A blast in rural Tennessee that leveled an explosives plant and was felt for miles around killed 16 people and left no survivors, authorities said. The explosion left a smoldering wreck of twisted and charred metal and burned-out vehicles at the Accurate Energetic Systems plant, which supplies and researches explosives for the military. The cause of the blast is not known. Investigators are combing the incinerated property foot-by-foot searching for possible evidence.
The work began in late 2019, when the city transportation department hired the company Judlau for $101 million to replace corroding steel and decking along the Riverside Drive Viaduct, which towers above the West Side Highway between 153rd And 161st streets. The roadway, which was built in 1928 and last saw major repairs in 1985, had "limited remaining life," city engineers said at the time.
When Starbucks announced on Thursday that it would shutter more than 100 coffeehouse locations across North America, the company didn't publicly specify which stores would close. So, Business Insider has begun creating a list compiled from accounts from affected in-store staff members, reporter visits, and verification through the Starbucks "store locator" feature. While incomplete, it begins to show which neighborhoods and states are most affected by the closures.
In a complicated world, in which a million headlines vie for our attention, it can be easy to lose sight of the great work being done to make the world a brighter place. That is the purpose of Condé Nast Traveller's Bright Ideas in Travel, an annual list we first launched in 2022: to recognise the players, places, and projects that are approaching travel's most pressing issues with thoughtfulness and zeal.
"This is ridiculous," he told CBC Toronto. "Sending [an email] before a long weekend when no one can respond to it or get answers to it or anything like that and knowing full well that Tuesday was the first day of school it was terrible timing, absolutely terrible."
Growing up near Bolivia's Uyuni salt flats, Franz Ali Ramos remembers playing in the high-altitude wetlands near his home during the rainy season. It was a beautiful recreation area for us and for animals, he says. Now, the wetlands have given way to cracked, sunbaked earth a change that Ali Ramos blames on nearby operations by Bolivia's state lithium corporation, Yacimientos de Litio Bolivianos (YLB).
The students were running a little late for their first Mass of the school year at the Annunciation Catholic Church in Minneapolis on Wednesday. "I checked my watch, it was supposed to start at 8:15. It was 8:18 and they were still filing in," Cathrine Spandel told NPR on Thursday outside of the church's large stained glass windows. One student was admonished for failing to genuflect before going into the pews, she recalled. Spandel was in church that day for the Mass and fellowship.
"We care about our trees, so we felt really violated," said resident Resina Chowdhury. "Just to think someone has done this to a 100-year-old tree. Even if we get a replacement, it's going to take a long, long time for anything to fill the void."
Miles "Burt" Marshall was widely trusted in upstate New York, promoting an "8% Fund" investment scheme that ultimately proved to be a Ponzi scheme, leading to his bankruptcy.
New York City Mayor Eric Adams officially proclaimed August 6, 2025, as Rajasthan Association of North America (RANA) Day, celebrating the significant contributions of the Rajasthani-American community during a historic ceremony at New York City Hall.
Rising grocery delivery costs come at a time when families are already facing significant financial strain due to inflation and cuts to federal safety nets.
"Whenever Albion walked into a room, it was as if the sun had just come out. His laughter and smile could light up the darkest days, reminding us all of the beauty of love and connection."
"My sister was very important, not just to my family, but many, many families, too," her brother, Jose Valdes, told reporters at a family plea and press conference. "We're all going to stand together until we get the answers that we're looking for and the justice she deserves. My sister would've fought tooth and nail for anybody else."
"We were displaced from our homes, back in 1957, my mom, dad, I, sister and my brother lived up in Deer Flats for two weeks for my dad to find a house, and you think the city would have been more considerate in finding us a place," Rosales said.
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