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Spanish rail and subway transport hit by strikes
Hundreds of Spanish train services have been canceled, resulting in traffic jams on roads into Madrid and Barcelona, as rail and subway workers staged ...
11 killed in 2011 crash at Reno air races honored
Spectators and racers paid tribute Sunday to 11 people who were killed when a plane crashed into box seats at last year's Reno National Championship ...
Idaho couple works to recovers drowning victims
Gene Ralston and his wife left their home in southwestern Idaho less than a week after he had a coronary angioplasty, putting another 2,400 miles on ...
South Sudan army sinks its own boat, killing 10
An official says the South Sudanese military sank a boat carrying 170 of its own soldiers on the Nile river, killing at least 10, after mistaking them ...
Romney cancels Sunday event in Pueblo, Colo.
Mitt Romney's presidential campaign has canceled an event planned for Sunday in Pueblo, Colo., because of the crash of a small aircraft at the Pueblo ...
More anti-Japan protests in China over islands
Security personnel tightened their guard of the Japanese Embassy on Sunday as crowds of Chinese continued to protest in the capital and across the ...
Will Power crashes in IndyCar finale
Will Power, in his third attempt at winning the IndyCar championship, again had his chances spoiled by a wreck. The Australian lost control of his car ...
5 die in small plane crash in Missouri
A small plane crashed early Saturday in southwest Missouri, killing the pilot, his three children and a businesswoman. Missouri State Highway Patrol ...
Evacuation order lifted after Ind. chemical fire
Hundreds of northern Indiana residents returned home Saturday after spending the night at shelters, hotels or with relatives after a chemical fire at ...
Power and Hunter-Reay travel long roads to finale
Over the past decade, there have been times when both Will Power and Ryan Hunter-Reay were either out of work or deep in debt. Both considered ...
First Calif. otter to survive oil spill has a pup
Just three years after she was found covered in oil and near death, a California sea otter called Olive is a new mom — another milestone for the first ...
Cabinet panel wants Japan to end nuclear power use
A Cabinet panel on Friday called for Japan to phase out nuclear power over the next three decades in what would be a major shift of national energy ...
Pakistan factory owners in deadly blaze get bail
A Pakistani court granted bail to three owners of a garment factory in the southern city of Karachi where a fire this week killed 258 people, a ...
Vegas bus stop crash kills 4, injures 8
A car went out of control near a Las Vegas intersection and rolled as it slammed into a bus stop, killing four pedestrians and injuring several other ...
Bus collides with truck, killing 51 in Afghanistan
A bus and truck collided and burst into flames in eastern Afghanistan on Friday, killing at least 51 people. The collision occurred in Ghazni province ...
AP Interview: Japan nuke probe head defends report
The head of a major investigation into Japan's nuclear disaster is defending his report against criticism that his panel avoided blaming individuals ...
Experts fault captain, crew, Costa for Italy wreck
Court-appointed experts have squarely blamed the captain of a cruise ship that ran aground off Italy for the wreckage and deaths of 32 people, but ...
No good Samaritan: Swedes shocked by subway thief
A drunk, middle-aged man falls off a subway platform and is knocked unconscious as his head hits the tracks. A bystander who witnessed the accident ...
After Pakistan fire, police probe factory owners
Pakistani police registered a murder case against the owners and managers of a garment factory in the southern city of Karachi after a fire swept ...
Common type of rail car has dangerous design flaw
For two decades, one of the most commonly used types of rail tanker has been allowed to haul hazardous liquids from coast to coast even though ...
Pakistan fires kill 283, lax safety laws blamed
Fires at two clothing factories in Pakistan left 283 people dead — many trapped behind locked doors and barred windows — tragedies that highlight ...
Ind. judge allows fatal police crash blood sample
A blood sample from an Indianapolis police officer accused of drunken driving and causing a fatal crash can be used as evidence in the criminal case ...
Feds: Pipe wall in refinery fire was thin as penny
A corroded pipe that failed and triggered a leak and massive fire at one of California's largest refineries had walls as thin as a penny in some ...
Nev. air race goes on 1 year after deadly crash
The vintage World War II fighters roaring out of the Valley of Speed are as loud as ever, their colorful paint jobs as bright as the enthusiasm of the ...