Tag: Accidents and disasters
Survivor of bus-train crash killed in shootout with deputies
ODESSA, Texas — Authorities have released the name of a West Texas man who was killed in a shootout with sheriff's deputies late last...
Timeline: Yemen war began in 2014 when Houthis seized Sanaa
CAIRO — Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Wednesday targeted an airport in southwestern Saudi Arabia, causing a civilian plane on the tarmac to catch fire....
Desperation grows in battered Honduras, fueling migration
SAN PEDRO SULA, Honduras — Nory Yamileth Hernández and her three teenage children have been living in a battered tent under a bridge on...
F1 driver Alonso recovering after cycling accident
ENSTONE, England — Formula One driver Fernando Alonso is recovering from a cycling accident in Switzerland, his team Alpine F1 said Thursday.
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AP Was There: Earnhardt killed in 2001 Daytona 500 crash
The death of Dale Earnhardt from a crash during the last lap of the 2001 Daytona 500 is considered the darkest day in the...
Harry Kane scores on return to help Spurs beat West Brom 2-0
LONDON — Harry Kane returned and scored for Tottenham to end its three-game losing streak with a 2-0 win over West Brom in the...
Earthquake shakes Armenia’s capital
YEREVAN, Armenia — An earthquake shook the Armenian capital on Saturday, prompting residents to flee buildings into the streets in fear of an aftershock.
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Michigan man killed when cannon used at baby shower explodes
GAINES TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A 26-year-old Michigan man was killed in an explosion that occurred during a baby shower, according to Gaines Township authorities....
5 found dead after stabbings, fire at house in Germany
BERLIN — Emergency services found five bodies after a fire at a house in western Germany, and investigators said Saturday they believe that a...
Swedes acquitted of desecrating sunken ferry with robot dive
STOCKHOLM — Two Swedish nationals were acquitted Monday of desecrating a sunken ferry by sending down a robot in the Baltic Sea to film...