Officials say a strong tornado that touched down in western Arkansas has injured at least several people. Steve Piltz, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service office in Tulsa, said a strong tornado touched down southwest of the Altus-Denning area …
Charles Oakley, one of the NBA’s all-time tough guys and now a Charlotte Bobcats assistant, has sued a Las Vegas resort over what he calls a May 2010 “gang-style beat down” by security guards who injured him. Oakley filed the …
Authorities say a motor coach bus has gone off the road and overturned in Queen Anne’s County, injuring 17 people, including 10 children. The county fire department says the bus overturned at Route 213 near Centreville on Thursday morning. Video …
Tropical storm Aere lashed the northeastern Philippines on Sunday, killing at least nine people and forcing more than 100,000 villagers to flee from farming towns threatened by landslides. The storm slammed into Catanduanes province with winds of 53 miles (85 …
Authorities say an improperly installed clothes dryer caused an explosion that destroyed a Rockville area home and seriously injured two people. Montgomery County fire officials blamed the early Wednesday morning blast on the male occupant’s attempt to replace a gas-powered …
A moderately strong earthquake shook Mexico’s Pacific coast resort of Acapulco on Wednesday, sending people fleeing into the streets. No damages or injuries were reported. The magnitude-5.8 quake occurred at 8:24 a.m. local time (1324 GMT) and was centered about …
A Dallas Cowboys spokeswoman hurt when the team’s practice facility collapsed in 2009 during a storm has sued several companies. The lawsuit says Jancy Briles suffered “serious, disabling and permanent injuries.” Details were not released. Summit Structures and its parent, …
A federal team has been assigned to investigate a train accident in southwest Iowa that left two crew members dead, officials said Monday. A news release from the National Transportation Safety Board said Michael Flannigan, the lead NTSB investigator, will …
A furious storm system that kicked up tornadoes, flash floods and hail as big as softballs has left at least 39 people dead on a rampage that stretched for days as it barreled from Oklahoma to North Carolina and Virginia. …
A Maury County judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Florida woman claiming she was injured while riding a mechanical bull. According to The Daily Herald, an order was filed April 1 by Judge Stella Hargrove throwing out the …