Hurricane-strength winds and rain tore through the islands of Nigeria’s commercial capital on Monday, killing at least one person and downing trees across major roadways. The storm brought torrential rains through Ikoyi, Lagos and Victoria islands, the centers of commerce …
Authorities in southeastern Minnesota say three men have been injured after a chairlift carrying them to the top of a ski slope came loose and fell about 30 feet to the ground. The accident happened Saturday afternoon at the Coffee …
Authorities say a Scottsdale, Ariz., salon employee is seriously injured after a driver accelerated from a parking lot and crashed into the business. The Tuscany Salon employee was pinned between the wall of the salon and the car after the …
A 250-foot-tall crane collapsed Friday morning onto a building at a construction site at the Kent County jail complex in Grand Rapids,Mich., injuring three people, authorities said. The jail was placed on lockdown following the incident. Kent County Undersheriff Jon …
Brazilian firefighters say a 13-story building has partially collapsed in an industrial suburb outside Sao Paulo, killing a 3-year-old girl. Fire department spokeswoman Vanessa Andrade says the concrete floor of the top story collapsed, taking with it all of the …
A judge has thrown out a New Jersey man’s lawsuit against a Greenwich Village pub over injuries he suffered following a beer pong game. The judge found Alan Berger voluntarily signed up for the beer-drinking game and couldn’t sue Wicked …
Police in Houston, Texas, say the driver of a recently acquired Lamborghini has been blamed for a wreck that left three people hurt. Police say two pedestrians were struck by the sports car and someone in another vehicle hit by …
Emergency personnel say two workers have been critically hurt in an apparent electrical explosion and fire at a biomass power plant in East Texas. A dispatcher with the Nacogdoches County Sheriff’s Department says the accident was reported around 8 a.m. …
Fire and transit officials say video of a light rail train and sport utility vehicle colliding in Sacramento, Calif., shows that the SUV driver tried to go around the crossing’s guardrail. City fire Assistant Chief Niko King says cameras from …
A section of floor collapsed Friday at the construction site of a new casino, sending workers tumbling 30 feet to the ground and leaving about a dozen with minor injuries. The collapse comes on the heels of a similar accident …