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Crash between truck and passenger van in China's Ningxia region kills 9 people

May. 09, 2024 02:06 AM EDT

BEIJING (AP) — A truck crashed into a passenger van on a highway in northwestern China's Ningxia region Thursday morning, killing nine people. Two others were injured in the crash that occurred at 7:40 a.m. outside the city of Qingtongxia, according to the state-owned Ningxia...

Mother of Australian surfers killed in Mexico gives moving tribute to sons at a beach in San Diego

May. 08, 2024 08:21 AM EDT

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The mother of two Australian surfers killed in Mexico delivered a moving tribute to her sons Tuesday at a beach in San Diego. “Our hearts are broken and the world has become a darker place for us,” Debra Robinson said, fighting back tears. “They were young...

Atlanta to pay $3.8 million to family of church deacon who died in struggle with officer

May. 07, 2024 12:31 PM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — The Atlanta City Council has agreed to pay $3.8 million to settle a lawsuit by the family of a church deacon who died in a struggle with a city police officer following a minor car crash. Deacon Johnny Hollman's family sued the the city, Officer Kiran Kimbrough and...

Floodwaters start receding around Houston area as recovery begins following rescues and evacuations

May. 06, 2024 20:49 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Floodwaters in the Houston area and parts of Southeast Texas began to recede on Monday, allowing residents to begin returning to their homes and assess damages after days of heavy rainfall that pummeled the area and led to hundreds of rescues — including people who were stranded...

As storms move across Texas, 1 child dies after being swept away in floodwaters

May. 06, 2024 16:40 PM EDT

HOUSTON (AP) — Storms in Texas brought additional rain Sunday to the already saturated Houston area where hundreds of people have been rescued from flooded homes and roads, while to the north in the Fort Worth area, a child died after being swept away when the car he was traveling in got stuck in...

Man dragged by bear following fatal car crash, Massachusetts state police say

May. 06, 2024 13:21 PM EDT

HATFIELD, Mass. (AP) — A man who was dragged by a bear following a car crash was most likely dead at the time, Massachusetts State Police said. First responders found the man outside of the car in Hatfield on Sunday morning and saw a bear in the woods nearby, Dave Procopio, a...

I-95 in Connecticut reopens after flaming crash left it closed for days

May. 05, 2024 16:20 PM EDT

NORWALK, Conn. (AP) — Interstate 95 in Connecticut reopened Sunday after a flaming crash involving a gasoline tanker scorched a bridge and left the roadway closed for days, officials said. Authorities shut the highway down in both directions after a three-vehicle crash Thursday...

1 person killed and 23 injured in a bus crash in northern Maryland, police say

May. 05, 2024 13:52 PM EDT

BEL AIR, Md. (AP) — One person was killed and 23 others were injured when a bus crashed early Sunday on Interstate 95 in northern Maryland, police said. The bus was carrying 24 people when it lost control and hit a guardrail on I-95 in Harford County at around 6 a.m., the Maryland...

A driver dies after crashing into a security barrier around the White House complex, authorities say

May. 05, 2024 13:35 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — A driver died after a vehicle crashed into an outer perimeter gate of the White House complex, and the incident late Saturday was being investigated as a traffic crash, police said. President Joe Biden was spending the weekend in Delaware, and the Secret Service said there was...

In Botswana, 44 victims of an Easter bus crash in South Africa are laid to rest

May. 04, 2024 16:23 PM EDT

MOLEPOLOLE, Botswana (AP) — At least 44 people who died in a horrific bus crash during Easter weekend in South Africa were laid to rest in neighboring Botswana on Saturday. About 5,000 mourners clad in black gathered in the Botswana village of Molepolole to pay their last respects...