Tag: Accidents and disasters
CDC: West Virginia HIV wave could be ‘tip of the iceberg’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — For years, West Virginia has had the nation’s highest rate of opioid drug addictions and drug overdose deaths. Now the state...
Polish state websites hacked and used to spread false info
<p>WARSAW, Poland — Two Polish government websites were hacked Wednesday and used briefly to spread false information about a non-existent radioactive threat, in what...
Polish state websites hacked and used to spread false info
WARSAW, Poland — Two Polish government websites were hacked Wednesday and used briefly to spread false information about a non-existent radioactive threat, in what...
N Carolina man arrested after explosions near buildings
<p>WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A North Carolina man has been arrested days after explosive devices were detonated near a county building and a veterans post,...
N Carolina man arrested after explosions near buildings
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A North Carolina man has been arrested days after explosive devices were detonated near a county building and a veterans post,...
Iran’s final report on Ukraine jet crash blames human error
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — After a yearlong investigation, Iran’s civil aviation agency on Wednesday released its final report on the crash of a...
2 missing after Southern California fireworks explosion
ONTARIO, Calif. — Authorities sought Wednesday to identify the bodies of two people killed in a huge fireworks explosion in a Southern California neighborhood,...
Ex-NBA player Shawn Bradley paralyzed in cycling accident
Former NBA player Shawn Bradley disclosed Wednesday that he was paralyzed two months ago when he was struck from behind by a vehicle while...
Officials name one of 3 men killed by San Diego driver
SAN DIEGO — A 40-year-old man named Rodney Diffendal was among three people killed when a driver plowed through a sidewalk homeless encampment downtown,...
Cruise ship passengers recall deaths, confusion, quarantine
<p>SAN FRANCISCO — The last vacation Margrit and Lucio Gonzalez took together began with an ominous delay: a medical emergency on the cruise ship...