Disasters

More than 200 people have died in traffic deaths in Minnesota so far this year, Minnesota Department of Public Safety officials said Monday.
The collapse happened late Monday morning in the middle of a block of connected brick homes. Police say witnesses report hearing an explosion.
Four people, including an infant, are recovering from injuries after a deck collapsed at a home in a Minneapolis suburb.
A 2-year-old boy killed after being hit by a vehicle in Corcoran has been identified.
The victim of a crash involving at 1915 Model T outside Utah's Zion National Park has been identified as the president of a Minnesota antique car club.
A 2-year-old has been struck and killed by a vehicle in Corcoran.
A west-bound Metro Transit bus on west Lake Street near Lake Calhoun veered north into an embankment, where it was lodged Friday morning, said Metro Transit spokesman Drew Kerr.
Obama signs disaster declaration for storm-hit Minn. counties
President Barack Obama has signed a disaster declaration for 18 counties in Minnesota, making millions of dollars in federal aid available to help the state recover from June storms.
In Europe, 13 deadly derailments in 7 years
Here are some recent deadly train accidents in Europe, before Wednesday's crash in Spain.