While standard receptacles typically use three wires -- hot, neutral and ground -- you'll occasionally find 2-prong outlets in older homes. Since this type of outlet lacks a ground connection, the ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The U.S. stock market held near its records in a quiet day of trading on Thursday, continuing its relatively calm ...

John Wall quips that he “came with the building,” when BlackBerry Ltd. BB-T bought Ottawa software company QNX 15 years ago. BlackBerry, then trying to revive its smartphone business, wanted QNX to ...

In 1792, Japan experienced a disaster so sudden and violent that entire towns vanished before anyone understood what was happening. After months of eruptions and tremors, a massive section of Mount ...

Medtronic’s AiBLE line of spine surgery technologies are a product of the cranial and spinal technologies unit For the past five years, Brett Wall has overseen the neuroscience portfolio of Medtronic, ...

When humans pump groundwater, it has a substantial impact on the tilt of Earth’s rotation. Additionally, a study documents just how much of an influence groundwater pumping has on climate change.

Both operating systems introduce new designs, but the real story is what’s happening beneath with A.I. By Brian X. Chen Brian X. Chen is The Times’s lead consumer technology writer and the author of ...

Law enforcement officers gather along the Guadalupe River, Saturday, July 5, 2025, in Hunt. A flash flood swept through the area early Friday morning. As families struggle to reckon with their losses, ...

The Guadalupe River rose 26 feet in less than an hour due to the downpours. The torrential rain that turned a river in Texas into a raging wall of water was fueled by unique atmospheric conditions, ...

The Columbia Public Works Department is switching to fewer on-street parking meter time limit options in July, simplifying the time limits from seven to four options. This comes after a 2023 study was ...