10 die in train collision in India
NEW DELHI (AP) - A passenger train crashed into the back of another train early Wednesday near the Taj Mahal in northern India, killing at least 10 people and trapping scores of people in a smashed coach, police said.
Rescuers used gas cutters to open the rear coach following the collision near Agra, the site of the Taj Mahal about 130 miles southeast of New Delhi, said Rajesh Bajpai, a railway spokesman.
One of the trains, Mewar Express, was stopped at a red signal when another train rammed into it from behind, Sharma told The Associated Press.
Rescuers recovered 10 bodies so far but the death toll could rise, said Surendra Srivastava, the Uttar Pradesh state police spokesman.
Congressman likely has H1N1 virus
WASHINGTON (AP) - Rep. Greg Walden likely has the H1N1 virus.
Walden missed votes Tuesday night and his spokesman says he likely will be out of action for the next several days.
The spokesman, Andrew Whelan, says Walden thought he had a cold but felt worse as the day went on Tuesday. The Oregon Republican went to his doctor, who diagnosed him with a likely case of H1N1, also known as swine flu.
In a Tweet, Walden told his followers: "Just diagnosed with likely H1N1. Ugh. Off to seclusion for a while."
Weakened Rick nears resorts
LOS CABOS, Mexico (AP) - Once-powerful Hurricane Rick lost most of its punch as it headed toward Mexican resort regions as a tropical storm Tuesday, but local authorities still prepared for evacuations in case of flooding.
The U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami said Rick was projected to limp along a path south of the tip of the Baja California Peninsula late Tuesday before crossing the mouth of the Gulf of California and hitting the mainland near Mazatlan today.
The storm's maximum sustained winds were down to 65 mph Tuesday night, the Hurricane Center said. It was centered about 145 miles south-southwest of Cabo San Lucas and moving to the north-northeast at 12 mph.