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Firefighters are digging through the rubble of a three-storey building in New York City after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site, trapping people beneath the wreckage.

NEW YORK (AP) — Firefighters dug through the rubble of a three-story building in Brooklyn after it collapsed at the edge of a construction site Wednesday afternoon, killing at least two people and trapping others beneath the wreckage.

NASA's Hubble Space Telescope has revealed surprising new details about a mysterious, 93-billion-mile-long cloud of dark, fluffy dust that may have formed when massive planetary bodies collided. The discovery challenges previous assumptions about the structure and offers new clues about the violent birth of planetary systems.

The SS "Cornwallis" was traveling between Barbados and Canada when it was sunk by a German U-boat that had delivered Nazi spies to American soil just days earlier

A canine unit and cranes have been deployed to aid search and rescue efforts following the deadly crash.

Rescuers ⁠picked through mangled carriages on Thursday in a search for victims of Spain's second fatal high-speed train ⁠crash this year, with the death toll rising to 69 and the public ​demanding explanations for the latest accident. Cranes had worked through the night to lift parts of the wreckage of Wednesday's crash, while emergency workers removed what

As Dan Rather turns 95 this Saturday — just days before the 2026 midterm elections — the recent documentary “Rather,” about both the newsman’s life and the modern state of journalism, couldn’t be more timely. And now, it will be easier than ever to watch the 2023 Frank Marshall-directed film, which will now stream for […]

Tonga's win over Lebanon kicked off what's expected to be a lopsided weekend in the Rugby League World Cup but there's still something to be gained amid the blow-outs.

The remains of a downed Soviet fighter plane from World War II were uncovered recently in a remote Hungarian town, officials said.