Posts Tagged Accidents and disasters

Fire kills husband of missing Utah woman, 2 boys

In this undated photo provided by Chuck and Judy Cox, Chuck Cox sits with his grandsons, Charlie, left, and Braden, right, at the Coxes home in Pullayup, Wash. Charlie and Braden were killed along with their father, Josh Powell, on Sunday in what police said was an intentional fire set by Powell. Chuck Cox is the father of Powell's wife, Susan, who has been missing since 2009. (AP Photo/Courtesy Chuck and Judy Cox)

GRAHAM, Wash. (AP) — Before setting his house ablaze and killing himself and his two young sons, Josh Powell left a voicemail for family members saying he couldn’t live without the boys and didn’t want to go on anymore.

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Ga. court to hear case of possible gator attack

ATLANTA (AP) — The family of a Georgia woman claims a homeowners association should have removed an alligator from a subdivision that they say may have killed the woman.

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Knicks’ Stoudemire out after death of brother

LAKE WALES, Fla. (AP) — Officials say the brother of New York Knicks player Amare Stoudemire has died in a car crash.

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6.8 quake in Philippines kills 5, buries homes

Residents rush to higher grounds following tsunami rumors due to a magnitude 6.9 earthquake which hit the island province of Cebu and other central Philippine provinces Monday, Feb. 6, 2012. Authorities said, over a dozen people were killed with rescuers digging with picks and shovels in trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by the strong earthquake Monday. (AP Photo)

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Rescuers dug with picks and shovels trying to reach dozens of people trapped under houses collapsed by a strong earthquake Monday that shook a central Philippine island and set off landslides.

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FACT CHECK: Obama, GOP spin recent energy stats

WASHINGTON (AP) — You wouldn’t know it from the Republicans, but these are boom times for American energy.

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