Disasters

Authorities are investigating a multiple-vehicle accident on Interstate 494 in Maple Grove in which an Eagan woman was killed but her 2-year-old daughter survived.
At Giffords' bedside, good news keeps coming
Even Gabrielle Giffords' doctors are starting to call her recovery a miracle. They say the critically injured congresswoman has been making steady progress each day since the assassination attempt on Saturday.
Minnesotans working in Haiti report red tape, resolve
Minnesotans involved in the ongoing reconstruction work in Haiti praise the people there for their personal strength and resolve. Even so, they report bureaucratic red tape and corruption are slowing recovery.
Red Cross CEO speaks on anniversary of Haiti earthquake
American Red Cross President and CEO Gail McGovern speaks live at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. about the progress made and the challenges remaining in Haiti one year after a devastating earthquake. The American Red Cross responds to disasters worldwide with a $3.3 billion budget.
Churches, schools and city halls around Minnesota will join with many more nationwide in tolling their bells to commemorate the anniversary of Haiti's devastating 2010 earthquake and the 300,000 people killed, but it will be particularly poignant for one Duluth church.
An IranAir passenger jet carrying 106 people crashed as it was making an emergency landing Sunday in a snowstorm in the country's northwest and broke into several pieces, killing 71 of those on board, Iranian media reported. The others survived with light injuries.