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KATHMANDU, Nepal (AP) — The Nepalese army says a rescue helicopter has located the wreckage of a missing U.S. Marine chopper in the mountains northeast of Kathmandu. And Nepal's Defense Secretary says three bodies have been found. The chopper was carrying six Marines and two Nepalese army soldiers when it went missing on Tuesday.
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Amtrak president and CEO Joseph Boardman says the railroad takes full responsibility for Tuesday night's derailment that killed eight people and injured more than 200. Boardman says on Amtrak's official blog that it's cooperating fully with the investigation, and he says, "With truly heavy hearts, we mourn those who died. Their loss leaves holes in the lives of their families and communities." Investigators say the train was traveling more than 100 mph at a sharp bend where the maximum posted speed is 50 mph.
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Bluesman B.B. King is dead at age 89. King's attorney says he died last night at his home in Las Vegas. Funeral arrangements are underway. The 15-time Grammy winner had diabetes and his health had been declining over the past year. King collapsed during a concert in Chicago last October, later blaming dehydration and exhaustion. He had been in hospice care at his home.
JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — More than 800 migrants have landed on the shores of Indonesia and Thailand after being adrift at sea for weeks. They're among the few who've gotten past a wall of resistance by Southeast Asian countries who've made it clear that the migrants are not welcome. Several thousand refugees from Bangladesh and Myanmar are fleeing persecution and they're believed to be adrift on boats in the Andaman Sea.
WELLINGTON, Fla. (AP) — A Florida landscaper is charged with animal cruelty after authorities say he ran over a mother duck and her 11 ducklings with his riding lawnmower. The South Florida Sun Sentinel reports that 24-year-old Jason Falbo was arrested Wednesday and charged with nine counts of animal cruelty. Authorities say he mowed down the ducks May 2 at the Wellington home of Boyd Jentzsch, who says his family, was screaming as the ducks were run over. Only the mother and two ducklings survived.
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