San Francisco-based Checkr, which got its start running criminal record checks on Uber drivers and gig workers, has seen its gross revenue jump 14% to $800 million as companies try to spot a flood of ...

President Trump claims Iran's oil pipelines may explode in the coming days because the country is unable to offload its oil onto ships or containers. Trump: 'I don't think about Americans' financial ...

President Donald Trump on Sunday said that Iran has mere days before its oil infrastructure could explode. “What happens is that line explodes from within. Both mechanically and in the earth, ...

There’s a state of emergency in Georgia as fast moving flames engulf homes and businesses. Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued as school buses and residents rush to get to safety. NBC News’ ...

NACOGDOCHES COUNTY, Texas — An oil well site explosion and fire in the Etoile area Monday night caused evacuations and shelter-in-place orders for several residents. According to the Nacogdoches ...

An Amish mom and her six young kids were killed Sunday when their Pennsylvania home exploded in a fireball so ferocious, emergency workers couldn’t get into the home to save them. The dad is the only ...

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With nearly 40% of TSA employees at George Bush Intercontinental Airport calling out as the partial government shutdown drags into a sixth week, Houston has a problem. The security line in Terminal A ...

UPDATE (5:16 p.m.) - The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office reports that the bomb squad determined the explosion to be a fire extinguisher that exploded in a package. The businesses that were ...

An Editor at Large: Columnist Gerard Baker explains how the public started out opposing the conflict in Iran, in part because of the Trump administration's lack of rhetorical prowess, and how that ...

A 25-year-old chemistry student died in horrific circumstances when a piece of chewing gum detonated inside his mouth. Tragically, on that ill-fated morning in 2009, Likhonos mixed up his materials ...