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Equipment Operator Faces Manslaughter Charges After Building Collapse

Posted by Gary Stephens on Jun 10th, 2013

Sean Benschop turned himself in to Philadelphia police Saturday to face manslaughter charges in the deaths of six people after a four-story building he was helping demolish collapsed Wednesday on a Salvation Army thrift store next... More »

Deadly New Virus Reaches Europe

Posted by Karen Miller on Jun 8th, 2013

A dangerous new respiratory disease known as Middle East Virus, or MERS-CoV, has spread from the Middle East to Europe. Cases have now been reported in Jordan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Tunisia, Britain, Germany, and Italy. This... More »

Bus in China Explodes

Posted by John Adams on Jun 7th, 2013

42 people are left dead and 33 are injured after a commuter bus ignited atop a raised road designated for public transit vehicles in China Friday evening, according to state media. The fire broke out in Xiamen – an affluent port... More »

Tropical Storm Andrea First Named Storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season

Posted by Matthew Jenks on Jun 6th, 2013

Severe weather across the nation’s midsection and flooding along the Mississippi river have dominated weather news across the United States this week. However, things are about to change as the Atlantic hurricane season is... More »

Flooding in Central Europe Force Thousands to Evacuate