After Libya's catastrophic floods, survivors and recovery teams assess lossesSeptember 29, 2023 6:20 AMBy Virginia Lozano The floods in Derna left thousands dead, missing and displaced. Here are scenes from last week, as search and rescue teams and survivors dug through mud, continuing the work of recovery.
Windom man, former snowmobile racer, loses legs in farm accident September 25, 2023 3:56 PMBy Tim NelsonTravis Muller, 30, had both legs amputated after a grain bin accident in southwestern Minnesota. He is currently sedated in the hospital and a family-run GoFundMe has raised over $30,000 for his medical costs.
FDNY deaths from 9/11-related illnesses now equal the number killed on Sept. 11September 25, 2023 3:36 PMBy Becky Sullivan Two recent deaths brought the total to 343, matching the death toll from Sept. 11, the FDNY said. Some 11,000 former and current FDNY employees suffer from 9/11-related illnesses, 3,500 with cancer.
Play3min 32secThousands of federal firefighters face a looming pay cut. How much is up to CongressSeptember 25, 2023 8:50 AMBy Ximena Bustillo The bipartisan infrastructure law granted federal firefighters a big pay bump. Amid a looming government shutdown, that wage increase will expire, leaving first responders unsure about their income.
'Not sure where the airplane is,' pilot told 911 dispatcher after F-35 ejectionSeptember 22, 2023 5:00 AMBy The Associated Press 4-minute recording captures bizarre circumstances for the resident explaining that a pilot parachuted into his backyard, the pilot who doesn't know what became of his jet, and a puzzled dispatcher.
Play3min 55secIn Morocco's Atlas Mountains, survivors of the quake take stock of all they've lostSeptember 20, 2023 4:02 AMBy Lauren Frayer Survivors of the Sept. 8 earthquake return to devastated villages. "This was our paradise," says a 74-year-old woman. "Everyone in this village is like family to me, and our family is now shattered."
Two pilots were killed in a midair collision on the last day of Nevada air racesSeptember 18, 2023 1:44 PMBy Juliana Kim The fatal crash occurred on the final day of the National Championship Air Races in Reno — putting a tragic end to the decades-old racing tradition.
Survivors of Libya's deadly floods describe catastrophic scenes and tragic lossesSeptember 15, 2023 3:21 PMBy Fatima Al-Kassab "They have seen death, not just in their families but within themselves as well," a Libyan doctor tells NPR. "Their souls are crushed, their hope is lost. How can you come back from such a thing?"
Kilian the sniffer dog searches for survivors after the Morocco quakeSeptember 15, 2023 4:03 AMBy Lauren Frayer The golden retriever, part of a Swedish rescue team, helped find 18 people alive under the rubble in Turkey earlier this year. He searched this week for the last missing person in a Moroccan village.
Husband of U.S. Rep. Mary Peltola dies in an airplane crash in AlaskaSeptember 14, 2023 11:07 AMBy The Associated PressEugene Peltola Jr. was the pilot and plane’s sole occupant. The Piper PA-18-150 Super Cub appears to have crashed under unknown circumstances upon takeoff after he dropped off a hunter and equipment.