A Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid suffered a swift and total collapse on Tuesday as Republicans withdrew support despite President Joe Biden urging Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump. Just minutes after the Democratic president’s remarks at the White House, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell emerged […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden on Tuesday urged Congress to “show some spine” and stand up to Donald Trump even as a Senate deal on border enforcement measures and Ukraine aid was rapidly collapsing. The Democratic president has engaged for months with Senate leaders to form a bipartisan plan that pairs policies intended to […]
An explosion and structure fire at Rising Star Ranch partially collapsed a home and left one person with injuries, accoridng to the Lee’s Summit Fire Department. Firefighters responded around 1:37 a.m. to 2807 Northwest Chipman Road, Lee’s Summit, on a report of an explosion and structure fire. An occupant of a house at the ranch […]
A dozen people were injured Wednesday in a serious collapse at a hangar being built near an airport in Boise, Idaho, a fire official said. Boise Fire Operations Chief Aaron Hummel would not say whether anyone was killed and did not provide the conditions of the injured, saying officials were working to contact family members. […]
This is a breaking news story. Check back to idahostatesman.com for updates. To sign up for breaking news alerts, click here. Multiple injuries were reported Wednesday evening after a building fell at West Rickenbacker and Luke streets near the Boise Airport, the Boise Fire Department posted on social media. Emergency responders were at the scene […]
The sharp drop in freight prices following the pandemic has caused a slump in sales and profits at German container shipping company Hapag-Lloyd. At the end of the year, the conflict in the Red Sea also had an impact on transport volumes, the company announced on Tuesday. The diversion shipping firms have decided to take […]
The basement of an apartment building in Hawthorne, N.J., reportedly collapsed on Sunday, forcing several residents out of their homes. Nine people were evacuated from the two-story building at Hawthorne Garden Apartments, according to the Bergen Record. Though 12 units were compromised, no one was seriously injured. Hawthorne Fire Chief Joseph Speranza told the Record […]
ST. LOUIS – A building collapse on South Grand Boulevard on Friday left nearby residents without power for several hours. Powerlines were taken out by the collapse and the alley was filled with bricks and debris. “We heard from a lot of people in the community that a lot of our unhoused neighbors seek shelter […]
An investigation is underway after a worker was crushed to death by a collapsed trailer in Westboro on Wednesday morning, officials said. Emergency crews responding to a report of a worker trapped at 4400 Computer Drive just before 9:30 a.m. found a man trapped under the shipping container portion of a tractor-trailer, according to the […]
As heavy rainfall drenched Southern California on Wednesday, large concrete planters came crashing down at a shopping mall in Rolling Hills Estates. Around 60 to 80 feet of dirt-filled planters and flower boxes tumbled over a parking lot entrance at Promenade on the Peninsula around 2 p.m. A witness, Dana Graham, was sitting in his […]
An honor guard collapsed on live TV Monday morning while guarding the casket of former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. The guard could be seen collapsing on TV during a broadcast of O’Connor’s casket sitting in the court’s Great Hall. The live stream showed another honor guard quickly step in to fill his post […]
A boarding school building partially collapsed in Romania on Monday, leaving one person dead and three injured, authorities said. Emergency workers worked to find the four people in the rubble of the collapse in Odorheiu Secuiesc, the general inspectorate for emergency situations said. All were recovered. Of the three survivors, one was seriously injured. One […]