Wisconsin man to spend decades in prison for wrong-way crash that killed 4 siblings

WAUPACA, Wis. (AP) — A drunken driver who was traveling the wrong way on a Wisconsin highway was sentenced Friday to more than 35 years in prison for a crash that killed four siblings in another vehicle. “It's incomprehensible to this court to imagine losing four children,”...

Detroit-area police officer charged with manslaughter in crash that killed 2 men

DETROIT (AP) — A suburban Detroit police officer whose patrol car smashed into another vehicle, killing two men, was charged Friday with manslaughter. Charges against Warren Officer James Burke were filed nearly two months after the 5 a.m. crash. “Our thoughts...

Authorities are investigating the death of a woman who was struck by an NYPD vehicle

NEW YORK (AP) — New York's attorney general announced an investigation Friday into the death of a woman who was struck and killed by an unmarked police vehicle in Brooklyn. The woman, who has not been identified, was lying in the middle of a street in the East New York neighborhood...

Canoeist is paddling the 6,000-mile Great Loop out of gratitude for life

ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Peter Frank has paddled from Michigan's Upper Peninsula in June to the Chesapeake Bay in Maryland this month in his 1982 Sawyer Loon decked canoe, but he’s still got a long way to go. The 23-year-old is about a quarter of the way on his planned journey of...

Gunmen fire on vehicles carrying Shiites in northwest Pakistan, killing at least 42

PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — Gunmen opened fire on vehicles carrying Shiite Muslims in Pakistan's restive northwest on Thursday, killing at least 42 people, including six women, and wounding 20 others in one of the region's deadliest such attacks in recent years, police said. The...

Couple dies in West Virginia after car crashes into toll plaza building

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A senior citizen couple died in West Virginia on Thursday after their car crashed into a toll booth plaza administration building, news outlets reported. The driver veered off the road just before 10 a.m., striking the West Virginia Turnpike Administration...

Cable car accident at ski resort injures 8 workers in French Alps

PARIS (AP) — At least eight workers have been injured, two seriously, in a cable car accident at the French ski resort of Val Thorens, authorities said. None of the injuries are thought to be life-threatening. The accident occurred at around 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday during challenging...

Numerous children injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central China

TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Numerous children were injured by a vehicle outside an elementary school in central China’s Hunan province on Tuesday, reports said. Hours after the incident, the casualty count was unclear and authorities had yet to clarify if it was an accident or a deliberate attack. ...

Numerous children have been injured by a vehicle at a school gate in central China, state media say

US to add features such as blind spot warnings and pedestrian detection to vehicle crash ratings

DETROIT (AP) — The U.S. government's automobile safety ratings will get a major update starting with the 2026 model year when regulators add new driver-assistance technologies and tests for protecting pedestrians. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Monday that...