Hurricane Melissa Batters Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica Tuesday as one of the most powerful Atlantic storms to make landfall on record. Melissa came ashore in southwestern Jamaica as a Category 5…
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Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 Storm
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened to a Category 5 storm and is expected to produce catastrophic floods and heavy infrastructure damage in Jamaica. Flash floods are projected to sweep…
Read more Hurricane Melissa Barrels Down on Jamaica as Category 5 StormTruck driver in fatal Florida crash repeatedly failed driving tests, official says
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A commercial truck driver who is charged with killing three people in a deadly crash in Florida in August had failed a commercial driver’s license…
Read more Truck driver in fatal Florida crash repeatedly failed driving tests, official saysTwo U.S. Navy Aircraft From Same Carrier Crash Into South China Sea
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia—A U.S. military helicopter and a jet fighter from the same aircraft carrier crashed into the South China Sea within 30 minutes of each other on…
Read more Two U.S. Navy Aircraft From Same Carrier Crash Into South China SeaVideo shows dramatic rescue of baby pinned under overturned car in Texas
FORT WORTH, Texas — A baby is expected to make a full recovery after being pulled from under a vehicle that had flipped during a crash, authorities said…
Read more Video shows dramatic rescue of baby pinned under overturned car in TexasDeadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck drivers
A 21-year-old semitruck driver accused of being under the influence of drugs and causing a fiery crash that killed three people on a southern California freeway is in…
Read more Deadly semitrailer crash in California renews federal criticism of immigrant truck driversHit-and-run driver crashes into birthday party, injuring 9 kids
BLADENSBURG, Md. — BLADENSBURG, Md. (AP) — A hit-and-run driver slammed into an outdoor birthday party in suburban Washington, D.C., injuring nine kids and two adults on Saturday…
Read more Hit-and-run driver crashes into birthday party, injuring 9 kidsSpain’s Grid Operator Denies Risk of Imminent Power Blackout After Sharp Voltage Swings
Spain’s electricity-grid operator said there was no risk of an imminent second major blackout in the country after detecting two sharp voltage variations in recent weeks. Red Electrica…
Read more Spain’s Grid Operator Denies Risk of Imminent Power Blackout After Sharp Voltage SwingsSemi-trailer crashes into a van on a Georgia highway, killing 7
JACKSON COUNTY, Georgia — JACKSON COUNTY, Georgia (AP) — Seven people were killed in a fiery crash on a highway in Georgia on Monday afternoon when a semi-trailer…
Read more Semi-trailer crashes into a van on a Georgia highway, killing 7Why Leaders and Workers Think Differently About Workplace Safety Risks
Workplace safety is very much in the news at the moment, thanks to reports about “bad doors” and weak ergonomic design in workspaces, the threat of heat-related injuries…
Read more Why Leaders and Workers Think Differently About Workplace Safety RisksKiss rocker Gene Simmons recovering after crashing SUV
MALIBU, Calif. — MALIBU, Calif. (AP) — Kiss rock star Gene Simmons is recovering after he fainted while driving along the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu and crashed…
Read more Kiss rocker Gene Simmons recovering after crashing SUVUS opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology
Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which the electric vehicle maker’s cars ran red…
Read more US opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technologyHow China Threatens to Force Taiwan Into a Total Blackout
Chinese military exercises around Taiwan have sparked an urgent effort in Taipei and Washington to address a critical vulnerability on the island: It is almost entirely dependent on…
Read more How China Threatens to Force Taiwan Into a Total BlackoutLA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building’s steps
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Los Angeles’s City Hall was evacuated after a car crashed into the steps of the building on Friday afternoon and the driver was later…
Read more LA City Hall evacuated after car crashes into building’s stepsAlaskan climbing star dies in fall from Yosemite’s El Capitan
LOS ANGELES — A popular Alaskan climber fell to his death from Yosemite National Park’s El Capitan, marking the third death in the park this summer. Balin Miller,…
Read more Alaskan climbing star dies in fall from Yosemite’s El CapitanHow Arctic Soldiers Train for What They Fear Most: Warm Weather
The high north is dreaded for its bone-chilling winters. Even worse, say soldiers there, is the warmer season, when insects infest marshes that flood overnight. Sune Engel Rasmussen…
Read more How Arctic Soldiers Train for What They Fear Most: Warm WeatherTransportation Department tightens non-citizen truck driver rules after fatal crash in Florida
The Transportation Department will immediately tighten up the requirements for non-citizens to get commercial drivers licenses after three fatal crashes this year that officials say were caused by…
Read more Transportation Department tightens non-citizen truck driver rules after fatal crash in FloridaTeenage boy dies after falling from Interstate 80 on-ramp after sideshow
A 16-year-old boy died after falling 75 feet off an Interstate 80 on-ramp during a sideshow in Crockett, according to a Facebook post by the California Highway Patrol.…
Read more Teenage boy dies after falling from Interstate 80 on-ramp after sideshow2 people die in small plane crash near suburban Denver airport
GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo. — Two people died when a small plane crashed and caught on fire near a suburban Denver airport on Friday, officials said. The crash happened…
Read more 2 people die in small plane crash near suburban Denver airport4 former Milwaukee hotel workers get probation and time served in dogpile death
MADISON, Wis. — A judge sentenced four former Milwaukee hotel workers accused of killing a man in a suffocating dogpile to a mix of probation and time served…
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