Emergency workers have been hampered by unstable ground since Tuesday, when a truck and its driver were swallowed north of ...

A humpback whale has got into difficulty after becoming entangled in rope, says a marine animal rescue charity. British ...

Rescuers are combing the Potomac River in search of survivors of American Eagle Flight 5342, which collided midair Wednesday ...

Rescue workers in Japan are trying to pull out a truck driver from a sinkhole that appeared on Tuesday and has since widened.

A number of bodies are reported to have been recovered, but there is no official update on the number of people who have died ...

Two men adrift off the North Carolina coast needed to be rescued when it became clear their sailboat was beyond saving, ...

The temperature of the Potomac River was hovering just above freezing around the time of Wednesday’s collision, according to ...

A passenger jet collided Wednesday with an Army helicopter while landing at Ronald Reagan National Airport near Washington, ...

A “starved” dog evaded capture for months — until a tropical storm barreled down on South Carolina. Thelma made it to safety, ...

Along the George Washington Parkway, which runs next to the Potomac, dozens of people parked their cars for a glimpse of rescue boats in the dark, frigid waters. Officials asked camera crews and ...

Rescuers are working to free a whale which has become entangled in a rope on the Isle of Skye. A member of the public spotted ...