Tag: Accidents
US judge rejects Boeing's plea deal in a conspiracy case stemming from fatal plane crashes
DALLAS -- A federal judge on Thursday rejected a deal that would have let Boeing plead guilty to a felony conspiracy charge and...
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...