When an earthquake rattled his Oklahoma home a couple of years ago, retiree Melvin McBane briefly considered buying quake insurance for the next time it happened. Finding a policy too pricey, McBane figured he could do without. Now that the …
An outbreak of listeria in cantaloupe that has killed as many as four people is a mystery to disease specialists who are used to seeing the pathogen in deli meats and soft cheeses. About 800 cases of listeria are found …
Authorities in Russia’s Far East have declared state of emergency in the wake of a powerful and rare tornado that killed one person and left dozens injured. A tornado swept through the city of Blagoveshchensk on Sunday night, killing one …