tragedy

In a post on X, Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez says: "We are working closely with the Department of Buildings and our law enforcement partners to determine whether any criminal conduct contributed to this tragedy."

From BBC ● Nov. 12, 2026

Winston Bowen quietly watched as New York firefighters looked for survivors in the rubble of a collapsed building in Brooklyn, after a deadly tragedy that he blamed on "careless" developers leading rapid gentrification.

From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2026

At a state hearing, one doctor warned, “The greatest tragedy will be when the first little kid dies that has been treated with laetrile that might have been saved through conventional treatment.”

From Slate ● Nov. 12, 2026

The Greek tragedy unfolding now at Nvidia may test that theory if its board decides to replace Chief Executive Jensen Huang.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 10, 2026

The school counselor had called it a "coping mechanism," my way of dealing with the tragedy.

From "City of the Plague God" by Sarwat Chadda

The death toll from the sinking of a migrant boat off Senegal rose to 39 on Monday, authorities said -- one of the country's deadliest migration tragedies in recent years.

From Barron's ● Nov. 9, 2026

This family has endured tragedies — Josie’s sister died when she was very young, which prompted Josie’s father to leave the family — but Josie feels a kinship with Klara over her mother’s objections.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026

Addressing the nation on Sunday from Ottawa, Prime Minister Mark Carney described it as "one of the worst tragedies for the forces on Canadian soil in peacetime".

From BBC ● Oct. 18, 2026

Florence Lustman, head of France Assureurs, pointed to the "human tragedies" behind the figures and expressed the industry's "solidarity".

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

The famous line about the dagger is from one of Shakespeare’s tragedies.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood