A Red Cross official says a landslide caused by heavy rains in northwest Colombia has killed 14 people and left dozens more missing. Cesar Uruena says more than 14 homes were buried by the landslide in the city of Manizales …
Authorities on Friday blamed fumes from a gasoline-powered generator for the deaths of an elderly couple discovered hours before electricity was restored to their rural New Jersey home. A utility worker and a relative found the bodies of 84-year-old Robert …
A flash flood that killed 20 people last year in southwest Arkansas was caused by as much as 4.7 inches of rain falling in the upper Little Missouri River watershed in three hours. The findings are part of a U.S. …
A farmworker advocacy group is calling on North Carolina officials to be more consistent in inspections and penalties for operations that violate safety laws. The Farmworker Advocacy Network highlighted its concerns by hosting an event Tuesday based around the Day …
A thundering explosion rocked a Kansas grain elevator and shot a fireball so high it could be seen in neighboring Missouri, leaving three workers dead and three other people missing, authorities said Sunday. Trey Cocking, city manager in the northeast …
Three lawsuits have been filed in the wake of a crash that killed two Leonard J. Chabert Medical Center employees and injured two others. Authorities say 27-year-old Ronnie Rios was driving Oct. 15, 2010, when he swerved into the oncoming …
A sailboat that capsized in a storm during the annual race from Chicago to Mackinac Island, killing two crew members, was not suited for the competition because its sails were too big for its weight, a sailing group says. U.S. …
Police say a truck and a small bus have crashed in southern Hungary, killing 14 people and seriously injuring two more. The accident happened shortly before midnight Sunday between the cities of Mako and Szeged, near the border with Romania. …
The Kentucky surface coal mine where two workers were killed by falling rock was cited earlier this year over the stability of a highwall. U.S. Mine Health and Safety Administration records show the agency cited operator Armstrong Coal in April. …
A third man has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to launder money in a scam involving the sale of bogus insurance to a New York tour operator whose boat capsized in 2005 killing 20 elderly tourists, federal officials reported. U.S.Attorney Kenneth …