Monthly Archives: <span>May 2023</span>

10,000 Bridges Similar to One that Collapsed Should Be Checked For Corrosion

Investigators looking into the collapse of a Pittsburgh bridge want transportation officials nationwide to examine more than 10,000 other bridges with similar construction to ensure they don’t have the same kind of corrosion that was found on the bridge that …

Firefighters Heard, Couldn’t Rescue Two Killed in Massive North Carolina Fire

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Crews searching the rubble of a massive construction fire in North Carolina on Friday found the bodies of two people who firefighters couldn’t reach to save before the flames became too intense. Authorities didn’t identify the …

Lawmakers Warn Leaky, Crumbling UK Parliament at Risk of ‘Catastrophic’ Event

LONDON (AP) — Britain’s Parliament building is an architectural masterpiece, a UNESCO World Heritage Site visited by 1 million people a year. It’s also a crumbling, leaky, asbestos-riddled structure at “real and rising” risk of destruction, lawmakers said Wednesday. In …

19 Inmates Hurt When Car Hits Bus in Sacramento

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – At least 19 inmates were left with minor injuries after a car ran a red light and crashed into a bus Friday morning in downtown Sacramento, authorities said. The car crashed a few blocks away from …

Truck Driver Arrested in Multi-Vehicle Freeway Crash that Killed Seven in Oregon

ALBANY, Ore. (AP) – The driver of a semitruck that slammed into a passenger van on Interstate 5 in western Oregon, killing 7 people in one of the state’s deadliest crashes in recent years, was arrested Friday on suspicion of …

Special Trustee Appointed to Assist Clients of Disgraced Law Firm

The Louisiana Supreme Court appointed an attorney to take control of the “multitude of hurricane and storm-related” lawsuits filed in state courts by McClenny Moseley and Associates. In an order posted online Thursday, the high court named Edward J. Walters …

Bill Would Give Victims of Childhood Sex Abuse More Time to File Civil Lawsuits

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) – Alabama legislation that would give victims of childhood sex abuse more time to sue their abusers has stalled in a committee amid opposition from insurance companies, the bill’s sponsor said. The Senate Judiciary Committee has not …

Crews Work to Reach Italian Towns Isolated by Floods as Cleanup Begins

FAENZA, Italy (AP) — Rescue crews worked Thursday to reach towns and villages in northern Italy that were cut off from highways, electricity and cell phone service following heavy rains and flooding, as farmers warned of “incalculable” losses and authorities …

France Moves to Ban Smoking in Woodlands to Combat Risk of Mega Fires

PARIS (AP) – French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season, part of a series of proposed measures to tackle growing destruction and dangers from climate change-related blazes. National Assembly lawmakers voted …

Utah Allocates Millions to Prepare for Flood Damage After Wet Winter

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – As the winter’s record snowpack melts and cascades down from the Rockies, Utah lawmakers on Wednesday set aside millions of dollars to prepare for potentially historic flooding. The state is among the many in the …