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BP barred from new US gov't contracts, land leases
The Obama administration put a stop to new federal contracts with BP on Wednesday, admonishing the British oil company for a "lack of business ...
Whitney Houston's daughter cited in Ga. accident
Police say the daughter of the late Whitney Houston and Bobbi Brown was cited in a car accident in a northern Atlanta suburb. Officers Wednesday ...
Fire suppression systems urged in all cargo planes
The government should require fire suppression systems in all cargo containers or compartments of planes to prevent the kind of ferocious in-flight ...
AP Exclusive: Disney, Sears used factory in fire
A hooded Mickey Mouse sweatshirt from Disney. Piles of children's shorts with Wal-Mart's Faded Glory label. Clothes with hip-hop star Sean Combs' ...
Lions' Suh gets traffic ticket in Detroit suburb
Detroit Lions defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh was issued a traffic citation by a police officer who said Suh was driving fast and passing cars from the ...
Workers raise 1st section of new Chernobyl shelter
Workers have raised the first section of a colossal arch-shaped structure that eventually will cover the exploded nuclear reactor at the Chernobyl ...
'Melrose Place' actress guilty in fatal NJ crash
A former "Melrose Place" actress who was driving drunk when her SUV plowed into another car, killing a woman, was convicted Tuesday of vehicular ...
Fire highlights harsh lives of Bangladesh workers
Clothing is king in Bangladesh, a country that exports more garments than any other in the world except China. It is responsible for four out of every ...
Bangladeshis mourn garment-fire dead, plan protest
Bangladesh held a day of mourning Tuesday for the 112 people killed in a weekend fire at a garment factory, and labor groups planned more protests to ...
Recent garment factory fires in Bangladesh
More than 315 people have died in fires in Bangladesh garment factories since 2006. The country has about 4,000 garment factories and earns about $20 ...
AP IMPACT: Will NYC act to block future surges?
Think Sandy was just a 100-year storm that devastated New York City? Imagine one just as bad, or worse, every three years. Prominent planners and ...
Fire kills 112 workers at Bangladesh garment-maker
Fire raced up the floors of a Bangladeshi garment factory with no emergency exits, killing at least 112 people, some of whom jumped from the ...
Utility worker pierced pipe before Mass. gas blast
A natural gas explosion that injured 18 people and damaged 42 buildings in Springfield's entertainment district was blamed Sunday on a utility worker ...
112 killed in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
Fire raced through a garment factory that supplies major retailers in the West, killing at least 112 people, many of whom were trapped by the flames ...
Vettel wins F1 title again; Button takes Brazil GP
Sebastian Vettel found himself spinning around on the track just after the start, watching helplessly as other cars whizzed past him. His Formula One ...
Grammy-winning bassist injured in Swiss bus crash
Grammy-winning jazz bassist Marcus Miller and several members of his band were injured when their bus overturned Sunday on a busy highway in ...
112 dead in fire at Bangladesh garment factory
At least 112 people were killed in a fire that raced through a multi-story garment factory just outside of Bangladesh's capital, an official said ...
Fire breaks out at State Dept., 3 seriously hurt
Authorities say a fire broke out at the State Department headquarters in Washington, seriously injuring three maintenance workers. D.C. Fire and EMS ...
Dog bite sidelines 'Dirty Dozen' trumpeter Towns
Dirty Dozen Brass Band trumpeter Efrem Towns is recovering at home in New Orleans from a vicious attack by a Rottweiler at an Atlanta motel. He missed ...
Christmas tree shipment dumped in Austrian garden
An early seasonal delivery went badly wrong in Austria when a truck was involved in a crash and dumped 14 tons of Christmas trees in a resident's ...
18 Chinese miners die in coal-gas explosion
A coal mine accident in China's southwest killed 18 workers and trapped five more on Saturday, the official Xinhua News Agency said. There were 28 ...
Foggy crash a tragedy for Houston-area family
The children of a Houston-area couple killed during Thursday's massive interstate wreck in Texas say this year was the family's first Thanksgiving ...
Calif.-Vegas party train could hit tracks in 2013
As if a weekend in Las Vegas isn't wild enough for Southern Californians, a Nevada entrepreneur is about to add five more hours of party to either end
2 killed, dozens injured in massive Texas pileup
Two people died and more than 80 people were hurt Thursday when at least 140 vehicles collided in Southeast Texas in a pileup that left trucks twisted ...