Disasters

West MN school bus accident sends 2 to hospitals
Authorities are investigating a school bus accident in Swift County of western Minnesota that sent the bus driver and one student to hospitals with minor injuries.
Forty-five grimy, exhausted Chinese coal miners trapped by a cave-in were rescued Saturday, ending a 36-hour ordeal in the world's most dangerous country for the industry. Eight miners were killed in the accident.
As Thailand struggles to cope with the historic floods, holdouts are frustrating authorities who say victims' reluctance to leave behind their few possessions is complicating an already difficult relief effort.
Officials at the tsunami-damaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power plant detected a radioactive gas associated with fission that could indicate a new problem at one of its reactors.