COLUMBIA , S.C., Oct. 20 (UPI) -- A traveling fair worker was killed at the South Carolina State Fair after he was struck by a ride, event officials said.
PORT ORANGE, Fla., Oct. 5 (UPI) -- A toddler who was dropped nearly 40 feet from a carnival ride was caught by a group of fair-goers in Florida.
GREENBELT, Md., Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Scientists using data from the U.S. space agency's Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe have identified an unexpected motion in distant galaxy clusters.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- European astronomers say the mysterious "dark matter" may have been detected by the Pamela space probe.
NEWPORT, Mich., Sept. 17 (UPI) -- A pair of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" fans from Michigan say they gave Ty Pennington, a star of the ABC show, a ride after his vehicle ran out of gas.
HUDSON, Fla., Sept. 10 (UPI) -- Police say a Florida teen, confronted by a gun-toting man intent on taking his mother's car, countered by offering the would-be carjacker and his friend a ride.
SANTA CRUZ, Calif., Aug. 8 (UPI) -- U.S. and Swiss researchers say computer simulations suggest dark matter exists within the Milky Way galaxy and near Earth's solar system.
RIVIERA BEACH, Fla., July 24 (UPI) -- A tower ride at a Florida water park was closed down after a father and his three young sons were injured when their raft landed on top of them.
BLOOMINGTON, Minn., July 23 (UPI) -- A man at a Bloomington, Minn., mall won a thrill-ride marathon contest after about 20 hours on the Avatar Airbender, which averages 43 mph.
LOS ANGELES, July 18 (UPI) -- Midnight screenings of Hollywood's latest Batman picture, "The Dark Knight," racked up $18.5 million at the box office its first day, Warner Bros. said.
NEW YORK, July 10 (UPI) -- Nearly 40 people spent several hours stranded at least 100 feet above the ground by a ride that malfunctioned at New York's Bronx Zoo, officials said.
PITTSBURGH, July 7 (UPI) -- The King Kahuna wasn't ruling as usual at Kennywood Monday -- the Pittsburgh amusement park says the ride is closed after a malfunction trapped 20 riders.
LOGANVILLE, Ga., July 2 (UPI) -- Georgia state officials said they were planning to inspect a ride at a carnival in Loganville, Ga., after it malfunctioned, hurling a man through the air.
ANGELS CAMP, Calif., May 17 (UPI) -- An investigation was under way Saturday into a California carnival ride collapse that injured 18 people, three seriously.
MOSCOW, May 1 (UPI) -- Six children were hurt Thursday when a model train ride tipped over at the Moscow City Zoo, authorities said.
