LOS ANGELES -- Two soldiers were injured in a military helicopter crash in the western U.S. state of Colorado on Wednesday, local media reported.

At approximately 6:30 p.m. local time (0130 GMT Thursday), a single AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed while conducting routine training on the post, said officials at Fort Carson, KKTV, a television station in Colorado Springs in the state, reported. (U.S.-Military helicopter-Crash)

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TOKYO -- Japanese drugmaker Kobayashi Pharmaceutical on Thursday disclosed that the number of death reports has risen to four upon consuming supplements with red yeast rice, or beni-koji, produced by the company.

Two deaths were newly confirmed by the Osaka-based pharmaceutical giant after being contacted by their families on Wednesday, according to the company's latest announcement. (Japan-Drugmaker-Death)

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WASHINGTON -- Officials said Wednesday that the bodies of two people were recovered in a pickup truck earlier in the day from the bridge collapse site in the U.S. city of Baltimore.

"Divers located a red pickup truck submerged and approximately 25 feet of water in the area of the middle span of the bridge. Divers recovered two victims of this tragedy trapped within the vehicle," Maryland State Police Colonel Roland Butler told a press conference Wednesday afternoon. (U.S.-Bridge Collapse-Bodies)

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ACCRA -- Three police officers were killed in a car crash in the Ashanti Region of Ghana on Wednesday, the Ghana Police Service said in a statement.

"With a heavy heart, the Ghana Police Service mourns three of our gallant officers who lost their lives in a fatal accident today at Kyekyewere along the Accra-Kumasi highway while on their way for police operational duties," the statement, without giving more details. (Ghana-Accident-Death) Enditem

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