Officials at Hollywild Animal Park in Inman, S.C., said 27 animals have been killed in a fire. The fire reportedly broke out overnight on January 9. Fire Chief Brent Blackwell, of the Holly Springs Fire Department, said an electrical short …
The owner of an insurance adjusting company is headed to federal prison for his role in a scheme to defraud the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and several insurers out of at least $900,000. Federal prosecutors say 55-year-old Robert Napolitano, of …
The absence of very severe catastrophes and a quiet hurricane season in the North Atlantic meant that losses from natural catastrophes in 2014 were much lower. In North America, overall losses of $30 billion and insured losses of $18 billion …
A sudden jump in the number of lightning strikes inside a garden-variety thunderstorm might soon give forecasters a new tool for predicting severe weather and issuing timely warnings, according to research at The University of Alabama in Huntsville. The sudden …
The Grapple is still grappling. Howie Goettsch, boatswain on the Virginia Beach-based rescue-and-salvage ship, says he thinks of it as a big fire truck, waiting for the next call. Over nearly three decades of service, the Grapple has seen its …
There were an estimated 1 million revelers and thousands of police officers in Times Square on New Year’s Eve. But another number stands out: zero tickets for low-level crimes. That was for the entire week containing the holiday. During the …
A former northern New Jersey resident who authorities say ran a multi-state scheme that provided fake driver’s licenses and other documents to people in the country illegally has been sentenced to prison. A federal judge in Newark sentenced Young-Kyu Park …
Japanese automaker Nissan and NASA are teaming up to advance the technology behind cars that drive themselves. Yokohama-based Nissan Motor Co. and NASA’s Ames Research Center at Moffett Field, California, announced Thursday a five-year research-and-development partnership for autonomous vehicle systems …
President Barack Obama will spend most of the coming week previewing more of the proposals he will outline in his annual State of the Union policy address, including on identity theft, electronic privacy and cybersecurity, the White House says. Traditionally, …
A series of unexplained booms in the Norman area has returned. Oklahoma Geological Survey research seismologist Austin Holland said the second series of booms started at 11:19 a.m. Friday, after numerous booms were reported starting about the same time on …