Ramapo, NY (Channel 6 News) — All lanes are closed northbound just north of exit 14A on the New York state Thruway after a New York State Corrections bus overturned in Ramapo. WABC reports that none of the prisoners appeared to be seriously injured, yet some were seen being transported by ambulance. For those who were not injured [...]

CHRISTCHURCH, NEW ZEALAND (BNO NEWS) — At least one person was injured on early Friday afternoon when a strong earthquake struck off the New Zealand city of Christchurch, officials said. There were no reports of widespread damage.

The 5.8-magnitude e…

PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) — The Supreme Leader of North Korea, Kim Jong-il, died of physical fatigue on early Saturday morning, state-run media announced on Monday afternoon. He was 69 or 70 years old.

The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said …

PYONGYANG (BNO NEWS) — The North Korean news agency KCNA on Monday morning said it will release an ‘important notice’ at noon local time, giving no other details. The announcement is also said to be carried on state-run television and radio.
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PRAGUE (BNO NEWS) — Former Czech president Vaclav Havel died on Sunday, local media reported sources as saying. He was 75.
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New York, NY (Channel 6 News) — The NYPD has closed of a section of 42nd Street, between 7th and 8th avenues, because of a ‘Suspicious Package’. Early reports suggest that the NYPD is taking no chances, and have evacuated the surounding resturaunts and movie theaters. Police said the bomb squad was on scene. Traffic [...]

ANKARA (BNO NEWS) — A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on early Sunday afternoon, seismologists said. The extent of the damage and possible casualties was not immediately known.

The 7.3-magnitude earthquake at 1.41 p.m. local time (1041 GMT)…

TRIPOLI (BNO NEWS) — Ousted Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has been killed in a firefight with revolutionary fighters near Sirte, Al Jazeera claimed on Thursday. The report could not immediately be confirmed.

The channel, citing a senior offic…

Washington, DC (Channel 6 News) — Breaking News is coming into the Channel 6 Newsroom, the Democratic controlled Senate has blocked Obama’s Job bill. Forty-six Republicans joined with two Democrats to filibuster the $447 billion plan. That vote was not final. The roll call was kept open Tuesday night to allow Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H. to [...]