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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 ...
Russian plane crash kills 10, wounds 4
A plane crashed into a forest early Wednesday in Russia's far east, killing 10 people and injuring four, the Emergencies Ministry said. The Antonov-28 ...
Deadly factory fires in 2 Pakistani cities kill 85
Factory fires that broke out in two major cities in Pakistan killed 85 people and injured dozens more, including some who had to break through barred ...
Smaller memorials on 11th anniversary of 9/11
There were still the tearful messages to loved ones, clutches of photos and flowers, and moments of silence. But 11 years after Sept. 11, Americans ...
US lawsuits target Carnival in Italy cruise crash
Despite legal obstacles that might force them to sue in Italy, hundreds of Costa Concordia passengers and up to 1,000 businesses on the island where ...
Sonar to give best view yet of Civil War shipwreck
The world will soon get its first good look at the wreckage of the only U.S. Navy ship sunk in combat in the Gulf of Mexico during the Civil War, ...
Biden: Country hasn't forgotten 9/11 families
Ceremonies in New York City, Washington, D.C., and a western Pennsylvania field are a reminder that the nation hasn't forgotten the 9/11 attacks and ...
Fire at Russian factory kills 14 Vietnamese
Russia's Emergency Ministry says 14 Vietnamese workers have been killed by fire at a clothing factory near Moscow. The ministry said one Vietnamese ...