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Gas prices continue to increase across the US.

Less than two weeks after blacking out much of Northern California, the state’s largest utility is warning that dangerous fire weather could prompt it to shut off power to over 200,000 customers.

Hong Kong police shot a teenage protester at close range in the chest Tuesday, leaving him bleeding and howling on the ground, in a fearsome escalation of anti-government demonstrations that spread across the semi-autonomous Chinese territory. Tens of thousands marched in a day of rage as Communist leaders in Beijing celebrated 70 years in power. The single pistol shot fired...

Chips, soda and frozen pizzas tend to be full of salt, sugar and fat, but now scientists are trying to understand if there’s something else about such processed foods that might be bad for us. Already, the spread of cheap, packaged foods has been linked to rising obesity rates around the world. Yet advice to limit processed foods can seem...

As we head into Memorial Day weekend, motorists are checking on gas prices. We went to gas stations throughout the area to show you what to expect for the holiday weekend.

When you just need to go when on the road, Wawa is your best bet in the Philadelphia area for a clean restroom, according to a new GasBuddy list.

On Tuesday night, the Beverly Hills City Council is expected to consider recommendations from the health and safety committee to ban the sale of all tobacco products.

The death toll in a massive fire at an illegally tapped pipeline in Mexico has risen to 109 after 10 more injured people died at hospitals. Mexico’s Health Secretary Jorge Alcocer said Friday that the latest victims who were severely burned died between Wednesday and early Friday. He said hospitals continue to treat about 40 injured victims. The victims were...

A fireball erupted at the site of a fuel pipeline leak after it appeared to be ruptured by thieves.

Forensic experts attempted to separate and count charred heaps of corpses in central Mexico on Saturday after a massive fireball erupted at an illegal pipeline tap, killing at least 73 people and injuring at least 74. Forensic experts combed the site for remains, many of which were reduced to ashes. At least 54 bodies have yet to be identified. The...

Christians dressed in their tidiest clothes flocked to Sunday sermons in the earthquake and tsunami damaged Indonesian city of Palu, seeking answers as the death toll from the twin disasters breached 1,700 and officials said they feared more than 5,000 others could be missing. Indonesia’s disaster agency said the number of dead had climbed to 1,763, mostly in Palu. Agency...

Police are searching for three men who are accused of robbing three Burlington County, New Jersey, 7-Eleven stores over the span of four days.

A robber on Long Island who used a surgical mask as a disguise turned himself in after police say his mother recognized him after seeing him on TV.

Puerto Rico’s power company said Thursday that it has restored electricity to all customers affected by an island-wide blackout that was caused by an excavator hitting a transmission line, but tens of thousands of families still remain without normal service seven months after hurricanes Maria and Irma. Officials said that power had been restored to more than 1.4 million of...

The fourth nor’easter in three weeks pushed its way up the East Coast on Wednesday, bringing heavy, wet snow likely to knock out power across the region. Power outages during frigid winter months can endanger lives. Being prepared and knowing what to do before, during and after a power outage can help you and your family stay safe and comfortable....

The issue gained traction after the Christie administration settled a lawsuit with ExxonMobil for $225 million after more than a decade of litigation involving petroleum plants in Bayonne and Linden as well as gas stations across the state.

Hurricane Irma destroyed a mobile home community in Key West. NBC 6 Reporter Jamie Guirola has the story.

Card skimmers at gas pumps and ATMs are a growing problem, but did you know your cell phone can protect you?

Thursday’s rain caused extensive flooding in parts of our region.

An astronomy buff and her fiance want to make sure nothing eclipses their Missouri wedding ceremony. Samantha Adams tells The Kansas City Star that her longtime fascination with the stars prompted her to schedule the ceremony for 12:30 p.m. on Aug. 21 — during an extremely rare total solar eclipse. “I couldn’t think of a more dreamlike wedding for myself,”...