Ian Urbina

Two miners are in critical condition and four are still missing following the explosion of a mine in West Virginia yesterday. The mine had numerous ventilation violations, which should have signaled that the mine was not safe.

25 miners are dead after an explosion tore through a coal mine in West Virginia’s Raleigh County. The mine is owned by the Massey Energy company, which, according to news reports, has a history of safety problems.

Philadelphia has been taken over by flash mobs made up of massive numbers of teenagers. While flash mobs are usually benign, the gatherings in Philadelphia have turned violent, resulting in injuries and damage to properties and businesses.

Two subway trains collided in D.C. yesterday, killing seven people; this comes after city officials were warned that these types of trains needed to be retrofitted for safety. Ian Urbina, New York Times reporter, joins The Takeaway with the story.

Two judges in Eastern Pennsylvania pleaded guilty to wire fraud and income tax fraud for taking more than $2.6 million in kickbacks to send teenagers to two privately run youth detention centers run by PA Child Care and Western PA Child Care.