Local·2026-08-05T22:13:00+00:00
1 dead, 14 injured in 5-alarm Bronx apartment fire after reported explosion
Firefighters responded to reports of an explosion just before 12:30 p.m. Firefighters battle the Bronx blaze on Wednesday.
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Local·2026-08-05T19:58:31+00:00
New York lawmakers propose lifting 1985 ban on LGBTQ+ bathhouses
Erik Bottcher speaks during a street naming in New York City.
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Local·2026-08-05T18:37:02+00:00
Free Day Care Spots Lift a $26,000 Burden for These N.Y.C. Families
Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s plan to expand free child care to 2-year-olds began in four communities. The first 2,000 families to get a seat were thrilled.
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Local·2026-08-06T00:00:03+00:00
One person found dead after explosion, fire at Bronx apartment building; 14 injured
Six firefighters were also injured, including three with serious injuries and another three with minor injuries. In addition, FDNY officials said eight civilians were injured, including two with life-threatening injuries, another two with serious injuries and four with minor injuries. At one point, they were above the fire conducting searches, and had to be pulled out after the fire, which spread to three floors, caused the third floor to collapse into the second floor.
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World·2026-08-05T10:15:44+00:00
A Russian barrage in Ukraine's capital kills 17 as air defenses fall short
Ukraine's depleted air defenses failed to stop any of Moscow's incoming missiles overnight.
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Region·2026-08-05T16:56:44+00:00
New York's medical aid-in-dying law takes effect statewide
To be eligible, a person must be at least 18 years old, be of sound mind and have a medically confirmed illness expected to lead to death within six months. If you are experiencing suicidal, substance use or other mental health crises please call or text the new three-digit code at 988. NEW YORK (WABC) -- Terminally ill New Yorkers can now seek medical aid in dying under a new state law that took effect Wednesday.
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World·2026-08-05T20:03:36+00:00
Israel strikes south Lebanon after first evacuation warning in weeks
One person has been killed in an Israeli strike in southern Lebanon, the country's health ministry says, after the Israeli military said it was responding to a "blatant violation of the ceasefire" by the Iran-backed group Hezbollah. Lebanese army says troops deploying in 'pilot zone' after Israeli withdrawal Headteacher among four killed in deadliest Israeli Israel 's military. However, an Israeli military source told Israeli media that displaced residents of Mansouri had returned to their town "under the auspices of the Lebanese army, which established a checkpoint in the area in violation of the agreements".
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World·2026-08-05T04:00:08+00:00
Hundreds in Morocco gather near Ceuta border in anxious wait for missing loved ones
People hope to see friends or relatives among those still returning as death toll from mass crossing nears 100 H undreds of people have gathered in the northern Moroccan town of Fnideq, near the border with Spain’s Ceuta, flashing photos of their missing loved ones to passersby in the hope of tracking them down. “This is a tragedy.” An estimated 70,000 people who arrived late last week in Ceuta had been returned to Morocco in recent days, Spain’s interior minister said Tuesday. “There are many families on the other side of the border looking for their sons and daughters,” she said, while in.
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National·2026-08-05T10:40:03+00:00
Peruvian cardinal hails $150m lead poisoning settlement for 1,300 people as a ‘historic milestone’
Cardinal Pedro Barreto received death threats and harassment during his almost 20-year campaign against a US mining company’s operations in the Andes A Peruvian cardinal who received a barrage of death threats when he challenged the firm behind a toxic smelter has called a $150m (£111m) out-of-court settlement to more than 1,000 people who were allegedly poisoned by the plant as children “a historic milestone”. Cardinal Pedro Barreto, 82, was in Rome meeting Pope Leo XIV and other cardinals in June when he received news that the firm that ran the smelter, the Doe Run Company, a subsidiary of.
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Sports·2026-08-05T04:00:00+00:00
MLS named LAFC co-owner Larry Berg as its next commissioner. Here's what to know
Berg's team is seen as one of MLS's best-run franchises, and he has embraced rule changes designed to modernize the league. For their commissioner of the future, MLS owners chose a soccer native.
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