Temperatures this year are on course for their highest globally since records began, with oceans bearing the brunt of the heat and the U.S. and Canada spared the worst, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

A Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. unit was accused by a lawyer representing Hurricane Sandy victims of using a falsified damage report to dodge paying homeowner claims, the second insurer blamed in the last month for such a practice.

The inflator inside the air bag, made by Takata, malfunctioned and ruptured, firing a one-inch-wide shard of metal into the neck of Law Suk Leh.

Dr. Juliet Biggs, a professor at the University of Bristol, England, also was honored for her work on natural hazards.

"Trouble in Toyland" report reveals biggest risks associated with children's toys in 2014.

North Korea may have had a hand in a digital attack against Sony Pictures that used destructive malware to disable systems and destroy data, according to two people with the knowledge of the investigation.

North Korea may have had a hand in a digital attack against Sony Pictures that used destructive malware to disable systems and destroy data, according to two people with the knowledge of the investigation.

A Pacific storm will dump heavy rains across drought-stricken Southern and Central California, threatening the area with mudslides and floods.