Sparklers, bottle rockets and small firecrackers sent about 1,900 injured consumers to emergency rooms, according to new data released by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). The data shows that in 2010, during the 30 days surrounding July 4, …
Six people are injured after a horse leaves the track and jumps into a crowd of spectators during a Hispanic rodeo in southeast Kansas City. Police say none of the injuries were serious after the incident shortly before 4 p.m. …
Severe thunderstorms in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula produced high winds that damaged two hangars at Gerald R. Ford International Airport in Grand Rapids, injuring at least three people, and left thousands of people without power, authorities said. Members of the Civil …
Authorities say a major fire has erupted at Croatia’s main oil refinery, causing injuries to four firefighters. The fire hit one of the storage tankers in the 60,000 barrel-a-day refinery co-owned by Hungary’s MOL and Croatia’s state INA oil and …
A moderate earthquake struck southwest China on Monday evening, causing some injuries and damage, state media said. The quake measured at a magnitude of 5.2 hit near the Yunnan province town of Tengchong, 1,550 miles (2,500 kilometers) southwest of Beijing. …
A newspaper analysis of seven years of police chase data in Minnesota shows St. Paul police pursuits have led to injuries or fatalities three times more often than those in Minneapolis. The St. Paul Pioneer Press reports Sunday that police …
The National Transportation Safety Board and the Federal Aviation Administration are investigating a small plane crash at Pittsburgh-area airport that resulted in minor injuries. Police in Monroeville say a gust of wind apparently blew the nose of the small four-seater …
A federal judge has chosen a Utah crash that killed two people as the first bellwether trial in nationwide litigation over whether Toyota Motor Corp made defective vehicles that sped up unexpectedly. U.S. District Judge James Selna chose the case …
A Zimbabwean official says at least three people died after a gasoline truck overturned in the capital and burst into flames after people rushed to the vehicle to take the leaking gas. Fire department chief Savius Mugava told state radio …
Officials in Pennsylvania say a powerboat was having mechanical difficulties before exploding near a yacht club on Lake Erie, killing one person and injuring nine others. Erie Chief Fire Inspector Guy Santone tells the Erie Times-News that the boat’s operators …