The Times Record reserves this space to correct errors appearing in our news columns. We ask readers who are aware of factual errors to telephone Managing Editor Robert Long at 729-3311. Reports on page A1 of Tuesday’s and Thursday’s editions did not make clear that only 12 percent of the local appropriation for Regional School […]

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Two injured British sailors who were rescued from a yacht hit by a monster wave while participating in an around-the-world race were expected to reach San Francisco Bay on U.S. Coast Guard cutter this afternoon. A rescue boat reached the battered yacht Sunday about 200 miles off the California coast and […]

WASHINGTON, Pa. (AP) — A western Pennsylvania man fired after he was charged with driving three busloads of students under the influence of alcohol has been charged with driving drunk in his own vehicle less than 17 hours later. Online court records don’t list an attorney for 49-year-old Miguel Rivera, of Washington, Pa. He was […]

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A Minnesota family and some friends were taking a spring break vacation to see a motorcross race when the motor home in which they were traveling crashed in northeast Kansas, killing five family members, a family friend saidtoay. The crash, which also injured 13 people, occurred Sunday morning on Interstate 35 […]

NAUGATUCK, Conn. (AP) — A friendly game of kickball in Connecticut ended after 345 innings with a score of 164- 117 and a Guinness world record. Two teams in Naugatuck raising money for cancer research began playing Friday morning and finally stopped Sunday after 54 hours. That broke the Guinness record for the longest kickball […]

NEW YORK — When the 1940 census records are released today, Verla Morris can consider herself a part of living history. Morris, who is in her 100th year, will get to experience the novelty of seeing her own name and details about her life in the records being released by the U.S. National Archives online after […]

YEREVAN, Armenia (AP) — Russia’s foreign minister has strongly warned against a military attack on Iran, saying that a pre-emptive strike would violate international law. Sergey Lavrov said today on a visit to Armenia that an attack on Iran would destabilize the region. Israel and the U.S. have warned that all options remain open, including […]

WASHINGTON ( AP) — President Barack Obama is convening a summit with leaders from Mexico and Canada today that aims to boost a fragile recovery and grapple with thorny energy issues against a backdrop of painfully high gas prices. The session at the White House is a make-good for a planned meeting last November in […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Flying is getting better. Honest. For airline passengers grappling with fare increases, canceled routes and a seemingly endless parade of new fees, “better” may not be the first word that comes to mind. But based on more traditional yardsticks — lost bags, delayed flights, lousy service and bumpings from full planes — […]

MOSCOW — A Russian passenger plane crashed into a snowy field in Siberia shortly after takeoff today, killing 31 of the 43 people on board, officials said. The 12 survivors were hospitalized in serious condition. The ATR-72 plane operated by UTair took off at 7:40 a.m. from Tyumen, a regional center in Siberia about 1,000 miles […]