At least seven people are dead and 11 injured after UPS plane crashed in Kentucky. The Federal Aviation Administration said the plane crashed about 5:15 p.m. as it was departing for Honolulu from Louisville’s Muhammad Ali International Airport. Video showed flames on the plane’s left wing and a trail of smoke. The plane then lifted slightly off the ground before crashing and exploding in a huge fireball. Video also revealed portions of a building’s shredded roof next to the end of the runway.
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A UPS cargo plane crashed at a Louisville, Kentucky, airport where the company operates its largest package delivery hub. UPS calls the giant center Worldport. The facility at Muhammad Ali International Airport employs some 20,000 people, making UPS the largest employer in the Louisville area. Worldport processes 2 million packages per day in a facility the size of 90 football fields. More than 300 flights take off and land from the facility each day. Louisville’s location in Kentucky puts it within four hours of flight time to 95% of the U.S. population. It serves 200 countries around the world.
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A cargo plane has skidded off a Hong Kong runway and collided with a security vehicle, killing two people in the car. The incident happened early Monday, and the plane's four crew members were unharmed. The Boeing 747, operated by Turkey-based ACT Airlines, was landing at Hong Kong International Airport from Dubai. The aircraft broke into two parts and fell into the sea. Rescue teams found the security workers trapped in the car after a 40-minute search. The cause of the crash is under investigation and one of the three runways remains closed. Weather conditions were suitable at the time.
A Cameroonian-flagged ship has caught fire in the Gulf of Aden off Yemen. At least one mariner was missing Saturday and another still likely abroad the burning tanker after the rest of the crew abandoned the vessel. British and European Union officials offered differing opinions about what sparked the blaze aboard the Falcon, with the British suggesting a projectile hit it while the EU said it appeared to be “an accident.” They warned ships in the area the vessel could explode as it was “fully loaded” with liquefied petroleum gas. Yemen's Houthi rebels have been attacking ships in the area.
The U.S. has blocked a global fee on shipping emissions as an international maritime meeting ended Friday without adopting new regulations. The world's largest maritime nations had been discussing ways to move the shipping industry away from fossil fuels. On Thursday, U.S. President Donald Trump urged countries to vote against the regulations. The International Maritime Organization adjourned its meeting Friday. The proposed regulations would have set a marine fuel standard and imposed fees for emissions above allowable limits. Shipping emissions have grown to about 3% of the global total, prompting calls for action.
Russia is intensifying drone strikes on Ukraine’s rail network, a critical lifeline for commercial freight, passenger traffic and military logistics. A recent “double tap” drone attack in northeast Ukraine, less than 43 miles from the Russian border, killed a 71-year-old man, injured at least eight people and destroyed train cars. Ukrainian officials say strikes have surged since the summer, driven by upgraded Russian drones equipped with cameras and radio modems that allow operators to detect air defenses and carry out precision strikes. Ukraine’s rapid repair crews are keeping trains running, but experts warn that the continued strikes are likely to take a bigger toll on the country's transport and energy infrastructure.
China has banned dealings by Chinese companies with five subsidiaries of South Korean shipbuilder Hanwha Ocean. The Commerce Ministry announced Tuesday that Beijing also was investigating a probe by Washington into China's growing dominance in world shipbuilding. The U.S. Trade Representative launched the Section 301 trade investigation in April 2024. It determined that China’s strength in the industry was a burden to U.S. businesses. International shipping and shipbuilding have become a recent focus of trade friction between Washington and Beijing. Each side has imposed new port fees on each others’ vessels, with the new fees taking effect on Tuesday.
Rising tariff costs and other economic factors are forcing retailers to pull back or even delay their plans to hire seasonal workers. These temp workers typically pack orders at distribution centers, serve shoppers at stores and build holiday displays during the most important selling season of the year. A job placement firm forecasts that hiring for the last three months of the year will likely fall to its lowest level since the 2009 recession, or fewer than 500,000 positions. That’s fewer than last year’s 543,000 temp jobs. The average seasonal gain since 2005 has been 653,363 workers.
Authorities say a bus veered off a road and plunged down an embankment on a steep mountain pass in northern South Africa, killing at least 42 people and injuring another 49. The crash happened Sunday on the N1 highway near the town of Louis Trichardt, around 250 miles north of Pretoria. The Transport Ministry said the victims included seven children. It said six people were critically injured and another 31 had serious injuries and had been taken to hospitals. The bus was traveling to Zimbabwe and was carrying Zimbabwean and Malawian nationals who were on their way to their home countries. The cause of the crash was not yet known. South African President Cyril Ramaphosa offered his condolences.