By Stefanos Chen The helicopter has been a fixture in New York City for decades. In 1945, Fiorello La Guardia, the city’s favorite son, became the first American mayor to ride in one.

Then in January, a 2.4 earthquake struck in Bergen County, shaking part of Paramus. Earthquakes are considered relatively rare in the New York-New Jersey area. However, a number of small fault ...

Getty Images/iStockphoto Reports of shaking are coming in from southeastern Canada and into New York as officials recorded a 3.6-magnitude earthquake in Québec, the U.S. Geological Survey ...

Desperate search-and-rescue operations continue in Myanmar and Thailand following Friday's deadly earthquake ... headquartered in New York City, is also raising funds to provide immediate relief ...