Disaster_Accident
Latest Stories
REDSKINS_274
Washington Redskins wide receiver Jabar Gaffney (10) tries to dodge Arizona Cardinals free safety Kerry Rhodes (25) for a 4-yard gain to set up a Redskins field goal early in the fourth quarter as the Redskins beat the Cardinals 22-21 at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (T.J. Kirkpatrick/The Washington Times)
REDSKINS_264
Washington Redskins running back Roy Helu (29) is tackled by Arizona Cardinals free safety Kerry Rhodes (25) on a third-quarter run against the Cardinals at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
REDSKINS_227
The Washington Redskins' first drive is halted as quarterback Rex Grossman's pass is picked off by Arizona Cardinals strong safety Adrian Wilson (24) at the Arizona 6-yard line for Grossman's first interception in the first quarter at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
Nepal India Earthquak_Lea.jpg
Nepalese rescue workers and other people look on after after a wall at the the British Embassy's compound collapsed, reportedly killing three pedestrians, following a magnitude-6.8 earthquake in Katmandu, Nepal, on Sunday, Sept. 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Binod Joshi)
STANDS.jpg
People gather at the scene where a Second World War fighter plane crashed into the stands at the Reno Air Races. Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Stead, Nev. Witnesses said the plane spiraled suddenly out of control and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Reno Air Races president and CEO Mike Houghton says that among the dead is pilot Jimmy Leeward, 80, of Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)
CRASH.jpg
A P-51 Mustang airplane crashes into the edge of the grandstands at the Reno Air show on Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Reno, Nev. The World War II-era fighter plane flown by a veteran Hollywood stunt pilot Jimmy Leeward plunged Friday into the edge of the grandstands during the popular air race creating a horrific scene strewn with smoking debris. (AP Photo/Ward Howes)
plane.jpg
People gather at the scene where a Second World War fighter plane crashed into the stands at the Reno Air Races. Friday, Sept. 16, 2011, in Stead, Nev. Witnesses said the plane spiraled suddenly out of control and appeared to disintegrate upon impact. Reno Air Races president and CEO Mike Houghton says that among the dead is pilot Jimmy Leeward, 80, of Ocala, Fla. (AP Photo/Cathleen Allison)
20110915-115746-pic-375590250.jpg
The Juniper model has an open floor plan across the back of the main level with a family room, breakfast area and center-island kitchen. Upstairs are three bedrooms, each with a walk-in closet.
20110915-115746-pic-385620070.jpg
Beazer Homes is building 38 single-family homes on quarter-acre sites at Coles Run Manor in Manassas. The Juniper model, with 2,674 square feet, is priced from $404,990.
Norway Cruise Ship Fi_Lea.jpg
Smoke rises from the Norwegian cruise ship MS Nordlys, shown docked in Alesund, Norway, on Thursday, Sept. 15, 2011. A fire that broke out in the engine room killed two crew members, but all 207 passengers were taken to safety. (AP Photo/Scanpix)
20110914-210159-pic-915799210.jpg
Passengers from a United Airlines flight wait on the tarmac at Washington Dulles International Airport after the flight to San Francisco was grounded Wednesday. The captain ordered the evacuation of Flight 586 after smoke appeared out of an engine. The 179 passengers, including Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, and six crew members got off safely. (Associated Press)
20110914-201916-pic-954600640.jpg
A bill in Congress would cut rates for earthquake insurance so more homeowners can afford it, but critics say it's just a bailout for California, which bears the brunt of quake activity in the U.S. The 6.7 magnitude Northridge quake (pictured) in 1994 caused an estimated $20 billion in damage. (Associated Press)
APTOPIX Argentina Bus_Lea(2).jpg
A passenger train hit a bus, the driver of which had driven around barriers in an attempt to beat the train, and then crashed head-on into another train at a station in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. (AP Photo/Victor R. Caivano)
Kentucky Fatal Crash_Lea.jpg
** FILE ** Kentucky State Police officers investigate an accident involving a tractor-trailer and a van on Interstate 65, four miles north of Horse Cave, Ky., on March 26, 2010. The crash killed 11 people, including the truck driver, who the National Transportation Safety Board says was using his cellphone at the time. (AP Photo/Daily News, Joe Imel)
Argentina Bus Train C_Lea(2).jpg
A wounded passenger is carried out of a train after it crashed in Buenos Aires on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. At least seven people were killed and 162 injured in the rush-hour crash, which involved two passenger trains and the bus, the driver of which drove around barriers in an attempt to beat the trains, Argentine authorities said. (AP Photo/Rodolfo Pezzoni, DyN)
KABUL.jpg
Smoke and dust rises from a building, unseen in distance, which is occupied by Taliban insurgents during a coordinated assault in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2011. Taliban insurgents fired rocket-propelled grenades and assault rifles at the U.S. Embassy, NATO headquarters and other buildings in the heart of the Afghan capital Tuesday while suicide bombers struck police buildings. The U.S. Embassy and NATO reported no casualties. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)
20110912-205245-pic-27791483.jpg
Redsklns safety Reed Doughty had a team-high 10 tackles against the Giants in Sunday's win, but he was caught out of position a couple of times. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
20110912-202131-pic-624844568.jpg
Abdul Lawson (on ramp) and Ricky Layfield move crates of government files from the flooded Prince George's County Administration Building into a truck to be temporarily stored. The building is expected to reopen Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
20110912-202131-pic-467194836.jpg
A worker walks along large dehumidifying tubes (top) that were pulling the moisture out of the flooded Prince George's County Administration Building. The building is expected to reopen Tuesday. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
20110912-202131-pic-271417503.jpg
An office on the lower level of the closed Prince George's County Administration Building shows items in disarray after last week's storms caused water damage from flooding. (Andrew Harnik/The Washington Times)
