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U.S. / NEWS Wed May 21, 2008 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- A wind-whipped grass fire burned several acres near the top of San Bruno Mountain on Tuesday, threatening one home before firefighters extinguished the blaze. Dozens of firefighters battled the three-alarm, 7-acre fire to keep it from spreading, and ma.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Apr 28, 2008 @ 8:22am neoform

MSNBC -- Firefighters gained ground Sunday against an early season wildfire that slowly chewed its way through dense brush near Los Angeles, forcing more than 1,000 people from homes in the foothills. About 500 firefighters attacked the 400-acre fire, aided by.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 30, 2007 @ 10:34am neoform

MSNBC -- Oil prices fell below $90 for the first time this month on expectations that OPEC will increase output next week and fading concerns that a pipeline fire in the U.S. will disrupt supplies. Light, sweet crude for January delivery fell $1.85 to $89.16 a.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Nov 30, 2007 @ 10:32am neoform

Yahoo News -- An explosion crippled the main pipeline supplying Canadian crude to U.S. Midwest refineries on Wednesday, forcing operator Enbridge to halt nearly a fifth of U.S. imports and sending crude prices as much as $4 higher. One of the set of four lines will.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Nov 14, 2007 @ 3:53pm neoform

CNN -- A Canadian firetruck responding with lights and sirens to a weekend fire in Rouses Point, New York, was stopped at the U.S. border for about eight minutes, U.S. border officials said Tuesday. Fire officials battling the blaze called for help from fire.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Oct 30, 2007 @ 8:14am neoform

CNN -- Seven South Carolina college students died in a weekend beach house fire in North Carolina, officials say. Authorities have not released the the victims' names, but The Associated Press has confirmed several identities through relatives and close friends:.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Oct 24, 2007 @ 8:15am neoform

SF Gate -- Unable to slow, much less stop, many of the wildfires that have charred Southern California, some local officials lashed out Tuesday at what they described as state authorities who offered inadequate help and seemed unprepared for a foreseeable disaster... Read More

U.S. / NEWS Fri Oct 19, 2007 @ 12:04pm neoform

MSNBC -- The Air Force is planning to fire at least five officers for an incident in which nuclear-armed missiles were mistakenly loaded on a B-52 bomber and flown across the U.S. — the worst known violation of nuclear security rules in decades. Defense Secre.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Sep 20, 2007 @ 8:18am neoform

USA Today -- An explosion and fire caused part of a three-story apartment building's roof to collapse early Thursday, but it was unclear if anyone was injured, officials said. Firefighters were walking inside the charred rubble in the building, picking up burnt woo.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Sep 6, 2007 @ 8:16am neoform

SF Gate -- A 2-year-old male giraffe was killed in an early morning blaze at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo that also destroyed the giraffe barn, officials said today. Two female giraffes had already escaped the blaze when fire crews arrived at the amusem.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Thu Aug 30, 2007 @ 8:12am neoform

SF Gate -- Labor unions went to court Wednesday to block Bush administration rules designed to force employers to fire illegal workers, saying the regulations will sweep up innocent immigrants and U.S. citizens because of flaws in government record-keeping. The r.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Mon Aug 13, 2007 @ 4:44pm neoform

CNN -- A man with a machine pistol stormed a southwestern Missouri church where his relatives were praying, shouting "liars, liars" as he opened fire and killed three people, police said Monday. Police identified the gunman as Eiken Elam Saimon, 52. He is cha.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 19, 2007 @ 10:18pm neoform

FOX News -- A man who doused himself with gasoline then caught on fire after police fired a Taser stun gun at him died from his injuries Tuesday, a hospital spokeswoman said. Juan Flores Lopez, 47, was hospitalized after the confrontation with officers in his yard.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Jun 16, 2007 @ 1:14am neoform

FOX News -- Police investigating a row house fire that killed five small children earlier this week have determined that the youngsters had been left home alone and started the blaze when they were playing with matches. There was no 17-year-old baby sitter looking.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Tue Jun 12, 2007 @ 4:39pm neoform

CNN -- Fire raced through a three-story row house early Tuesday, killing five children, and authorities said they were looking for a teenage baby sitter who was supposed to be watching them. Neighbor Sontaya Perry, 22, said she could hear the children inside.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sun Jun 3, 2007 @ 11:37am neoform

FOX News -- An explosion that sent a plume of fire and debris 75 feet high flattened a suburban Milwaukee home Saturday, killing an elderly woman in the house and injuring three neighbors, authorities said. Neighbors had reported smelling a strong odor just before.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 2, 2007 @ 3:12pm neoform

FOX News -- A static-filled recording of war protesters yelling, followed by a voice and gunfire, was released Tuesday by a Kent State University shooting survivor who claims the tape proves a military order was given to fire on demonstrators. "The evidence speaks.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed May 2, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

Washington Post -- Dozens of fire hydrants across the District are not in working order, including the two closest to Monday's fire at the D.C. public library in Georgetown. Fire and union officials say the faulty hydrants often aren't discovered until a fire breaks out,.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Wed Apr 25, 2007 @ 8:19am neoform

FOX News -- An Army Ranger who was with Pat Tillman when the former football star died by friendly fire said Tuesday he was told by a higher-up to conceal that information from Tillman's brother. "I was ordered not to tell him," U.S. Army Spc. Bryan O'Neal told th.. Read More

U.S. / NEWS Sat Mar 31, 2007 @ 9:29am neoform

FOX News -- A wildfire that authorities say was ignited by two teenagers tore through the brush-covered hills surrounding the famous Hollywood sign Friday, putting a scare into the city but doing little damage other than coating the area in a thick blanket of smoke... Read More