Roughly 40 Residents Evacuated After Truck Carrying Chemicals Overturns

This is my hometown. I didnt live too far from where this took place. There is some houses and then the school just to the right (does not show in pic)."About 40 residents in the Erie County Village of Alden have...

Taser shock triggers fire in man's pants

This gives a whole new meaning to "Is there a fire in your pants or are you just glad to see me?""A Hamilton man Tasered by police is in hospital after the stun gun ignited a "flammable object" in his pants, burning...

Explosion Killed Two People And Critically Injured Four Others At Mojave Des...

"MOJAVE, Calif. (AP) -- An explosion killed two people and critically injured four others at a Mojave Desert airport site used by the pioneering aerospace company that sent the first private manned rocket into...

Three die at rocket-testing facility (2 versions of same story)

In error I posted the same story twice but as some people had already attached photographs to both I did not have the option of deleting either.  "Three die at rocket-testing facility Three people were...

Man Burns Self In Religious Protest

"California - A man doused himself with flammable liquid and set himself afire, apparently to protest a school district's decision to change the names of winter and spring breaks to Christmas and Easter vacation."

Next on menu for Starbucks? It's hot food

According to New York Daily News, Starbucks is making changes to its menu. The coffee giant got 12 percent of its $4 billion in sales through food last year, mostly with cold items like cookies, muffins and salads. ...

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