An economist's harrowing escape from fire, and her big ideas to rescue California from its insurance doom spiral.

San Francisco’s Great Fire of 1906, triggered by a major earthquake, destroyed 4 square ... The 2017 Tubbs Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties came under similar high winds. That blaze, sparked ...

An Associated Press analysis of emergency communications shows that the first evacuation order covering neighborhoods closest ...

Taipei, Taiwan (AP) — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of six struck southern Taiwan early Tuesday, according to the US Geological Survey, leaving 15 people with minor injuries.

Quake hits mountainous, rural area near city of Chiayi Hit shortly after midnight, reports of minor damage TSMC evacuates factories in central and southern Taiwan TAIPEI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - A 6.4 ...

TAIPEI: A 6.0-magnitude earthquake hit Taiwan on Tuesday (Jan 20), the US Geological Survey (USGS) said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to cave in according to local authorities.

In the Bay Area, the median was $1.2 million. Contra Costa County saw a surge in its median; Napa County's median fell. LOS ANGELES - New figures show the median home price in California increased ...

TAIPEI, Jan 21 (Reuters) - Chipmaker TSMC (2330.TW), opens new tab said on Tuesday that all its sites were operating following an overnight 6.4 magnitude earthquake in southern Taiwan that was ...

KOBE: Thousands of people marked on Friday (Jan 17) the 30th anniversary of an earthquake that claimed more than 6,400 lives and levelled much of the Japanese city of Kobe. The 7.2-magnitude quake ...

But for busy people, here’s a summary of things you should know about what to do before, during and after an earthquake in Japan. If you’re on public transport: Follow the same guidelines ...

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