2 die after F-16 hits small airplane
MONCKS CORNER, S.C. – An F-16 fighter jet smashed into a small plane Tuesday over South Carolina, killing two people and raining down plane parts and debris over a wide swath of marshes and rice fields.
Two people were aboard the smaller Cessna, which was destroyed, and both died, National Transportation Safety Board spokesman Peter Knudson said. The pilot of the F-16 ejected and “is apparently uninjured,” he said. Lt. Jenny Hyden, a spokeswoman for Shaw Air Force Base in Sumter, said the pilot was taken to the base for observation.
There are not yet any details on what caused the collision or where the planes were traveling, though the NTSB is investigating.
Debris was scattered across a wide area, though there were no reports of anyone being hurt or any homes being damaged on the ground, Berkeley County spokesman Michael Mule said.
Study: Vouchers may cut homelessness
WASHINGTON – A government study says housing vouchers may be the best way to reduce homelessness in the United States.
A Department of Housing and Urban Development study released Tuesday examined homeless families in emergency shelters in 12 U.S. cities. After 18 months, the families that were offered a housing voucher were less likely to re-enter homelessness or experience housing instability.
The families used vouchers to help pay for housing that they find in the private market. According to the report, those families experienced reduced psychological distress, domestic violence and food insecurity.
Eurozone to meet Sunday about Greece
BRUSSELS – Frustrated and angry eurozone leaders fearing for the future of their common currency gave the Greek prime minister a last-minute chance Tuesday to finally come up with a viable proposal on how to save his country from financial ruin.
Overcoming their surprise when Alexis Tsipras failed to present them with a detailed reform blueprint, the leaders reluctantly agreed to a final summit Sunday, saying the days leading up to it could give both sides an opportunity to stave off collapse of the struggling but defiant member nation.
European Union President Donald Tusk decided to call all 28 European Union leaders to Brussels, because, for the bloc, it “is maybe the most critical moment in our history.”
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