Officials in Los Angeles hoped that decreased winds on Thursday would finally give firefighters a chance to take control of the fast-moving blazes that have raged for a third day, though the risk for ...
A fire to a semi-truck and trailer briefly closed all southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near Pyramid Lake on Friday morning, officials said. The fire to the semi-truck was reported just before 5 a.m.
Londoners woke up to a hazy morning as smoke filled narrow streets after the worst blitz during World War Two. More than 100,000 bombs were dropped across the city by Luftwaffe planes. American ...
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Ports Authority (PPA) reminded the public on Saturday that passengers are not allowed to bring any type of firecrackers at ports nationwide. PPA issued the ...
On the night of Dec. 27, 2004, a disastrous fire broke out in the heart of downtown Cheyenne, and the aftereffects of that inferno linger on today — 20 years later. At 10:37 p.m., the call came ...
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A bomb has exploded in a wedding hall in the Afghan capital, Kabul ... “For about 20 minutes the hall was full of smoke. Almost everyone in the men’s section is either dead or wounded. Now, two hours ...