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Fire Deep in Gold Mine in Southern Peru Kills 27 Workers

LIMA, Peru (AP) — A fire broke out deep in a gold mine in southern Peru and killed at least 27 workers during an overnight shift, Peruvian authorities reported. The Yanaquihua mining company said in a statement that 175 workers …

Wrongfully Convicted Massachusetts Man Gets $13M Settlement

BOSTON (AP) – A Massachusetts man who spent 32 years in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of setting a fire that killed eight people will receive $13 million from the city where he was arrested. “One of the things …

Floods from Heavy Rainfall Kill at Least 129 in Rwanda

KIGALI, Rwanda (AP) Torrential rains caused flooding in western and northern Rwanda, killing at least 129 people, a public broadcaster said Wednesday. The death toll “continues to rise,” the Rwanda Broadcasting Agency said Wednesday. “This could be the highest disaster-induced …

Illinois Highway Reopens After Dust Storm Crashes Kill 6

DIVERNON, Ill. (AP) — An interstate highway in Illinois reopened Tuesday after a windstorm that kicked up clouds of blinding dust from farm fields and led to crashes that killed at least six people and injured dozens more, police said. …

Tornadoes Kill 3 in Central US; New Storms Possible

COLE, Okla. (AP) — Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least three people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power Thursday. Two deaths were in the small town of Cole, 25 miles …

US Midwest, South Reel from Pack of Tornadoes that Killed 26

WYNNE, Ark. (AP) — Residents across a wide swath of the South and Midwest on Sunday raced to assess the destruction wreaked by storms that dropped possibly dozens of tornadoes and killed at least 26 people in small towns and …

Landslide in Ecuador Kills at Least 7, with Dozens Missing

ALAUSI, Ecuador (AP) — A huge landslide swept over an Andean community in central Ecuador, burying dozens of homes, killing at least seven people and sending rescuers on a frantic search for survivors, authorities said Monday. Earlier in the day, …

Jumbled Wreckage Complicates Chocolate Factory Blast Probe

Investigators looking for the cause of a deadly explosion that leveled part of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory faced an even more difficult task Monday as they combed through wreckage that was extensively picked apart and moved around during the intensive …

Flags Ordered to Half-Staff to Honor 7 Dead in Plant Blast

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — The governor of Pennsylvania has ordered commonwealth flags flown at half-staff in honor of seven people whose bodies were recovered from the site of a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory. “West Reading, we stand …

4th Person Found Dead in Chocolate Factory Blast; 3 Missing

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) — A fourth person was confirmed dead and three people remained unaccounted for Sunday, two days after a powerful explosion at a chocolate factory shook a small town in Pennsylvania. West Reading Borough Chief of Police …