An explosion touched off a fire at a Louisiana petrochemical plant, killing at least one person and injuring more than 70 others, officials say.
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Tropical Storm Andrea Strengthens, Heads Toward Florida
Andrea, the first named storm of the Atlantic Hurricane season, strengthened overnight and is forecast to make landfall along Florida’s Big Bend area later today.
Microsoft Reveals New Xbox One Game System
Microsoft unveiled its new Xbox One Tuesday, displaying a device that takes new steps in game consoles’ journey to becoming all-purpose entertainment and communication devices.
Experts Marvel At How Cyberthieves Stole $45 Million
With a haul of $45 million, it’s being billed as possibly the biggest cyber-heist in history. But in reality, experts and authorities say, it was thousands of small but highly coordinated thefts.
Solar-Powered Airplane Completes First Leg Of U.S. Flight
The Solar Impulse, an airplane traveling across the United States using only solar power, is in Phoenix today, after reaching Arizona from California Saturday.
Saturn Shows Off A Massive Spinning Vortex: ‘The Rose’
NASA is calling it “The Rose.” By any other name, it’s a mammoth storm on Saturn’s north pole. Its eye spans an estimated 1,250 miles — 20 times the size of an average hurricane’s eye on Earth.
NBA’s Jason Collins Is First Active Player To Come Out As Gay
“I didn’t set out to be the first openly gay athlete playing in a major American team sport,” National Basketball Association center Jason Collins writes in a Sports Illustrated essay posted Monday, “but since I am, I’m happy to start the conversation.”
Big Night For Big Men In Round 1 Of NFL Draft
One year after glamour quarterbacks were the big story, NFL teams mostly opted for big, beefy, bruisers during Round One of the 2013 NFL draft Thursday night.
Boston Blast: Man Knocked Over By Explosion, Got Up, Finished Race
In photographs and videos, you can see there is one runner who is closest to the blast. When the device explodes, he’s knocked over by the force.
Shark! Fisherman Gets Quite A Scare, Catches Scene On Video
Isaac Brumaghim was reeling in a tuna Sunday about two miles off Oahu Island when he came as close as anyone wants to get with a tiger shark that weighed 400 to 500 pounds.