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Four teenagers were killed and 48 others were injured after a tornado ripped through a Boy Scout campground in western Iowa, Boy Scouts of America officials said Thursday. The powerful storm struck at the Little Sioux Scout Ranch, where about 93 Scouts and 25 staffers were camping.

The first week in September marks the centenary of military aviation. A reproduction of the Wright Brothers' Fort Myer Flyer has been built by The Wright Experience in Warrenton, Va.

Underground efforts to rescue six miners are temporarily called off after three rescue workers are killed and at least six others injured in a second cave-in. Above ground effots to rescue the men will continue.

The mine where three rescuers died trying to rescue six trapped miners will be closed, co-owner Bob Murray tells NPR. He also says that a sixth hole may be drilled in an attempt to find the trapped miners.

Federal prosecutors in New York charge Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu with breaking campaign finance laws and creating what they call a massive Ponzi scheme. On Thursday, they unsealed a federal complaint against him.

The voters are seeking to disqualify Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene from running for reelection to Congress, citing her role in the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol.

The Supreme Court has ruled against part of California's sentencing laws, saying that a jury trial requires judges to sentence people based only on the factors that have been determined by a jury — not on factors determined by the judge. The state may have to re-sentence thousands of prisoners.

People are getting the message about the dangers of secondhand smoke at home, a CDC study says. But half of smokers still light up in the house, putting the health of relatives and friends at risk.

SEALs were among the 30 Americans killed Saturday when their helicopter came under fire during an operation in eastern Afghanistan. Most of the dead were part of the same commando unit that killed Osama bin Laden back in May, though officials said none of the SEALs killed in the crash took part in the bin Laden raid.

When ESPN needed a play-by-play announcer for a nail-biting, pulse-pumping chess tournament, they turned to this week's guest, a reporter who has covered some of the world's strangest sporting events.