APNewsBreak: Footage shows explosion's aftermath

CHICAGO (AP) -- A federal judge has dropped three of 23 corruption charges against ousted Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich. DETROIT (AP) -- Newly released audio and video recordings reveal chaos, calm and acts of charity in the aftermath of a suspected gas main explosion that leveled a Detroit-area furniture store, leaving two employees dead and critically injuring the owner.

The recordings obtained by The Associated Press through a Freedom of Information Act request include 911 calls, police and fire radio traffic and images captured by cameras mounted to police cars and inside a nearby business.

The audio recordings reveal how police and fire officials scrambled to get to those inside William C. Franks Furniture in Wayne on Dec. 29, while keeping peace outside.

Selecting Diamond Engagement Rings

When you are Selecting diamond engagement rings, select carefully as this ring is something that your future wife will hopefully wear for the rest of her life. Not whole diamond rings are engagement rings. Diamond engagement rings generally have one diamond larger than the rest or consist of a single diamond. These types of diamond engagement rings are called a solitaire.

A long time ago, women wore diamond rings that were called cocktail rings. They were applied for fancy dress and not worn all of the time. Contrarily, diamond engagement rings are worn all of the time and a lot of women never remove them. Diamond engagement rings much come with a wedding band as well, as part of a set.

China Reacts Cautiously to Events in Egypt

China's authoritarian government has reacted with caution to the ousting of Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak.

China's ruling Communist Party called Saturday for stability in Egypt after the fall of President Hosni Mubarak - saying foreign powers should not interfere.

Foreign Ministry Spokesman Ma Zhaoxu repeated in an online statement China's guarded response to events in Egypt since pro-democracy protest began 18 days ago.

He did not mention Mr. Mubarak's resignation or how he was toppled from power, instead he repeated the same words from a press conference held last Thursday.

Ladies in Red: Hollywood Stars Work the Carpet at the Heart Truth's Red Dress Fashion Show

To officially kick off Fashion Week in New York City, the Heart Truth's Red Dress Fashion show brings together some of Hollywood's biggest stars to work the runway to raise awareness for heart disease.

Wearing stunning red gowns designed by the industry's biggest names, stars like Denise Richards, Audrina Patridge, Patti LaBelle and Suzanne Somers all walked the catwalk in designs by Matthew Williamson, Badgley Mischka, Zang Toi and Ina Soltani.

The Heart Truth outs on the fashion show twice a year to raise awareness for women about heart disease. The Red Dress was introduced as a national symbol for women and heart disease awareness in 2002 by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute.

Pageant Officials Fire Back at Miss San Antonio 'Weight' Allegations

Pageant officials are firing back at allegations that they unfairly stripped a teenage Texas beauty queen of her title as Miss San Antonio.

Domonique Ramirez, a 17-year-old college student and winner of the 2010 Miss San Antonio pageant, says she is suing the Miss Bexar County Organization Inc. for unfairly firing her, claiming one board member told her she was "way too big."

On Wednesday, pageant board spokeswoman Linda Woods said the young woman's irresponsibility -- not her weight -- prompted the board to dethrone Ramirez and instead hand the crown to first runner-up Ashley Dixon.

Pakistanis Flee Renewed Fighting in Northwest

Tens of thousands of Pakistanis are fleeing their homes in the country's northwest, trying to escape a new outbreak of fighting between the government and Islamist militants.

The United Nations refugee agency said Friday about 25,000 people have left their homes in Pakistan's Mohmand agency, near the border with Afghanistan, in the past week. And UNHCR officials warn the number of displaced people could reach 90,000 by the end of the month.

Pakistani officials confirmed Friday there is an ongoing military campaign in the area targeting Pakistani Taliban fighters.

EXCLUSIVE: 'Waiting For Superman' Director Talks Backlash From Teachers' Unions

Filmmaker David Guggenheim unleashed a wealth of controversy last September with the release of his documentary "Waiting For Superman," which tackled the failures of the American public education system. But five months later, Guggenheim said the backlash against him from teachers' unions remains strong, and he blames them in large part for not allowing improvements to be implemented into the system.

"The hardest part (of making the film) was the unions and the teacher's union is one (part) of why we aren't going as fast as we can with the reforms," Guggenheim told FOX411's Pop Tarts at the Directors Guild of America (DGA) Awards in Hollywood on Saturday night, where he was nominated for Outstanding Achievement in Documentary Feature filmmaking. "And that was a difficult piece because I believe in unions - I'm a member of the Director's Guild, the union tonight. That's a difficult thing to sort of dissect that issue."

Barcelona revenge only defeat with win at Hercules

(CNN) -- Barcelona revenged their early season defeat to Hercules with a 3-0 win in their La Liga match in Alicante on Saturday night.

The victory leaves Barcelona seven points clear of arch-rivals Real Madrid in the Spanish title race after a record equaling 15th straight league win.

Real Madrid will hope to cut the gap again when they travel to Osasuna Sunday with new loan signing Emmanuel Adebayor hoping to make his debut.

Hercules, shock 2-0 winners at the Camp Nou, Barca's only reverse in the league this season, might have gone ahead midway through the first half but former French international David Trezeguet missed with the goal gaping.