Crews battle a fire after an explosion at two New York City apartment buildings. (John Minchillo/AP)
 

At least 2 dead, 22 injured in NYC explosion

An undetermined number of people are missing after a gas leak causes a blast at two apartment buildings.  'Tragedy of worst kind' »

More stories

  • 'Tragedy of the worst kind'

    Two people die, several injured and missing after NYC building explosion.

    30 mins ago

  • Police: Md. mall shooter may have had Columbine fixation

    MARRIOTTSVILLE, Md. (AP) — A man who killed two people at a Maryland mall in January before killing himself acted alone, had no connection with his victims and may have had a fixation with the 1999 Columbine High School shooting, police said Wednesday.

    Associated Press

  • FAA warning on 777s linked problem to mid-air breakups

    Months before Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 mysteriously vanished, US regulators warned of a "cracking and corrosion" problem on Boeing 777s that could lead to a mid-air breakup and drastic drop in cabin pressure. The revelation comes amid a desperate search for traces of the plane with 239 people on board, which lost contact with air traffic control at around 1730 GMT Friday, about an hour after take-off from Kuala Lumpur en route to Beijing. "We are issuing this AD (Airworthiness Directive) to detect and correct cracking and corrosion in the fuselage skin, which could lead to rapid decompression and loss of structural integrity of the airplane," the Federal Aviation Administration said. During a sudden drop in cabin pressure, the crew and passengers can become unconscious, leaving no one at the controls of the affected aircraft.

    AFP

  • Bill Clinton campaigns for Chelsea's mother-in-law

    HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Bill Clinton is wading into a hotly contested U.S. House primary in Philadelphia and its suburbs to raise money for Marjorie Margolies, the mother-in-law of Chelsea Clinton who is running for a seat two decades after she lost it.

    Associated Press47 mins ago

  • Luxury shooting ranges cater to new gun culture

    The "guntry clubs" sprout in gun-friendly locales across the nation.

  • Malaysia Airlines pilot's last words give no hint of trouble

  • Malaysia not sure which way lost jet was headed

    Officials acknowledge they don't know which direction the plane was heading when it vanished.

    Associated Press

  • Obamacare tested in Florida special election won by GOP

    The Republican victory in Florida's special election Tuesday serves as an example for future battles over Obamacare.

  • Merkel and Putin square off over Crimea

    The German chancellor is considered one of the few leaders Putin will deign to hear out.

  • San Francisco firefighters stop big blaze spread

    SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire that barreled through an apartment building construction site sending up black smoke that could be seen for miles around the San Francisco Bay smoldered into Wednesday morning as authorities worked determine what sparked the destructive blaze.

    Associated Press

  • CIA-Senate dispute: Who's spying on whom?

    Complex story starts with waterboarding and ends in a secret CIA facility in Virginia.

    Christian Science Monitor

  • Debate over military sexual assaults far from over

    WASHINGTON (AP) — The tumult over how to stop sexual assaults in the U.S. military is a long way from over as Congress grapples to find legislative solutions and new details emerge about a high-profile case involving an Army general and a female captain under his command.

    Associated Press

  • 2 NYC buildings collapse, 2 dead, others missing

    NEW YORK (AP) — A thunderous explosion flattened two East Harlem apartment buildings Wednesday as utility workers were on their way to investigate a report of a gas leak, killing at least two people, injuring more than 20 and leaving over a dozen others unaccounted for.

    Associated Press25 mins ago

  • GO FIGURE: Health care needs 42 sign-ups a minute

    WASHINGTON (AP) — If the Obama administration's health care plan is going to pass what amounts to its first physical, people have to sign up this month at a pretty speedy rate: 42 times a minute.

    Associated Press

  • Pistorius trial: Bullet-holed toilet door in court

    PRETORIA, South Africa (AP) — Kneeling, a South African police officer on Wednesday swung a cricket bat at a toilet door erected in the courtroom at Oscar Pistorius' murder trial, using two key pieces of evidence to partially re-enact the night the athlete killed his girlfriend by shooting her through the same door more than a year ago.

    Associated Press

  • Honor student who sued parents returns home

    ROSELAND, N.J. (AP) — The New Jersey honor student who sued to get her parents to support her after she moved out of their home has reunited with them, and the family is now asking for privacy.

    Associated Press20 mins ago

  • Pope sees banner first year, but expectations high

    VATICAN CITY (AP) — From his simple sound bites to his breaking of Vatican rules, Pope Francis has made being Catholic cool in his first year.

    Associated Press

  • 3-year theory: Big renewal deal for 'Big Bang'

    NEW YORK (AP) — CBS says it's renewing its hit comedy "The Big Bang Theory" for three more years.

    Associated Press48 mins ago

  • Sandusky's wife: Victims manipulated over money

    STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — The wife of former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky says she "definitely" believes her husband is innocent despite being convicted of sexually abusing 10 boys and that the victims' financial gain was at play.

    Associated Press

  • After thaw, snow returns to Midwest, Northeast

    CHICAGO (AP) — A heavy wet snow on Wednesday brought a cruel end to a fleeting spring-like thaw, forcing residents around the winter-weary Midwest and Northeast to once again fire up snow blowers, hoist shovels and slog through a sloppy and treacherous commute.

    Associated Press51 mins ago