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#1 Six Presumed Dead After Bridge Collapse, as Port Disruptions Hit Cars to Coal

Mar 27 2024 // The 1.6 mile-long bridge collapsed in a matter of seconds. The catastrophic consequences are set to stretch out for weeks.As much as 2.5 million tons of coal, hundreds of cars made by Ford Motor Co., and General Motors...

#2 Two Dead After Plane Crash on Florida Interstate

Feb 12 2024 // NAPLES, Fla. (AP) — A pilot and co-pilot were identified as the two killed in a fiery plane crash on a Florida highway, law enforcement officials said.The Collier County Sheriff’s Office identified Edward Daniel...

#3 Three Weeks Before Trial, Former Georgia Commissioner Oxendine Pleads Guilty

Mar 25 2024 // ATLANTA (AP) — A former Georgia insurance commissioner who made a failed Republican run for governor has pleaded guilty to conspiring to commit health care fraud.John W. Oxendine of Johns Creek entered the guilty plea...

#4 Nine Out of 10 Wrongful Death Lawsuits Settled Over Astroworld Crowd Surge

May 10 2024 // HOUSTON (AP) — Nine of the 10 wrongful death lawsuits filed after a deadly crowd surge at the 2021 Astroworld music festival have been settled, including one that was set to go to trial this week, an attorney said...

#5 Two Tornadoes Down Trees on Homes, Kill One Person in Tallahassee

May 13 2024 // Two confirmed tornadoes and storms packing hurricane-force winds killed at least one woman Friday in Florida as a week of deadly severe weather continued in the South, where uprooted trees crashed onto homes and knocked...

#6 Two Russian Men Plead Guilty in LockBit Ransomware Attacks

Jul 22 2024 // Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to their roles in ransomware attacks in the US, Asia, Europe and Africa for a notorious hacking gang known as LockBit.Ruslan Astamirov and Mikhail Vasiliev admitted they helped to...

#7 3M Begins Payments to Service Members in $6B Earplug Settlement

Jan 24 2024 // (AP) — 3M has started paying out its $6 billion settlement to U.S. service members who say they experienced hearing loss or other serious injuries after using faulty earplugs made by the company.The chemical and consumer...

#8 Two Oil Tankers on Fire in Waters Near Singapore, Crew Members Rescued

Jul 19 2024 // Two large oil tankers were on fire on Friday after colliding near Singapore, the world’s biggest refueling port, with two crew members airlifted to hospital and others rescued from life rafts, authorities and one of...

#9 Three More Women Join Crispen Odey Sexual Misconduct Suit

Mar 7 2024 // Three more women have asked to join a sexual misconduct lawsuit against hedge fund manager Crispin Odey and his eponymous former firm.The alleged victims of sexual harassment by Odey applied at a London court to join two...

#10 Two Plane Crashes Lead to Deadliest Year in Skies Since 2018

Dec 31 2024 // Fatalities onboard passenger aircraft jumped to 318 this year with the two recent accidents, data compiled by Cirium shows. That’s by far the highest death toll since more than 500 people died in 2018, a year marked...

#11 Two Years After Deadly Tornadoes, Some Kentucky Families Still Waiting for Housing

Feb 8 2024 // MAYFIELD, Ky. (AP) — Ashley Prince and her family have been chasing “normal” for years now.Two years ago, the tornado that whipped through Mayfield peeled the roof off their rental property “like a...

#12 Three Charged With Helping Agents Cheat on Florida Insurance License Exams

Jun 28 2024 // Three Miami people, two of them licensed insurance agents, have been charged with operating an unauthorized insurance agent licensing school and taking license examinations in applicants’ place. At least five...

#13 Four Suspected Houthi Attacks Target Ship Off Yemen, Authorities Say

Aug 12 2024 // Four suspected attacks by Yemen’s Houthi rebels targeted a Liberian-flagged oil tanker in the strategic Bab el-Mandeb Strait linking the Gulf of Aden to the Red Sea, including one that saw private security guards...

#14 Three Dozen High-Rise Buildings in South Florida Are Sinking, Study Says

Dec 19 2024 // SUNNY ISLES BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Almost three dozen high-rise condos and luxury hotels along the beach in South Florida are sinking or settling in unexpected ways, in some cases because of nearby construction, according to...

#15 Two Former New York Fire Chiefs Face Bribery Charges Tied to Safety Inspections

Sep 17 2024 // Two former chiefs of the New York City Fire Department (FDNY) have been charged with bribery and corruption for allegedly expediting access to fire safety inspections for preferred customers in exchange for...

#16 Nine Killed in Wisconsin Highway Crash Involving Semitrailer and Van

Mar 11 2024 // DEWHURST, Wis. (AP) — Nine people were killed Friday in a crash involving a semitrailer and a van at a western Wisconsin highway intersection.Preliminary reports about the early morning crash indicated the semitrailer...

#17 Three Insurers Reject Chevron’s $57 Million Claim for Iran Oil Seizure

May 9 2024 // Three insurance companies have rejected Chevron’s claim over the seizure last year of an oil cargo by Iran, according to a complaint filed on Tuesday in a U.S. court in California.The Chevron-chartered tanker...

#18 Four Killed in Georgia High School Shooting; Suspect in Custody

Sep 5 2024 // Four people were killed and nine others injured after a teen gunman opened fire at a high school in Winder, Georgia, an old railroad town northeast of Atlanta.The identities of the victims haven’t been released, but...

#19 Two Montgomery Workers Charged with Insurance Fraud in Alabama

Apr 30 2024 // Montgomery, Alabama, authorities have charged two workers – a contract employee and a firefighter – with insurance fraud in unrelated alleged scams.Local news outlet reported that Michael Granger Hicks, who worked for...

#20 Three Trains in Collision and Derailment in Pennsylvania; No Injuries Reported

Mar 4 2024 // Authorities say three trains were involved in a collision and derailment in eastern Pennsylvania on Saturday morning that caused no reported injuries or evacuations but left some railroad cars scattered along a riverbank...