A massive explosion at a fertilizer plant in central Texas on Wednesday left more than 160 people wounded and killed an estimated five to 15 people, officials said, likely including firefighters who were battling the blaze at the factory that triggered the explosion.
Authorities said the wife of a former judge has confessed to being involved in the shooting deaths of a North Texas district attorney, his wife and an assistant prosecutor
The U.S. Senate defeated a compromise plan in a vote 54-46 to expand background checks on firearms sale as well as a proposal to ban some semi-automatic weapons modeled after military assault weapons.
Two New York City publications are taking harsh criticism for their coverage of the Boston Marathon terrorist attacks.
