Brief fire causes evacuation but no injuries at historic Detroit college building

DETROIT — A fire on Wednesday caused the evacuation of a historic building owned by Wayne State University in Detroit. Video from TV stations showed thick rolling clouds of black smoke near the top of the 14-story Maccabees Building, a nearly century-old building designed by Albert Kahn, along Woodward Avenue, just north of downtown. The … Read more

Union Pacific train derailment in Texas causes ethanol leak, no injuries reported

Officials say more than two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday morning in a Texas town near Houston, causing an ethanol leak from two of the cars that didn’t pose a threat to the public RICHMOND, Texas — More than two dozen cars of a Union Pacific train derailed Wednesday morning in … Read more

No injuries reported after explosion at Jewish school in Amsterdam, officials say

A Jewish school in Amsterdam was damaged after an overnight explosion against its exterior wall, Mayor Femke Halsema said in a statement Saturday, denouncing the blast as a “cowardly act of aggression.”  An investigation has been opened. Halsema said police have CCTV footage of a person placing the explosive device.  No injuries were reported, Halsema … Read more

For a surgeon treating Lebanon’s wounded children, their horrific injuries bring back memories from Gaza

BEIRUT — For British Palestinian surgeon Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah and his colleagues at the American University of Beirut Medical Center, the wounds he is treating on children are an all-too-familiar sight. The number of pediatric casualties is mounting from Israeli strikes across Lebanon, targeting the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah, after military operations resumed when … Read more

U.S. service members suffered grave injuries in Kuwait. Here’s what we know.

U.S. service members suffered grave injuries in Kuwait. Here’s what we know. – CBS News Watch CBS News More details are emerging about the dozens of U.S. service members injured during an Iranian attack at a Kuwait tactical operations center. CBS News’ Eleanor Watson reports. Source link

New details on extent of U.S. troops’ injuries during Kuwait attack

An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than has previously been revealed, with dozens suffering injuries including brain trauma, shrapnel wounds and burns, multiple sources told CBS News. Charlie D’Agata has more. Source link

Attack that killed US service members in Kuwait left dozens with serious injuries including burns, brain trauma and shrapnel wounds, sources say

An Iranian drone attack in Kuwait that killed six U.S. service members in the early hours of the war with Iran was more severe than has previously been revealed, with dozens suffering brain injuries, shrapnel trauma and burns, multiple sources told CBS News. At least one required the amputation of a limb.  Sources described a … Read more