Tag: Accidents and disasters
208 years for Mexican expert over quake-collapsed school
MEXICO CITY — A judge sentenced a Mexican building expert to 208 years in prison Wednesday for signing off on defective remodeling work blamed...
California blaze erupts near site of deadliest US wildfire
PULGA, Calif. — A blaze that erupted near the flashpoint of the deadliest wildfire in recent U.S. history was heading away from homes on...
Death of man found in Lake Michigan consistent with drowning
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — An autopsy has determined the cause of death of a man whose body was recovered from Lake Michigan off northwestern...
More than 30 dead, dozens missing in heavy Europe floods
BERLIN — More than 30 people have died and dozens of people were missing Thursday in Germany and neighboring Belgium after heavy flooding turned...
6 dead, 2 missing in floods, landslides in northeast Turkey
ANKARA, Turkey — At least six people have been killed and two people are missing after heavy rains hit Turkey’s northeastern Black Sea coast,...
Death toll rises to 210 from February cold wave in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — State officials on Tuesday added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the ensuing collapse...
Election depicts two Californias: Rising star or catastrophe
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom and two leading Republican rivals in the California recall election painted disparate pictures of the nation’s most populous...
Death toll rises to 210 from February cold wave in Texas
AUSTIN, Texas — State officials on Tuesday added 59 deaths to the toll wrought by the Feb. 14 cold wave and the ensuing collapse...
Election depicts two Californias: Rising star or catastrophe
LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom and two leading Republican rivals in the California recall election painted disparate pictures of the nation’s most populous...
Western wildfires threatening American Indian tribal lands
BLY, Ore. — Fierce wildfires in the northwest are threatening American Indian tribal lands that already are struggling to conserve water and preserve traditional...
