8-year-old girl struck and killed while boarding school bus
An 8-year-old Georgia girl was struck and killed by a car in front of her horrified mother as she crossed the road to catch a school bus. Incredibly, she says, her mother forgave her driver. Adalynn Pierce tried to walk across a two-lane road in Henry County to catch a bus on Thursday, but the […]
Porter Airlines pilot blocked disabled man from boarding flight, claimed he was ‘dangerous threat’ due to wheelchair batteries
A Canadian airline pilot falsely told a man using a power wheelchair that he could not board the plane because the battery connected to his mobility aid posed a “dangerous threat,” according to reports. Ken Harrower said a Porter Airlines pilot asked about his power chair and stopped him from boarding at Calgary International Airport […]
Thirteen children die in Chinese boarding school fire | China
A fire broke out in a dormitory at an elementary school in central Henan province, killing 13 students, according to Chinese state media. All of the dead were third-year students, a teacher at Yingcai School told Hebei province's state media Zonglan news. According to Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, one person who was rescued from the […]