Crash

Cameron Cardow / Truthdig May 5, 2009 Dig deeper

Conspiracy Alert: Web Expert’s Plane Crash Probed

Staff / Truthdig Dec 23, 2008 In September, Republican Internet whiz Michael Connell was subpoenaed in conjunction with a case of alleged vote-tampering in Ohio during the 2004 presidential election. Last Friday, the 45-year-old IT consultant and Web designer was killed when his plane hit an empty house near Akron. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Dozens Killed in Sudan Plane Crash

Staff / Truthdig Jun 11, 2008 A Sudan Airways passenger jet carrying around 200 people crashed while landing at the Khartoum airport late Tuesday, skidding off the runway during stormy weather, catching fire and splitting in half. Dozens of people on the craft were reported killed after earlier estimates placed the toll much higher. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Be Careful What You Wish For

E.J. Dionne Jr. / Truthdig Mar 18, 2008 Never do I want to hear again from my conservative friends about how brilliant capitalists are, how much they deserve their seven-figure salaries, and how government should keep its hands off the private economy. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

State of the Union

Mike Luckovich / Truthdig Jan 25, 2008 Dig deeper

Air Force Grounds F-15 Fleet

Staff / Truthdig Nov 7, 2007 The Air Force has decided to ground all 676 F-15 fighter jets in service because of a recent crash that is thought to have originated from a mechanical defect that may have caused the plane to break up in flight. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Space Object Implicated in Widespread Illness

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 Roughly 600 Peruvian townspeople are suffering a variety of ailments, from headaches to vomiting, after visiting the crash site of a mysterious fireball that fell from the heavens. Scientists are en route to analyze the object, which they believe is simply a meteorite. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

7 Killed as Copter Is Downed in ‘Forgotten War’

Staff / Truthdig May 31, 2007 Five Americans, a Canadian and a Briton died in a helicopter crash in Afghanistan on Wednesday, apparently shot down by a resurgent Taliban. The grim news from what some have called "the forgotten war" in Afghanistan comes amid mounting casualty reports from Iraq. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Worst Stock Market Slide Since 9/11

Staff / Truthdig Feb 28, 2007 The stock market Tuesday had its worst day since 9/11 as investors around the world began to lose faith in the U.S. economy. The Dow fell by 4.3 percent, and S&P estimated total losses at $632 billion. The development came only a day after Alan Greenspan warned of a potential recession. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Mr. Fish – Elephant Crash

Mr. Fish / Truthdig Nov 10, 2006 Dig deeper

More Than 200 Taliban Fighters Die in Afghan Clash

Staff / Truthdig Sep 3, 2006 Two thousand NATO and Afghan soldiers are involved in the largest military operation to occur in southern Afghanistan since NATO took over the area in early July. The explosion of violence in the area has taken the lives of over 200 Taliban fighters and of four Canadian soldiers. A UK reconnaissance plane also crashed, killing 14 people. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Even Shiite-Held Basra Is Safe Zone No More

Staff / Truthdig May 7, 2006 The crash of a British helicopter in the southern Iraqi city of Basra led to a crackdown by British soldiers and five Iraqi deaths A melee ensued--stone-throwing, Molotov cocktails A BBC correspondent called the worsening situation a "dramatic change in attitude" toward the British presence. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )