The U.S. Geological Survey says a magnitude 6.1 earthquake has struck near a group of South Pacific islands. There are no reports of damage or risk of tsunami. A statement by the USGS says the quake struck Sunday 12 miles …
People across the San Francisco Bay Area felt the rumblings of a small earthquake on Saturday night, but there were no reports of any damages or injuries. The magnitude-3.6 earthquake struck just before 7:05 p.m. and was centered near the …
Fire officials say several construction workers had to be taken to the hospital in central Pennsylvania after a piece of machinery filled the building they were working in with carbon monoxide fumes. West York Fire Department Capt. Stew Frey says …
Police have arrested five alleged gang members in connection to a string of arson fires in northwest Phoenix. Phoenix police say 19-year-old Robert Patonai was arrested Thursday. They say four other suspects taken into custody are minors. Police say Patonai …
Investigators say a fire that damaged offices at a San Bernardino County High School was intentionally set. County Fire spokesperson Tracey Martinez says the blaze was reported early Saturday inside the administrative building at Bloomington High School. Crews from Rialto …
Union Carbide Corp. has asked a Mississippi judge to throw out a $322 million asbestos verdict and, at the same time, remove himself from presiding over the case any longer. Attorneys for Union Carbide said Circuit Judge Eddie H. Bowen …
The U.S. Justice Department has refused to pay $750,000 to a Michigan insurance company for a Ferrari that was wrecked in Kentucky while driven by an FBI agent. In a recent response to a lawsuit in Detroit, the Justice Department …
A research plane which could be taking ash samples to help airlines decide whether it is safe to fly was left grounded in rural England on Monday in a tug of war over its deployment, aviation industry officials said. Airlines …
BP struck a key victory in its battle to share the cost of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill when partner Mitsui & Co. agreed on Friday to pay $1.1 billion towards the clean-up bill and possibly billions more in …
Nobody is going to push the “like” button for a hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center hopes to get some Facebook fans for its storm advisories. The hurricane center joined the online social network in January to give a behind-the-scenes …