migrants are likely Bangladeshis and Rohingya (ROH'-hin-GAH'), a long-persecuted minority in Myanmar who've become victims of human traffickers.
TOKYO (AP) — Another 6.5 million vehicles are being recalled worldwide because of problem air bags made by Japanese supplier Takata Corp. Toyota says it's recalling nearly 5 million more vehicles, affecting some Corolla subcompact cars, RAV4 SUVs and Tundra pickup trucks. And Nissan is recalling an additional 1.56 million vehicles, affecting some Sentra compact cars, Caravan vans and X-Trail SUVs. The recall involves a new air bag problem, in which the front air bag inflators can deploy abnormally, or rupture.
NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (AP) — Two Florida hearse drivers have been fired for stopping at Dunkin' Donuts while on their way to a funeral. Rob Carpenter spotted the hearse in the Dunkin' Donuts parking lot in New Port Richey Tuesday, with its curtains open. Inside was the flag-draped coffin of 84-year-old Ltc. Jesse Coleman, a decorated soldier who served in Korea and Vietnam. Carpenter confronted the driver and sent images to the Veteran's Warriors group, which posted the images to Facebook.
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