139 men and boys - some as young as only 12 years of age - lost their lives in the underground explosion at the Combs Colliery on July 4, 1893. It is one of the worst mining disasters in history, with ...

The "Precision Immobilization Technique" is a maneuver used by law enforcement to force a fleeing vehicle to spin off to the side of the road in a controlled pattern. Georgia State Patrol troopers ...

Freeport-McMoRan (FCX) said on Sunday that all seven workers who were missing since Sept. 8 after a mud-flow incident at its Grasberg mine in Indonesia have been found dead. In an update, the copper ...