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Tragedy becomes personal for Miami-Dade rescue crews

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Search and rescue teams from Miami-Dade are considered among the best and most experienced in the world, dispatched to epic disaster...

Prosecutors will ask grand jury to probe building collapse

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Prosecutors in Florida will pursue a grand jury investigation into the deadly collapse of an oceanfront condominium building, officials said Tuesday. ...

Condo board boss warned of worsening damage before collapse

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Weeks before a Florida condo building collapsed, the president of its board wrote that structural problems identified in a 2018 inspection had “gotten significantly...

Army of volunteers showers first responders with food, water

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SURFSIDE, Fla. — Nicolette Daniel pulled a wheeled cart packed with takeout boxes of chicken tenders, French fries and deep-fried Oreos to the intersection...

Biden to visit Florida building collapse on Thursday

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WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden will travel to Surfside, Florida, on Thursday to visit with the families of victims...

Heat send help: After building collapse, NBA team rallies

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MIAMI — Miami Heat guard Tyler Herro was working out Thursday morning with assistant coaches Chris Quinn and Eric Glass, when they were told...

Pedestrian bridge collapses over DC highway, injuring 5

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WASHINGTON — A pedestrian bridge collapsed over a highway in the nation's capital on Wednesday, sending five people to the hospital. Traffic was expected...

5 killed in school construction site collapse in Belgium

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PARIS — A school undergoing construction work collapsed in the Belgian city of Antwerp, killing five workers and injuring nine others, according to local...

Heavy rains soak parts of Appalachia, northern Mississippi

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MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Storms with soaking rains drenched a wide swath of Appalachia and northern Mississippi this week, swamping farmland, flooding bridges, stranding people...

Bodies of 2 more miners found in Mexico; 6 confirmed dead

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MEXICO CITY — Two more bodies were found Wednesday at a small coal mine in a northern Mexico border state after the shaft flooded...