It's easy to take for granted that with the flick of a lighter or the turn of a furnace knob, modern humans can conjure flames — cooking food, lighting candles or warming homes. For much of our ...

HONG KONG — A major fire tore through multiple high-rise towers at a housing complex in Hong Kong on Wednesday, killing dozens of people, the city's chief executive, John Lee, said, with 279 people ...

HISTORY. YEAH. THAT’S RIGHT. IN FACT, IT ACTUALLY SERVED AS A POLICE STATION DURING THE EARLY 20TH CENTURY. AND NOW SOME PEOPLE HERE CALL IT THE CASTLE BECAUSE OF ITS ARCHITECTURE. BUT THAT FIRE ...