March 25, 2021
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — A motorist trapped in a car in Sydney on Wednesday became the first fatality of the Australian east coast floods. The car was trapped in floodwater in northwest Sydney at dawn and emergency services recovered the …
June 25, 2020
MEXICO CITY — The magnitude 7.4 earthquake that rocked the southern Mexico resort of Huatulco killed at least 6 people, damaged hundreds of homes and four archaeological sites and temporarily cut power to more than 2.4 million people, authorities said. …
September 5, 2014
A car collided with a school bus that was carrying high school athletes near Pulaski, killing a passenger in the car and injuring 14 people, sheriff’s officials said. Shawano County sheriff’s officials said the car hit the back of the …
May 25, 2012
One pilot was killed and another injured when two crop-dusters collided in midair over northeast Arkansas. A Grumman G164 and an Air Tractor crashed into each other around 11:35 a.m., about 16 miles southwest of Paragould, Federal Aviation Administration spokesman …
May 25, 2012
The U.S. Chemical Safety Board has deployed a four-person investigation team to look into an explosion at an abandoned oil well near El Dorado, Ark., that left three workers dead. Officials say the Long Brothers Oil Company employees were taking …
May 1, 2012
A fatal tent collapse near a downtown St. Louis, Mo., bar during a severe thunderstorm Saturday could lead to closer scrutiny of the temporary structures, a spokesman for St. Louis Mayor Francis Slay said Sunday. Also Sunday, St. Louis police …
November 4, 2011
One worker is dead and another is missing after they were apparently overcome by fumes while working on a sewer line in North Texas, emergency officials said Thursday. Fairview fire Chief Dick Price said the dead man’s body was found …
July 7, 2011
A Massachusetts man accused of causing a fatal golf cart collision in New Hampshire will serve 18 months in prison. Thirty-three-year-old Andrew Morrissey of Waltham, Mass., was sentenced Wednesday on felony negligent homicide and aggravated drunken driving convictions. Prosecutors say …
June 30, 2011
A congressman said Tuesday he’ll renew efforts to strip military hospitals of their protection against lawsuits over mistakes made in treating service members, now that the U. S. Supreme Court has declined to hear a case that could have done …
June 22, 2011
A former San Antonio standout high school wide receiver who played at North Texas has died following a one-vehicle rollover accident in South Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety says 22-year-old Sam Dibrell died Monday after a wreck about …