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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 ...
Guatemala volcano erupts outside tourist center
A long-simmering volcano exploded with a series of powerful eruptions outside one of Guatemala's most famous tourist attractions on Thursday, hurling ...
Crop insurance losses begin to mount amid drought
Thousands of farmers are filing insurance claims this year after drought and triple-digit temperatures burned up crops across the nation's Corn Belt, ...
Hurricane Isaac sends US jobless claims up to 382K
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits jumped to the highest level in two months, although the figures were skewed in part by Hurricane ...
Rain eases drought as Midwest corn harvest unfolds
Recent rainfall came too late to help to the nation's withered corn crop already being harvested in many parts, but it kept drought conditions from ...
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 ...
Seattle is sun-splashed while SW deals with rain
Heavy rains and flooding in the Southwest? A near-record dry streak in Seattle? The seemingly counterintuitive weather is not necessarily unusual for ...
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 ...
Somalia's new leader survives terrorist attack
Somalia's new president survived an assassination attempt on his second day in office when two suicide bombers blew themselves up Wednesday while ...
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 ...
USDA slightly reduces nation's corn yield forecast
The U.S. Department of Agriculture has slightly lowered its forecast for the nation's drought-damaged corn crop, from 123 bushels per acre last month ...
List of fatal disasters at global stadiums
The relatives of 96 soccer fans who were crushed to death in 1989 in Britain's worst sports disaster were granted access Wednesday to previously ...
Stubborn wildfires vex crews in Northwest, Calif.
Firefighters battled stubborn blazes that kept residents from homes in Montana, Wyoming and Washington as authorities worried the weather could worsen ...
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 ...
Intense systems of thunderstorm soak Southwest
Wild summer thunderstorms slammed parts of the Southwest, stranding residents in Navajo Nation in their homes in northern Arizona and leaving an ...
Storms cause flooding in Nev., Southern Calif.
Intense thunderstorms drenched parts of the Southwest on Tuesday, delaying flights and stranding motorists in the Las Vegas area and flooding two ...
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 ...