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Multiple injuries reported after chemical explosion at facility in Washington state

A "major chemical explosion" was reported Tuesday morning at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging Company in Longview, the Longview Fire Department said.

‘Armageddon’: The Blockbuster Melodrama That Left Our Heads Spinning

MAYA SALAM

Michael Bay wasn’t remotely worried about the science in his 1998 science-fiction action hit that launched an elite ensemble cast to space.

The Homesteading Mother of 6 Taking On Big Tech

JULIET MACUR AND WILL WARASILA

Kassi Solberg has concerns about a proposed data center complex, the size of 3,800 football fields, near her home. Trust us, the developer says.

G.D.P. Is a Flawed Measure of Prosperity. Alternatives Are On the Way.

LYDIA DEPILLIS

The United Nations has a new plan for weighing economic gains alongside health and environmental progress. But consensus is elusive.

Court Rejects Alabama House Map, Calling It Unfair to Black Voters

EMILY COCHRANE AND ABBIE VANSICKLE

Alabama is likely to appeal the ruling, which stops an effort to use a new congressional map that would likely cost Democrats a majority-Black district.

Russians Are Thriving on This Thai Island, but the Scene Feels Fleeting

FRANCESCA REGALADO AND LAUREN DECICCA

Thousands who fled Russia after the invasion of Ukraine have built an enclave in Phuket. An air of impermanence hangs over their community.

WATCH: Pope warns AI ‘needs to be disarmed’

Pope Leo warns about artificial intelligence and its impact on humanity in the first encyclical letter of his papacy.

Iran live updates: Iran's internet blackout partially lifted

President Donald Trump announced "major combat operations" against Iran on Feb. 28, with massive joint U.S.-Israeli strikes.

South Carolina Senate effectively kills proposed congressional map backed by Trump

The South Carolina Senate on Tuesday delivered a major rebuff to a mid-decade redistricting effort promoted by President Donald Trump

Trump expected to hold Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday

President Donald Trump is expected to hold a Cabinet meeting at Camp David on Wednesday, a White House official confirmed to ABC News.

Texas Senate runoff tests Trump's influence

Trump endorsed Attorney General Ken Paxton over incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas Senate race.

U.S. Aims to Give Cold War Plutonium to Start-Ups for Nuclear Fuel

BRAD PLUMER

Companies say it’s a better way to dispose of the Cold War-era material — and fix a shortage of nuclear fuel. But the plan has also faced criticism from nonproliferation experts.

Knicks Fans Celebrate the Team’s First NBA Finals Appearance Since 1999

DAVID WALDSTEIN AND VINCENT ALBAN

After a 27-year drought, the New York Knicks are headed to the N.B.A. finals. Fans flooded the streets of the city in celebration.

They’ve Heard the Warnings. Gen Z Is Tanning Anyway.

KRISTY ALPERT

Dermatologists are flummoxed.

Supreme Court Rejects Lawsuit Over Commercial Driver’s Licenses for Migrants

ABBIE VANSICKLE

Florida officials had asked the justices to hear a lawsuit accusing California and Washington of improperly granting licenses to an immigrant accused in a fatal crash.