4 American tourists dead after building explosion in Greece
The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
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The mayor of Athens said the explosion was likely caused by a gas leak.
The family says the man was walking along the beach picking up discarded fireworks and other trash when he picked up what they described as a "bomb-like device" that unexpectedly exploded.
The tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. facility in Longview, a city located along the southern Washington border with Oregon, killing 11 people.
Norwegian police reported on Sunday an explosion near the U.S. Embassy in the capital, Oslo, and said there were no casualties.
Humphreys County Sheriff Chris Davis confirmed 16 victims in the blast at a news conference on Saturday night.
Officials say a large fire at a Chevron refinery in El Segundo, in Los Angeles County, has been contained and there are no reports of injuries.
Two workers died and at least 10 people were injured after multiple explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant.
After what happened in Esparto and the large response that followed, CBS News California looked back at another large fireworks-related explosion in California to get an idea of how the investigation in Yolo County may develop.
A suspect believed to be the perpetrator of the fertility reproductive clinic bombing in Palm Springs, Calif. Saturday, has been identified as Guy Edward Bartkus, 25, a resident of Twentynine Palms.
The FBI and city officials provided an update on Saturday's deadly explosion at a reproductive clinic bombing in Palm Springs. The suspect has been identified as 25-year-old Guy Edward Bartkus, a resident of Twentynine Palms. The bomb has been identified as a large vehicle-borne improvised explosive device and its blast could be felt more than a mile away from the blast zone.
Lebanese officials say more handheld devices exploded a day after thousands of pagers carried by Hezbollah members blew up in an attack blamed on Israel.
Nearly a dozen other firefighters and two civilians were injured in the explosion, officials said.
Several people were rescued from the basement who were not able to get out on their own.
Stephen Beal was found guilty of using a weapon of mass destruction and other charges. The blast killed his ex-girlfriend and injured two others.
There were reports that some people were seriously injured, and witnesses said an American language school was among the buildings damaged.
It was the country's deadliest attack since a truck bombing at the same spot five years ago killed more than 500.
Arturo Ceja III was sentenced to five months in prison and two years probation. Jake Reiner reports.
The launch happened out of Vandenberg Space Force Base in Lompoc late Wednesday night. Amy Johnson reports.
The family who lived on East 27th and San Pedro Streets in South Los Angeles were told they would be out of their homes for about 15 minutes. And yet, a year later, many still await their chance to sleep under their own roofs — after the botched detonation of a stash of illegal fireworks by the Los Angeles Police Department's bomb squad destroyed their houses.
At least one other home has been red-tagged, and several others were damaged by the explosion. Tina Patel reports.
Four people were hurt in the fire, three of whom were hospitalized for burn and shrapnel injuries. Their condition is not known at this time.
Three people were taken to the hospital with burn and shrapnel injuries. Rina Nakano reports.
A man was sent to the hospital after an explosion at a marijuana lab in Arcadia on Monday afternoon.
The explosion was reported at about 7:45 a.m. in the 6500 block of North Farmdale, right alongside a 37-unit apartment complex.
A South Los Angeles man pleaded guilty Monday to a federal charge of illegally transporting tons of explosives, including dangerous homemade fireworks that were detonated by police in his neighborhood, leading to a massive explosion that destroyed a specially designed containment vehicle and injured 17 people.
