20 dead in crash of limo headed to a birthday celebration

A limousine carrying four sisters, other relatives and friends to a birthday celebration blew through a stop sign and slammed into a parked SUV outside a store in upstate New York, killing all 18 people in the limo and two pedestrians, officials and victims' relatives said Sunday. The weekend crash was characterized by authorities as the deadliest U.S. transportation accident in nearly a decade.

Nuclear device in NYC: New York National Guard ponders the unthinkable

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Michael Tagliafierro discusses the scenario for a tabletop exercise exploring New York National Guard response to an improvised nuclear device detonating in New York City held on March 9, 2017 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y. The drill was held to prepare for participation in the Ardent Sentry 2017 exercise.