Construction collapse kills 1, forces days-long I-75 closure
By DAN SEWELL Tons of concrete and steel covered the southbound lanes of a major Cincinnati artery Tuesday after an overpass collapse during demolition work left one worker dead, a…
Automotive accidents
Multi-car pileups claim 3 lives on icy Pennsylvania highways
A pair of multi-car pileups — including one involving dozens of vehicles — in icy conditions on interstates in the Philadelphia area claimed at least three lives on Sunday, authorities…
French police detain 9 in massive hunt for 2 suspects
By LORI HINNANT and ANGELA CHARLTON Frightened yet defiant, French residents held a day of mourning Thursday for 12 people slain at a Paris newspaper. French police hunted for the…
Coroner: Boy, 6, dies after car crashes into crowd
A 6-year-old boy whose mother and two other women were killed when a motorist slammed into a crowd outside a California church has also died from his injuries, authorities said…
California storm hits south after drenching north
By OLGA R. RODRIGUEZ and ANDREW DALTON A dangerous storm system blamed for two deaths in Oregon, thousands of power outages in Washington and flooded roadways in the Bay Area…
Amtrak train hits vehicle on tracks, killing 3
By PHILIP MARCELO In this photo provided by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority Transit Police via Twitter, officials work at the scene Monday, June 23, 2014, where an Amtrak train…
Tracy Morgan remains critically hurt after pileup
By WAYNE PARRY Actor Tracy Morgan attends the FX Networks Upfront premiere screening of “Fargo” at the SVA Theater in this April 9, 2014 file photo taken in New York.…
SAFETY QUESTIONS AFTER ND OIL TRAIN DERAILMENT
By DAVE KOLPACK and JAMES MacPHERSON A fireball goes up at the site of an oil train derailment Monday, Dec 30, 2013, in Casselton, N.D. The train carrying crude oil…