The Normal Fire Department is encouraging people to safely dispose and charge batteries to prevent fires, and to ensure smoke detectors are working properly.

Earlier this year, I somehow performed a comedy of errors that left me stranded on the side of a busy Interstate with a ...

The system is designed to eject the battery away from the vehicle following any signs of thermal runaway—fancy science speak ...

The Rhode Island State Fire Marshal, K-9 Dream, and the Watch Hill Fire Department are investigating the cause of the fire.  ...

A Texas woman’s locked electric SUV vanished from her driveway overnight, and detectives say thieves may have used high-tech tools to steal it without a key.

NEW YORK, Sept. 27 (UPI) --Harry Potter, Sense & Sensibility and Love Actually star Emma Thompson says that even though she plays a woman fighting for her life in Dead of Winter, she isn't looking to ...

While cars with features like large screens to use Apple CarPlay effectively and dashboards fitted with cool accessories have certainly made our lives easier, technology can prove to be a bane in ...

A lithium-ion battery in a remote-controlled car is being blamed for sparking a three-alarm house fire in Milton on Sunday. Strafford County dispatchers received a call from the area of 36 Charles St.

A man who started a fight that ended with his brother dead learned Tuesday he will spend at least the next two years in state prison. Dylan Moore, 21, formerly of Shippensburg, was sentenced to 2 to 4 ...

A landslide flattened an entire village in war-torn Sudan’s western Darfur region, leaving at least 1,000 people dead, according to a rebel group that controls the area. The disaster in Tarasin ...

Over 1,400 people are confirmed dead and thousands injured after a 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Jalalabad, Afghanistan. Aid efforts face challenges due to remote terrain and Taliban ...