South Korea construction fire kills 38
At least 38 people were killed when one of South Korea’s worst fires in years broke out at a construction site near the capital By KIM TONG-HYUNG and HYUNG-JIN KIM…
Curtain lowers on nuke plant a stone’s throw from Manhattan
One of the two operating reactors at an aging nuclear plant in the New York City area will shut down Thursday night By MARY ESCH Associated Press April 29, 2020,…
Coast Guard: Duck boat changes needed after Missouri sinking
National federal safety regulators say actions by the owners of a tourist boat that sank in Missouri in 2018 and the U.S. Coast Guard contributed to the tragedy that killed…
Driver in crash may have passed out from wearing N95 mask too long: Police
Police said the driver is believed to have worn an N95 mask for too long. April 25, 2020, 3:21 PM 6 min read 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to…
Lightning kills at least 10 in India amid heavy rain
A government official says lightning has killed at least 10 villagers during thunderstorms and heavy rain in eastern India April 26, 2020, 9:38 AM 1 min read 1 min read…
Report: Pilots restarted software, causing fatal nosedive
Desperate pilots of an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 737 Max reactivated the jet’s flight control software that prevents aerodynamic stalls when nothing else worked to stop their descent By DAVID KOENIG…
Chinese hotel used to observe virus contacts collapses
News reports say a hotel in southeastern China being used for medical observation of people who had contact with coronavirus patients has collapsed, trapping some 70 people March 7, 2020,…
Driver dies after jet fuel tanker crash in Indianapolis
A truck driver has died 16 days after he was engulfed in flames when his tanker carrying jet fuel crashed and exploded on an Indianapolis highway ramp March 7, 2020,…
Parents sue after daughters’ bodies switched after car crash
The parents of two teenagers killed in a car crash say their bodies were misidentified and switched By CURT ANDERSON AP Legal Affairs Writer March 6, 2020, 7:50 PM 3…
Winter storm moving across country with heavy snow, flooding rain
13 states from Washington to Illinois are on alert for heavy snow and flooding. February 24, 2020, 2:34 PM 4 min read Two storm systems moving out of the West…