Manila residents waded through waist-deep floodwaters and dodged flying debris Tuesday as a powerful typhoon struck the Philippines, killing at least 16 people and sending waves as tall as palm trees crashing over seawalls. Most deaths occurred in metropolitan Manila, …
Britain’s opposition Labour Party is proposing that reporters found guilty of phone hacking or other malpractice should be banned from working in the media. A scandal over the illegal accessing of cell phone voicemail messages has already forced the closure …
A Shanghai subway train crashed into a stopped train during a signal failure Tuesday, injuring more than 270 people in the latest trouble for the newly expanded transportation system in China’s commercial center. The signal failure meant trains on Line …
The Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled a Madison County woman’s lawsuit stemming from her 11-month-old child’s death and her arrest in the case should be separate suits. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the Supreme Court ruling reversed Hinds County Circuit Judge …
A lawyer for three victims of this month’s Bastrop County wildfire is suing an electric utility whose fallen power lines officials say likely started one of the most destructive wildfires in recent Texas history. Attorney William Rossick filed the suit …
Gov. Mary Fallin is expected to announce details of a plan for a $2,000 tax rebate to eligible homeowners for the installation of a tornado safe room. Fallin and Oklahoma Emergency Management Director Albert Ashwood have scheduled a news conference …
Federal investigators Tuesday raided the Florida offices of Imperial Holdings Inc, a company that makes lump-sum payments on legal settlements and life insurance policies, the FBI said on Tuesday. The agents were operating on a search warrant issued from New …
A Missouri man is suing the Kansas City-St. Joseph Diocese a year after learning a Roman Catholic priest fathered a child with the man’s wife half a decade ago. The civil lawsuit filed in Cass County Circuit Court claims the …
Bill Harp travels around the country helping emergency personnel to be prepared to rescue those who become trapped in confined spaces. Members of Harp’s group, the Safety and Technical Rescue Association train a variety of groups and have participated in …
The western South Dakota community of Lead (leed) is getting a $3.3 million fire hall. Ground was broken late last week for the facility that is being built largely with the help of a U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development …