Updated Aug. 28, 2026, 1:40 p.m. ET The number of people missing after catastrophic floods swept through Nepal and part of China spiked to more than 1,900 people on Aug. 28, officials announced. The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority of Nepal raised the number of those still unaccounted for to 1,924. At the…
Updated Aug. 28, 2026, 8:42 a.m. ET NUWAKOT, Nepal ― Nepal and China resumed rescue operations that had been suspended briefly in the flood-hit Himalayas on Friday after risks from an overflowing lake were found to be manageable, easing fears of fresh devastation. Wednesday’s catastrophic flood caused by a glacier collapse killed 547 people in…
Jan. 27, 2026, 4:22 p.m. ET A snow leopard in China recently mauled a tourist who tried to get close enough to snap a photo of the rare animal. China’s Forestry and Grassland Bureau said the tourist, who is a skier, was bitten on Friday, Jan. 23, in Koktokay town in China’s Xinjiang region, while…
Hong Kong — Hong Kong will set up an independent committee headed by a judge to determine the cause of a deadly apartment block fire that shocked the city, and to make recommendations to prevent a similar tragedy from happening again, its leader said Tuesday. John Lee, the chief executive of the Chinese region, pledged to overcome…
An Irish setter named Bree was fatally struck by a car after escaping a private dog park in south Franklinton. The park, Bumble’s Backyard, has since implemented new safety measures, including a magnetic latch system with an alarm. The incident has sparked online debate regarding safety protocols and accountability at private dog facilities. The death…
A 25-year-old Lincoln woman died in a single-car crash in Cumberland on Tuesday night. The vehicle left the road, struck a tree, and became engulfed in flames. A nearby resident attempted to help the driver before the fire became too dangerous. A Lincoln woman died in a car crash in Cumberland on Tuesday night, Nov….
A 92-year-old man is facing charges in a car-pedestrian accident on Wattsburg Road in Greene Township Nov. 8 that injured a fire policeman directing traffic at a gun raffle, according to the Pennsylvania State Police. The driver, who had not been charged as of Nov. 13, is accused of striking a member of the Kuhl…
More than 20 people, including teenagers, returning from a church camp were injured when a bus overturned in the Southern California mountains, authorities said Nov. 10. The bus had been traveling downhill when it rolled over at a curve on State Route 330 near Running Springs, a community about 80 miles east of Los Angeles,…
A Louisville resident and two local business owners have sued UPS, General Electric and Boeing, three days after a UPS cargo plane bound for Honolulu crashed south of Louisville’s airport. The federal lawsuit alleges the companies were negligent and share responsibility for the Nov. 4 crash, which killed at least 13 people, including a young…
A plane crash near Stooges Bar & Grill in Louisville resulted in at least nine fatalities. The bar’s owner, Debbie Self, learned of the crash while at dinner and rushed toward the scene. Everyone at the bar was evacuated safely, and the building narrowly avoided being hit. The business will remain closed until further notice…