After inspectors found its rides to be unsafe, an amusement facility here was ordered closed by the municipal disaster risk ...

A sharp cracking noise was audible just prior to the collapse, succeeded by a resounding thud as the circular gondola, which still contained passengers, plummeted to the ground. A pendulum-style giant ...

In Indiana, 13 safety inspectors scramble to keep up with the between 800 and 1,000 carnival rides that enter the state each year -- usually with only enough time for one inspection per ride. In ...