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☆ 3 dead after Amtrak train collides with pickup truck in western New York
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-18 | by ( Nic F. Anderson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +1 min

CNN —Three people died after an Amtrak train struck a pickup truck in western New York north of Buffalo, fire officials said Saturday. All of the truck’s passengers were pronounced dead at the scene Friday night in North Tonawanda, the city’s fire chief told CNN in a phone call. There were no reported injuries to the 21 passengers and crew members on the train, Amtrak said. Amtrak train 281 was traveling north from New York to Niagara Falls when it hit the vehicle on the track, Amtrak said in a statement. The three passengers were trapped in the truck when the North Tonawanda fire department arrived shortly before 8 p.m.

Organizations: CNN, Amtrak, ., Federal Railroad Administration Locations: New York, Buffalo, North Tonawanda, Niagara Falls, Tonawanda, . Railroad, United States

☆ The owner of a restaurant in New York state told a transgender cook he 'wasn't a real man' and asked about his genitalia, a federal agency claims
▼ + stars: | 2024-01-29 | by ( Grace Dean | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Staff at a New York pizzeria, including its owners, repeatedly harassed a transgender cook, the EEOC claimed. The same co-owner also told Gambino that he "wasn't a real man" and said that he didn't approve of Gambino being transgender, the EEOC's press release said it. AdvertisementThe lawsuit accused TC Wheelers of violating Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination based on gender identity and gender expression. Under the settlement, TC Wheelers will pay Gambino about $3,500 in back pay and $21,500 in compensatory damages. AdvertisementBusiness Insider has contacted TC Wheelers for comment.

Persons: —, misgendered, Quinn Gambino, Gambino, misgendered Gambino Organizations: Service, Commission, TC, Management, Court, Western, of, Civil Locations: New York, Tonawanda, Buffalo, of New York

An Erie County, N.Y., judge on Wednesday set aside the convictions of two men who, despite their protests of innocence, were found guilty in the grisly 1993 murder of a young mother outside Buffalo. Justice Wojtaszek ordered that the two men, Brian Scott Lorenz and James Pugh, be granted new trials in the slaying of the young mother, Deborah Meindl, who was killed in her home in Tonawanda, N.Y. The judge rejected the men’s assertions of innocence. But he ruled that new trials were warranted because of new evidence, and because the original prosecutors had violated rules governing the sharing of evidence. The Erie County District Attorney’s Office said it would be appealing the judge’s decision.

Persons: Justice Paul B, Richard Matt, New York jailbreak, Justice Wojtaszek, Brian Scott Lorenz, James Pugh, Deborah Meindl Organizations: Court, Attorney’s Locations: Erie County, N.Y, Buffalo, New York, Tonawanda

☆ Two shipwrecks found in Lake Superior help finish the 109-year-old story of the 'darkest day in lumber history'
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-12 | by ( Associated Press | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Michigan researchers found two shipwrecks in Lake Superior. The ships disappeared as storms swept through while they were hauling lumber across the lake in 1914. The organization operates a museum in Whitefish Point and regularly runs searches for shipwrecks, aiming to tell "the lost history of all the Great Lakes" with a focus on Lake Superior, said Corey Adkins, the society's content and communications director. There was also damage to the Marvin's bow and the Curtis' stern, making researchers wonder whether a collision contributed, he said. "We're the first human eyes to see it since 1914, since World War I," one team member mused.

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