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Students evacuated the Stoughton building in the Lower Cents dorms because fire alarms went off at approximately 8:15 p.m. Tina Vu, a Lehigh University police officer, said the Bethlehem Fire ...

The maniac who set a homeless man on fire on a Manhattan subway train early Monday is still on the loose, leading police to release surveillance images in hopes of tracking him down. The unidentified ...

An unusual household appliance has been launched on the market in Japan: a washing machine for people. The 7.5-feet-long capsule (that’s 2.30 meters) was unveiled at the World Expo [PDF], which took ...

"The 'Future Human Washing Machine' is a modern-day scientific reproduction of the Human Washing Machine, which was exhibited at the Osaka Expo in 1970 and became a hot topic, and is equipped with ...

Millions of American households are getting ready for Thanksgiving this Thursday, and each dish comes with plenty of prep work to create the year's standout meal. But one age-old question resurfaces ...

Federal prosecutors on Wednesday charged a man with terrorism for allegedly setting a woman on fire on a Chicago train. Lawrence Reed was sitting at the back of a car on a Blue Line L train on Monday ...

A suspect who allegedly poured a flammable liquid on a 26-year-old woman and set her on fire onboard a CTA train this week is now facing federal terrorism charges. According to charging documents ...

A person was in custody on Tuesday after a woman was set on fire while riding a CTA Blue Line in Chicago's Loop the night before. The woman remained in the hospital late Tuesday night. According to ...

A woman was set on fire during an argument with a man on a Chicago train Monday night, police said. The 26-year-old victim was riding a Chicago Transit Authority train when she got into an argument ...

Editor's Note: A person of interest was taken into custody Tuesday afternoon. Our latest update can be found here. Our original story continues below. A woman is in critical condition after police ...

A person of interest was questioned Tuesday afternoon after a woman was set on fire Monday night on a Blue Line train, Chicago police said. Shortly before 9:30 p.m., a 26-year-old woman was riding a ...