Hurricane Irma Update: Florida on watch, Three more dead in Puerto Rico as one million are without power
Florida is on high alert and has ordered evacuations, while the Carolinas and Georgia have also declared emergencies as Hurricane Irma rages closer. Now three deaths have been reported in Puerto Rico with more than More...
Two teens arrested in connection with Tennessee’s deadly wildfires
Authorities have arrested two teenagers in connection with last week’s deadly wildfires. Officials held a news conference at the Sevier County Courthouse Wednesday, confirming that they have been charged with More...
Oakland warehouse fire death toll rises to 36 as more names are released
Described as the deadliest structure fire in California in more than a century, the death toll of the disaster hit 36 on Monday, but there were indications that rescuers were near the end of removing bodies from More...
Canadian couple, John Tegler, Marilyn Tegler killed in Tennessee wildfire
A couple from Canada were killed while trying to escape the wildfires in Gatlinburg, authorities have confirmed. John Tegler, 71, and wife Marilyn Tegler, 70, were from Woodstock, Ontario. They had spent Thanksgiving More...
Tennessee fires: James Wood confirms his mother, Alice Hagler killed in Sevier County fire
The Sevier County fires have consumed acres and acres of beautiful land, destroyed homes and sadly, taken lives and Alice Hagler has been confirmed among those killed in the blaze. Hagler, 70, was confirmed dead More...
50 confirmed dead, hundreds injured in massive explosion in China
A massive explosion reportedly rocked the Tianjin region in China on Wednesday left at least 50 dead, hundreds injured. The explosion reportedly occurred around midnight local time along the docks at the Tianjin More...
Pakistani Taliban suicide bombing of churches leaves 14 dead, 80 injured
Taliban in Pakistan claimed responsibility of suicide bombings outside two churches in Lahore killed 14 people and wounded nearly 80 others during services on Sunday in attacks claimed by a faction of the Pakistani More...
Four dead, nearly 300 missing after South Korea ferry sinks
A ferry carrying 459 people, mostly high school students on an overnight trip to a tourist island, sank off South Korea’s southern coast on Wednesday, leaving nearly 300 people missing. South Korea ferry disaster More...
Washington State mudslide: Death toll rises to 14, as many as 176 missing
Search and rescue crews at the devastating mudslide Monday found an additional six bodies, bringing the total number of dead to 14, the Snohomish County Sheriff’s Office said. CBS published a great graphic which More...
8 confirmed dead, 100 missing in Washington State mudslide as search considers
Authorities are still searching for more bodies after a massive mudslide in a rural part of Washington state killed at least eight people and with over 100 reports of others missing. Washington state mudslide aftermath More...
UN Report: 2013 was the deadliest year in Iraq since 2008
The UN reports that Iraq endured the most violent year in five years as violent attacks claimed almost 9,000 lives. A total of 8,868 people, including 7,818 civilians, have been killed in violent attacks across More...
Philippines ‘Typhoon Yolanda’ death toll nears 4,000
The latest numbers from the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) reveals the number of confirmed dead in the wake of Typhoon Yolanda (Haiyan) is closing in on the 4,000 mark. In an More...
