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Gas Valve Failure During Routine Maintenance Work May Have Led to Fatal Explosion
Preparations for a routine maintenance task may have led to an explosion at a U.S. Steel coal-processing plant near Pittsburgh that left two dead and sent 10 to hospitals, the company said Friday. ...
First Hurricane of the Season to Bring Rain, Flooding, and Rip Tides to US
The first hurricane of the Atlantic season is on track to bring heavy rain and potential flooding to the Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, according to the National Hurricane Center. With the potential ...
New River Barriers Prevented Severe Flood Damage From Alaska Glacier
New sandbag-style barriers installed along a river in Alaska's capital city held back record levels of flooding and prevented widespread damage after an ice dam at the nearby Mendenhall Glacier ...
Forecasters Expect Brief La Nina in Fall 2025
A brief period of La Nina conditions is favored in the fall and early winter 2025-26 before reverting to El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral, the U.S. Climate Prediction Center said on ...
Riskiest Places to Drive Over Labor Day Holiday Weekend: Allstate
Speeding increases over Labor Day weekend, according to new insights from Allstate's safe driving program, Drivewise. The insurer's analysis focuses on American driving habits: from speeding and hard ...
Rise of Delivery Drones Comes With Risks
Delivery drones are so fast they can zip a pint of ice cream to a customer's driveway before it melts. Yet the long-promised technology has been slow to take off in the United States. More than six ...
Security Flaw That Could Have Left Millions of Dell Laptops Vulnerable Fixed
A flaw in the chips used to secure tens of millions of Dell laptops could have given attackers the ability to steal sensitive data as well as maintain access even after a fresh operating system ...
State Focus: Missouri Insured Catastrophe Losses Near $2B in 2025
Severe weather events have already caused nearly $2 billion in insured losses throughout Missouri this year, according to the state's Department of Commerce and Insurance (DCI). "The insurance ...