A hangar collapsed onto the wrecked private jet that burst into flames as it landed Monday, delaying recovery of victims at a Southern California airport. No survivors were expected, and investigators said there was no report of problems on the Idaho-to-Santa Monica flight.
As many as four dozen people were injured when two Chicago commuter trains crashed about 10 miles west of downtown Chicago during Monday morning rush hour. Investigators have determined that no one was at the controls of the moving train.
Jewelry cases smashed. Mobile phones ripped from displays. Cash registers emptied. Alcohol stocks plundered.
A 3-D printer in space could solve a lot of problems. A lost wrench? A broken one-of-a-kind part? Just print a new one.
Miss Philippines, Megan Young, was crowned Miss World on Saturday amid tight security on Indonesia’s resort island of Bali, where the contest’s final round was moved following protests by Muslim hardliner groups.
Once considered a fictional sport, J.K. Rowling’s wizarding game of quidditch has become a sporting reality for athletes on college campuses and communities around the world.
Shellie Zimmerman said Thursday that she hasn’t been able to find her estranged husband to serve him divorce papers and that she doesn’t know what he’s capable of because he has changed since he was acquitted in the shooting death of Trayvon Martin.
The leader of Greece’s extreme-right Golden Dawn party and four other of its parliamentarians were formally charged Saturday with membership in a criminal organization with intent to commit crimes, in an escalation of a government crackdown after a fatal stabbing blamed on a supporter.
Tiger Woods was voted PGA Tour player of the year for the 11th time on the strength of his five big wins and return to No. 1 in the world.
Just as the U.S. economy is struggling to expand at a healthy pace, a pair of political standoffs threatens to slow growth and spook investors.
