Tag: Accidents and disasters
Johnson’s ex-aide Cummings slams UK response to pandemic
LONDON — British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser has criticized the government’s response to the pandemic, comparing the health department to a...
Assumptions about hurricane season face winds of change
With named storms coming earlier and more often in warmer waters, some assumptions about the Atlantic hurricane season are being rethought.
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CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state...
Polish state websites hacked and used to spread false info
WARSAW, Poland — Two Polish government websites were hacked Wednesday and used briefly to spread false information about a non-existent radioactive threat, in what...
Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine
SAN FRANCISCO — The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical emergency on the cruise ship...
Coroner: 2 Michigan City men died after boat capsizes
MICHIGAN CITY, Ind. — Two men who died after their boat capsized while they were fishing on a small northern Indiana lake have been...
Brazil’s Bolsonaro eyes 4th health minister as COVID rages
SAO PAULO — Brazil’s health minister Eduardo Pazuello said on Monday that President Jair Bolsonaro is planning to replace him amid the worst throes...
US sends team to Detroit to investigate Tesla-semi crash
DETROIT — The U.S. government's highway safety agency is sending a team to Detroit to investigate a crash involving a Tesla that drove beneath...
Family of boy killed at Disney World urges organ donation
OMAHA, Neb. — A Nebraska couple whose 2-year-old son died tragically at Walt Disney World nearly five years ago wants more families to consider...
Officials: A dam in Oregon could fail in a large earthquake
SALEM, Ore. — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has determined that a large earthquake — which is expected to occur again in the...
