(Bloomberg) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said he hears voters’ “concerns and frustrations” and vowed to work hard to address their problems after his Liberal Party suffered a stunning defeat in a special election in Toronto. Most Read from Bloomberg The Conservative Party’s upset victory in the Toronto—St. Paul’s parliamentary race on Monday dealt […]
Don’t blame me for telling the truth about Putin’s war in Ukraine. Facing up the facts about the mistakes of the past has to be the first step towards the peaceful future we all want to see. In my BBC Panorama interview on Friday, Nick Robinson outrageously accused me of “echoing” Russian president Vladimir Putin’s […]
Jun. 18—A “catastrophic failure” of an electric bicycle lithium-ion battery pack being charged caused a fire last week that destroyed a Coeur d’Alene Police Department equipment storage building, according to the Idaho Department of Insurance. The early-morning fire June 9 destroyed the auxiliary building near Kathleen Avenue and Ramsey Road. It’s where police, code enforcement […]
At least two people have been reported dead in South Florida this week after staggering amounts of rain fell in the region — and forecasters are warning that the storms, and with it flash flooding, aren’t over. The Florida Highway Patrol said two people died in a weather-related crash in Immokalee, about two hours west […]
Excessive rainfall across southern Florida produces catastrophic flooding Rainfall tallies from the National Weather Service… Tropical rainstorms in South Florida lead to flight delays and streets jammed with stalled cars A tropical disturbance brought a rare flash flood emergency to much of southern Florida—“Looked like the beginning of a zombie movie,” said a tow truck […]
A landslide caused the roadway at Teton Pass in Wyoming to collapse and crumble, in what the state’s department of transportation described as a catastrophic failure Saturday. A large crack had appeared across both lanes Thursday, the Wisconsin Department of Transportation said at the time. The crack had dropped vertically roughly 8 inches in some […]
JACKSON, Wyo. – The “catastrophic failure” of a Wyoming highway outside of Jackson will mean travelers will have to tack on at least an hour to their drive time while transportation officials devise a clean-up and repair plan. On Saturday morning, the Wyoming Department of Transportation said a landslide devoured part of State Highway 22, […]
A B-52 bomber crew received an award for fighting through “catastrophic” aircraft failures. The crew faced a string of problems while flying to Barksdale Air Force Base. Air Force Global Strike Command gave the bomber crew the General Curtis E. LeMay Award. A US Air Force B-52 bomber crew received an award for pulling off an […]
A snowboarder who fled after allegedly plowing into an Aspen skier and leaving her crumpled in the snow before months of physical therapy, was identified using his social media presence and distinctive gear, according to a lawsuit. Anne Cassidy, a mother of four and an “expert skier” familiar with Aspen Mountain, said she was chatting […]
FRESNO, Calif. (KSEE/KGPE) – The woman driving the car that caught fire while waiting at a Starbucks drive-thru in Fresno earlier this month says the incident has left her in shambles as she tries to rebuild her future from the charred remains. Chelsea Parker drove into line at a Starbucks drive-thru in Fresno, at the […]
AccuWeather meteorologists say that massive flooding that has plagued southern Brazil for weeks could worsen as additional storms enter the flood-ravaged area. Heavy rain has repeatedly doused southern Brazil and Uruguay since late April, causing both short-term creek and long-term river flooding. The death toll has risen to 149, with 124 still missing, ABC News […]
A hiker found himself stranded in a precarious spot on top of a “hoodoo with a sharp, catastrophic drop on all sides” in Utah, rescuers said. The man in his 60s injured his ankle and had leaped over a 5-foot chasm onto the rock spire — and then couldn’t get back across the gap, Grand […]