Three Boy Scouts among five dead in Wyoming vehicle crash

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Three Boy Scouts among five dead in Wyoming vehicle crash



CODY, Wyoming (Reuters) - A head-on collision in northwestern Wyoming on Saturday killed three older Boy Scouts, a toddler and a man, authorities said. The crash occurred on Highway 120, less than 20 miles south of the town of Meeteetse. It appears a Honda Element SUV with the man, who was in his 50s, and the three Boy Scouts veered into the opposite lane and struck an oncoming recreational vehicle, said Wyoming Highway Patrol Captain Len Declercq. The four were killed, along with a 3-year-old boy in the RV, he said. ...









Stage set for Bolt vs. Blake, Part 2



World champion Yohan Blake, right, is congratulated by world-record holder Usain Bolt after Blake defeated Bolt in the 100m final at Jamaica's Olympic trials in Kingston, Jamaica, Friday, June 29, 2012. Blake pulled a stunner finishing in 9.75 seconds to upset Bolt by 0.11 seconds. (AP Photo/Collin Reid)The stage is set for Blake vs. Bolt, Part II.












Colombia volcano erupts, prompts evacuations



BOGOTA (Reuters) - Colombia evacuated people from communities close to the Nevado del Ruiz volcano after an eruption on Saturday that spewed smoke and ash from its crater, bringing back memories of avalanches that in 1985 buried tens of thousands under rocks. President Juan Manuel Santos said on his Twitter account that the area around the Nevado del Ruiz, in the central spine of Colombia's Andean mountain range, had been put on red alert and people should leave the area. ...






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