Amtrak train derails, killing 5 people

Amtrak train derails, killing 5 people

PHILADELPHIA

An Amtrak train headed to New York City derailed in Philadelphia on Tuesday night, mangling the front of it, killing at least five people and injuring several more. Some passengers climbed out of windows to get away.

Mayor Michael Nutter, who confirmed the deaths, said the scene was horrific.

“It is an absolute disastrous mess,” he said. “Never seen anything like this in my life.”

Train 188, a Northeast Regional, had left Washington, D.C. The front of the train was going into a turn when it shook. An Associated Press manager, Paul Cheung, was on the train and said he was watching Netflix when “the train started to decelerate, like someone had slammed the brake.”

Yemeni officials: Fighting breaks out after cease-fire

SANAA, Yemen

With cargo ships poised to launch a desperately needed aid operation in embattled Yemen, a five-day humanitarian cease-fire began Tuesday night, just hours after Saudi-led coalition warplanes struck against Shiite rebels and their allies.

There were reports of continued ground fighting in some areas, with security officials and witnesses saying fierce combat broke out about a half hour after the cease-fire began when rebels tried to storm the southern city of Dhale, firing tank shells, rockets and mortars.

The truce will test the adversaries’ desire to enter into peace talks to try to end the fighting that has killed hundreds of civilians since March.

Chicago is chosen for Obama library

CHICAGO

President Barack Obama will establish his presidential library on the South Side of Chicago, a part of the city where his political career began and where some of the issues that he plans to devote himself to when he leaves the White House are playing out on the streets.

The Barack Obama Foundation made official Tuesday what had been widely expected, that the library will be erected on a site proposed by the University of Chicago. The location was selected over bids made by Columbia University in New York, the University of Hawaii and the University of Illinois at Chicago.

Works by Rothko, Lichtenstein fetch $88M at auction

NEW YORK

Major works by Mark Rothko and Roy Lichtenstein brought in over $88 million at a Sotheby’s auction of contemporary art in New York.

Rothko’s “Untitled (Yellow and Blue)” fetched $46.4 million Tuesday night. The 8-foot-tall abstract painting of large yellow and blue planes once hung for 10 years at the National Gallery in Washington.

Lichtenstein’s “The Ring (Engagement)” garnered $41.7 million. The 1962 work was sold by philanthropist Stefan Edlis. .

Associated Press