A proposed $66-million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit over British Columbia’s use of “birth alerts,” a controversial practice that allowed hospitals and child-welfare agencies ...

ST. LOUIS — Severe storms could turn dangerous in the St. Louis area Monday afternoon and evening, bringing the threat of damaging winds, large hail and a few strong tornadoes. The 5 On Your Side ...

iOS 26.2 introduced a key new feature that the average user hopefully won’t have to use very often: Enhanced Safety Alerts for emergency situations. Here’s how they work. When weather is severe or ...

Austin will participate in an emergency alert test Thursday, with Central Texas residents likely to receive notifications on their electronic devices, according to the city. Coordinated by the Texas ...

Google Play services v26.12 adds a map view to Wireless Emergency Alerts on Android. The new feature will show the affected area and your location directly in the alert. The update may take time to ...

Microsoft Azure Monitor alerts are being abused to send callback phishing emails that impersonate warnings from the Microsoft Security Team about unauthorized charges on your account. Azure Monitor is ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Severe weather season is here and now is the time to make sure you are weather-ready to best protect yourself and your family in an emergency. You should never rely on tornado sirens ...

Most families don’t know a product in their home has been recalled until someone gets hurt. A new app called RecallSentry aims to change that by automatically checking government recall databases ...

One of the chief problems with “luxury surveillance” devices, like smart glasses with baked-in video recording cameras, is that they often look indistinguishable from regular eyewear, meaning you ...

Each night, the Vera C. Rubin Observatory issues thousands of alerts about changes in the night sky. (NOIRLab / NSF / DOE-SC Illustration) An astronomical alert system developed at the University of ...

Over the weekend, the U.S. Embassy in Mexico issued a shelter-in-place order amid violence after the death of a powerful cartel leader, leading American travelers to confront the reality that global ...

More than 90 million Americans travel outside the country each year, with top destinations including neighboring Mexico and Canada, followed by the United Kingdom, Italy and France. The U.S. State ...