Disasters

Class-action lawsuits could cost Toyota $3B-plus
Toyota owners claiming that massive safety recalls are causing the value of their vehicles to plummet have filed at least 89 class-action lawsuits that could cost the Japanese auto giant $3 billion or more.
6.0 earthquake hits eastern Turkey, kills 57
A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 6 struck eastern Turkey on Monday, killing 57 people as it knocked down stone or mud-brick houses and minarets in at least six villages, the government said.
Officials say a jet carrying 74 people made an emergency landing at the Aspen, Colo., airport after smoke entered the pilot's cabin.
A 6-year-old girl wandered into freeway traffic near Minneapolis, where she was struck and killed by an SUV in the first lane she entered, the Minnesota State Patrol said.