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Arabic and Hebrew belong to the Semitic language family, a group of languages spoken primarily throughout North Africa and Southwest Asia, though speakers can be found all around the globe. They are ...

A small plane crashed Wednesday in a rural area of the Norte de Santander department in northeast Colombia, killing all 15 people on board, including a local lawmaker, authorities said. Satena, the ...

Multiple vehicles were involved in a crash on an icy Interstate 83 overpass on Sunday in Baltimore. A Baltimore City Fire spokesperson said that up to 20 vehicles may have been involved in the crash ...

Adamuz, Spain — Survivors recalled haunting cries and blood-smeared passenger cars after two high-speed trains collided near Cordoba, southern Spain late Sunday – in one of the nation’s deadliest ...

Crews were working to retrieve bodies after two high-speed trains derailed in southern Spain. The regional authorities said 41 people were hospitalized, with a dozen of them in intensive care. Jason ...

HOLLY SPRINGS, Miss. - Investigators are working to determine what caused a small plane crash near the Holly Springs-Marshall County Airport that killed two people Sunday evening. According to the ...

BANGOR, Maine — A member of Lakewood Church's staff was among those killed when a business jet crashed at Bangor International Airport in Maine on Sunday night, the church confirmed Tuesday. A chef ...

One person died earlier this month in a foggy crash on the same highway. By Rylee Kirk Ten people were injured after 59 vehicles crashed Saturday on a California highway known for dangerous fog, ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- What was supposed to be a business trip to France ended in tragedy for a prominent Houston law firm and several local families. A private Bombardier Challenger 600 jet that ...