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A Texas airport worker was killed after being sucked into a jet engine at San Antonio International Airport on Friday night, according to a report. Emergency crews were called to the tarmac just before 10:30 p.m. after reports that a ground worker had been “ingested” into the engine of a plane that had just landed. “Delta Flight 1111 was taxying to the gate, with one engine on at that time, and a worker was ingested into that engine at 10:25 p.m,” the NTSB said in a statement to KENS5. An investigation into the worker’s death is ongoing. “The NTSB has...

A six-month-old rescue puppy thought dead has given some hope to a family in tornado-ravaged Massachusetts, after he was miraculously found in a flattened home. The deadly twister struck Monson on Wednesday, killing at least four and leaving more than 200 people injured in the surrounding areas. Audrey Carabetta and her family feared the worst for her new family member Shadow after he escaped from refuge in their basement, and heard him crying for help. Ms Carabetta recalled the horrific incident, when the puppy unexpectedly pushed his way out as heavy winds circled their home. She told CNN: 'You could...

TOKYO (Reuters) - A man died after being sucked into the engine of an Air China aircraft at Kansai airport in western Japan Thursday and police said it may have been suicide. Police said colleagues saw Zhang Xinmin, a 39-year old Chinese member of the airline's maintenance staff, chase after the Boeing 767 as it began to taxi toward the runway for take-off. "It is possible he may have committed suicide, or he may have been running toward the engine for some other reason and was sucked in. We are investigating both possibilities," said a spokesman for the airport police....