fatalities /tags/fatalities fatalities en-US SA¹ú¼Ê´«Ä± Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:40:00 GMT Fact-check: What to know about US military boat strikes as death toll passes 200 /americas/2026-06-03/fact-check-what-to-know-about-us-military-boat-strikes-as-death-toll-passes-200 Secretary of State Marco Rubio defended U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea and Pacific Ocean during a Senate hearing June 2, saying the Defense Department determined the strikes’ legality and based its decisions on intelligence information. Here’s a rundown of our recent fact-checks and stories about the boat strikes. Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:40:00 GMT /americas/2026-06-03/fact-check-what-to-know-about-us-military-boat-strikes-as-death-toll-passes-200 Maria Briceño | PolitiFact Attorneys say reopening of Universal theme park ride is preventing further investigation of man's death /law-justice/2025-10-06/attorneys-say-reopening-of-stardust-racers-is-preventing-further-investigation-of-mans-death The family of a 32-year-old man who died of blunt force injuries on a theme park roller coaster is accusing Universal Orlando Resort of endangering lives by reopening the ride. Attorney Ben Crump says they were actively communicating with the company to first allow their experts to examine the Stardust Racers ride, but Universal reopened it anyway. Mon, 06 Oct 2025 18:48:47 GMT /law-justice/2025-10-06/attorneys-say-reopening-of-stardust-racers-is-preventing-further-investigation-of-mans-death Kate Payne | Associated Press/Report for America American gun violence has immense costs beyond the death toll, new studies find /news/2022-07-21/american-gun-violence-has-immense-costs-beyond-the-death-toll-new-studies-find Two new studies outline the massive financial, social and health care costs of America's gun violence epidemic on victims and the large pool of often forgotten survivors. Thu, 21 Jul 2022 13:45:59 GMT /news/2022-07-21/american-gun-violence-has-immense-costs-beyond-the-death-toll-new-studies-find Eric Westervelt Roads Are Getting Deadlier For Pedestrians; Fatality Rates Are Worse For Minorities /news/2021-03-24/roads-are-getting-deadlier-for-pedestrians-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities A new report warns that pedestrian deaths per mile driven soared in the first half of the year, with the death rate likely to see the largest one-year increase in 2020. Wed, 24 Mar 2021 11:33:09 GMT /news/2021-03-24/roads-are-getting-deadlier-for-pedestrians-fatality-rates-are-worse-for-minorities Camila Domonoske Hurricane Irma Death Toll In Florida Reaches 50 /2017-09-26/hurricane-irma-death-toll-in-florida-reaches-50 Hurricane Irma's official death toll in Florida stood at 50 as of Monday morning but could hit at least 75. Tue, 26 Sep 2017 12:41:00 GMT /2017-09-26/hurricane-irma-death-toll-in-florida-reaches-50 The News Service of Florida