At the moment of greatest despair, Wang Zhijun tried to kill himself by twisting his neck against the debris. ...more

May 19, 2008

CHINA - The search for survivors in the rubble of China's powerful earthquake grew bleak Sunday, with rescuers in some areas no longer listening for trapped victims. ...more

May 18, 2008

There should be a flurry of activity on Nebraska Avenue at the former Central Park Village public housing site. ...more

February 23, 2008

Rescue workers have pulled 12 bodies from the rubble of a 12-story building that collapsed in Egypt's Mediterranean port city of Alexandria, the city's police chief said Tuesday. ...more

December 26, 2007

Firefighters waited in the hospital's hallways, the campfire smell of their last call still heavy on their turnout gear. Word had spread quickly among the Buffalo department's ranks. Donny Herbert wasn't doing well. ...more

December 16, 2007

Last week, I discussed the blind faith that is leading media executives to invest heavily in online ventures at the expense of print. This week: Will the Internet ever be profitable? ...more

December 5, 2007

TAMPA - With the rubble of Central Park Village serving as a backdrop and the fog-shrouded skyline of downtown Tampa peering over the oak trees, an already gutted Meacham Alternative School started to fall this morning. ...more

November 30, 2007

The Rev. John H. Cross Jr., who dug through the rubble of his Alabama church looking for survivors of a bombing, then presided over a funeral for some of the youngest victims of civil rights-era violence, has died. He was 82. ...more

November 18, 2007

One day it wasn't there; the next day it was. In August 1961, East Germany erected the barbed-wire barricade that quickly was transformed into the Berlin Wall to staunch the flow of East Germans escaping to the West. ...more

October 25, 2007

A portion of the sea wall in need of repair at the Safety Harbor Marina will receive a facelift by early next year. ...more

October 22, 2007