STORY HIGHLIGHTSPyrotechnics, overcrowding, poor exits have contributed to tragic fires in recent yearsYou would think the world would have learned from past incidents, John Barylick saysConcertgoers have to be their own fire marshals, he saysEditor's note: John Barylick, author of "Killer Show," a book on the 2003 Station nightclub fire in Rhode Island, is an attorney who represented victims in wrongful...
Golf: Tiger wins Torrey Pines title for 75th career crown
Labels: Technology LA JOLLA: World No. 2 Tiger Woods captured his 75th career title on Monday, winning the US PGA Farmers Insurance Open by four strokes for his record-setting eighth career triumph at Torrey Pines.Despite struggling in windy conditions Monday over the final 11 holes, Woods showed flashes of the form that has brought him 14 major titles as he chases the all-time record of 18 won by Jack Nicklaus.Woods...
Netherlands queen to abdicate throne
Labels: Lifestyleupdated 6:34 PM EST, Mon January 28, 2013STORY HIGHLIGHTSQueen Beatrix will end 33 years on the Dutch throne on April 30She will be succeeded by Prince Willem-Alexander.He has earned a history degree and served in the Dutch Royal NavyHis daughter Catharina-Amalia will be first in line when he becomes kingEditor's note: An earlier version of this story wrongly referred to Prince Claus as Queen Beatrix's...
Chicago mom loses all four children to gun violence
Labels: Health (CBS News) CHICAGO - President Barack Obama is keeping up the pressure on Congress to pass new gun control legislation. He met at the White House today with police officials from around the country, including: Aurora, Colo.; Oak Creek, Wisc.; and Newtown, Conn. - all the scenes of recent mass shootings. The president called on Congress to pass an assault weapons ban. In Chicago, gun violence...
US Mom Missing in Turkey Took Side Trips
Labels: Business Sarai Sierra, the New York mother who disappeared in Turkey while on a solo trip, took several side excursions out of the country, but stayed in contact with her family the entire time, a family friend told ABC News.Turkish media reported today that police were trying to establish why Sierra visited Amsterdam and Munich. Police were also trying to establish the identity of a...
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Women in infantry: Tough challenge?
Labels: WorldHospital Corpsman Shannon Crowley packs for a mission as Lance Cpl.. Kristi Baker sits on her bed in 2010 in Afghanistan.STORY HIGHLIGHTSMaren Leed: Ban on women in combat has hurt operations, women's promotionLeed: Integrating women into the physically demanding infantry presents challenges Women are already in combat; she says, the "front line" and "rear line" no longer existLeed: Research into...
Tokyo stocks open up 0.7%
Labels: Technology TOKYO: Tokyo stocks opened 0.70 percent higher on Monday after the yen continued to fall against other major currencies.The Nikkei 225 index at the Tokyo Stock Exchange was up 76.21 points at 11,002.86 at the start."The weaker yen continues to fuel the ongoing rally," said SMBC Nikko Securities general manager of equities Hiroichi Nishi."And with earnings reporting season kicking into...
Overcrowded nightclub turns into death trap for hundreds
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Massive loss of life in Brazil nightclub fire
Labels: Health Last Updated 5:17 p.m. ET BRASILIA, Brazil Flames raced through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, killing more than 230 people as panicked partygoers gasped for breath in the smoke-filled air, stampeding toward a single exit partially blocked by those already dead. It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.Witnesses said a flare or firework lit...
Brazil Nightclub Fire Deadliest in More Than Decade
Labels: Business A fast-moving fire roared through a crowded nightclub in southern Brazil early Sunday, within seconds filling the space with flames and a thick, toxic smoke that killed more than 230 panicked partygoers who gasped for breath and fought in a stampede to escape.It appeared to be the world's deadliest nightclub fire in more than a decade.Firefighters responding to the blaze at...
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