Four people were killed as a civilian helicopter crashed off Israel's Mediterranean coast on Tuesday, rescue workers and police said. "The bodies of ...
Two people were killed and six hurt Friday in the second mass shooting in the United States in as many days, with police ...
Ambulance companies start charging extra to transport extremely overweight patients The memory still bothers Ken Keller: A panicked ambulance crew had a critically ill patient, but the man weighed more than 1,000 pounds and could not fit inside the vehicle. And the ...
Wayne, Mich., Fire Chief Mel Moore, left, receives the H1N1 vaccine from Kate Guzman at the Wayne County Department of Public Health, Friday, Oct. 16, 2009. The county administered the vaccine to first responders. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio) Copyright 2009 AP News
Quake-hit Indonesia appealed for foreign aid on Friday as the stench of decomposing bodies hung over wrecked buildings where overwhelmed rescuers scrabbled for survivors. In the city of Padang, which was devastated by Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, emergency teams faced a third night ...
Rescue workers and sniffer dogs on Friday searched for survivors in the rubble of two buildings that collapsed in torrential rains in Sicily, where at least 17 people died and 35 were missing. Ten were seriously injured and some 415 people were ...
Across this coastal provincial capital, hardest hit by the latest earthquake to devastate Indonesia, mourners, survivors and rescue workers alike clawed through heaps of concrete in searches for thousands still missing. Some, like Malina, had already realized the worst. She was just ...
The government is sending search and rescue experts to Indonesia to join efforts to find victims of a devastating earthquake, officials said late Thursday. A 60-strong team of fire fighters and staff from aid agencies, carrying specialist rescue equipment, were heading to ...
Rescue workers pulled victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that a government official said killed at least 777 people. The U.N. put the death toll at 1,100 and said it was likely ...
Rescue workers pulled victims, some screaming in pain, from the heavy rubble of buildings felled by a powerful earthquake that killed at least 777 people. The death toll was still expected to rise. The brunt of Wednesday's 7.6-magnitude earthquake, which originated in ...
A national commission focused on children's needs is calling for first responders to carry medical equipment and supplies suited for kids. The panel also wants federal dollars to pay for restoring childcare facilities destroyed during disasters. The recommendations came in the first ...
MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 15: Firefighters take part in the "More Firefighters Not Less Rally" at Parliament House on September 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia. The rally, organised by the United Firefighters Union and the CFA, is in response to a joint ...
