To one man on Long Island, the hurricane which devastated Fire Island and the continuing strip of seabeach that runs as far east as Southampton (TIME, Oct. 3) spelled Opportunity as well ...

New York State Police say the trooper was shot on the westbound Southern State Parkway in West Hempstead around 11:45 p.m.

Guam has 40 times more spiders than neighbouring islands – and a population of invasive snakes so voracious, they have ...

Wintry conditions were impacting states in the Pacific Northwest, whereas a dry spell in the Northeast prompted red flag ...

An urban pond where goldfish used to swim beneath a leaky New York City fire hydrant has been replaced by a new makeshift ...

Two people have been hospitalized after a fire broke out at the shipyard that builds Britain's nuclear-powered submarines, but there is "no nuclear risk," police said Wednesday.

Many of the modern pieces of technology you use everyday actually evolved out of prior inventions that, in some cases, date ...

The Calgary Fire Department is using a close call in the city's southeast to highlight the importance of having a working ...

Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe called Puerto Rico a “floating island of garbage” at the rally ahead of Trump’s speech, forcing the ...

A home in Upper Sackville, N.S., was heavily damaged by fire Tuesday night. Firefighters were called to the two-storey home in the 3200 block of Sackville Drive around 8:30 p.m. Halifax Regional Fire ...

Trooper Thomas Mascia said he was shot in the leg after he stopped to assist the driver of a sedan parked on the left ...

Many now believe that the U.S. could descend into political violence. Some are joining survivalist communities, canning food—and buying guns.