Fire kills dozens at crowded Swiss Alps bar on New Year's
Police in Switzerland say a fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort area is believed to have left about 40 people dead and dozens more injured.
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Police in Switzerland say a fire at a bar in the Crans-Montana ski resort area is believed to have left about 40 people dead and dozens more injured.
Hong Kong authorities say almost 130 people have been confirmed dead in the massive fire that charred an apartment complex and took two days to put out.
A deadly blaze ripped through bamboo scaffolding on a multi-tower housing estate in Hong Kong, killing dozens of people and leaving hundreds more missing.
Washington state and Oregon forest and fire officials say Trump funding cuts make wildfire prevention planning a challenge.
Economic toll from hurricanes and other natural disasters soared in U.S. last year and were above average globally.
Officials in Kenya say the man accused of killing Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei by setting her on fire has died of his own burns.
The probe covers more than 781,000 Jeep Wrangler and Gladiator vehicles from the 2021 through 2023 model years.
Officials in Uganda say Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei has died in a Kenyan hospital four days after she was allegedly set on fire by her boyfriend.
Authorities in Portland say an arsonist set fire to at least 15 police cars at a training facility early Thursday.
Eyewitnesses said that a lightning strike may have sparked the fire on the Carnival Freedom, a claim that Carnival said "is being investigated."
Local officials in Hawaii plan to open an office that will speed up Maui County's notoriously slow processing of building permits to help the town of Lahaina to recover from last year's deadly wildfire.
Nearly a dozen other firefighters and two civilians were injured in the explosion, officials said.
The children ranged in age from one to five years old, officials said.
All 379 occupants of the Japan Airlines flight got out safely and the pilot of the coast guard plane also escaped, officials said.
An elderly couple got trapped inside a motorhome that was engulfed in flames, officials said.
Maui's economy relies on tourism, but some residents say that they haven't recovered enough from August's deadly wildfires.
Toyota said the batteries in some of the small SUVs can shift during forceful turns, causing a short circuit.
Environmental activists are praising President Biden's American Climate Corps, which the White House says will serve as a major green jobs training program.
Dry conditions and strong wind fueled wildfires on the Big Island and Maui, where blazes spread in Lahaina as well as inland.
Experts say lithium-ion battery fires pose unique risks requiring specialized training, but CBS News has found gaps in fire safety training, research and regulation.
The fires, which are still burning, have brought smoke and hazardous air quality to millions of Americans.
Officials in Guyana suspect a girl who had earlier threatened to torch the dorm set the fire that killed 18 of her fellow students.
Claudia Jiminez was home with her two daughters when their apartment caught fire. The exit was blocked, but an unexpected hero helped them escape safely.
The fuel tanker spilled about 2,200 gallons of fuel onto the Gold Star Bridge, officials said.
People across the U.S. saw red flag warnings pop up on their smartphone weather applications this week, raising alarms about higher risks of fires.
Four Democratic lawmakers in Colorado have sponsored a bill that, if passed, would decriminalize "commercial consensual sex among consenting adults" in the state.
Local nonprofit Tax Help Colorado wants to help alleviate tax season stress. The program, 18 years in the making, is established by the IRS under the Mile High United Way and provides tax assistance for free.
Extra firefighters reported for overtime in Aurora as fire officials responded to elevated fire danger driven by strong winds and an unusually dry winter. Three additional brush trucks were added to patrol the city.
Police said the deadly shooting during a high school boys' hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, appears to have stemmed from a family dispute.
A Regional Transportation District A Line train struck and killed a pedestrian, forcing RTD to replace the train with shuttle buses near Smith Road and Dahlia Street.
Four Democratic lawmakers in Colorado have sponsored a bill that, if passed, would decriminalize "commercial consensual sex among consenting adults" in the state.
Local nonprofit Tax Help Colorado wants to help alleviate tax season stress. The program, 18 years in the making, is established by the IRS under the Mile High United Way and provides tax assistance for free.
Extra firefighters reported for overtime in Aurora as fire officials responded to elevated fire danger driven by strong winds and an unusually dry winter. Three additional brush trucks were added to patrol the city.
A Regional Transportation District A Line train struck and killed a pedestrian, forcing RTD to replace the train with shuttle buses near Smith Road and Dahlia Street.
A Denver judge ruled that the Colorado Department of Corrections has been violating an amendment to the state constitution by requiring people in state prisons to work under threat of solitary confinement and other punishments.
Tim Sendelbach was placed on leave in late January but little is publicly known about why he was put on leave or fired.
The man, who's accused of starting the fire that destroyed an under-construction apartment building near Leetsdale Drive, is facing arson charges.
State officials said the upgrade is expected to streamline services and kiosk services could be back up by Tuesday.
The fire brought firefighters out to The Bluffs at Highlands Ranch early Monday morning.
The company did say, however, it will be keeping a close eye on the weather and, if needed, activate hand safety settings on power lines.
Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.
Mikaela Shiffrin, who is the winningest athlete on the World Cup circuit, has now failed to win a medal in eight straight Olympic events since the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang.
The U.S. kept pace with also-unbeaten Canada for the top seed in the Olympic men's hockey tournament.
It is Jordan Stolz's second gold medal of the 2026 Winter Games, breaking a world record.
The U.S. women's curling team was surprised to learn that their defeat of Canada marked an Olympic first.
Police said the deadly shooting during a high school boys' hockey game in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, appears to have stemmed from a family dispute.
Their respective semifinal wins on Monday set up a seventh gold-medal showdown between Team USA and Canada later this week.
Robert Duvall was in such classics as "The Godfather," "To Kill a Mockingbird," "M*A*S*H," "The Great Santini" and "Tender Mercies."
A device that can pick up certain electronic signals is being used in the search for Nancy Guthrie, as it may detect emissions from her pacemaker, sources told CBS News.
Forecasters predicted filers would benefit from larger checks this year due to a series of new tax provisions in the "one big, beautiful" bill.
A Denver judge ruled that the Colorado Department of Corrections has been violating an amendment to the state constitution by requiring people in state prisons to work under threat of solitary confinement and other punishments.
Many of Hungary's neighbors say Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is eroding democracy, but President Trump is forging closer relations with the Putin ally.
At a coffee shop in Aurora, a group of people gathered Sunday evening to talk about artificial intelligence and the potential dangers the technology poses.
After setting social media abuzz by saying aliens were real, former President Barack Obama said he didn't see evidence that aliens "have made contact with us."
Casey Wasserman, the chair of the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics organizing committee, says he is selling his eponymous talent agency in the wake of the release of emails between himself and Ghislaine Maxwell.
The AdventHealth Transplant Institute at Porter is participating in a national voucher system that allows living donors to give a kidney now and help a loved one receive one later.
The University of Colorado Cancer Center at CU Anschutz has been selected by the National Cancer Institute as one of just eight hubs nationwide to evaluate new multi‑cancer detection blood tests, part of a national pilot called the Vanguard Study.
Lydia Howerton of Good Eaters showed how easy it is to bake her gluten-free zucchini brownies.
In Colorado, it's not yet clear exactly how much funding will be cut for public health services, but organizations like the Colorado Health Network are bracing for impact.
The Food and Drug Administration is refusing to consider Moderna's application for a new flu vaccine made with mRNA technology, the company said.
Local nonprofit Tax Help Colorado wants to help alleviate tax season stress. The program, 18 years in the making, is established by the IRS under the Mile High United Way and provides tax assistance for free.
Forecasters predicted filers would benefit from larger checks this year due to a series of new tax provisions in the "one big, beautiful" bill.
At a coffee shop in Aurora, a group of people gathered Sunday evening to talk about artificial intelligence and the potential dangers the technology poses.
Most retail and food establishments will remain open, but services like mail delivery will be suspended for the federal holiday.
Prediction markets are taking bets this Valentine's Day that celebrity relationships can thrive — or break apart.
A Denver judge this week ordered an area pastor, Tilo Lopez, to pay a family $311,000 in restitution after Lopez was criminally prosecuted in connection with a construction project he said he would do for the family.
The filing comes months after a judge ordered the company to pay more than $116 million for its role in the 2021 death of 6-year-old Wongel Estifanos.
Denver drivers continue to be impacted by a change in how parking tickets are disputed. That system changed in September, when the city eliminated the ability to dispute parking tickets online.
Former Denver Police Chief Paul Pazen, who retired as chief in 2022, plans to announce next week that he is running for a seat on Denver City Council.
Colorado parents are raising concerns after a dispute between their school district and its water provider put the school's future firefighting water supply in question.