CNNAuthorities respond to massive explosion in East HarlemCNN(CNN) — A massive explosion Wednesday injured at least 11 people and resulted in a building collapse and raging fire in Manhattan’s East Harlem, authorities said. A Con Ed spokesman Bob McGee said the utility received a call of a gas leak at 9:13 AM.One Dead and 16 Injured in NYC Apartment Building ExplosionABC NewsNew York City building collapse kills 1, injures at least 17Chicago TribuneBREAKING: Two buildings collapse after gas explosion in Harlem: sourcesNew York Daily NewsUSA TODAY -San Francisco Chronicle -New York Timesall 372 news articles …read more    

NPRObama to order expansion of overtime payWashington PostPresident Obama plans to order new overtime protections for “millions of workers,” using his executive authority to revise regulations covering who should be paid extra for working more than 40 hours a week. A White House official said Wednesday that …Obama seeks to overhaul overtime pay in latest appeal to workersMSNBCObama plans expansion of overtime eligibilityPoliticoOvertime Pay Said to Apply to More Workers Under Obama OrderBusinessweekABC News -Reuters -Boston.comall 203 news articles …read more    

ABC NewsNew York City building collapse injures at least 11Chicago TribuneA building collapsed in a largely residential block of Upper Manhattan on Wednesday and the New York City Fire Department was searching for anyone trapped in the debris, officials said. Television images showed heavy smoke and dust rising from the …Up to 16 injured in collapse of buildings in HarlemUSA TODAYBREAKING: Two buildings collapse after gas explosion in Harlem: sourcesNew York Daily NewsOne Dead in Explosion, Collapse at New York Residential BuildingWall Street JournalABC News -New York Times -CBS Newsall 321 news articles …read more    

San Francisco ChronicleFirefighters still dousing remains of buildingSan Francisco Chronicle(03-12) 07:41 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters were continuing to spray water Wednesday morning on the remains of a large apartment building under construction in San Francisco’s Mission Bay neighborhood, a day after it erupted into flames. As of 7 …San Francisco fire: Wall collapse feared after 5-alarm blazeSan Jose Mercury NewsSan Francisco firefighters mop up after massive blazeLos Angeles TimesFire crews fighting San Francisco blazeMiamiHerald.comTelegraph.co.uk -CBS Localall 245 news articles …read more    

BlackNews.comMinnesota legal team helps man who spent decades on La. death row go freeMinneapolis Star TribuneANGOLA, La. — A man who spent nearly 26 years on death row in Louisiana walked free of prison Tuesday, hours after a judge approved the state’s motion to vacate the man’s murder conviction in the 1983 killing of a jeweler. Glenn Ford, 64, had been on …Man who spent decades on Louisiana death row is freeFox NewsLouisiana Man Walks Out of Prison Free After Decades on Death RowAlaska Native NewsLouisiana man walks free after nearly 30 years on death rowChicago TribuneHeadlines & Global News …read more    

The HinduChina asks Malaysia ‘to speed up’ search for missing flightThe HinduChina on Wednesday asked the Malaysian government to “speed up” the search mission and “coordinate” international operations under way to locate the missing Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777, as efforts to trace the aircraft continued for a fifth day amid …Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 mystery deepens; officials don’t know which way it …CBS NewsMissing Malaysia Airlines jet: Criticism of authorities mounts as search area is …Brisbane TimesRadar Blips Baffle Officials in Malaysian Jet InquiryNew York Timesall 11,710 news articles …read more    

ABC NewsPistorius’ Defense Accuses Police of Mishandling EvidenceABC NewsOscar Pistorius’ defense questioned the police handling and storage of his bathroom door, a key piece of evidence in his murder trial that was brought into court today for a demonstration. A police officer got on his knees to demonstrate that the marks on a …Pistorius’s bullet-riddled bathroom door hauled into trialWashington PostForensic Analyst: Pistorius Likely Not Wearing Prosthetics When Hitting DoorVoice of AmericaWhen Pistorius bashed in door, he ‘wasn’t wearing prosthetics’Irish TimesNBCNews.com -Los Angeles Times -USA TODAYall 1,098 news articles …read more    

The HinduHow the separatists delivered Crimea to MoscowReutersSIMFEROPOL, Ukraine (Reuters) – Within a week of its building being taken over by armed gunmen last month, the regional parliament in Crimea was voting in favor of the Ukrainian region becoming part of Russia. How that was achieved under the …G7 warns Russia on ‘annexing’ CrimeaBBC NewsG-7 Nations Warn Russia on CrimeaWall Street JournalG-7 Warns Russia on Crimea Takeover, Threatening More SanctionsBusinessweekVoice of America -Financial Timesall 4,141 news articles …read more    

Politico’Between Two Ferns’ director Scott Aukerman: Weve been chasing ObamaPolitico“Between Two Ferns” director Scott Aukerman says getting President Barack Obama on his show was no easy task. “It was really crazy, we’ve joked about it for two years, halfheartedly chasing him down,” Aukerman said. “We’d become a problem to the secret …Healthcare.gov gets boost after Obama’s ‘Between Two Ferns’ talkUSA TODAYObama: Two Ferns sketch watched by 11mBBC NewsInside President Obama’s “Between Two Ferns” videoCBS NewsGuardian Liberty Voice -Salon -Mediaiteall 1,017 news articles …read more    

San Francisco ChronicleSan Francisco firefighters mop up after massive blazeLos Angeles TimesSan Francisco firefighters continued mop-up operations Wednesday after a massive fire tore through a $227-million apartment complex under construction in the Mission Bay area. Gusty winds in the area kept firefighters busy trying to prevent hot spots from …San Francisco fire: Wall collapse feared after 5-alarm blazeSan Jose Mercury NewsFirefighters still dousing remains of building after blazeSan Francisco ChronicleEvacuations remain after big San Francisco fireHouston ChronicleTelegraph.co.uk -WSETall 238 news articles …read more