A two-year-old boy was killed when an enormous tree uprooted by a tornado landed on a family home in a suburb of Detroit, as storms left a trail of destruction across the interior Northeast on Wednesday, leaving families trapped in their homes. The tree fell through the roof and landed on a bed where the […]
LONDON (AP) — Around 80 migrants were rescued at sea by British authorities on Thursday after a small boat got into difficulty while crossing the English Channel from France. The coastguard confirmed that it scrambled two helicopters after the incident while the Royal National Lifeboat Institution dispatched lifeboats. “The search has now concluded with all […]
Around 80 migrants are understood to have been rescued after a boat got into difficulty while crossing the English Channel. Some of the group are thought to have been pulled from the water, with the coastguard and lifeboat crews called to help Border Force during the incident off the Kent coast on Thursday morning. No […]
For wild animals orphaned during infancy, the odds are not in their favor. Mother Nature is red of tooth and claw, and animals have vital skills that must be learned from their parents if they ever hope to make it in the wild. That’s why it’s amazing to hear the stories of the rescued lion […]
Dallas firefighters rescued a man who was trapped in high water at the bottom of an approximately 60-foot embankment on White Rock Creek early Wednesday morning. A witness called 911 after hearing the man yelling for help in the 9300 block of Whistle Stop Place, which is along the Jackson Branch of White Rock Creek […]
A kitten stuck in a storm drain was rescued overnight. It happened just after midnight Wednesday at Lilac Street and Murray Avenue in the city’s Greenfield neighborhood. A net was used to get the kitten. An animal control officer said the kitten would be taken to a local animal shelter. First responders saved a kitten […]
June 4 (UPI) — Wildlife officials in Colorado said they had to tranquilize a mother bear so they could rescue her cub from a wire fence. Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Northeast Region, said on social media that officers responded toa report of a bear cub caught in wire fencing in Evergreen. “Kids can get into […]
NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. – A dog was rescued by police along the central Atlantic coast of Florida after concerned citizens reported that it had been left alone inside a U-Haul truck while its “owners went to the beach,” according to authorities. A passerby contacted the New Smyrna Beach Police on Sunday about the distressed […]
As fire tore through Copenhagen’s Old Stock Exchange in mid-April, many people in the Danish capital rushed toward the flames and emerged carrying paintings, sculptures and other important items of Denmark’s cultural heritage. Seven weeks on and with about half the 17th-century building destroyed, including its dragon-tail spire, Denmark’s culture minister Jakob Engel-Schmidt said that […]
A man who survived being bitten multiple times by a shark while swimming at a popular California beach on Sunday punched the predator on the nose, before he was rescued by quick-thinking fellow swimmers, an eyewitness has said. The 46-year-old man was take to Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla after suffering bites to his […]
Two Westboro residents were rescued after a building became engulfed in flames early Sunday morning. Shortly before 2:00 a.m., Westboro firefighters rushed to South Street to find heavy flames erupting from the rear of the building and two people trapped on the roof. Firefighters used ground ladders to rescue the two people from the flames […]
Jun. 1—One climber stranded near the summit of Denali since Tuesday was rescued by helicopter Friday morning, the National Park Service said, but his climbing partner died awaiting rescue and his remains have now been recovered. Clouds and high winds prevented park authorities from reaching the men until about 6 a.m. Friday. The park service’s […]