While several foreign clothing chains on Tuesday agreed to a historic pact to improve factory conditions in Bangladesh, U.S. retailers were scrambling to come up with their own safety plans. More than a dozen brands this week announced plans to …
Firefighters battled Wednesday to contain a wildfire that destroyed several homes and buildings and threatened yet more in northwestern Minnesota. The Minnesota Interagency Fire Center said the Green Valley Fire had burned 3,000 to 4,000 acres about two miles northwest …
AAA Michigan plans to donate $23,500 to pay for the inspection of aerial ladder trucks and ground ladders used by the Detroit Fire Department. The money going to the Detroit Public Safety Foundation was announced Wednesday by Mayor Dave Bing. …
An ex-commercial sprinkler system installer in Southeast Texas has been charged with using his skills to steal and sell brass fire hose fittings. Galveston County Jail records show Gary Tillotson of Texas City was being held Wednesday on a felony …
At least six people were killed and more than 100 people injured in overnight thunderstorms in North Texas. Reports of softball size hail and as many as 10 tornadoes were reported. The storms began intensifying in Mineral Wells where softball …
Wisconsin is coming off its deadliest year for motorcyclists in a generation, but lawmakers are considering no new helmet laws. Three in four of those riders who were killed did not wear a helmet. But Wisconsin hasn’t required adult motorcyclists …
The mechanic who is taking the blame for last week’s helicopter crash landing in downtown Honolulu says he’s buying a new copter for the company that leased the aircraft. He’s also buying a new car for the college student whose …
A federal judge has refused to block a New Orleans television station from using surveillance video of a confrontation last year inside a supermarket between store employees and an alleged shoplifter who died weeks later. Breaux Mart Supermarkets Inc. sued …
The Brazilian government has bought 30 security robots to improve public safety during the 2014 World Cup and the 2016 Rio Olympics. The government paid nearly $3.5 million for the small unmanned ground vehicles which can provide surveillance, bomb removal …
The Storm Prediction Center (SPC) reported that three tornadoes touched down west of Dallas-Fort Worth Wednesday evening. According to catastrophe modeling firm AIR Worldwide, the tornadoes affected Montague and Hood counties from the Red River southward to the town of …