The oil pipeline at the Chinese port in Dalian exploded last weekend, causing a massive fire that burned for 15 hours before being put out Saturday, and sending crude oil pouring into the Yellow ...
The largest Russia-U.S. spy swap since the Cold War appeared to be in motion Thursday, with a Russian convicted of spying for the United States reportedly plucked from a Moscow prison and flown ...
Severe storms wracked the Midwest last week, destroying hundreds of houses and flooding roads. Severe weather has struck again this week, this time killing one as a tornado ripped through a ...
While the federal government has been criticized for its tepid response to the Gulf Coast oil spill, an Alabama fire chief has taken action to protect his community from the spill's effects and ...
The killing of the Mexican by U.S. authorities — the second in less than two weeks — has exposed the distrust between the two countries that lies just below the surface, and has enraged Mexicans ...
Villagers used hoes and pick axes on Tuesday to hunt for victims of landslides that have killed at least 180 people in Central America while officials in Guatemala's capital tried to cope ...
Bad wiring and a leak in a "blowout preventer." Sealing problems that may have allowed a methane eruption. A dead battery.
New disclosures Wednesday revealed a complicated cascade of deep-sea ...
A Pakistani-born U.S. citizen was hauled off a flight to Dubai and arrested just moments before he could have escaped the country. Authorities say he admitted to plotting a Times Square bomb ...
U.S. transit agencies beefed up security as a precaution Monday following the suicide bombings in Moscow's subway system, sending more police into stations and having officers conduct random ...
Local governments say the best option is a massive 36-mile-long channel, but the project's $1.3 billion cost and long construction timetable mean that spring flooding is likely to remain a headache ...
Crews were slowly and carefully removing gas cylinders from the site of a deadly explosion at an under-construction power plant, and investigators interviewed survivors to try determine the cause.
The nation's intelligence chief said Wednesday that the Christmas Day airline bombing suspect should have been treated as a terrorism detainee when the plane landed. That would have meant initial ...
Urban Search and Rescue teams from the United States are helping to lead rescue efforts in Haiti in the aftermath of an earthquake that devastated the nation's capital. The Virginia-based USAR ...
