With more buildings and houses for its population, the National Capital Region (NCR) should always brace for the "Big One," a 7.2-magnitude earthquake or stronger. In the wake of the magnitude 6.9 ...

James Densley has received funding from the National Institute of Justice, Joyce Foundation, and Sandy Hook Promise Foundation. Jillian Peterson has received funding from the National Institute of ...

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — An offshore earthquake of magnitude 6.9 jolted the central Philippines and collapsed the walls of buildings late Tuesday, killing at least six people, injuring several more ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

This house music, it's gonna set you free. In 2025 house music is such a globally popular and varied genre that its origins in early 1980s Chicago warehouses seem improbable. But the myth of house ...

MANILA, Philippines — Instead of returning to the country to face allegations of corruption tied to flood control projects, Ako Bicol party-list Rep. Zaldy Co tendered his “irrevocable resignation” ...

RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (KABC) -- A 300- to 400-foot section of the bluffs has given way along the coast in Rancho Palos Verdes. AIR7 captured video of the slide on Sunday afternoon. Los Angeles ...

This year's Steam Autumn Sale started a little earlier than usual, putting it closer to the actual start of autumn, and leaving a bigger gap between it and the Steam Winter Sale. Sensible! Below, ...

For more than a century, Pomander Walk has been one of New York’s most secretive enclaves — a gated row of Tudor-style cottages tucked between West 94th and 95th streets that feels more English ...

House Republican leaders rallied their members ahead of a government shutdown deadline this week, telling members in a Monday conference call to stay unified as Republicans aim to jam Senate Democrats ...

A proposed $1.6 billion merger would unite the nation's two largest real estate behemoths, Compass and Anywhere, combining Compass's regional brokerages with Anywhere's nationally recognized brands, ...

Hundreds of homes built by the Miami-based Lennar Corporation on tribal land over the last five years are in such shoddy condition that no one can safely live in them, according to a lawsuit against ...