Disasters

July 3, 2017 5:52 AM

Boy dies in apparent pool drowning in Maple Grove

Authorities say a child died of an apparent drowning after falling into a swimming pool at a Maple Grove home.

by The Associated Press

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June 30, 2017 6:08 AM

Florida police blame tennis star Venus Williams for fatal car accident

Police in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., say Venus Williams was at fault in a June 9 car crash that led to the death of the passenger in another vehicle. Jerome Barson, 78, died two weeks later.

by Doreen McCallister

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June 25, 2017 10:04 AM

Some U.S. states relax restrictions on cladding suspected in Grenfell Tower fire

Most U.S. jurisdictions require cladding for tall buildings to pass a rigorous test. D.C. and three states -- Minnesota, Indiana and Massachusetts -- have exempted cladding from such testing.

by Jeff Brady

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June 25, 2017 8:34 AM

Overturned oil tanker explodes in Pakistan, killing at least 153

An overturned oil tanker burst into flames in Pakistan, killing 153 people who had rushed to the scene of the highway accident to gather leaking fuel, a hospital official said as the death toll continued to rise.

by Associated Press

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June 24, 2017 6:57 AM

More than 140 may be buried after landslide in southwest China

Initial accounts from villagers nearby said there had been rain in the area, but some said it was not very heavy and there was no sign of an impending landslide.

by Emma Bowman

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June 22, 2017 11:39 AM

London fire: Cladding in other buildings 'combustible'

Tests so far have found that at least seven high-rise apartment buildings in England have combustible external panels like the ones believed to have contributed to a fire that killed 79 people in London.

by The Associated Press

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June 20, 2017 11:00 AM

Listen: The state of refugees

The world's refugee population is growing. What's the future of aid?

by Julie Siple and Tom Weber

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June 20, 2017 4:00 AM

Seals warned zoo keepers of 2012 flood, by escaping

During a flood in Duluth five years ago, two harbor seals, Vivian and Feisty, managed to escape their enclosure at the Lake Superior Zoo -- prompting a frantic search for other escaped animals.

by Sara Porter