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Report on mine disaster spurs calls for punishment
Relatives of the 29 men killed in the deadliest US coal accident since 1970 say the findings of an independent probe confirm what they long suspected, saying Massey Energy Co. cared more about coal than workers' safety, threatened to fire those who
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:20A
Lenox's sole ambulance damaged in crash
LENOX -- A Cheshire motorist is facing potential criminal and civil charges after he slammed into the town's only ambulance in an early morning accident, causing extensive damage to both vehicles and minor
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:20A
A Crippled Transitional Justice
This should mark the end of an era of transitional justice and the start of one founded not just on criminal justice, but all types of justice. Most countries facing situations similar to Iraq's depend on various procedures to achieve transitional
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:20A
Kyle Busch Wins All-Star Pole, Truck Race
Busch passed Clint Bowyer with seven laps remaining to win the crash marred Truck Series race. Matt Crafton, Todd Bodine and polesitter Timothy Peters were among those involved in accidents. Cole Whitt finished third followed by James Buescher and Ron
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:19A
No easy, cheap fix to problem of noisy motorcycles
As for Wade Fraser of the Harley Owners Group claiming that loud engines are a safety feature, the patently obvious answer is that the extra racket is useful only as a warning to law-abiding traffic that some social misfit is approaching at illegal
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:18A
Boogaard's death was accidental
MINNEAPOLIS - The death of Rangers enforcer Derek Boogaard was an accident, due to a toxic mix of alcohol and the powerful painkiller oxycodone. The Hennepin County Medical Examiner announced Boogaard's cause of death Friday, saying it was unclear when
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:18A
Rape in war terrorizes communities and tears 'the fabric of society apart'
Meanwhile, some perpetrators are being brought to justice: One acclaimed program sends "mobile justice courts" to remote areas of the DRC to try sexual-violence cases. The International Criminal Court (ICC) is pursuing cases that include sex-crimes
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:18A
"Macho Man" friends visit Amsterdam, react to death
The wrestling legend died on Friday after having an apparent heart attack and getting into a car accident in Florida where he lived. News of the tragedy came on the eve of inductions into the Professional Wrestling Hall of Fame in Amsterdam .
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:18A
Wrestling's 'Macho Man' Savage Dies in One-Car Accident in Florida
died Friday in a one-car accident in Pinellas County. He was 58. Professional wrestler Randy "Macho Man" Savage, shown in this WWE publicity photo, died in a car crash in Florida on Friday. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (WWE) His brother, Lanny Poffo,
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:17A
After spill, back in the saddle again
Stevens spent three days in intensive care after the accident. By September, he had healed enough to begin rehabilitation. The same therapist who helped him recover from another career injury -- a ruptured knee ligament suffered in a track accident in
Updated: 05/21/2011 12:17A
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