The Senate is heading towards a vote on confirming South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary.

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE) - The pressure cooker that exploded at the DD Williamson plant in November, killing two people and destroying several homes was never inspected by the state, WAVE News ...

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I was standing at the edge and managed to escape," he said. Along with local authorities, teams of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and the State Disaster Response Force (SDRF ...

Pressure to lengthen the loop of voice data to 25 hours to reflect trans-oceanic flights began with French recommendations following the crash of Air France 447 in 2009, and accelerated after the ...

Newly included items, such as microwave ovens, dishwashers, rice cookers, and water purifiers ... China’s economy has been under pressure from multiple fronts. Consumer spending remains subdued, ...

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However, the blazes in Los Angeles are the first disaster to have impacted so many ... These winds form when high pressure over the Great Basin forces air to descend toward Southern California.

Due to human-driven climate change, catastrophic wildfires have evolved from seasonal hazards to year-round disasters that cause air pollution, scorched earth, property loss, and death.

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The declaration came several days after Russian President Vladimir Putin called the oil spill an “ecological disaster.” The oil continues to surface days after the spillages On Wednesday ...

Armitage also teased a "pressure cooker" plot that builds up throughout the Netflix series, adding: "The sort of secrets that this man has to keep buried, I just thought that little pressure ...