I just went down, down, down. The water was filling me, and I was turning my wedding ring on my finger and thinking I had ...

Virginia executed a condemned killer, Timothy Spencer, in the first case in which DNA testing was used to obtain a conviction ...

There are disasters you remember because they are too big, too loud, too public to forget. Then there are the ones that ...

Nautilus International secretary general says the major casualty highlights and important issue in a tragic way ...

Early spring on the Great Lakes has historically seen a few major deadly disasters as shipping season kicks off. But the season isn't completely safe.

The actionable finding from that disgraceful episode is this: never dissemble, even to defend a venerable institution.

The ship carried only 20 lifeboats, which provided an escape for just a fraction of the estimated 2,224 passengers and crew. More than 1,500 people died in the disaster, making it one of the worst ...

French cargo ship in Galveston Bay exploded, killing nearly 600. It spawned first big class-action lawsuit against U.S. government.

In the icy chaos of the Baltic Sea during the final months of World War II, the cruise liner MV Wilhelm Gustloff attempted a ...

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Police in Greece are investigating after a bomb exploded outside the offices of the country's main railway company. There were no reports of injuries after the blast next to Hellenic Train's ...