Rescuers are combing the Potomac River in search of survivors of American Eagle Flight 5342, which collided midair Wednesday ...

A humpback whale has got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope, says a marine animal rescue charity. British ...

Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of ...

A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, ...

The temperature of the Potomac River was hovering just above freezing around the time of Wednesday’s collision, according to ...

Along the George Washington Parkway, which runs next to the Potomac, dozens of people parked their cars for a glimpse of rescue boats in the dark, frigid waters. Officials asked camera crews and ...

The midair crash occurred before 9 p.m. local time when a Bombardier CRJ700 jet that had departed from Wichita, Kansas, collided with a Black Hawk helicopter.

The sinkhole suddenly opened at an intersection in the city of Yashio. A second sinkhole nearby is hampering rescue efforts.

Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.

A “starved” dog evaded capture for months — until a tropical storm barreled down on South Carolina. Thelma made it to safety, ...

The driver, a 74-year-old man, is believed to be trapped inside the truck's cabin. He was conscious and communicating with rescue workers earlier but has not responded since Tuesday afternoon, ...

A stranded hiker spent two days without food or water on a steep mountainside, California rescuers say. The Riverside ...