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Papal envoy to Ivory Coast dies in car accident
Ivory Coast's president says that the papal envoy to Ivory Coast was killed in a traffic accident. Ouattara expressed "deep regret," in a statement ...
Cowboy charged after player dies in auto accident
Police charged Dallas Cowboys defensive lineman Josh Brent with intoxication manslaughter Saturday after he flipped his car in a pre-dawn accident ...
Bus driver not guilty of manslaughter in NY crash
A tour bus driver who prosecutors said was all but asleep at the wheel was acquitted Friday of manslaughter and negligent homicide in a crash last ...
Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns
Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride. The National Highway ...
APNewsBreak: Dhaka factory lost fire certification
The factory where 112 garment workers died in a fire should have been shut down months ago. The fire department refused to renew the certification it ...
Tsunami warning lifted for strong Japan earthquake
A strong earthquake Friday struck the same Japanese coast devastated by last year's massive quake and tsunami, generating small waves but no immediate ...
AP Exclusive: Japan scientists took utility money
Influential scientists who help set Japan's radiation exposure limits have for years had trips paid for by the country's nuclear plant operators to ...
CDC: Language barrier caused chlorine gas leak
A chlorine gas leak that sickened nearly 200 people at a Tyson Foods plant in Arkansas last year happened because a worker who couldn't read the ...
US Reps. expect deeper look at NJ derailment
Federal regulations require inspections of rail bridges and other infrastructure and reports on accidents, but leave it to freight railroad owners to ...
Dutch call off search for 6 missing crewmen
Rescuers called off search efforts for six missing crewmen Thursday from a cargo ship that sank in the North Sea after a collision with another vessel
South Africa military plane crashes, killing 11
A South African military aircraft on an unknown mission to an area near former President Nelson Mandela's village crashed in a mountain range, killing ...
Ship sinks off Dutch coast, 4 dead, 7 crew missing
Four crew members died and seven were missing in the icy waters of the North Sea, after a cargo ship collided with another vessel and sank off the ...
Social Security fast-tracks rare-disease claims
In an effort to ease the burden of being stricken with a debilitating condition, the Social Security Administration is expanding a program that ...
Report: Suspect in fatal China fire angry over pay
Chinese state media quoted a former worker as saying he set the fire that killed 14 young women at a Chinese undergarment factory because he was angry ...
Mississippi River dropping slower than expected
A revised Mississippi River forecast offered a bit of a reprieve for shippers Wednesday, showing the water level isn't dropping as quickly as feared.
APNewsBreak: Feds funnel millions into Gulf Coast
Days before a newly formed council focuses on long-term Gulf of Mexico cleanup, a report released to The Associated Press shows that one federal ...
Arson fire in clothing factory in China kills 14
A former worker told state media Wednesday he set the fire that killed 14 young workers at a Chinese clothing factory because he was angry about less ...
1 more guilty of hate crime in Miss. rundown case
A fourth man pleaded guilty to federal hate crime charges Tuesday in the death of a black man who was run over by a pickup truck in Mississippi, and ...
Powerful typhoon kills at least 74 in Philippines
Torrential floods from a powerful typhoon engulfed emergency shelters and an army truck carrying soldiers and villagers who were fleeing their homes ...
Scare prompts look at carbon monoxide detectors
It's odorless, colorless and deadly. And if carbon monoxide is leaking in a school, it might not be detected until people are ill. A leak at an ...
Atlanta debates school carbon monoxide detectors
It's odorless, colorless and deadly. And if carbon monoxide is leaking in a school, it might not be detected. Atlanta school officials are discussing ...
Snowplow simulator offers rare chance to practice
In an area that gets a mere 3 inches of snow a year, Dallas snowplow drivers live in fear of major winter storms like the one that crippled their city ...
Coast Guardsman fired gun to avoid fatal crash
A Coast Guardsman fired several gunshots from an inflatable boat before it was slammed by another vessel in a crash that caused the first law ...
NJ residents could meet officials on derailment
Residents of a southern New Jersey town where a train derailment and hazardous chemical leak have disrupted life could get a chance to meet with ...
Ship and rescue boat sink off Istanbul; 3 dead
A cargo ship sank in a severe storm Tuesday in the Black Sea and a rescue boat searching for its missing crew hit nearby rocks and also went down.