A new earthquake early-warning system installed by Bay Area Rapid Transit will detect earthquakes precious seconds before the ground starts...
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A proposed standard for federal cleanup of asbestos contamination in a Montana town concludes that even a tiny amount of...
Quick, heavy rains have led to flash flooding along Connecticut’s shoreline, trapping some residents in their cars, homes and businesses....
A small earthquake and a subsequent aftershock lent an element of “surprise” to the overnight hours on Sept. 29 in...
An amateur weather station recorded a wind speed of 114 miles per hour during last week’s storm along the Alaska...
Hurricane Isaac damaged nearly 59,000 homes as the slow-moving storm crawled across southeast Louisiana, according to the latest damage estimates....
Neal Aton, head of centralized insurance business for Wells Fargo Insurance, was named president and chairman of the American Bankers...

Wyoming, Montana, Mississippi, West Virginia, Arkansas and Alabama have the highest death rates when teens are driving, while the District...
The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to review close to 40 cases in its new term that begins on Monday,...
Mississippi officials are dropping the remnants of an 11-year-old lawsuit after collecting as much money as they think they can...