Tag Archives: disaster
Lebanon receives French report regarding Beirut port blast
BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon on Monday received a preliminary report from France regarding last year’s massive port blast in Beirut that killed and wounded thousands, judicial officials said.
Houston seethes over being frozen out of federal flood funds
HOUSTON (AP) — Residents of the East Aldine neighborhood of Houston are tired of their homes flooding during hurricanes and of worrying every time it rains because their streets and waterways don't drain well.
Sri Lanka police investigate fire on ship off Colombo
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — A special Sri Lankan police team has begun investigating a fire on a ship anchored off its capital, as the government seeks to take legal action against the vessel's owners over the incident, which has
Man shot, killed after striking Oklahoma deputy with vehicle
ANTLERS, Okla. (AP) — A man who struck a sheriff's deputy with his vehicle early Sunday morning following a chase in rural southeastern Oklahoma was fatally shot by a deputy, authorities said.
Ex-‘Tarzan’ actor among 7 plane crash victims in Tennessee
SMYRNA, Tenn. (AP) — Investigators on Sunday continued searching for the bodies of seven people believed killed in the crash a day earlier of a small jet into a Tennessee lake, including an actor who portrayed Tarzan in a 1990s
U.S. Coast Guard suspends search for 10 missing Cubans
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for 10 Cuban migrants who went missing last week after their boat capsized 16 miles south of Key West.
Ukrainian ambassador in Thailand dies on resort island
BANGKOK (AP) — The Ukrainian ambassador to Thailand collapsed and died on Sunday while on a resort island with his family, authorities said.
Sheriff: Rail yard shooter stockpiled guns, ammo at his home
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The gunman who killed nine of his co-workers at a California rail yard had stockpiled weapons and 25,000 rounds of ammunition at his house before setting it on fire to coincide with the bloodshed at the
US Coast Guard continues search for 10 Cubans missing at sea
MIAMI (AP) — A search for 10 Cubans missing from a boat capsize continued Friday, a day after the U.S. Coast Guard rescued eight other passengers and pulled two bodies from the water.
Plague of ravenous, destructive mice tormenting Australians
BOGAN GATE, Australia (AP) — At night, the floors of sheds vanish beneath carpets of scampering mice. Ceilings come alive with the sounds of scratching. One family blamed mice chewing electrical wires for their house burning down.
