■ United States
Prized dog missing in airport
A dog that won an award in this week's Westminster Kennel Club show escaped from its cage at JFK airport and was believed to be on the loose in the surrounding area, authorities said. The dog, a whippet, broke free at about noon on Wednesday, said Tiffany Townsend, a spokeswoman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which runs area airports. Port Authority police were working with its owners to search the area where planes arrive and depart, she said. "They're looking every possible place they can to see if they can locate the dog," Townsend said.
■ Mexico
Bus crash kills 23
A bus careened off a windy highway and into a ravine in central Mexico's Sierra Gorda mountains on Wednesday, killing 23 people and injuring 14 others, authorities said. The passenger bus was headed to the community of San Jose Iturbide when its driver lost control on a steep incline early on Wednesday, according to a statement released by Guanajuato State. The vehicle came to rest on its right side in a valley. Nineteen people died at the crash site on a highway linking Atarjea State and Santa Catarina, near El Chilar village. Four died while being transported to nearby hospitals, the statement said. Eight of the 14 people injured were in serious condition, said Rafael Alberto Diaz, chief spokesman for Guanajuato.
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