Report: Fewer Traffic Deaths in Nevada in 2011 December 22, 2011 Despite a slight increase in pedestrian deaths, the Nevada Office of Traffic Safety says the number of people killed in...
Crashed Plane in South Dakota Had Smoke Plume December 22, 2011 By KRISTI EATON A pilot and three passengers killed in a plane crash apparently had tried to return to the Sioux Falls, S.D.,...
7 Dead, Scores Missing in Russia Oil Rig Accident December 20, 2011 Officials say at least seven men have died and scores are feared dead after a floating oil rig off Russia’s...
9 Dead in Gas Explosion at Chinese Coal Mine December 19, 2011 A gas explosion at a mine in central China has killed nine workers. The accident happened Saturday afternoon at a...
Military Dogs’ Death at Houston Airport Spurs Lawsuit December 16, 2011 The deaths of 14 bomb-sniffing dogs last year at Houston’s Bush Intercontinental Airport while awaiting air shipment to U.S. troops...
Bootleg Liquor Kills 126 People in Eastern India December 16, 2011 By BIKAS DAS Bootleg liquor laced with toxic methanol killed 126 people and sickened dozens more who bought the illegal brew at small...
$36M Settlement Closes 2005 New York Bus Crash Lawsuit December 16, 2011 By BEN DOBBIN The owners of a Canadian charter bus and a tractor-trailer are paying $36 million to settle a lawsuit over a...
Scavenged Michigan Nursing Home Collapses, Killing 2 December 16, 2011 Detroi, Mich., authorities say an abandoned nursing home that was a target for metal scavengers collapsed, killing two people inside....
UK Coal to Pay $1.85M for Miners’ Deaths December 15, 2011 A British judge has ordered UK Coal to pay 1.2 million pounds ($1.85 million) following the deaths of four miners...
6 Die in Retirement Home Fire in Southern France December 15, 2011 The local government office says a fire in a retirement home in the southern French port city of Marseille has...