Human history is often told through kings, empires and machines, but a single reactive metal quietly underpins much of that story. Potassium, volatile in its pure form yet essential in its compounds, ...

Nearly three dozen completed explosive devices and materials used to make explosives were found in the possessions of a Pittsburgh man who is accused of inscribing a hate symbol on the doors of a ...

SUSSEX, Wis. (CBS 58) -- A 33-year-old Sussex man, Kody L. Kirkland, is currently facing charges for possession of improvised explosives following an incident in which he sustained serious injuries to ...

BUENA, N.J. (CBS) -- Explosive materials that could be used for homemade fireworks were found on the property and inside a vehicle at the Buena, New Jersey, home that exploded on Aug. 3, killing a ...