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Austria: 1 Dead After Accident During Storm

Austrian authorities say a man has died and several other people were injured after a tree limb crashed into tents at a festival during a storm. The security department in Lower Austria province said Sunday that a 50-year-old local resident …

Trucker Cited in Louisiana Wreck of 3 Big Rigs

The Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office, in Louisiana, says deputies have ticketed a trucker injured when his tractor-trailer rear-ended another, causing a wreck that killed 56-year-old Jim Harville of Waskom, Texas – the driver of a third big rig. Spokeswoman Cindy …

Arizona Woman Falls to Death From Las Vegas Hotel

Police and family members of an Arizona woman say the 22-year-old pre-med student fell to her death from her Las Vegas Strip hotel room after taking Ecstasy. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that Emily McCaughan died early Monday after falling …

Light Rail Crash in Austin Leaves 1 Dead, 2 Hurt

Police say one person has been killed and two hurt after a Central Texas light rail commuter train hit a car during rush hour. Capital Metro spokeswoman Eric McKewen says the accident happened Monday morning at a rail crossing in …

South Carolina Restaurant Denies Wreck Responsibility

The owner of a Charleston, S.C., restaurant denies it’s responsible for a manager charged with causing a wreck that killed a man in December. The Post and Courier of Charleston reports the owner of Husk restaurant has asked that the …

Fire at Bangkok High-Rise Hotel Kills 1 Foreigner

A fire at a high-rise hotel in Bangkok’s main tourist district sent smoke billowing through the upper floors, killing at least one foreigner and injuring almost two dozen other people, authorities said Friday. When firefighters arrived at the 15-story Grand …

11-Year-Old Wearing Headphones When Hit by Train in Wisconsin

Officials say an 11-year-old boy killed on the railroad tracks in a Milwaukee suburb was wearing headphones and apparently did not hear the warning signals as a freight train approached. Local school officials in Wauwatosa identify the boy as Joey …

Police: 1 Dead, 19 Injured in Tennessee Nightclub Shooting

Police in West Tennessee say one man was killed and 19 other people were injured early Sunday when gunmen opened fire in a nightclub. Jackson Police Lt. Tyreece Miller said officers were called to the Karma Lounge in downtown Jackson …

1 Dead After BMW Crashes Through Restaurant Window

Police say a BMW crashed into a Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant in suburban Washington D.C., killing the driver and injuring several other people. Authorities say the vehicle left the roadway and sliced through the large glass windows of the restaurant …

Name of Iowa Casino Fall Victim Released

Authorities have released the name of a Nebraska man who was fatally injured in a fall at a Council Bluffs, Iowa, casino. He was identified as 62-year-old Robert McIntyre, of Omaha, Neb. Council Bluffs officials say McIntyre was going from …