Diabetes-related deaths hit all-time high in NYC
The city’s Health Department reported on Monday that diabetes-related deaths in the city hit an all-time high in 2011.
Three Americans killed in Afghanistan
Three Americans, two soldiers and a civilian, were killed in Afghanistan on Saturday when a man turned his weapon on them in the eastern province of Paktika,
Interview with tornado victim: ‘Situation is overwhelming’
Kate Carney Huston has taken her husband and baby and gone to stay with her mother in Oklahoma City. Due to the tornado, the Huston household, in the suburb of Moore, no longer has water or electricity
Huge tornado touches down near Oklahoma City, more forecast
A huge tornado touched down on Monday near Oklahoma City, and the National Weather Service urged residents to immediately take cover as a massive storm system in the middle of the country threatened to pummel as many as 10 states.
Investigators seek cause of deadly bachelorette party limo fire
Investigators on Monday were seeking the cause of a fire that engulfed a stretch limousine, killing five passengers and injuring four other people, as the vehicle was traveling across a bridge in the San Francisco area over the weekend.
Fire kills dozens in Russian psychiatric hospital
Thirty-eight people were killed, most of them in their beds, in a fire that raged through a psychiatric hospital near Moscow on Friday, raising questions about the care of mentally ill patients in Russia.
Bangladesh factory building collapse kills nearly 100
A block housing garment factories and shops collapsed in Bangladesh on Wednesday, killing nearly 100 people and injuring more than a thousand, officials said.
Three murder charges dismissed against Philadelphia abortion doctor Kermit Gosnell
A Pennsylvania judge dismissed three murder charges on Tuesday against a Philadelphia abortion doctor accused in a high-profile case of [...]
White House: Boston Marathon explosions to be handled as ‘act of terror’
The White House does not yet know who planned and carried out explosions at the Boston marathon but is handling the incident as “an act of terror,” a White House official said on Monday.
President Obama vows to find those responsible for Boston Marathon blasts
President Barack Obama addressed the nation and promised justice following at least three people were killed in explosions at the Boston Marathon.