Paris police say that a 25-year-old man thwarted security measures and climbed the Eiffel Tower before jumping from the landmark to his death. A police official says the man climbed the tower’s western pillar after it was closed to the …
Officials say landslides induced by torrential rains have destroyed three villages in eastern Uganda, killing scores of people but possibly hundreds. Disaster Preparedness Minister Stephen Mallinga said Monday it was too early to say precisely how many were killed in …
A weekend of “field day” activities for the Mississippi Coast Amateur Radio Association and the Jackson County Amateur Radio Association gained significance as tropical weather became a concern in the gulf. During the Saturday and Sunday events, ham radio operators …
The total number of homes destroyed by a two-week old wildfire in northern Colorado was raised to 248 on Sunday as residents of a subdivision near Fort Collins learned that 57 more homes in their neighborhood had been lost, authorities …
More than 1,000 bags of salad produced by Dole Foods Co have been recalled from stores in Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia because of a risk of listeria. Dole announced the recall on Friday after a …
Tropical Storm Debby whipped Florida with bands of drenching rain Monday while its center was nearly stationary in the Gulf of Mexico. Its slow progress meant the most pressing threat from the storm was flooding, not wind. Tropical storm warnings …
Federal workplace safety investigators are looking into the death of a Schenectady, N.Y., restaurant co-owner who died after his head became wedged in the kitchen dumbwaiter. Schenectady Fire Chief Michael Della Rocco says it appears Israel Silva was trying to …
A skier says a Vermont ski resort is at fault for his injuries. Alfred Rocks of Egg Harbor, N.J., sued Killington Ski Area, saying it failed to maintain a trail in a “reasonably safe condition” when Rocks suffered leg fractures …
The Marshall County Board of Supervisors has asked its insurance carriers for a 30- to 45-day notice when policies come up for renewal. The South Reporter reports that the Mississippi county would like to rebid when a majority of the …
A Virginia school board has agreed to pay nearly $73,000 to a popular gym teacher who was falsely accused and acquitted of molesting a 12-year-old girl. The Fairfax County school board agreed in a closed session Thursday to cover Sean …