30 more homes being evacuated as SC wildfire spreads away from main tourist sitesNORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — Officials in South Carolina have evacuated 30 more homes as a wildfire spread away from the main tourist areas in North Myrtle Beach. South Carolina wildfire is biggest in more than 3 decades; flames threaten famous golf coursesNORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — South Carolina’s biggest wildfire in more than three decades — a blaze four miles wide — destroyed dozens of homes Thursday and threatened some of the area’s world-famous golf courses at the height of the spring tourist season. Wis. university chancellor resigns amid donors’ criticism, questions about hitting parked carMADISON, Wis. — A central Wisconsin university chancellor announced her resignation Thursday after a series of conflicts with students and donors and questions about how she handled a traffic accident. Federal judge finds Indiana money manager competent to stand trial on Florida charges in JunePENSACOLA, Fla. — A troubled Indiana money manager accused of trying to fake his death and escape financial ruin by parachuting before crashing his plane is competent for a June trial, a federal judge ruled Thursday. SC wildfire spreads near Myrtle Beach tourist spot; hundreds flee as dozens of homes burnNORTH MYRTLE BEACH, S.C. — A coastal wildfire spread Thursday near one of the busiest tourist stretches in South Carolina, burning dozens of homes and forcing hundreds to flee in the middle of the night. No injuries were reported and officials said the blaze appeared to be heading several miles north of the most densely populated areas. NTSB report: Plane that crashed into south Florida home had engine problems before takeoffOAKLAND PARK, Fla. — A report says a plane that crashed into a south Florida home had engine problems before takeoff. Federal panel says safety lapses led to explosion that killed 2 at WVa Bayer CropScience plantINSTITUTE, W.Va. — Safety lapses that led to a runaway chemical reaction caused a fatal blast at a Bayer CropScience chemical plant last August, federal investigators said Thursday. Ships collide near Singapore port, freighter grounded for repairs, but no injuriesSINGAPORE — Two freight ships collided Thursday near Singapore’s port, grounding one of the vessels for repairs, the port authority said. Worker injured, houses rattled, 800K in damages in refinery blast south of Los AngelesPARAMOUNT, Calif. — An explosion at a Los Angeles-area oil refinery rattled nearby houses and caused hundreds of thousands in damage, but left just one worker with minor injuries and required no evacuations at the plant or the surrounding neighborhood, authorities said Thursday. This plan won’t fly: Transportation secretary rejects FAA secrecy on bird-plane collision dataWASHINGTON — The government is opening up its records of tens of thousands of collisions of birds with airplanes, such as the accident that led US Airways Flight 1549 to ditch into the Hudson River. Obituaries in the newsMarek Edelman WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Marek Edelman, the last surviving leader of the ill-fated 1943 Warsaw ghetto revolt against the Nazis, died Friday of old age. He was 90. Ind. money manager accused of staging his death in Fla. says he ’snapped’ in letter to APPENSACOLA, Fla. — A troubled Indiana money manager accused of trying to fake his death by parachuting from his plane to escape financial ruin told The Associated Press in a letter that he “snapped,” never got help and then “it all came crashing down around me.” Out of the frying pan: Motorists who brew fuel from cooking oil are burning down the houseEDMONDS, Wash. — Trying to live green and beat high gasoline prices, some enterprising Americans are turning cooking oil into biodiesel in their garages. Problem is, some of these do-it-yourselfers are burning down the house. Out of the frying pan: Motorists who brew fuel from cooking oil are burning down the houseEDMONDS, Wash. — Trying to live green and beat high gasoline prices, some enterprising Americans are turning cooking oil into biodiesel in their garages. Problem is, some of these do-it-yourselfers are burning down the house. Pittsburgh warns homeowners quickly away from bridge getting ready to collapsePITTSBURGH — Residents of four homes have been urged to seek shelter elsewhere because an overpass above their homes in is in danger of collapsing. Miss. appeals court agrees tire, not alcohol or speed caused crash that killed 1, injured 2JACKSON, Miss. — Three young friends were drinking on a summer night in 2000 when their speeding sports car blew a tire and careered off a rural Mississippi highway, killing one and injuring the other two. Transportation secretary rejects FAA plan to keep secret its data on bird-plane collisionsWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is scrapping a proposal by the Federal Aviation Administration that would make secret its data on when and where birds and airplanes collide. DOT Secretary LaHood to reject FAA plan to keep secret data on bird-plane collisionsWASHINGTON — Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says he intends to overrule the Federal Aviation Administration on its plan to keep secret data on where and when collisions between birds and airplanes occur. Marine pilot who crashed jet into San Diego homes, killing 4 on ground, cleared to fly againSAN DIEGO — The pilot of a military jet that crashed into a San Diego neighborhood and killed four people on the ground has been cleared to fly again. Safety board cites driver fatigue, says federal agency was factor in bus crash severityWASHINGTON — Maurice and Teresa Washington were relaxing in the back row of a charter bus the night of Jan. 6, 2008, watching a movie on the way home from a weekend ski trip, when their lives were shattered. Family of Drew Peterson’s late wife files wrongful death lawsuit against himCHICAGO — The family of Drew Peterson’s third wife filed a wrongful death lawsuit Tuesday, alleging the former Bolingbrook police sergeant drowned her in a bathtub. Mexican man pleads guilty in Ariz. fatal smuggling crash; avoids death penalty in dealPHOENIX — A Mexican national accused of transporting illegal immigrants after a rollover crash killed 10 of 19 people inside the vehicle has pleaded guilty in a deal with federal prosecutors. 2 Faulkner University football players killed in car crash in southern AlabamaMONTGOMERY, Ala. — Two Faulkner University football players have been killed in a car accident in southern Alabama. NTSB report says small plane broke apart before San Diego crash that killed 2SAN DIEGO — A small plane broke apart in flight before it crashed almost two weeks ago near Miramar Marine Corps Air Station, killing two people, according to federal investigators. Committee: Bayer CropScience engaged in campaign of secrecy following deadly plant explosionWASHINGTON — Bayer CropScience withheld information from emergency responders after a deadly explosion at a West Virginia chemical plant last summer, and has since used a terrorism-related law to keep some documents secret, a congressional committee said Tuesday. Police: Body found in bayou is 4-year-old girl drowned in dad’s Houston car wreckHOUSTON — Searchers believe they’ve found the body of a 4-year-old girl who drowned with four other children in a Houston car wreck. Safety board says federal agency supposed to protect public was factor in bus crash severityWASHINGTON — A federal safety board on Tuesday cited driver fatigue as the cause of an Utah bus crashed that killed nine and injured 43 others, but blamed inaction by another safety agency for the severity of the accident. Bob Seger and bandmate are named in Michigan lawsuit over crash injuriesPONTIAC, Mich. — Detroit rocker Bob Seger and a bandmate are named in a negligence lawsuit filed by a man who says he suffered injuries in a crash involving a car registered to Seger. Federal safety investigators cite high speed, driver fatigue in Utah bus crash that killed 9WASHINGTON — Safety investigators said Tuesday that a bus was traveling 88 to 92 miles per hour when it crashed last year in Utah, killing nine and injuring 43 others. Driver fatigue was likely the root cause of the crash, they said. Australian coroner says 3 asylum seekers died by drowning after boat explosion; 2 missingSYDNEY — Three people killed last week in the explosion of a boat carrying asylum seekers in Australian waters died by drowning, a coroner said Monday. |
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