Wind outages, wildfire, Liberty Bell tour, election updates

 

BOISE, Idaho - Idaho Power warned residents in southern Idaho and eastern Oregon on Wednesday that high winds could cause power outages across its service area. The utility said in a Facebook post that it was already seeing outages affecting people in eastern Oregon; two outages in Halfway were under...

Senate narrowly rejects bid to curb Iran war

 

Washington — The U.S. Senate on Wednesday, May 14, rejected a Democratic-led resolution seeking to withdraw American forces from hostilities with Iran, voting 50-49; three Republican senators — Lisa Murkowski, Susan Collins and Rand Paul — joined Democrats to advance the measure while most GOP senators opposed restricting presidential military...

Beijing: Nvidia CEO joins Trump tech delegation

 

Beijing, China – Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang has joined former U.S. President Donald Trump’s official delegation to Beijing for a high-stakes summit with Chinese leader Xi Jinping, underscoring how semiconductor trade and artificial intelligence regulation have moved to the center of U.S.–China diplomacy. Huang, whose company controls the majority of...

South Carolina Supreme Court Orders New Trial Murdaugh

 

COLUMBIA, S.C. The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously reversed Alex Murdaugh’s 2023 convictions for the murders of his wife, Maggie, and son, Paul, citing egregious jury interference by Colleton County Clerk of Court Becky Hill and excessive admission of financial-crime evidence that undermined trial fairness. Elected prosecutors have not...

United States firm settles with hackers after education megabreach

 

U.S.-based educational technology firm Instructure has confirmed it struck a formal agreement with the cybercrime group ShinyHunters after a massive breach of its Canvas learning management system. Detected in early May 2026, the incident exposed 3.65 terabytes of data tied to about 275 million users at 8,809 universities and K–12...

United States regulators probe AI PreStocks token scandal

 

United States regulators are scrutinizing tokenized “PreStocks” tied to private equity in Anthropic and OpenAI after the instruments sharply fell in value following a series of unauthorized equity transfer warnings. The tokens, which trade on the Solana blockchain, are designed to give retail investors exposure to privately held, high‑valuation AI...

United States stocks trade at historic valuation extremes

 

United States financial markets are flashing prominent valuation warnings as the S&P 500 Shiller CAPE ratio climbs to 40, a level previously reached only in the late 1920s before the Great Depression and in 2000 ahead of the dot‑com bust. The measure, which compares current S&P 500 prices to a...

Philadelphia 76ers fire Daryl Morey after playoff exit

 

Philadelphia, USA – The Philadelphia 76ers have dismissed Daryl Morey as president of basketball operations following the team’s 2026 playoff elimination. The decision was finalized Tuesday evening in a meeting between Morey and team owners Josh Harris and David Blitzer. The move comes days after the 76ers were swept by...

Regional forecasts show storms, rain, and sunny stretches

 

Bridgeport, West Virginia: Meteorologists forecast scattered thunderstorms, damaging winds, and isolated hail across parts of West Virginia, the D.C. region, and Central Florida Wednesday afternoon into the evening. Forecasters reported showers this morning, midday breaks, and lines of storms forming west to east, with timing between early afternoon and after...

Los Angeles police investigate death of Grizzlies forward

 

LOS ANGELES — Memphis Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke has died at the age of 29, the team and his agency, Priority Sports, confirmed on Tuesday. Clarke was found dead on Monday at a residence in the Los Angeles area, according to authorities. A person familiar with the ongoing investigation said...