Silence really is golden — and homeowners are willing to pay more for it. Specifically, when traffic noise fades, home values tend to creep up. A new academic study by the National Bureau of Academic ...

Federal agents outside an ICE detention facility in Eugene, Ore., had sought to enforce a new rule that prohibits “creating a loud or unusual noise” outside federal property. By Chris Cameron ...

At least seven earthquakes have struck in California in the last 24 hours, according to data from the United States Geological Survey (USGS). The quakes range in size from a 2.5 magnitude up to a 4.1 ...

There’s just something about holiday lights that makes people happy. Maybe it’s all the bright, pretty lights, some accompanied by Christmas music, that just puts people in a good mood (unless you are ...

Nov. 20 (UPI) --Offshore oil and gas drilling might resume in federally controlled waters near California and in some waters near Florida after being banned for decades. The Interior Department ...

Get ready for an illuminating experience when staff at the Turtle Bay Exploration Park arboretum near the Sundial Bridge flip the switch on more than two million lights, spread across a 10-acre ...

A geomagnetic storm lit up the skies as far south as Florida late Tuesday – and some in the D.C. area were treated to red, purple and green hues splashed overhead. The aurora was visible in areas ...

April Wilkerson adds outlets, lights, and a stereo to complete her shop setup. Why Trump is holding back on helping people who can't buy food This Psychological Term Explains How GOP Officials Justify ...

With Halloween and Bonfire Night behind us and the colder weather beckoning, people are beginning to make way for a special someone in red to bring a little magic to the end of the year — no, not ...

CHARLOTTE — A homicide near a light rail stop in south Charlotte Monday evening is under investigation. The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department said they responded to an assault with a deadly ...

A towering wall of speakers on wheels, shaking everything in sight: In many Javanese villages, there’s no big celebration without one. Trucks known as sound horegs — from a Javanese word that means ...

SEATTLE — Sound Transit is studying whether to add fare gates to some Link light rail stations — part of a broader effort to improve safety, boost fare compliance and close a projected $20 to 30 ...