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Cincinnati Student Dies on School Bus, Investigation Underway
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Ngone Talla, 7, died after her sister found her unresponsive on a Cincinnati school bus that sat 10-15 minutes without deploying its ramp; the coroner reported no traumatic injuries.
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19 Students Hospitalized After Louisiana School Bus Crash
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— Sep 12, 2026
A Grant Parish school bus crash on Highway 71 north of Montgomery involved 21 students, with 19 hospitalized and two airlifted to a trauma center; authorities reported no confirmed fatalities and Louisiana State Police are leading the investigation, while the school district thanked first responders and urged privacy for those affected.
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The school district did right thanking the responders first after 19 students ended up in hospitals.
California mother arrested after shattering school bus door
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— Aug 27, 2026
A California mother was arrested after breaking the glass of a Calaveras County school bus door and climbing through a window to confront the driver during a chaotic stop that allowed several students to exit through windows; authorities say the driver acted to address student behavior, while some parents dispute how long the bus was held and what prompted the disturbance.
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North Stonington sixth-grader dies after bus collision
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— Sep 3, 2026
Torren O’Grady, an 11-year-old sixth-grader at North Stonington Elementary, was killed when his bicycle collided with a school bus as it turned onto Pinecrest Road in North Stonington. State police say the investigation is ongoing, the bus driver was uninjured and not charged, and the district and community are providing counselors and support for students, families, and responders while they cope with the tragedy.
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Trump EPA Moves To Let New Hampshire Scrap Car Emissions Tests As Public Comments Close Friday
Simon August · 5 min · 5h
Semi-Truck Hits Broken-Down School Bus: Bus Driver's Quick Thinking Likely Saved 30 Students
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— Nov 2, 2021
Dustin Anders of Burleson, Texas, is a husband, a father, the superintendent of Loraine Independent School District, an occasional school bus driver — and now, a hero. While his main job isn’t driving the bus , current…
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Choking Child Saved by School Bus Driver
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— Oct 23, 2023
A 7-year-old boy was saved by his school bus driver after he started choking. Security footage captured the incident from inside the bus and was shared by The Independent on YouTube. Preston Bell was shown laughing with…
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School Bus Driver Saves Hit-and-Run Victim Found Lying in the Street
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— Nov 1, 2023
A Florida school bus driver is being praised for saving the life of a hit-and-run victim. A video shared by WKMG News 6 reported Stacy Hatcher was on her way to the bus depot after she dropped off Eustice High School…
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Texas shuttle, charter bus firms expand services
Travel
— Aug 31, 2026
Charter bus and shuttle services for group travel are being promoted across Abilene, Tyler, and Poughkeepsie, emphasizing comfortable, organized transport for events and trips. The offerings highlight large-capacity vehicles suitable for corporate functions, school trips, weddings, and family outings.
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Biden-Harris Admin’s Multi-Billion Dollar Electric School Bus Program Is A Huge Gift To China, House Report Finds
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— Sep 18, 2024
The Biden-Harris administration’s $5 billion Clean School Bus Program uses up to four times more taxpayer dollars per school bus and benefits the Chinese Communist Party (CCP), a House report revealed Tuesday. The…
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Viral X Post Mocks NBC “Keep Fridge Closed” Tip With “Watering Plants Helps Them Grow”
Popular account mocks NBC's basic power-outage fridge tip with obvious sarcasm; reaction overwhelmingly amplifies the joke with similar ultra-obvious tips, ~90-95% supportive of the mockery.
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Back-to-School Food Guides Span Meals, Sick Days
Lifestyle
— 3d
Across five pieces, the focus is on practical, kid-friendly meals for busy school weeks and chilly days—ranging from quick, make-ahead snacks and simple homemade yogurts to slow-cooker dinners, comforting soups, and nostalgic sick-day classics that ease the daily dinner crunch. The articles emphasize cost-conscious, adaptable options that can feed varied appetites while keeping prep minimal and ingredients approachable.
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Watch: School Bus Driver Gets 30 Counts of Child Abuse for This One Moment Behind the Wheel
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— Apr 23, 2023
A now-former school bus driver in Colorado has been slapped with 30 misdemeanor child abuse charges for slamming the brakes on his bus as a way to get pupils to behave. Brian Fitzgerald, 61, a substitute driver, was hit…
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‘God Was Watching’: Hero School Bus Driver Saves Student from Oncoming Car
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— Feb 28, 2023
Most drivers know to be extra cautious when a school bus stops — which is often. But sometimes people either aren’t paying attention, don’t know the rules, or don’t care about the rules and end up endangering children’s…
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Yellow school bus faces new reality nationwide
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— Aug 21, 2026
The yellow school bus was adopted in 1939 by a national group of state transportation officials for visibility, becoming an enduring symbol of American schooling and peaking in the 1980s with more than 60% of students riding it. Over the decades it evolved from rural roots in Georgia, aided desegregation efforts, and featured ongoing safety upgrades and famed long-serving drivers, even as later trends show growing segregation in some districts.
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Electric School Bus Bursts Into Flames In LA
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— Dec 10, 2025
An electric school bus burst into flames in Los Angeles on Wednesday morning, according to news coverage. The Los Angeles Fire Department (LAFD) said that the vehicle fire was reported at about 9:20 a.m. at 11460 W…
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Trump’s Iran choice lands hard at the U.N.
From the General Assembly dais, the president put annihilation or a deal before Tehran. Pezeshkian answered with photos and defiance as oil, flights, and Hormuz stayed on the line.
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Driver of Concrete Truck That Swerved Directly Into School Bus Makes Terrifying Admission, Arrest Affidavit Reveals
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— Mar 30, 2024
The driver of a concrete truck that hit a school bus in Texas has admitted using cocaine and marijuana in the 24 hours before the crash. Ulises Rodriguez Montoya, 5, a pre-K student at Tom Green Elementary School who…
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Moms Step Up to Fill School Bus Driver Positions Amid Worker Shortage
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— Oct 5, 2023
Wisconsin mothers are stepping up to work as school bus drivers amid a worker shortage. According to local nbc26 , mothers in Kaukauna are filling the gaps, including Sydney Reichert — a new mother who brings her infant…
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Bus Driver Loses Consciousness Mid-Route, Forcing 7th Grader to Snap Into Action
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— Apr 27, 2023
A seventh-grade boy in Michigan became an unlikely hero Wednesday when he grabbed the wheel of his school bus after the driver lost consciousness. Superintendent Robert Livernois of the Warren Consolidated Schools…
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Unbelievable Video: Bus Carrying 29 Students Careens Off Road and Plummets Into River
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— Nov 10, 2021
On Monday morning, an Easton Area School District bus in Pennsylvania carrying 29 elementary school students veered off the road and into Bushkill Creek. It was around 7:30 a.m. when the driver went through a guardrail…
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Harris Bizarrely Gushes About ‘The Yellow School Bus’
Opinion
— Oct 26, 2022
Vice President Kamala Harris just loves yellow school buses. Who doesn’t? Don’t you? They’re just such a part of the excitement of — checks notes — school. During remarks in Seattle, Washington, about the Biden…
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Gun Manufacturer Slaps Connecticut With Suit Over Gun Ban
Harold Hutchison · 3 min · 6h
County’s Electric Bus Program Resulted In Millions Of Dollars In ‘Wasteful Spending’
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— Aug 1, 2024
An investigation into a Maryland school system’s electric bus initiative found that it resulted in millions of dollars in “wasteful spending” due to issues with the vehicles, according to a report from the county’s…
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Dogs Attack Boy on Way to School Bus, Owner Refuses to Turn Them Over: 'Tell the Family I'm Sorry'
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— May 25, 2022
On May 11, six-year-old Abanoub Zakaria was on his way to the school bus stop with his mother when a neighbor’s dogs got loose. The two had barely left their home in Henrico County, Virginia, when two large rottweilers…
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Mom Watches Horrified as Son, 6, Is Dragged 575 Feet by School Bus: 'I Was Going to Watch Him Die'
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— May 20, 2022
May 12 was a traumatizing day for a family in Buxton, Maine, when an accident nearly claimed the life of a 6-year-old boy. Mom Athena Lavigne was waiting for her son, 6, and her niece, also 6, to get off the school bus…
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Watch: Students Spring Into Action to Stop Runaway School Bus
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— Apr 29, 2026
A routine ride home turned into a race against disaster when a group of Mississippi middle schoolers found themselves in control of a moving bus after their driver suddenly became unresponsive. According to the New York…
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Dakshina Kannada tree crushes school bus; child dead
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— Jul 22, 2026
A large roadside tree fell onto a moving Kalladka Shree Rama School bus in Bantwal, Dakshina Kannada, killing one child and injuring two others as students were being dropped home after school; Bantwal Rural Police have launched an investigation, and Karnataka Deputy Chief Minister G Parameshwara said the government would provide compensation and oversee relief efforts for the families. The incident prompted condolences from state officials and renewed attention to weather-related school safety in the district.
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Hololive’s Ouro Kronii Announces Casual Silksong Stream
Ouro Kronii announced a casual Hollow Knight: Silksong stream motivated by love of the game, generating enthusiastic fan responses with no meaningful opposition.
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