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A chemical spill into a West Virginia river has led to a tap water ban for up to 300,000 people, shut down bars and restaurants and led to a run on bottled water in some stores as people looked to stock up.West Virginia Gov.

A 4-year-old boy was found dead in a luxury New York apartment with "horrific" cigarette burns and cuts to his face and body, police said.

The Indian deputy consul whose arrest and strip-search in New York touched off a diplomatic spat between the U.S. and India was flying home Friday after being ordered to leave the country.

It went on for almost two hours: New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie said he was blindsided, betrayed, embarrassed, heartbroken, humiliated and sad. He said he had lost sleep. He fired a top aide. He called his own staff stupid.

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency Thursday in several counties because of a chemical spill into the Elk River.The advisory was expanded at night from five to eight counties.

SAN FRANCISCO -- The parents of a teenage girl who was run over and killed by two emergency vehicles after an Asiana Airlines crash have filed a claim against the city of San Francisco, saying rescuers were reckless and poorly trained.

FBI Director James Comey says the prospect of Americans going to Syria, learning terrorist techniques and returning to the United States is one of his greatest worries.

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency Thursday in five counties because of a chemical spill into the Elk River. The state of emergency includes West Virginia American Water customers in Boone, Lincoln, Kanawha, Jackson and Putnam counties, according to NBC station WSAZ.

Two military officers, whose hands were on the nation’s nuclear trigger, have been suspended from duty for alleged possession of illegal drugs, Air Force officials told NBC News on Thursday.

West Virginia Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin declared a state of emergency Thursday in five counties because of a chemical spill into the Elk River. The state of emergency includes West Virginia American Water customers in Boone, Lincoln, Kanawha, Jackson and Putnam counties, according to NBC station WSAZ.