Free Republic

Union Pacific freight train derailed in Nebraska early on Tuesday, sparking an emergency response. Around 30 cars carrying coal jumped tracks three miles southeast of the town of Gothenburg at about 1.45am, officials said. Emergency hazmat teams rushed to the site of the crash. There were no reported injuries. Images posted to KNOP showed dozens of rail cars strewn along the tracks, alongside mounds of black coal. It was the fourth derailment involving a Union Pacific train in the area since May last year, KNOP reported. In a statement to Fox News, Union Pacific said a clean up operation was...

A specialist bomb squad has been scrambled to the Swedish city of Gothenburg after an explosion, just 24 hours after a suspected car bomb rocked Stockholm. The incident occurred in the stairwell of an apartment block just after 10 pm on Friday evening, Göteborgs-Posten reports. “I thought it was another country that has come to attack. I thought it was a war…” said one witness. Authorities suspect the blast was caused by an “attack” involving some form of homemade device, and the National Guard and a police bomb squad were called to the scene. “We suspect that there are some...

Hillary Clinton has been awarded an honorary doctorate in medicine by Gothenburg University . In a statement, the Sahlgrenska Academy pointed to her work for vulnerable children and improved healthcare. The US presidential candidate studied law at Yale and in 1972 presented her thesis on the rights of children. She has also studied children's health, with a focus on brain development. "Hillary Clinton's involvement in issues around medical research and health problems are well known," said Professor Olle Larkö, dean at the Sahlgrenska Academy. "She is also a strong advocate for increased investment in medical research." In 2000, Clinton...