China declares quake lake crisis over

The potential for the 'quake lake' - a lake in China whose dam was threatened by the earthquake there - to flood has been removed, according to the Chinese government."Evacuees headed down from temporary camps Wednesday after Chinese authorities declared the flood threat over...

Water Gushes from China Quake Lake

The Chinese government is reporting that the "quake lake" in Sichuan province is finally draining, after heightened concerns over the past few days that it would cause flooding."China says the water level in the Tangjiashan quake-lake in southwestern Sichuan province is...

Federal judge rules flood victims can't sue Corps

"Wednesday January 30, 2008, 3:03 PM, By Susan Finch, Staff writer, Times-Picayune Thousands of homeowners who sued the Army Corps of Engineers over flooding of their property when three New Orleans drainage canal levees failed after Hurricane Katrina are out of luck...

Rescuer pins fallen teenager, as subway passes over them

Those ditches are very shallow indeed, fullof stagnant water, rubbish and dead critters. That Wesley Autrey guy is a stud."NEW YORK (AP) -- Wesley Autrey faced a harrowing choice, as he tried to rescue a teenager who had fallen off a platform onto a subway track in front of...