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…
Vehicle fires
Latest on police-custody death: 500 Guardsmen in Baltimore
By The Associated Press A spokesman says Monday’s riot is the first time the Maryland National Guard has been called up for a civil disturbance in the state since 1968,…
Gas blast wrecks Mexico children’s hospital, at least 2 dead
By ALBERTO ARCE and PETER ORSI Injured and bleeding, mothers carrying infants fled from a maternity hospital shattered by a powerful gas explosion Thursday, and rescuers swung sledgehammers to break…
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…