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Photos: Interstate 5 bridge collapses in Washington state

A section of the Interstate 5 bridge over the Skagit River between Mount Vernon and Burlington, Washington collapsed on Thursday evening, May 23, 2013, according to the Washington State Patrol.


Photos: Funerals begin for Oklahoma tornado victims as cleanup continues

A memorial service for nine-year-old Antonia Candelaria was held on May 23, 2013 in Moore, Oklahoma. Candelaria was killed when a two-mile-wide Category 5 tornado touched down May 20 killing at least 24 people and leaving behind extensive damage to homes and businesses. Cleanup continues three days after the tornado roared through the Oklahoma City [...]


Photos: Preparations for Memorial Day 2013

2013 preparations for Memorial Day, to honor those who have died in all American wars.


Photos: Renowned photographer Wayne Miller dead at 94

Photographer Wayne Miller, who became known for his combat photography during World War II and later chronicled the lives of African-Americans in Chicago after the war and eventually settled in Orinda Calif., has died at the age of 94.


Photos: Mexican vigilante groups spring up to fight drug cartels

Hundreds of people in the state of Michoacan have taken up arms to defend their villages against drug gangs, a vigilante movement born of frustration at extortion, killings and kidnappings in a region wracked by violence.


Photos: Authorities release photos from 2011 Tucson shooting rampage

Authorities released more than 300 photos on Tuesday, May 21, 2013, made by investigators at the scene of the Tucson shooting rampage that killed six people and wounded former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and 12 others in January 2011.


Photos: Oklahoma City ravaged by mile-wide tornado

A tornado more than a mile wide ripped through Oklahoma City trapping people in their homes and destroying populated areas on May 20, 2013.


Photos: 72 injured in train derailment on Friday, May 17

Crews will have to rebuild 2,000 feet of track following a collision between two trains that injured 72 people on friday, May 17, 2013.


Photos: Witnesses of an Afghan massacre

Photos of Afghan witnesses of the pre-dawn events of March 11, 2012. A U.S. soldier allegedly rampaged through two villages killing 16 people. U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Bales of Lake Tapps, Washington, is accused of the killings. Bales has not entered a plea, but his lawyers have not disputed his involvement in the killings. [...]


Photos: Texas Tornadoes Kill 6

GRANBURY (AP) – Officials say at least six people were killed when a spring tornado outbreak devastated parts of North Texas.


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Memorial Day Ceremonies at Derby’s Bradley Elementary School

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PHOTOS: Hamden Veterans Awareness Day

Photography by Peter Hvizdak / New Haven Register Sponsored by the Hamden Veterans Commission, over 450 Hamden midd


Photos: Youths riot in Stockholm, Sweden for fifth consecutive night

Youths rioted in several different suburbs around Stockholm, Sweden for a fifth consecutive night on May 24, 2013.