Forget driverless cars. One company wants autonomous helicopters to spray crops and fight fires
HENNIKER, N.H. -- When Hector Xu was learning to fly a helicopter in college, he recalled having a few “nasty...
Fires
NTSB preliminary report details fiery but safe emergency landing of a Frontier Airlines plane
LAS VEGAS -- Federal investigators say an electrical system malfunctioned, the autopilot quit and some radio communications were disrupted aboard...
Hyundai recalls hydrogen fuel cell vehicles due to fire risk and tells owners to park them outdoors
DETROIT -- Hyundai is telling the owners of nearly 1,600 Nexo hydrogen fuel cell vehicles in the U.S. and Canada...
How did as many as 140 people die in one of Nigeria’s deadliest tanker explosions?
ABUJA, Nigeria -- Nigerian authorities have announced measures to correct lapses that resulted in the deaths of more than 140...
Authorities are investigating after a Frontier Airlines plane lands with fire in one engine
LAS VEGAS -- Federal authorities said Sunday that they are investigating the emergency landing of a Frontier Airlines plane in...
Wildfires in California have burned 1 million acres so far this year
LOS ANGELES -- The total acres burned in California this year surpassed 1 million as spiking temperatures Tuesday added to...
Over 90,000 Georgia residents sheltering a day after chemical plant fire sent chlorine into the air
CONYERS, Ga. -- More than 90,000 residents in a county east of Atlanta were told to keep sheltering in place...
Interstate is closed outside Atlanta as residents evacuate due to a chemical plant fire
CONYERS, Ga. -- Some residents east of Atlanta were evacuated while others were told to shelter in place Sunday to...
Takeaways on AP’s story about challenges to forest recovery and replanting after wildfires
The U.S. is struggling to replant forests destroyed by increasingly intense wildfires, with many areas unlikely to recover on their...
A fire that burned for four days after pipeline explosion in a Houston suburb has finally gone out, city officials say
A fire that burned for four days after pipeline explosion in a Houston suburb has finally gone out, city officials...
