AP - An earthen dam burst on the Hawaiian island of Kauai on Tuesday, sweeping away houses in a torrent of water 150 yards across. One person was killed and as many as seven others were reported missing.

AP - Israeli soldiers using helicopters, tanks and bulldozers burst into a Palestinian jail Tuesday to seize militants wanted for the assassination of a Cabinet minister, triggering a 10-hour standoff that ended when the prisoners gave themselves up.

AP - The New York Islanders dressing room sustained severe damage when a sewage pipe burst at Nassau Coliseum.

Reuters - R&B singer Sammie is all grown up -- he is 17 -- and is set to release his first album since he burst on the scene in 2000.

AFP - A burst of communal mayhem, growing political tensions and a still-raging insurgency have left US officials struggling to keep their vision for an exit strategy from Iraq in focus.

AP - Mouth agape, tongue hanging out, head tilting over — Chad Hedrick looked like he was done. Ever so deftly, Dutch skater Carl Verheijen pulled up right behind him, and Hedrick suddenly shifted into another gear with a burst of short, choppy strides — and took off.

AFP - A shipment of Scotch whisky went up in flames on a highway in southern Germany when a tyre on the truck carrying it to Greece burst.

Reuters - A Bavarian village was flooded by liquid pig manure after a tank containing the fertiliser burst, German police said on Wednesday.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Drug abuse could help trigger brain hemorrhage in young people, according to a study that found 20 percent of young adults who suffered burst blood vessels in the brain had abused drugs.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 17 (HealthDay News) -- Drug abuse could help trigger brain hemorrhage in young people, according to a study that found 20 percent of young adults who suffered burst blood vessels in the brain had abused drugs.

Two workers at a surveillance equipment company volunteer to have silicon chips embedded in their arms in order to test the technology. In a burst of egalitarianism, their boss gets chipped, too. They're believed to be the first living people to be chipped in the United States.

AP - LaMarcus Aldridge had 21 points and 12 rebounds and Kenton Paulino scored seven points in the game-changing burst in the second half that sent No. 6 Texas to a 78-59 victory over Nebraska on Saturday.

AP - Ian McKellen says he's enjoying a late burst of global fame and still has "a lot of life left" after a decades-long acting career that earned him a lifetime achievement award at this year's Berlin International Film Festival.

Three people died when a small plane and a helicopter collided and burst into flames late Wednesday afternoon between El Cajon and La Mesa, east of San Diego, California, authorities said.

Three people died when a small plane and a helicopter collided and burst into flames late Wednesday afternoon between El Cajon and La Mesa, east of San Diego, California, authorities said.

Three people died when a small plane and a helicopter collided and burst into flames late Wednesday afternoon between El Cajon and La Mesa, east of San Diego, California, authorities said.

AP - Tayshaun Prince scored 11 of his 22 points in the first five minutes of the fourth quarter, helping the Detroit Pistons pull away to a 97-87 victory over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday night.