WACO, Texas (AP) -- An explosion Wednesday night at a fertilizer plant in central Texas is sending flames shooting high into the night sky. The plant, in the town of West, left the factory a smoldering ruin, caused major damage to nearby buildings and injured numerous people.

A federal courthouse in Boston has been evacuated amid conflicting reports that a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombing is in custody.

Carnival Cruise Lines is announcing a $300 million program to add emergency generators, upgrade fire safety and improve engine rooms on all 24 of its ships.

The Washington office of Republican Alabama Sen. Richard Shelby was briefly quarantined after a suspicious package was delivered.

The House Committee on Education and the Workforce today approved legislation introduced by U.S. Representative Martha Roby (R-AL) that will help Americans balance family and work.

Federal officials are denying that a suspect is in custody in the Boston Marathon bombings.

U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-AL), a senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement today regarding the Gang of Eight immigration proposal:

U.S. Capitol police are investigating the discovery of at least two suspicious envelopes in Senate office buildings across the street from the Capitol.

The FBI says the letters sent to President Barack Obama and Sen. Roger Wicker are related and are both postmarked out of Memphis, Tenn., dated April 8.

The formal introduction of a bipartisan Senate immigration bill is sparking intense debate on Capitol Hill and beyond, as lawmakers and groups on all sides digest the 844-page legislation to enact sweeping changes to the nation's immigration laws.

The U.S. Secret Service says it has intercepted a letter addressed to President Barack Obama that contained a "suspicious substance."

A boat has ended up on a traffic roundabout in Seattle's Green Lake neighborhood.

American Airlines says the computer glitch that forced all flights to be grounded Tuesday is now fixed.

Grocery store chain Winn-Dixie is recalling all 64 fluid ounce Winn-Dixie organic 100% apple juices.

A doctor at Boston Children's Hospital said they removed BB pellets and nails from children.

A St. Joseph County Jail inmate is on the loose after escaping early Tuesday morning.

The Kentucky Derby Festival held a press conference Monday afternoon to discuss how the events in Boston will affect Thunder over Louisville this weekend.

An unofficial holiday takes time to honor the men and women who work in the many libraries all across the United States.

On this day in history, April 16, 1972, the Apollo 16 blasted off from Cape Kennedy, Florida.

The head of an extremist Jordanian Muslim Salafi group says he's "happy to see the horror in America" after the explosions in Boston.

A section of Interstate 94 was closed Sunday because of a crash involving three semis.

Three rides at Disneyland, including the famous Space Mountain roller coaster, were temporarily closed as the company reviews its safety protocols after being cited by state regulators.

When these kid contestants take over the show, the whole place will be jumping. Join us for a special kids rule edition airing Thursday, April 18. Only CBS Daytime.

Prosecutors are calling it "a house of horrors."

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