US military says 5 US soldiers killed in shooting at American base in BaghdadBAGHDAD — Five U.S. soldiers were killed Monday in a shooting at an American base in Baghdad, the U.S. command said. After the water runs, sand remains: ND, Minn. officials ponder future of 6 million sandbagsFARGO, N.D. — Millions of bags filled with sand were used to battle record flood crests in Fargo and neighboring Moorhead, Minn. But now that the flood risk is over, city leaders wonder: Where will the sand go? Death toll from floods increases to at least 30 in northern Brazil and Amazon regionSAO PAULO — Authorities struggled Wednesday to reach dozens of small cities in northern Brazil after floods and mudslides washed out roads and highways. The death toll from the flooding rose to at least 30 people. 2 die in Kan. when car swept into creek, raising state’s death toll from days of storms to 5WICHITA, Kan. — The death toll from days of heavy rain in Kansas rose to five Wednesday when authorities found the bodies of two people in a car submerged in a flooded creek. 10-vehicle crash on NJ Turnpike, one of nation’s busiest highways, kills 5, injures severalMOUNT LAUREL, N.J. — A 10-vehicle crash on the New Jersey Turnpike, one of the nation’s most heavily trafficked highways, killed five people in one car and injured several others on Saturday afternoon. |