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'We don’t seem to learn': 10 years after tragic Texas chemical explosion, risk remains high
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoTen years after fertilizer explosion, the impact ripples through one Texas town. And experts warn...
Bridges column: Texas City and the worst industrial accident in U.S. history
Amarillo Globe-News via Yahoo News· 9 months agoIt started out as a typical spring day for the busy port of Texas City in 1947. It was a growing...
Texas City held memorial ceremony in honor of deadly 1947 explosion
KRIV via Yahoo News· 3 weeks agoTEXAS CITY, Texas - Texas City leaders and residents gathered on Saturday to honor the anniversary of the 1947 Texas City Disaster. The ceremony, held at the Showboat Pavilion, is in remembrance ...
Biden to make first presidential trip to Ireland, Jon Rahm wins Masters: 5 Things podcast
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 1 year agoOn today's episode of the 5 Things podcast: Biden heads to Ireland USA TODAY White House...
Thirty tonnes of explosive chemicals go missing in the Mojave Desert
The Independent via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 30-tonne rail shipment of an explosive chemical vanished en route from Wyoming to California last...
30-ton shipment of explosive chemicals missing from railroad car after trip across West
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA 30-ton shipment of a chemical that can be used as fertilizer or an explosive is missing from a...
30 tons of explosive chemical lost during rail shipment, officials say
NBC News via Yahoo News· 11 months agoAbout 60,000 pounds of a chemical used as both a fertilizer and an explosive is missing after likely...
Cruelest week in history: 13 tragedies (earthquake, Titanic, Columbine) happened around April 20
Florida Today via Yahoo News· 1 year ago"It's been a week." You've heard that before, right? For some reason, the week of April 15-21 has...
Today in History: Aug. 4, Anne Frank and family arrested
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoOn Aug. 4, 1944, 15-year-old diarist Anne Frank was arrested with her sister, parents and four others by the Gestapo after hiding for two years inside a building in Amsterdam. In 1790, the U.S ...