Federal and state investigators are working to pinpoint the source of a propane explosion that leveled a newly constructed building and killed a firefighter in Maine.

A judge has cleared the way for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma to stay in business while it pursues bankruptcy protection and settlement of lawsuits.

Auto workers and General Motors are back at the bargaining table after more than 49,000 employees went out on strike over stalled contract negotiations.

An Alabama man has been apprehended as part of a years-long terrorism probe in which the FBI says he told agents he would execute a U.S. soldier if ordered to do so by the Islamic State group.

Tropical Storm Imelda is threatening to dump up to 18 inches of rain in parts of Southeast Texas and southwestern Louisiana over the next few days.

At the Laredo, Texas border, anxious migrants wait for hearings at a new court built inside a tent.

Family members of 1930s gangster John Dillinger has submitted a new application to exhume his body from an Indianapolis cemetery.

An attorney for victims of sexual abuse by clergy says the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago has paid $80 million in settlements to clients represented by his law firm alone since 2000.

A lawyer who represented a key witness in a major Dutch organized crime trial has been gunned down in Amsterdam, sparking calls for a tougher crackdown on violent underworld gangs.

Israel's two main political parties are deadlocked after national elections, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing an uphill battle to keep his job.

A strong showing by Israel's Arab parties could place the marginalized community closer to the center of power than ever before.

The British government is back at the country's Supreme Court, arguing that Prime Minister Boris Johnson's decision to suspend Parliament just weeks before Brexit day was neither improper nor illegal.

Saudi Arabia says that it is joining a U.S.-led coalition to secure the Mideast's waterways after an attack targeting its crucial oil industry.

British Airways pilots have called off a planned 24-hour strike in their dispute with the airline over pay.

People on Bermuda are getting ready for an expected close brush with Hurricane Humberto, a powerful Category 3 storm that caused authorities on the British Atlantic island to order early closings of schools, transportation and government offices Wednesday.

Whistleblower's complaint shows that Facebook has inadvertently provided extremist groups Islamic State and al-Qaida with a networking and recruitment tool by producing dozens of pages in their names.

Zach Parnes and experts make their picks on some of the biggest high school football games on Delmarva. 

In tonight's sports...Eagles Injuries,Jalen Ramsey wants out of JacksonvilleMariano Rivera receives the Medal of FreedomBig Ben is out for the year

Zach Parnes is bringing you the top 5 plays of the week! The finest in High School Football can be found every Monday at 7PM on WBOC! 

The hot air balloon festival made it's return after more than a decade-long hiatus. As the sun rose this morning, hot air balloons ascended into the sky over Georgetown. 

Jose Cuevas has your Sunday Sports Report! Catch up on all the action involving the Redskins, Eagles, and Ravens!

WBOC Sports' Jose Cuevas recaps:Delmar vs. ParksideJames M. Bennett vs. Kent County Cape Henlopen and Dover in action Salisbury vs. UW OshkoshThe Terrapins take on the Temple Owls Wesley takes a 4OT Thriller The Hornets pummel Lincoln and UD takes on the NDSU Bison  

Zach Parnes has part 2 of the final score from week 2... On the List. Kent Island and Easton, Lake Forest, Seaford, Queen Anne's and Decatur and Milford! 

Zach Parnes has the latest from the Bayside and Henlopen Conferences.... in part 1North Caroline and WihiSnow Hill and Colonel Richardson...Indian River and PolytechAnd more! 

Italian firefighters say three people aboard a speedboat have been killed in Venice when their vessel crashed into a dike offshore of the lagoon city.

Dellin Betances' season appears over after just eight pitches because of a partially torn the Achilles tendon in his left foot, an injury sustained when he hopped on the mound after striking out Brandon Drury on Sunday in his season debut at Toronto.

Jets quarterback Trevor Siemian is out for the rest of the season with an ankle injury and Luke Falk will be New York's starter until Sam Darnold returns from illness.

Cavan Biggio hits for the cycle as Toronto Blue Jays beat Baltimore Orioles 8-5.

With sex-abuse reports on the rise, battle rages for who will pay for SafeSport Center.

A smiling panda and a walking Chinese lantern will be the mascots for the 2022 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Beijing.

Justin Verlander picked up his major league-leading 19th win and Yuli Gurriel, Alex Bregman and Yordan Alvarez all homered to help the Houston Astros to a 4-1 victory over the Texas Rangers on Tuesday night.

2-time Super Bowl MVP Eli Manning benched, rookie Daniel Jones named New York Giants' starting quarterback following 0-2 start.

A worker has found a Civil War cannonball lodged in a Kansas City area tree that he was hired to take down.

One Mississippi Delta convenience store has banned bad-smelling workers from a neighboring oil mill.

Owner cited after pot-bellied pig repeatedly escapes from home and shows up at elementary school in South Carolina.

California authorities have captured an emu after the flightless fugitive led officers down a highway.

Police in South Florida say thieves stole up to $80,000 in merchandise from a wig warehouse.

A pigeon apparently didn't think much of a lawmaker's ideas to address a messy situation at a Chicago Transit Authority stop known by some as "pigeon poop station" and it did its business on his head while he was discussing the problem on camera.

A suspended New York judge has pleaded guilty to attempted burglary for trying to sneak into a neighbor's home to steal her underwear.

Authorities say a man and a woman who were stopped for drunken bicycling in a Florida beach town had sex in a deputy's patrol car before one of them tried to flee naked.