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A derailed CSX train leaked a flammable chemical and sparked a fire in a rural part of southern Kentucky on Tuesday, prompting authorities to issue a shelter-in-place order that was later lifted for nearby residents. No injuries were reported after …

Two men who died after their helicopters collided midair in New Jersey last weekend both earned their private pilot licenses over a decade ago and would often have breakfast together at a cafe near the crash site before taking to …

A Walt Disney World worker in Florida was injured while attempting to stop a large runaway prop boulder from rolling into seated spectators at the Indiana Jones live show. The worker at the “Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular” at the …

With the second-oldest population in the country, Vermont needs its nursing homes. Yet, while Vermonters rapidly age, the state’s long-term care capacity has dwindled, losing 900 beds in the last two decades. To keep the struggling system afloat, the state …

Critically injured victims of the deadly fire that engulfed a bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana are being treated in specialist burns units as far afield as Stuttgart, Milan and Paris, underscoring the scale of the tragedy. The …

The world is now moving into the latter half of a critical decade to fight climate change. Scientists have warned that nations need to cut carbon emissions nearly 50% by 2030 to stave off 1.5C temperature rise. The world is …

Authorities are investigating damage to an undersea telecommunications cable in the Gulf of Finland early Wednesday that occurred between the capitals of Finland and Estonia. Finnish authorities seized and inspected the vessel suspected to have caused the damage, the country’s …

Taiwan remained on high alert on Wednesday after China staged massive military drills around the island the previous day, keeping its emergency maritime response center running as it monitored Chinese naval maneuvers, the coast guard said. The exercises named “Justice …

The Trump administration stepped up a pressure campaign against Venezuela’s oil exports by sanctioning companies based in Hong Kong and mainland China, along with related oil tankers it accused of evading restrictions. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control …

The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a “very small number” of external servers. In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, ESA said it was conducting a forensic analysis and had implemented …