The archive of all headlines from December 04, 2016, organized by time of publication.
City building and safety officials say inspectors found evidence of blight and that there was a complaint of an illegal building on the property.
Nine bodies have been recovered, but officials say they're prepared for more fatalities.
Trump advisers point to China’s measured reaction but experts say Beijing leaders will be privately enraged and unnerved
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Nine bodies have been recovered, but at least two dozen people remain missing. Officials believe the death toll will increase as searchers make their way through the remains of the building.
President-elect Donald J. Trump’s protocol-shattering phone call with Taiwan’s president raises fears of igniting tensions in Asia and emboldening China.“Taiwan is about to become a more prominent feature of the overall U.S.-China relationship,” said a former ambassador to China.
Partygoers recall a rabbit warren of rooms crammed with pianos, organs, antique furniture, doors and half-finished sculptures. «It was a tinderbox," said one.Officials fear up to 40 dead in fire during concert at Oakland warehouse
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The night was young, and Seung Lee liked the vibe of the dance party just starting in an old warehouse in the Fruitvale District, so he and two friends decided to stay. But first they needed to get some drinks at the liquor store down the block. They climbed down the wood pallets that spanned a…Oakland warehouse was a cluttered ‘death trap’ filled with pianos, RVs, but no fire sprinklers, former residents say
The fire swept through the building with such ferocity that the roof and part of the second floor collapsed, filling the rooms with an avalanche of burning debris.Oakland warehouse was a cluttered ‘death trap’ filled with pianos, RVs, but no fire sprinklers, former residents say
It could take another two days for the search for victims to end, frustrating frantic family and friends awaiting word about the fate of their loved ones.
The search of the rubble of a makeshift nightclub in the building will take days, officials said.The number of victims is expected to rise, as 80 percent of the building remains to be examined.
It could take another two days for the search for victims to end, frustrating frantic family and friends awaiting word about the fate of their loved ones.A night of music and dancing turns into a deadly inferno at Oakland warehouse
In the last five years, online shopping has produced tens of thousands of new warehouse jobs in California, many of them in Riverside and San Bernardino counties. But automated machines and software have been taking over jobs that were once done by humans. Here’s how conveyor belts and machines process shoes at Skechers
Vice-President-elect Mike Pence tries to limit damage on Sunday talkshows as senior aide Kellyanne Conway says secretary of state shortlist is ‘expanding’
Vice-President-elect Mike Pence tries to limit damage on Sunday talkshows as senior aide Kellyanne Conway says secretary of state shortlist is ‘expanding’
USC overtakes Colorado in the final College Football Playoff rankings to earn a trip to the Rose Bowl in Pasadena on Jan. 2, where it will play Big Ten champion Penn State. USC Rose Bowl
The search of the rubble of a makeshift nightclub in the building will take days, officials said.The number of victims is still expected to rise as parts of the building remain to be examined.
The search of the rubble of a makeshift nightclub in the building will take days, officials said.The number of victims is still expected to rise as parts of the building remain to be examined.
Dakota Pipeline Protests
Army Corps of Engineers will not grant the permit for the Dakota Access pipeline to drill under the Missouri river, handing a major win to environmental activists
The Army Corps of Engineers said that it would not approve permits for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a dammed section of the Missouri River.The decision was based on a need to explore alternate routes for the pipeline crossing, an official said.
The Army Corps of Engineers said that it would not approve permits for construction of the Dakota Access Pipeline beneath a dammed section of the Missouri River.The decision is a victory for protesters at the Standing Rock reservation, who say the pipeline would threaten a water source and sacred Native American sites.