Tag: Accidents
AP: Trooper kicked, dragged Black man who died in custody
A Louisiana State Police trooper has been suspended without pay for kicking and dragging a handcuffed Black man whose in-custody death remains unexplained and...
Elephant kills zookeeper with blow from trunk in Spain
MADRID — Authorities in Spain’s northern Cantabria region are investigating how an elephant killed a worker at a local zoo.
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Virgin Galactic delays spaceflight test to May
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Spaceflight company Virgin Galactic has postponed its next mission to space from New Mexico until at least May after a December...
Avalanche danger high, 32 deaths confirmed this season
DENVER — Snowboarder Maurice Kervin glided into the snow along the steep terrain in the Colorado backcountry like he's done so many times.
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Truck collides with train in Texas, causing large explosion
CAMERON, Texas — A tractor-trailer and a freight train collided Tuesday morning in central Texas, causing a large explosion and fire, authorities said.
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Zookeeper attacked by lion in Germany suffers injuries
BERLIN — A zookeeper in northwestern Germany was attacked Sunday by a lion as she cleaned its cage, authorities said.
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Nigerian military plane crashes near capital airport, 7 dead
LAGOS, Nigeria — A military plane crashed in Nigeria on Sunday, killing all seven people on board, said officials.
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Former Polish dissident Litynski drowns trying to save dog
WARSAW, Poland — Rescue officials were searching Monday for the body of Jan Litynski, a Polish communist-era dissident and democracy-era politician who drowned in...
Italian vessels rescue 47 migrants after small boat capsizes
ROME — Italy’s coast guard and border police motorboats rescued 47 migrants whose small wooden boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea south of a...
10 years after Christchurch quake, survivors share stories
CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand — One woman channeled her anger to ensure buildings are safer. Others have found peace after heartbreaking losses. Ten years after...