Heatwaves Heatwaves are prolonged periods of excessive heat, often accompanied by high humidity. One striking example is the ...

Israeli forces in southern Lebanon have opened fire on protesters demanding their withdrawal in line with a ceasefire agreement, killing at least 15 and injuring scores. Lebanese officials said the ...

As local voters say they have lost confidence in the mayor, a presidential visit gave her a platform to plead her case. Then ...

Footage of Ricki Lake’s home water birth to her son Owen in 2001 was included in the documentary ‘The Business of Being Born’ ...

President Donald Trump on Friday halted Democratic California Rep. Brad Sherman’s defense of using the Federal Emergency ...

It was another record breaking year for the Massena Fire Department, a trend that seems to extend to many departments across ...

Five years after NBA great Kobe Bryant, 13-year-old daughter Gianna and seven others were killed in a helicopter crash in ...

Day laborers gathered at the Pasadena Community Job Center. They found work after the fires, volunteering in clean-up crews.

Some behaviors, like yawning and scratching, are socially contagious. If one person does it, others are likely to follow suit. Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have ...

Oklahoma Highway Patrol has closed both lanes of US-270 outside of Woodward, Oklahoma.According to OHP, the lane closure is ...

On the outskirts of Altadena, where one of the most destructive firestorms in Los Angeles history had just receded, a group ...

Three active fires in Los Angeles neared full containment Sunday, as the region receives much-needed rain that has produced ...