Train crash in Germany kills at least 10, injures 80
By MATTHIAS SCHRADER and KIRSTEN GRIESHABER Two commuter trains crashed head-on Tuesday in southern Germany, killing 10 people and injuring 80 as they slammed into each other on a curve…
Automotive accidents
Woman accused of Vegas Strip crash had improved her life
By SALLY HO and KEN RITTER It was not long ago that the woman accused of crashing her car into pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip seemed to have turned…
Driver deliberately plows into people on Vegas Strip; 1 dies
By SALLY HO and KEN RITTER The packed sidewalks on the Las Vegas Strip became a scene of horror as a woman deliberately plowed her car into groups of partyers…
Police name adult victims in Oklahoma State homecoming crash
By JUSTIN JUOZAPAVICIUS Police have revealed the identities of the three adults killed and dozens more injured when a woman plowed her car into the Oklahoma State University homecoming parade…
43 killed in fiery bus-truck collision in French wine region
By BOB EDME and ANGELA CHARLTON A truck and a bus carrying retirees collided Friday in southwest France’s wine region, igniting an inferno that authorities said killed 43 people and…
Israel accuses Abbas of incitement over false death claim
The Palestinian president ignited an uproar in Israel on Thursday after falsely claiming that Israel had “executed” a 13-year-old Palestinian boy who is recovering in an Israeli hospital, drawing new…
Google’s driverless car drivers ride a career less traveled
By MICHAEL LIEDTKE Fresh out of college, Brian Torcellini dreamed about getting a job writing about surfing. Instead, he wound up in a dusty, dimly lit garage near Google’s Silicon…
Police arrest suspect in string of Phoenix freeway shootings
By WALTER BERRY and BRIAN SKOLOFF Police arrested a man Friday for a string of seemingly random freeway shootings in Phoenix, adding that they had linked the man’s gun to…