Disasters

Feds: Husky refinery blast could have been prevented
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Husky Energy for failing to control the use and release of highly hazardous chemicals.
Aid trickling in as Indonesia death toll passes 1,400
Food, water, fuel and medicine was still slow to reach the hardest-hit areas outside Palu, the largest city heavily damaged in Friday's disaster. Many roads were broken and split by the violent shaking or blocked by debris. Communications remained limited.
This is only a test: Why your cellphone will buzz Wednesday afternoon
Texts stating "Presidential Alert" will be sent to some 225 million U.S. cellphones at 2:18 p.m. ET.
Gender-reveal party accident leaves border agent bearing guilt for wildfire
What to expect when you're expecting? Probably not a 47,000-acre blaze. But that's what Dennis Dickey got after he fired at a target meant to explode in blue or pink. Now, he has pleaded guilty.
Indonesian tsunami: Death toll hits 1,200; survivors desperate for aid
Relief agencies are having trouble reaching stricken areas, setting off looting of stores and aid supplies. The death toll from the tsunami and quake could rise further, officials warn
More than 800 dead in Indonesia quake and tsunami; toll may rise
Rescuers struggled Sunday to reach victims in several large coastal towns in Indonesia that were hit by an earthquake and tsunami, and authorities feared that the toll of more than 800 confirmed dead would rise.
Indonesia tsunami death toll nears 400, expected to rise
A powerful earthquake triggered a tsunami that unleashed waves as high as 20 feet, killing hundreds on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi.