Sept. 23, 2001, was a Sunday, so congregants were gathered at West Brookwood Church for regular services when the worst kind of news came from Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5, just yards away: A pair ...

Thirteen miners died in a pair of explosions at the Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5 on September 23, 2001. The initial explosion was caused by a roof fall that ignited methane gas, with a second, ...

BOGOTA, Colombia — Twenty-three workers were rescued Wednesday after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia. The miners were met with applause as they ...

"We successfully extracted all 23 miners through coordinated and organized efforts, overcoming the emergency and bringing it to an end." :: Hector Lopera, Rescued miner "Since we had communication, it ...

BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — Twenty-three workers were rescued Wednesday after spending 43 hours trapped in a collapsed underground gold mine in northern Colombia. The miners were met with applause as they ...

Twenty-three miners were rescued Wednesday after being trapped 43 hours in Colombia’s La Reliquia gold mine. The main entrance had collapsed Monday due to a “geomechanical failure.” Families welcomed ...

Federal investigators said the Titan submersible implosion on its maiden passenger voyage was caused by faulty engineering ...