Gun control crusader and former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy of New York has died. She was 81. McCarthy was a political novice who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun ...

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration has created so many overlapping credits to deal with rising energy rates it’s ...

On a cool February morning in 1904, a spark ignited a fire in the heart of downtown Baltimore. Within hours, a raging inferno ...

Queens residents and voters across the city will head to the polls to cast their vote in a hotly contested mayoral race as ...

More than 100 firefighters assisted by water-dropping helicopters and planes were battling a large wildfire burning near the ...

Author and screenwriter Dennis Lehane has a healthy respect for the power of fire. He learned that the hard way — surviving a ...

Red Hook has already seen its fair share of transition. The fort that played a pivotal role in the Revolutionary War is long ...

The forecast for the Grande Prairie area, currently threatened by a fire burning near Kelly Lake, B.C., is calling for possible rain Wednesday evening followed by a few days of cooler temperatures.

Multiple local fire departments arrived to find the structure engulfed in flames. Firefighters entered the burning home and found Munn deceased in the living room of the downstairs apartment.

Tom Vasilow and his brother Chris churned out oceans of ice cream and rivers of chocolate at the Eagle Confectionery at 106 ...