Interstate 85 collapses in massive fire in Atlanta A massive fire caused a portion of heavily traveled Interstate 85 to collapse in northeast Atlanta Thursday evening. Firefighters moved out from underneath the span just in the nick of time to avoid injury, a Atlanta Fire Department spokesman told WSB-TV. The […]
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Avalanche Buries Hotel Rigopiano in Italy After Earthquake Avalanche Buries Hotel Rigopiano in Italy After Earthquake:- An earthquake-triggered avalanche buried a hotel in central Italy, leaving up to 29 hotel guests and workers either missing or dead, rescue workers said early Thursday. Authorities spent the night battling atrocious weather conditions […]
5 Killed, 41 Wounded in New Year’s Weekend Shootings Across Chicago 5 Killed, 41 Wounded in New Year’s Weekend Shootings Across Chicago:- Five people were killed and at least 41 others have been wounded in shootings across the city over the New Year’s holiday weekend, according to Chicago Police. The […]
House Republicans move to slash powers of ethics watchdog One day before the new Congress convenes, House Republicans voted Monday night to rein in an independent ethics office that investigates potential wrongdoing by lawmakers. The move guts a major piece of an ethics overhaul Congress undertook after several high-profile scandals […]
Investors brace for 2017 shocks after surprise 2016 run After a late-year rally fueled by the U.S. election pushed stocks to surprising new peaks, investors are wary that the market could be primed for a spill to start 2017. The benchmark S&P 500 .SPX is set to post a roughly […]
New drug approvals fall to six-year low in 2016 New drug approvals fall to six-year low in 2016:- Last year turned out to be a disappointing one for new drug approvals with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearing just 22 new medicines for sale, the lowest number since 2010 […]
Gunman kills 39 in Istanbul nightclub, manhunt under way Gunman kills 39 in Istanbul nightclub, manhunt under way:- A gunman opened fire on New Year revelers at a packed nightclub on the shores of Istanbul’s Bosphorus waterway on Sunday killing at least 39 people, including many foreigners, then fled the […]
Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate Trump aide says U.S. sanctions on Russia may be disproportionate:- A top aide to President-elect Donald Trump said in an interview aired on Sunday that the White House may have disproportionately punished Russia by ordering the expulsion of 35 suspected […]
Man Falls to Death Off Roof of Dupont Circle Hotel Man Falls to Death Off Roof of Dupont Circle Hotel:- A 23-year-old man died early New Year’s Day after he fell 10 floors from the roof of a hotel at Dupont Circle into a boiler shaft, police and fire department […]
