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A campus police officer and another man were shot and killed Thursday at Virginia Tech. But the campus lockdown has now been lifted.

Two people, including a Virginia Tech police officer, were dead after a shooting incident on Virginia Tech's campus in Blacksburg today, the university said.

Lapses in security made it possible for Greenpeace activists to gain entry to a nuclear power plant southeast of Paris.

According to a new report by the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA), in 2005-2009, there were an average of 15,700 reported structure fires in high-rise buildings per year with an associated $235 million in direct property damage

Self-reported criminal histories for school employees are due at all Pennsylvania schools this month.

The goods most likely to be shoplifted this holiday season have been revealed as choice cuts of meat, expensive bottles of alcohol and hi-tech items such as electric toothbrushes and smartphones.

Thousands of fans stormed the field and tore down goalposts after Oklahoma State's 44-10 victory over archrival Oklahoma, leaving at least 13 people injured, including two in critical condition.

Virginia Tech says it acted appropriately in alerting the campus during the 2007 shootings and disagrees with the $55,000 fines that the government has levied on the school.

The retail industry will lose an estimated $3.48 billion to return fraud this holiday season, down from $3.73 billion last year.

The frequency of data breaches in healthcare organizations has increased by 32 percent, with hospitals and healthcare providers averaging four data breaches, says a report on the subject.