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    May 16, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  1. Six Americans among 15 confirmed dead in suicide car bombing in Afghan capital

    Associated Press
    A suicide car bombing tore through a U.S. convoy during rush hour in the Afghan capital on Thursday, killing at least 15 people, including six U.S. military advisers and two children, officials said. U.S. soldiers rushed to the scene to help, including...

    Tags: Islam, U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Afghanistan, Chuck Hagel

  2. Apr 21, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  3. 88-year-old World War II veteran honored for his military service

    John Leather wears earplugs to church, but it’s not the sermon that the 88-year-old World War II veteran is trying to muffle.
    dan.dearth@herald-mail.com
    John Leather wears earplugs to church, but it’s not the sermon that the 88-year-old World War II veteran is trying to muffle. He said he wears the earplugs to drown out the rumble of a drum that’s played when the congregation sings hymns....

    Tags: Unrest, Conflicts and War, Heroism, Human Interest, U.S. Army, Awards and Prizes

  4. Apr 19, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  5. Texas town grieves for dead first-responders

    Buck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the plant. But a ranch of horses next to the flames needed to be moved to safety.
    Associated Press
    Buck Uptmor didn't have to go to West Fertilizer Co. when the fire started. He wasn't a firefighter like his brother and cousin, who raced toward the plant. But a ranch of horses next to the flames needed to be moved to safety. "He went to help a friend,...

    Tags: Disasters and Accidents, Television Industry, Texas Fertilizer Plant Explosion (2013), Fertilizer, Explosions

  6. Apr 18, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  7. Rescuers comb ruins of Texas fertilizer plant; as many as 15 dead

    Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. The accident killed as many as 15 people and injured more than 160 others.
    Associated Press
    Rescuers searched the smoking remnants of a Texas farm town Thursday for survivors of a thunderous fertilizer plant explosion, gingerly checking smashed houses and apartments for anyone still trapped in debris or bodies of the dead. The accident killed as...

    Tags: Rick Perry, Nursing Homes, Nursing, Fines, Punishment

  8. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  9. Seven Marines from N.C. unit killed in mortar explosion at Nev. depot

    A 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon worldwide until an investigation can determine its safety, a military official said Tuesday.
    Associated Press
    A 60mm mortar explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during a training exercise in the Nevada desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the use of the weapon worldwide until an investigation can determine its safety, a...

    Tags: U.S. Military, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Camp Lejeune (military base), U.S. Army, Disasters and Accidents

  10. Mar 19, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  11. 10 years after U.S.-led invasion, bombings in Iraq kill 65

    Insurgents sent a bloody message on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, carrying out a wave of bombings across the country Tuesday that killed at least 65 people in the deadliest day in Iraq this year.
    Associated Press
    Insurgents sent a bloody message on the eve of the 10th anniversary of the U.S.-led invasion, carrying out a wave of bombings across the country Tuesday that killed at least 65 people in the deadliest day in Iraq this year. The nearly 20 attacks, most of...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Terrorism, William Hague, Iraq

  12. Feb 27, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  13. Maryland State Fire Marshal's Office probes soda-bottle bomb incident

    The Maryland State Fire Marshal’s Office said it was investigating a Wednesday incident that involved a soda-bottle bomb being detonated in the driveway of a home on Broadfording Road near Hagerstown. The incident happened at about 3 a.m....

    Tags: Rentals, Explosions

  14. Feb 21, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  15. Knoxville auto shop worker dies after tire explodes

    davem@herald-mail.com
    A 39-year-old auto shop worker was killed Wednesday morning in Knoxville, Md., when a farm tractor tire he was inflating exploded, according to a Maryland State Police spokesman. Brian Alan Snoots was pronounced dead at the scene by Frederick County...

    Tags: Frederick (Frederick, Maryland), Explosions, Transportation Accidents, Maryland State Police, Frederick County (Maryland)

  16. Feb 18, 2013 |Story| Herald Mail
  17. Film review: Not enough yippe-kay-yay to save 'Good Day to Die Hard' script

    Lovers of blockbusters are usually quick to point out 1988's "Die Hard" as a perfect example of how to correctly do a modern action movie.
    Special to The Herald-Mail
    Lovers of blockbusters are usually quick to point out 1988's "Die Hard" as a perfect example of how to correctly do a modern action movie. Sure, it has a lot of explosions, gunfire, and cheesy one-liners, but it also has a tight script, attention to...

    Tags: R Rated Movies, A Good Day to Die Hard (movie), Entertainment, Die Hard (movie), Movies

  18. Feb 15, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  19. Meteor explodes over Russia, injuring about 1,100 people

    A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people.
    Associated Press
    A meteor streaked across the sky and exploded over Russia's Ural Mountains with the power of an atomic bomb Friday, its sonic blasts shattering countless windows and injuring about 1,100 people. The spectacle deeply frightened many Russians, with some...

    Tags: Domodedovo Airport Bombing (2011), Unrest, Conflicts and War, Government, Biological and Chemical Weapons, Politics

  20. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  21. Suicide bomber kills Turkish guard at U.S. embassy in Ankara

    In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack.
    Associated Press
    In the second deadly assault on a U.S. diplomatic post in five months, a suicide bomber struck the American Embassy in Ankara on Friday, killing a Turkish security guard in what the White House described as a terrorist attack. Washington immediately...

    Tags: Al-Qaeda, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Christopher Stevens, U.S. Embassy, Terrorism

  22. Feb 1, 2013 |Story| AP Member Choice Limited
  23. 32 die, 121 injured in Mexico oil company office building blast

    Rescuers searched for survivors Friday and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 32 people and injured 121 at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos.
    Rescuers searched for survivors Friday and authorities promised a thorough investigation after an office building blast killed 32 people and injured 121 at the headquarters of Mexico's state-owned oil company, Petroleos Mexicanos. The cause of the...

    Tags: Mexico City, Disasters and Accidents, American Red Cross, Hospitals and Clinics, Injuries and Wounds

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