The blasts were the result of a fire that is “confined and being addressed, but it is not under control,” a Philadelphia fire official said. The incident prompted a brief shelter-in-place order.
It’s been about a year since World Cafe caught up with Willie, and he’s been busy!
A landmark study in Congo is very close to finding out. But there are some major obstacles that have nothing to do with science.
In its lame-duck session last December, The state’s Republican legislature passed a number of laws curbing Gov. Tony Evers’ power.
In the 1980s, Prince wrote one of the Bangles’ biggest hits, “Manic Monday.” Now, The Prince Estate has released the demo version of the track as part of the artist’s posthumous album, Originals.
Most Venezuelans looking to emigrate cross land borders into Colombia or Brazil. But for many, Caribbean islands like Curaçao are much closer escapes from their country’s turmoil.
When he was told U.S. strikes against Iran would kill 150 people, President Trump says, he decided the attack was out of proportion to Iran shooting down a U.S. drone.
The bestselling 1970s book The Secret Life of Plants has been effectively debunked — but that hasn’t stopped Stevie Wonder, Solange and scores of ambient musicians from chasing its leafy muse.
The internet native parlayed his brilliance for virality into a breakout career via the year’s most indelible single, and its most unlikely cultural flashpoint. But that was then.
It’s often hard to plug in a USB device on the first try. Ajay Bhatt, the chief inventor of the USB, agrees the design is annoying but says there was a good reason for it.
A Moscow scientist claims he has a safe way of editing genes in human embryos — a method that could protect resulting babies from being infected with HIV. Approval of the experiment seems unlikely.
Candidates have proposed everything from tax credits for renters to spending billions on new affordable housing to address a prime example of racial and income inequality.
Naturally, transporting the whales — each about 13 feet long — was a huge logistical headache. Trainers have been preparing the belugas for the journey and for their new life in open water.
A mega-church says it needs its own police for security. Critics say the law will grant state authority to church officials and is unconstitutional, violating the separation of church and state.
A top mine safety regulator testified before Congress that no new regulations are needed to protect workers from deadly silica dust, despite an epidemic of advanced black lung disease.
This year women who graduated from college will likely make up a majority of adults with degrees in the U.S. labor force. The increase could signal greater earning potential for women in the future.
With support from a handful of Republicans, the Senate voted Thursday to halt billions of dollars worth of arms sales, paving the way for a veto battle.
During a 2017 Senate race, multiple women accused the former Alabama chief justice of sexual misconduct when they were teens. Democrat Doug Jones won, so President Trump urged Moore not to run again.
Special Warfare Operator 1st Class Corey Scott stunned prosecutors as he described a previously unheard version of events, saying he asphyxiated the teenage Islamic fighter as an act of mercy.
The two countries are marking the 70th anniversary of their establishment of diplomatic relations. But some experts believe Xi Jinping’s trip has another purpose.
Scientists used “lost” wallets to test whether people are more likely to be dishonest when they might profit. The results were puzzling — so they put more money in the wallets.
First he vanished after sending his wife a knife emoji. Then Chinese officials announced Meng Hongwei had been detained on bribery charges. Now, state-run media says he’s admitted guilt.
The official anthem of the capital city, “En Mi Viejo San Juan” also serves as a nostalgic lament, evoking memories of the island for the many forced to leave it behind.
As more states legalize recreational and medicinal marijuana, veterinarians are treating more intoxicated dogs who’ve gotten into THC edibles, discarded joints or drug-laced feces.
Many rural people live too far from a doctor to visit one regularly. In Wyoming, volunteers offer health skills trainings to help patients stay on top of chronic conditions.
American attitudes toward space exploration and NASA’s priorities have changed ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing.
The crisis on the southern border has been driven by a surge of migrants from Central America. But hundreds of African migrants have crossed the border in recent weeks, many to seek asylum.
Officials say a poorly lit photograph led to a mix-up, resulting in the former Red Sox slugger getting shot instead of a friend who was the intended target.
The high court’s conservative majority sided with those advocating for “religious freedom” in a major win for groups like the American Legion.
Sweden dealt the U.S. a painful loss at the 2016 Summer Olympics. The U.S. squad has spent the past three years working on new strategies to win this time.
The country’s equivalent of the NRA says the government isn’t paying enough for weapons that became illegal under a new law passed in April.
The latest acting secretary of defense, Mark Esper, will join an acting secretary of homeland security and other key officials serving without Senate confirmation in the Trump administration.
The U.S. says Iran’s claims that the drone was in its airspace “are false.” On Twitter, President Trump says, “Iran made a very big mistake!”
One of the most prolific post-impressionist artists Vincent Van Gogh shot himself in July 1890. The revolver believed to have been used by the painter sold for more than $180,000.
“Sully” Sullenberger, who landed a plane on the Hudson River in 2009, says he understands how the pilots of two jets that crashed would have been confused as they struggled to control the aircraft.
Police officials in Philadelphia are describing the action as the largest removal of officers from the street in recent memory.
