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- Friday, January 27, 2012

Responders arrive at the scene of a collapse at a casino under construction in Cincinnati on Friday, which sent workers tumbling 30 feet to the ground. (AP Photo/Al Behrman)

Brittany McMahon poses next to a fire truck after she began training as a probationary firefighter in January 2010 in Carlsbad, Calif. She believes she was denied a job as a firefighter paramedic because she is a woman. (Image 10News.com)

Teams search for a 6-year-old who had fallen into the the Clackamas River and was swept away Sunday near Estacada, Ore. Rescue workers resumed their search for Vinesa Snegur Monday. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Rescue workers clear fallen trees for emergency personnel as a severe storm caused damage in the early hours of Monday in Trussville, Ala. At least 2 are confirmed dead, and more than 100 have been injured. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Ambulance industry lawsuit dismissal upheld in Pa.

A three-judge panel of the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals disagreed with the Ambulance Association of Pa.

  • Casino collapse injures 12 in Ohio
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