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Runaway steel drum from Pittsburgh construction site kills woman

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A steel drum weighing thousands of pounds somehow rolled out of a construction site in Pittsburgh and eventually struck and killed a woman who was walking on a nearby sidewalk, police said. The accident occurred around 10:40 a.m. Friday in the city's Oakland neighborhood, ...

Hundreds rescued from flooding in Texas as waters continue rising in Houston

By JUAN A. LOZANO and LEKAN OYEKANMI Associated Press HOUSTON (AP) — High waters flooded neighborhoods around Houston on Saturday following heavy rains that have already resulted in crews rescuing more than 400 people from homes, rooftops and roads engulfed in murky water. Others prepared ...