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Nearly 75 Detroit Hydrants Stripped for Scrap Leave Gaps in Fire Protection

City leaders call the spree a public-safety threat that could slow firefighters from reaching water.

Michael Brits Charged With Attempted Murder After Bicester Stabbing

Police Name Keith Elliott, 64, After Fatal Odsal Top Crash

Foster City Declares Emergency After Ransomware Cripples City Systems

One Dead in Portola House Fire in San Francisco

Sheffield Man Charged After Suspicious Package Triggers Evacuations

Police Warn After Magdeburg Fire Station Burglary as Stolen Uniforms Raise Impersonation Risk

Nairobi Flash Floods Kill 23 as River Bursts Banks, Disrupting Flights and Power

Power Largely Restored as Phillipsburg Maps Sinkholes After Truck Collapse

Lübeck Power Outage Hits 5,600 in Vorwerk After Substation Fault

Blackpool Commercial Fire Destroys Building As Crews Scale Back And Roads Stay Closed

NSW to Seize and Crush Illegal E‑Bikes Under Tough New Laws

One Dead After Reported Explosion and House Fire in Smithville

Victim Named as Anam Rafay in Wythenshawe Murder Inquiry

Man Dies in Detroit East-Side House Fire as Officials Probe Cause

Laura Bramlett, 47, Dies After St. Clair Township House Fire

Man Fatally Struck by Met Police Car in South London Identified as David Clark

Rome Flooding Triggers Orange Alert, Event Cancellations and Evacuations

Swimmer, 51, Dies After Being Pulled From Sea Off Brighton on New Year’s Day

James Ronald Hughes Appears in Court Over St Asaph Christmas Day Murder