A sinkhole collapsed part of the National Corvette Museum in Kentucky on Wednesday, damaging eight cars but not shutting down the building. Museum spokeswoman Katie Frassinelli said six of the cars were owned by the museum and two – a …
The flood risk for London commuter towns, many of which are already inundated, will rise in the coming days as more rain and dangerous winds sweep Britain. The River Thames is approaching peak levels west of London as more downpours …
A federal jury in Las Cruces convicted a Chinese national Tuesday of 64 felonies for running a ring that helped immigrants illegally obtain New Mexico driver’s licenses. After about three hours of deliberations, the jury found Hai Gan, 56, of …
The Zimbabwean government is appealing for $20 million from international donors to evacuate and relocate 60,000 people living downstream of a dam in Masvingo province amid fears that the dam is likely to collapse. State media reported Wednesday that local …
The Colorado State Patrol says 315 people were arrested on DUI charges over the Super Bowl weekend. Authorities said Tuesday that was down from 421 arrests last year. Nearly 100 law enforcement agencies took part in stepped-up patrols from Jan. …
Graco is recalling nearly 3.8 million car safety seats because children can get trapped by buckles that may not unlatch. But the company has drawn the ire of federal safety regulators who say the recall should include another 1.8 million …
U.S. courts have jurisdiction over claims that a Chinese drywall company’s defective product wrecked homes, and a company that failed to show up in court must pay $2.7 million for damage to seven Virginia couples, a federal appeals court in …
Hackers breached the websites of all Las Vegas Sands Corp. websites Tuesday morning, and the home pages of some of the world’s largest casinos remained down through the day. The Nevada State Gaming Control Board was investigating the breach, and …
The captain of a replica 18th-century sailing ship that sank off North Carolina in Superstorm Sandy made a reckless decision to sail the HMS Bounty into the hurricane’s well-forecast path, the National Transportation Safety Board reported Monday. The three-masted wooden …
Fire officials say a blaze that caused an estimated $80,000 in damage to an Uxbridge home was caused by week-old fireplace ashes. A mother and her three children escaped the two-alarm fire late Monday night without any injuries. Chief Bill …