The Office of the Maryland State Fire Marshal reported one person is unaccounted for after a gas-related house explosion this evening at the 6900 block of Pentridge Lane.

Seven astronauts were killed in the 1986 space shuttle Challenger disaster. Because a teacher was aboard, millions of schoolchildren watched the event live in school. Forty years later, many of those ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Challenger explosion, which occurred 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986, ...

The in-depth story of 1937's New London school explosion in Texas. March 18, 1937, was a coldish spring day. It was Thursday, a school day. Students were eager to finish their classes as they had a ...

The Chernobyl disaster is probably the most memorable nuclear disaster in history due to the explosion and all the deaths caused by severe radiation poisoning. Research that shows the dogs of ...

Last year began with the costliest wildfires in American history, as a series of blazes tore across Los Angeles for nearly all of January. A parade of other catastrophes followed: severe storms across ...

The in-depth story of the Olympic Gasoline Pipeline Explosion Disaster 1999. It is a perfect summer’s day in Whatcom Creek Park. Two young boys are enjoying nature and playing by the stream. However, ...

An explosion in a suspected illegal coal mine in Meghalaya's East Jaintia Hills district left one person injured, with several feared trapped. Authorities have yet to ascertain the cause. The incident ...