More than half a million homes lost power across Taiwan on Wednesday and five people were injured as Super Typhoon Meranti, which is believed to be the world’s strongest storm this year, hit the island.
Google is looking to establish partnerships between insurance companies and some of its businesses, including Nest, which makes smart thermostats and smoke detectors, the managing director of its French division said.
A teenage driver was injured Monday night when his vehicle hit a camel crossing a road in Sardis City in Etowah County. The camel was euthanized this morning as a result of his injuries, according to Sardis City Police Chief James Harp.
A Chinese man suing Tesla Motors Inc (TSLA.O) after his son was killed while driving one of the U.S. car makers’ vehicles argues that the responsiveness of the car’s "autopilot" function was responsible for the accident, his lawyer said.
A house caught fire after a lightning bolt struck its chimney Wednesday night, according to Eastham fire Capt. Lisa Albino.<br />Two residents of 20 Stone Court heard a loud bang and evacuated the house at around 7:12 p.m., she said.
Tina Diakos pleaded not guilty last week to an indictment charging her with the March fire that leveled Jerzeez the Diner in Vernon. Diakos’ boyfriend, and co-owner of the diner, also pleaded not guilty to the indictment charging him with conspiracy to to burn down the restaurant.
Hyundai is recalling about 41,000 small SUVs in the U.S. because a software glitch can stop the vehicles from accelerating.<br />The recall came after pressure from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
Orem firefighters responded to a two-alarm residential fire Monday afternoon. According to Ryan Peterson with the Orem Fire Department, the fire started at 730 E. 950 South at about 11:35 a.m. The fire was at building B of the Aston Apartments, part of the University Place complex near Costco.
An extra-alarm fire leveled a West Side shopping plaza Monday night, pouring heavy smoke through the East Garfield Park neighborhood and causing minor injuries to two firefighters.
A Maryland bus driver is being hailed today as a hero after she helped 20 elementary school students off a bus and to safety as a fire quickly enveloped their school bus in just seconds.
Florida’s northeast coast was drenched by Tropical Storm Julia early Wednesday, leaving 6 million people under a flash flood watch. The storm was 50 miles north of Jacksonville with maximum sustained winds of 40 mph at 5 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the National Weather Service said.
When Pittsburgh wakes up on Wednesday morning, some residents will have the choice of going about their day in an Uber that drives itself. The launch of Uber’s self-driving pilot program marks the public unveiling of the company’s secretive work in autonomous vehicles and the first time self-driving cars have been so freely available to the U.S. public.
More than one-third of U.S. consumers experienced a computer virus, hacking incident or other cyber attack in the past 12 months, a survey by Zogby Analytics for The Hartford Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance Company (HSB) reported today, and young adults 18-24 were the most likely victims.
