Workers were heating coal and preparing for routine maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside Pittsburgh

U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works' current limited coke-making capacity due to Monday's explosion is prompting concerns.

A devoted dad has been identified as one of the two steel workers killed from an explosion at a Pennsylvania steel plant on Monday, officials said.

The Pennsylvania county where an explosion at a U.S. Steel plant south of Pittsburgh killed two people and injured more than 10 others announced Thursday that it is stepping up air quality monitoring in the area of the sprawling facility that has a troubled environmental record.

Kelly Clarkson wasn’t mentioned in an obituary for her late ex-husband, Brandon Blackstock, who passed away on August 7. The obituary reveals that Blackstock, 48, was surrounded by loved ones when he died at home, ending her 3-year battle with cancer, alongside a touching summary of his life and career. “To know Brandon was to …