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New Colo. wildfire prompts evacuations of homes
A new wildfire in the foothills southwest of Denver forced the evacuation of dozens of homes Wednesday as hot and windy conditions in the West made ...
As fires rage, feds cut funding on prevention
As the West battles one catastrophic wildfire after another, the federal government is spending less and less on its main program for preventing ...
W.Va. mine safety lab creates disasters to train
Orange flames lick at the roof of the coal mine, heat building and visibility dropping as smoke begins to fill the underground passageway. Then, with ...
Chrysler expected to formally refuse Jeep recall
In one of the biggest-ever showdowns between an automaker and the government, Chrysler on Tuesday is expected to file papers explaining its refusal ...
Dreams turn bitter for Bangladeshi garment workers
Moushumi's family now has one of the largest homes in their village — two bedrooms plus a living area with walls made of sturdy brick. Her father and ...
Investigators 'zeroing in' on Colo. wildfire start
Rain helped firefighters douse Colorado's most destructive wildfire in state history, while a new wind-whipped blaze in California forced evacuations ...
Steady rain falls as crews work against Colo. fire
With evacuees anxious to return, firefighters worked Sunday to dig up and extinguish hot spots to protect homes spared by the most destructive ...
Firefighters advance containment on Colo. wildfire
Crews gained the upper hand on the most destructive wildfire in Colorado history Saturday and had more than half the blaze contained as officials ...
Fire near downtown Indy forces evacuations
A fire engulfed a sprawling mixed-use building near downtown Indianapolis filled with tires and wooden pallets Saturday, producing a towering pillar ...
Crews battling Colo. wildfire hold flames in check
Authorities lifted evacuations in a wide swath of terrain outside Colorado Springs on Friday as they said a surprise rain shower helped them expand ...
2 found dead in area burned by Colo. wildfire
Firefighters have at least temporarily battled to a "draw" with a fast-moving fire that has already killed two people and destroyed 379 homes, giving ...
Police: Santa Monica gunman left farewell note
A farewell note left behind by the Santa Monica gunman expressed remorse for the killing of his father and brother but provided no explanation for the ...
1 dead, 77 hurt in La. plant explosion
A ground-rattling explosion Thursday at a chemical plant in Louisiana ignited a blaze that killed one person and injured dozens of others, authorities ...
Chinese doubt police explanation of fatal bus fire
Soon after a fire on a crowded commuter bus killed 47 people and injured 34, Chinese authorities offered an explanation: One of the dead had written ...
3 wildfires burn out of control in Colorado
A wildfire fueled by hot temperatures, gusty winds and thick, bone-dry forests has destroyed 92 homes, damaged five more and prompted more than 7,000 ...
FEMA denies aid for Texas fertilizer plant blast
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is refusing to provide additional money to help rebuild the small Texas town where a deadly fertilizer plant ...
2 wildfires burn structures in hot, dry Colorado
At least four major wildfires fueled by hot, gusty weather Tuesday burned along the front of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, including two that ...
10 women, many in 90s, escape Calif. limo fire
Ten women — some of them in their 90s — escaped unharmed from a limousine that began smoking and caught fire in Northern California just more than a ...
Police ID gunman in deadly Santa Monica rampage
What she remembered most about the man who fired at her were his eyes. Hard, cold and intense. There was "no hesitation, no flick of a muscle, nothing
London police: Suspicious fire at Islamic school
London police say they're investigating a suspicious fire at an Islamic boarding school, an incident which comes at a time of increased anti-Muslim ...
China IDs suspect, says he set bus fire in anger
The suspect in a commuter bus fire that rattled a prosperous Chinese port city burned to death in the blaze he set to vent his anger, local ...
Man kills 4 in Calif. before police shoot him dead
A man with a semi-automatic rifle killed four people and injured five others Friday as he carried out a deadly rampage across several blocks of a ...
The Latest: Soldier speaks about Afghan massacre
Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, the American soldier charged with killing 16 Afghan civilians during nighttime raids on two villages last year, pleaded ...