COSTELLO: Taking a look at some top stories at 59 minutes past. The death toll after yesterday's powerful 7.5 earthquake rising this morning. More than 300 people have died across Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan. The quake struck Northeastern Afghanistan but it was felt across the region. The debris now limiting access to many of the hardest hit rural villages. Fatalities are expected to rise. Wal-Mart wants delivery drones. The mega retailer asking the FAA for permission to test drones to make home deliveries, curbside deliveries, and to check warehouse inventories. The approval process usually takes 120 days. If given the OK, Wal-Mart will join Amazon and Google in testing drones for delivery. Bring on the World Series. Oh yes. The Mets and Royals meet tonight for game one. The Royals will host the first two games of the series and hope to finish the job left undone last year when they lost to the San Francisco Giants in seven games. The Royals have only won the World Series one time in team history. And that was way, way, way back in 1985. The Mets are looking to win the franchise's third world title. This should be a great series with tons of great pitching.
Mets and Royals Meet in World Series Tonight.