Accused Palisades Arsonist Resented the Wealthy, Prosecutor Says
Federal prosecutors said on Wednesday that the man accused of setting the most destructive wildfire in the history…
Live Updates: Penn Station Train Fire Injures 5 and Disrupts NJ Transit, Amtrak and L.I.R.R. Service
Rail services were disrupted ahead of the Friday morning commute after a fire broke out overnight on a…
8 Are Rescued From Texas Roller Coaster Stuck Almost 100 Feet Off the Ground
A roller coaster with eight people on board got stuck almost 100 feet off the ground in Galveston,…
Evacuation Orders Lifted as Southern California Chemical Tank Cools
Southern California officials lifted a sweeping evacuation order in Orange County late Tuesday after firefighters announced they had…
Deaths Reported at Washington State Paper Mill After Chemical Tank Ruptures
Emergency responders are working to establish how many people were killed when a chemical tank ruptured at a…
Threat of Explosion From Toxic Chemical Tank Lessened, Officials Say
Officials lifted evacuation orders on Monday night for more than half of the 40,000 Southern California residents living…
Investigators Look Into Staten Island Blasts That Killed Shipyard Worker
The family that owns the shipyard where two explosions killed one person and injured dozens of others on…
Mob Burns Congo Ebola Center Amid Rare Strain Outbreak
Aid is desperately scarce here in Bunia, the epicenter of an alarming Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic…
2 Wildfires Near Los Angeles Prompt Evacuations
Tens of thousands of people were under evacuation warnings or orders in an area east of Los Angeles…
Wildfires Strike Florida, Georgia and America’s ‘Wood Basket’
Florida and Georgia are seeing an unusually severe and early start to a wildfire season that is shaping…
At Least 13 Injured in ‘Possible Boat Explosion’ in Florida, Officials Say
At least 13 people were injured on Saturday in what the authorities described as a “possible boat explosion”…
‘The Book of Mormon’ Will Close for 2 Weeks After Fire
“The Book of Mormon,” one of Broadway’s longest-running hits, is canceling performances through May 17 after a fire…