Tag: Accidents and disasters
In pandemic, drug overdose deaths soar among Black Americans
ST. LOUIS — She screamed and cried, banged on the dashboard, begging her husband to drive faster, faster, faster toward her brother lying face-down...
Police: 17 soldiers dead when helicopter crashes in Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya — A police official in Kenya says 17 soldiers have died when the helicopter they were travelling in for a training exercise...
German vaccine center flooded, 5 injured by heavy hail
BERLIN — Officials say a vaccination center was flooded and five people were injured by hail during heavy storms in southwestern Germany overnight.
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Montana couple rescues horse from drowning in river
HAMIL.TON, Mont. — A western Montana couple were able to save a horse from drowning in the Bitterroot River on Father's Day, and may...
Dutch timber ship runs aground in northern Sweden
STOCKHOLM — A cargo ship carrying timber has run aground in northern Sweden in the estuary of the Angerman River that feeds into the...
Heat send help: After building collapse, NBA team rallies
MIAMI — Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was working out Thursday morning with assistant coaches Chris Quinn and Eric Glass, when they were told...
Some expressed concern about road safety at fatal wreck site
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Local officials were concerned about the safety of a heavily traveled stretch of Interstate 65 where 10 people died in a...
3 servicemen dead in Russian helicopter crash
MOSCOW — Russia’s National Guard said three of its members died Thursday evening when a helicopter crashed during a training flight south of St....
Explosives added to toolbox for ship demolition in Georgia
SAVANNAH, Ga. — Salvage crews who have spent seven months dismantling an overturned cargo ship along the Georgia coast may turn to using explosives...
Western drought brings another woe: voracious grasshoppers
BILLINGS, Mont. — A punishing drought in the U.S. West is drying up waterways, sparking wildfires and leaving farmers scrambling for water. Next up:...
