Aimee Picchi is the associate managing editor for CBS MoneyWatch, where she covers business and personal finance. She previously worked at Bloomberg News and has written for national news outlets ...

Carbon monoxide is a deadly gas that's produced when fossil fuels are burned. It's colorless, odorless and silent, making it ...

Everyone's well aware of how important smoke detectors are, but there's another early-warning system every home should have. Carbon monoxide can be a real problem and it's called the "silent killer" ...

Carbon monoxide (CO) is one of the most dangerous—and often overlooked—threats in industrial workshops. Invisible, odorless, and potentially lethal, CO can accumulate rapidly in poorly ventilated ...

Actor Gene Hackman, his wife, Betsy Arakawa, and one of their dogs were found dead in their New Mexico home on Thursday. While authorities do not suspect foul play, early speculation suggests carbon ...

Why a Smoke Detector? Most fires occur at night when people are sleeping. A smoke detector can alert you when there is a fire, in time to save your life. Smoke detectors work by sensing rising smoke ...

Explore ways to protect your home from fire, floods and theft for under $500, including smart DIY upgrades, emergency kits ...

Carbon monoxide can be more of a risk during the winter; doors and windows tend to remain closed, and there can be periods where there isn’t as much air circulation as there is during warmer months.

On Christmas, four members of a family from Newton — Matthew and Lyla Goldstein, and their children Valerie and Violet — were found dead in their Wakefield, New Hampshire, vacation home after apparent ...

A man who bought a metal detector to start a new hobby was left stunned when he made a 'once-in-a-lifetime' find on just his ...

A man made an unexpected discovery that prompted archaeologists to descend on his neighbourhood after buying a metal detector ...