A Georgia college student climbing from one hotel balcony to another during a spring break party fell six stories to her death, authorities said today.
About three hundred people were believed trapped today when a six-story hotel collapsed, toppling houses nearby, police said.
Willie Banks figuratively came back to earth Saturday in the Footlocker Summer Games at Edwards Stadium.
The dollar fell sharply Friday, extending a retreat that has seen it lose 3.2% of its value in a week, following further evidence of sluggish economic activity in the United States.
Chrysler reported Thursday that its net earnings fell to $596.4 million in the second quarter, down 25.7% from last year's record $802.9 million, primarily because the firm is once again paying corporate income taxes.
The U.S. dollar fell to its lowest levels in a year today in response to worries about the U.S. economy and President Reagan's health.
A San Diego man died after being struck by a car Friday as he attempted to cross Martin Luther King Jr.
The dollar fell broadly against major foreign currencies in thin trading on Thursday, reflecting bearish sentiment over a weak U.S. economy and speculation that interest rates will decline further.
The dollar dropped against most key currencies Monday, hitting another low against the Japanese yen, driven down by expectations that the U.S. economy might lay the basis for lower interest rates.
The stock market turned downward Monday as blue-chip issues reversed course after Friday's late upsurge.
Javelin thrower Bob Roggy, who was No. 1 in the world in 1982, died early Sunday morning after being thrown from the back of a pick up truck, Houston police said.
McDonnell Douglas Corp. said its income plunged 33% in the first quarter of 1986 from a year earlier, largely because of a charge to cover the costs of making helicopter modifications required by the Army.
Norwegian Prime Minister Kare Willoch's centrist coalition government collapsed after losing a parliamentary test of confidence by one vote.
Manchester United, once 10 points ahead in the English League soccer standings, slipped farther behind in the title race Sunday after losing at home to Sheffield Wednesday, 2-0.
The dollar rose sharply against major foreign currencies Monday, spurred by a new slide in oil prices and a belief that Japan might act to support the currency, analysts said.
A three-story apartment building collapsed before dawn Monday, killing eight members of a sleeping family.
The No. 1-ranked UCLA men's tennis team won five of six singles matches en route to an 8-1 rout of No. 5 Pepperdine Saturday at the Los Angeles Tennis Center.
Charging Falls drove into the lead entering the stretch Saturday and narrowly won the $82,400 Los Angeles Handicap at Hollywood Park.
Chrysler said Thursday that its net income in the first quarter declined to $507.6 million, down 28.1% from last year's record of $705.8 million, mainly because the company has exhausted the tax benefits that it built up during its financial crisis and is a taxpayer once again.
A capsule containing uranium fell out of an X-ray machine Wednesday night at a Kerr-McGee Corp. plant that makes fuel for the space shuttle program, and authorities closed off a section of the plant.