House Republicans turn up the heat on two bills to block a nationwide gas stove ban

The house in West Milford, New Jersey, was heavily damaged by the explosion around 9 p.m., police said. (WCBS)

An alligator suspected of eating a person in Largo, Florida, has been caught and killed. (WFTS)

A Maine infant's nearly monthlong hospitalization is cited in a national recall. (WMTW, FOLICHIA MITCHELL, CONSUMER REPORTS, CNN)

Tropical Storm Ophelia lashed the East Coast ahead of an early Saturday landfall. (CNN)