Tag: Accidents

South African government seeks experts' help to bring illegal miners to the surface

JOHANNESBURG -- The South African government said on Friday it has put together a team including mine rescue experts to come up with...

Explosion at Kentucky business injures 11 workers, shatters windows in surrounding neighborhood

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- At least 11 employees were taken to hospitals after an explosion Tuesday at a Louisville, Kentucky, plant caused a partial...

Baby girl and her mother among those lost in Spain's catastrophic flooding

PAIPORTA, Spain -- The mangled car in which Jorge Tarazona’s three-year-old niece and sister-in-law perished in last week's catastrophic flooding in Spain now...

US to probe Tesla's 'Full Self-Driving' system after pedestrian killed in low visibility conditions

DETROIT -- The U.S. government's road safety agency is again investigating Tesla's “Full Self-Driving” system, this time after getting reports of crashes in...

How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria's deadliest tanker explosions?

ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the deaths of more than 140 people in an...

The judge handling Boeing's plea deal asks Justice Department to explain its diversity policy

DALLAS -- The federal judge considering Boeing's plea deal with prosecutors wants to know how the Justice Department's diversity, equity and inclusion policies...