ATV crashes kill 2 brothers minutes apart in North Dakota
Authorities say a North Dakota man was killed in an all-terrain vehicle crash while searching for his brother, who had died in a similar wreck minutes earlier. The Highway Patrol…
Mountain lion fatally struck trying to cross LA freeway
A male mountain lion who successfully crossed a 10-lane freeway in Los Angeles two months ago was struck and killed Saturday on the same section of the freeway. The 4-year-old…
Woman killed by black bear on island north of Minnesota
A black bear has killed a Minnesota woman on a secluded island in Canadian waters in an attack that experts call extremely rare. Catherine Sweatt-Mueller, 62, of Maple Plain, was…
4 dead, 1 missing, 1 injured in Norway helicopter crash
Authorities say four people are dead, one has been injured and another is missing after a helicopter crashed in northern Norway. The Norwegian national emergency rescue center said it received…
Texas trooper dies months after being shot at crash scene
A state trooper has died more than four months after he was shot while investigating a vehicle collision in South Texas. The Texas Department of Public Safety said in a…
Married only minutes, Texas newlyweds killed in crash
Harley Morgan was still wearing his dark suit and Rhiannon Boudreaux her wedding dress when the Texas “childhood sweethearts” were killed in a crash with a truck minutes after they…
Man dies after elevator malfunction in NYC causes it to drop, trapping him between car and shaft
A 30-year-old man was killed in a freak accident when the elevator he was exiting in his New York City apartment building suddenly plummeted, crushing him in the process. Interested…
New Orleans: Pilot told tower of problems before plane crash
The pilot of a small plane in a deadly crash near New Orleans’ Lakefront Airport radioed the control tower shortly after takeoff about unspecified problems and sought clearance to return,…
Boy, 16, dies after attack by 3 dogs in Dallas-area backyard
Police say a 16-year-old boy has died after being mauled by three pit bulls inside the fenced backyard of a Dallas-area home where the dogs lived. Irving police on Sunday…
Texas service held for Vietnam War pilot, killed in 1967
U.S. flags and patriotic songs helped honor an Air Force pilot from Texas whose plane was shot down in 1967 during the Vietnam War and his remains identified earlier this…