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  1. tragedies
    Officials: Horrific NYC Fire Caused by Child Playing With StoveThe apartment-building fire left 12 dead and 6 injured.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Benjamin Hart
  2. las vegas shooting
    Las Vegas Shooter Had 23 Firearms, Some Fitted With Device to Speed Up FireThe investigation uncovered Stephen Paddock’s arsenal of weapons and explosives as the city mourned the biggest mass shooting in American history.
    By Margaret Hartmann and Jen Kirby
  3. international affairs
    7 Sailors Found Dead After Collision of U.S. Destroyer and Merchant ShipThe bodies of seven U.S. sailors reported missing following the collision were eventually discovered in flooded compartments aboard the ship.
    By Chas Danner
  4. Architect Falls More Than 40 Stories to His Death From Midtown BuildingThe 52-year-old father reportedly lost his footing while surveying a construction site.
    By Jen Kirby
  5. tragedies
    7 Children Die in Brooklyn House FireBecause of a malfunctioning hot plate.
    By E. Alex Jung
  6. tragedies
    8 Stories of NYC Traffic VictimsVictims’ families aren’t convinced de Blasio’s new plan will go far enough.
    By Robert Kolker
  7. very sad things
    Diver Dies While Searching Sunken South Korean FerryHe was on his first mission.
    By Margaret Hartmann
  8. very sad things
    Teenager’s Cell Phone Video Shows Tragic End As South Korean Ferry SinksAn awful, heartbreaking documentation of the disaster has been released to the media.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  9. very sad things
    48 Girls Found Dead, With Life Vests, on Sunken South Korean FerryAt least 117 people are still missing in the April 16 accident.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  10. tragedies
    Beloved Snowy Owl Hit by Bus in Washington, D.C.The nation’s capital is in shock.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  11. scary things
    The Weekend’s Second Fatal Plane Crash Killed Ten in AlaskaNTSA says all ten aboard are dead.
    By Adam Martin
  12. tragedies
    Brooklyn High School Field Trip Ends TragicallyA student wandered off and drowned.
    By Adam Martin
  13. very sad things
    6-Year-Old Killed by Tractor Trailer While Crossing Guard Was on BreakNo criminality is suspected.
    By Joe Coscarelli
  14. newtown massacre
    Asperger’s Is a Red Herring to Explain the Newtown MassacreIt’s one reported component of a still-unknown personality.
    By Adam Martin
  15. Obama on Newtown: ‘We’re Not Doing Enough’The president exhorted the nation to unspecified change.
    By Adam Martin
  16. blow by blow
    More Details About Trayvon Martin’s Last Minutes Emerge“He was breathing hard. His voice kind of changed. I know he was scared.”
    By Andre Tartar
  17. crimes and misdemeanors
    Ten-Year-Old Boy Beaten to Death by Stepdad Tried Warning 911 Abdifatah Mohamud called twice to report his own abuse. 
    By Andre Tartar
  18. crimes and misdemeanors
    Self-Proclaimed Al Qaeda Fighter Suspected in French Killings Still Not ArrestedAfter French TV prematurely reported his arrest, and after what has now been a twelve-hour standoff.
    By Andre Tartar
  19. tragedies
    Star Jones: Displaced, LitigiousThanks to leaks and mold, she’s fled her Upper East Side triplex penthouse and is suing the condo board for $700,000.
    By Jessica Coen