As depicted in a 1991 Hollywood thriller, a backdraft is a serious matter if a fire ever breaks out inside a building. Fire needs oxygen to burn and actually sucks air toward it, creating a windstorm ...

As birds migrate through Wisconsin, there are rising concerns about the spread of H5-N1, also known as avian flu.

NHS England Chief Nursing Officer Duncan Burton said the NHS was acting after seeing an 'unusually early spike of cases' ...

A 20-year-old woman in Osan, South Korea turned a simple pest control attempt into a deadly tragedy when her makeshift flamethrower killed a cockroach and her neighbor. A 20-year-old woman in Osan, ...

Christian Brown gets a COVID-19 vaccine from Tamina Nassiri, a licensed practical nurse, at the Kaiser Permanente Venice Medical Office building on Sept. 23. (Allen J. Schaben / Los Angeles Times) ...

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Gov. Greg Gianforte ceremonially signed two fire-related bills from Rep. Llew Jones, R-Conrad, on Wednesday, which also ended his annual tour of all 56 Montana counties. Gianforte signed House Bill ...

Gov. Greg Gianforte and Rep. Llew Jones holding a ceremonial bill signing in Lincoln. (Governor's Office photo) Gov. Greg Gianforte ceremonially signed two fire-related bills from Rep. Llew Jones, ...

SANTA CRUZ — Less than a year after the Moss Landing Power Plant fire, Gov. Gavin Newsom has signed a bill strengthening safety standards for the development of new battery storage facilities across ...