Dramatic Images: NYC Building Collapse
A building has collapsed in Manhattan after a report of an explosion, authorities say.FDNY said it was responding to 116th Street and Park Avenue. Smoke could be seen from midtown, a few miles...
View ArticleAcid Spill Forces School Evacuation
A D.C. high school was evacuated and students were sent home following an acid spill Wednesday morning. The muriatic acid was spilled when a contractor accidentally ruptured a line carrying the acid at...
View ArticleNYC Buildings Collapse: Photos
Check out photos and reaction from the scene of the deadly building collapses in Manhattan. Two people are dead, 18 are hurt and others are missing after two buildings collapsed following a gas leak...
View Article3 Dead, 69 Hurt in NYC Explosion
Three people were killed, nearly 70 people were hurt and others are missing after two buildings collapsed following a gas leak explosion that rattled upper Manhattan and shattered windows with a blast...
View ArticleManson Family Member Gets Parole
Convicted killer and former Charles Manson associate Bruce Davis was granted parole, officials from the state prison system said on Wednesday. The California Department of Corrections and...
View ArticlePolice Catch Robber With Sock: Cops
A sock led police to a man accused of committing several armed robberies. Brett Downs, 32, of Southington, Conn., is a suspect in two separate armed robberies at the Cumberland Farms at 1655 Meriden...
View ArticleFacebook Feelings Are Contagious?
New research from the University of California, San Diego, has found that feelings shared on Facebook – via negative or positive posts or status updates – are contagious among online friends. The...
View Article15 NJ Heroin Overdoses in 24 Hours
A strong form of heroin being sold in Camden led to more than a dozen overdoses in less than 24 hours. Now police and emergency responders are worried that there may be more to come. “Right now we know...
View ArticleReport Details $60M Stadium Issues
Extensive cracking in the concrete of Allen High School's $60 million football stadium in North Texas is the result of "drying shrinkage of the concrete," according to a consultant's report obtained by...
View ArticleFather-to-Be Missing in Rubble
A 21-year-old man whose wife is six months pregnant is among those still missing as authorities continue the grim task of looking for victims in the rubble of two collapsed Manhattan buildings...
View ArticleFBI: "Most Wanted" Terrorist Sought
The FBI announced Tuesday that it has received “credible intelligence” that FBI Most Wanted Terrorist fugitive Daniel Andreas San Diego may be hiding on Hawaii’s Big Island. Animal rights activist San...
View ArticlePope Francis' Papacy
Hopes are high for the papacy of Pope Francis, the first person from the Americas to lead the world's Catholics.Photo Credit: Getty Images
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Tanker Truck Catches Fire in NJ
An 8,500-gallon tanker truck hauling gasoline crashed and burst into flames near train tracks on a New Jersey highway Thursday morning, briefly snarling several rail lines and closing streets,...
View ArticleLAPD's Zero Crime Day
A new tool Los Angeles police say makes them better crime fighters isn't a gun, but a computer. The LAPD is using a high tech crime-fighting technique known as "predictive policing" and it seems to...
View ArticleBad News for "Prime" Members
If you've ever wanted to sign up for Amazon Prime, you have a week to do so before a big price hike takes effect. The cost of a standard "Prime" membership is set to set you back $99, up from $79. The...
View ArticleSurvivor: Flying Pianos Saved Me
A piano technician working in the basement of one of the buildings that exploded in Manhattan, killing at least seven people, says he was probably saved by the musical instruments that fell around him...
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"PopPop's" Obit Goes Viral
A Delaware grandfather “is now exploring the universe” but not before leaving his family with a pre-written obituary. Walter (Walt) George Bruhl, Jr., a native of Newark & Dewey Beach, Del., died...
View ArticleAssault Rifle Billboard Draws Fire
A controversial billboard featuring an assault rifle is the target of yet another effort seeking its removal. Rev. Michael Pfleger, senior pastor of Faith Community of Saint Sabina is demanding that...
View ArticleProfessor Accused of Sex Harassment
Northwestern University on Thursday morning issued a clarification to earlier statements, saying embattled professor Peter Ludlow is not on a leave of absence after all. He just isn’t going to teach....
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Arborist Fights to Save Albino Tree
A passionate arborist is desperately trying to save what he says is the world's tallest albino redwood chimera, which is slated to be cut down to make way for train tracks in the San Francisco Bay...
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