Tag: Accidents
Vikings rookie Jalen Twyman recovering from gunshot wounds
MINNEAPOLIS — Minnesota Vikings rookie defensive tackle Jalen Twyman is recovering from four gunshot wounds that caused scary but superficial injuries after bullets hit...
Turtle carcasses wash ashore in Sri Lanka after ship fire
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Nearly a hundred carcasses of turtles with throat and shell damage, as well as dozens of dead dolphins and a...
Claudette regaining strength after 13 killed in Alabama
ATLANTA — Claudette was regaining strength early Monday and expected to return to tropical storm status as it neared the coast of the Carolinas...
Rainstorms bring relief as Europe feels 1st summer heatwave
BERLIN — Thunderstorms brought a much-needed cooldown to parts of Western Europe over the weekend as the continent sweltered under its first summer heatwave.
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Israel cites progress in laser that shoots down drones
JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said Monday it has successfully tested an airborne high-power laser that can shoot down drones, technology it hopes to...
Deputy fatally shoots pet chimpanzee that attacked woman
PENDLETON, Ore. — A deputy shot and killed an adult pet chimpanzee named Buck after it attacked a woman in Eastern Oregon, sheriff's officials...
5 killed in school construction site collapse in Belgium
PARIS — A school undergoing construction work collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp, killing five workers and injuring nine others, according to local...
Driver rams racing cyclists in Arizona, 6 critically injured
SHOW LOW, Ariz. — Authorities were trying to determine why a 35-year-old man driving a pickup truck plowed into bicyclists during a community road...
Blaze at Moscow fireworks warehouse injures 4
MOSCOW — A warehouse holding a reported 15 metric tons (16.5 tons) of fireworks in central Moscow caught fire on Saturday, sending a huge...
At least 11 hurt in Arkansas crash of church bus, vehicle
CORNING, Ark. — Authorities say a church bus collided with another vehicle on a northeastern Arkansas highway, injuring at least 11 people.
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