Karnataka's Fire and Emergency Services is set for a major boost with over 1,600 vacancies to be filled soon. Home Minister G Parameshwara announced plans for new fire stations, advanced equipment, ...

People forced to flee a rapidly spreading grass fire in Thornton earlier Wednesday were allowed back home hours after the blaze sent a large plume of black smoke into the air.

The chief of Seattle’s burgeoning alternative to police, Amy Barden, voiced her frustration Tuesday about the bureaucratic and “territorial” limits being placed on her department, saying the recently ...