Smoke likely claimed California dive boat victims before fire did
Dozens of people trapped on a scuba diving boat that caught fire off the Southern California coast appear to have died from smoke inhalation, not burns, authorities said Friday. The 34 people were trapped in a cramped bunk room below the main deck of the ...
Investigators look into causes of California dive boat inferno that left 34 dead
U.S. investigators on Thursday were examining potential ignition sources of a deadly fire on a scuba diving boat, including electronics aboard the vessel where 34 people were killed off the coast of Southern California. Investigators know photography equipment, batteries and other electronics were stored and ...
33 bodies from California boat blaze recovered; one still missing
High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday are among the victims of a fire that tore through a scuba diving boat off Southern California's coast, trapping dozens of sleeping people ...
Search operations for survivors of a scuba diving boat disaster off the California coast were suspended Tuesday after divers recovered 20 bodies and spotted another four to six trapped in underwater wreckage. The remains of 11 women and nine men have been transferred to coroner ...
Dive company owner among missing in California boat inferno as confirmed deaths so far number 25
Marine biologist Kristy Finstad first put on a dive tank at the age of 9. The 41-year-old co-owner of Worldwide Diving Adventures was leading the scuba tour off Southern California when fire engulfed the dive boat, Conception, early Monday with 39 people on board, including ...
34 feared dead in predawn dive-boat blaze off California island
As many as 34 people are feared dead, according to the Coast Guard, after a dive boat caught fire before dawn Monday off the Southern California coast. Five crew members were rescued and Lt. Cmdr. Matthew Kroll told The Associated Press the Coast Guard was ...
Apple sent out invitations on Thursday to a Sept. 10 event at its Silicon Valley campus, where it is expected to unveil a new-generation iPhone. In its trademark, tight-lipped style, Apple disclosed little about what it plans to spotlight in the Steve Jobs Theater at ...
LA deputy lied about being shot in parking lot by sniper, authorities say
A Los Angeles County deputy lied when he said he was shot in the shoulder while standing in a sheriff's station parking lot last week and will face a criminal investigation, authorities said. "The reported sniper assault was fabricated" by Deputy Angel Reinosa, Assistant Sheriff ...
U.S. successfully tests medium-range cruise missile after exiting INF treaty
The U.S. Defense Department announced on Monday the test of a medium-range ground-launched cruise missile, just weeks after tearing up the Cold War-era pact with Russia that eliminated such nuclear-capable weapons. The missile was launched on Sunday from the U.S. Navy-controlled San Nicolas Island off ...
'Violent ideologies': FBI opens domestic terror probe into California festival shooting
The FBI has opened a domestic terrorism investigation into a mass shooting at a California festival last month after finding evidence of "violent ideologies" on the gunman's digital devices, officials said Tuesday. Santino William Legan killed three people, including two children, at the Gilroy Garlic ...
A Southern California hospital spent $72 million on a building designed to do two things after an earthquake: stay standing and stay open. But when a pair of strong earthquakes struck the region last month, the hospital couldn't use it. Structurally, the building was OK. But ...
