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Spanish officials say five people have been killed and three injured when a lifeboat fell into the sea off a cruise ship that was tied up at the port of Santa Cruz in the Canary Islands. 

An official at a Maine ski area says people have been injured in an accident on a lift.

The set of the Broadway musical "Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark" was plagued with another accident as a 31-year-old actor performing an aerial stunt fell about 30 feet during a preview performance Monday night and was taken to a hospital, fire officials said....

President Barack Obama is back on the basketball court, though this time with two players less likely to throw an elbow his way - his daughters...

The L.A. County coroner has determined that the death of a toddler who fell from a luxury box at Staples Center after a Lakers game Sunday was an accident.

Honduras' military says one of its helicopter has crashed during an exhibition for children and the pilot has died.

The identities of two women involved in a horrific car crash in Arizona last week were mixed up, with one family receiving news that their daughter had died when in fact she was undergoing treatment for her injuries while another family kept watch at her side for six days.

Despite efforts to rid Central Park of dangerous tree limbs, the death of the baby girl killed by a falling branch Saturday is the third such accident since last year.

Hunt for Detroit murder suspect turns to tragedy as officer's gun accidentally goes off, killing 7-year-old girl.