Fatalities

(NEW YORK) — Nineteen people are confirmed dead in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa tore through the island as a Category 5 hurricane this week — and that death toll is expected to rise, officials said. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dana Morris Dixon said there are credible reports of several other fatalities, but […]

Piccell/Getty Images (GRAND RAPIDS, Mich.) — Authorities in two states are investigating fatalities from two separate incidents involving fireworks over the July Fourth holiday. One woman in Michigan was killed and nine others were injured after a firework exploded at a home late Monday night, police say. In Texas, one person was reported dead and […]