Fort Bragg Soldier Missing; Family Seeks Public Assistance

 

Fayetteville, N.C. — U.S. Army Spc. Sayveon Anderson, assigned to Fort Bragg, failed to report for formation on June 29, according to his family Tuesday. Relatives said he last spoke with them in late June, that his command contacted them after he missed the scheduled formation, and that they remain...

Steel Columns Buckle at Manhattan Office-to-Apartment Project Site

 

New York: Two steel columns buckled this week inside the former Pfizer headquarters in midtown Manhattan, prompting evacuations and halting work on one of the nation's largest office-to-apartment conversions. Crews installed temporary supports on the 21st floor while officials paused construction and began an investigation to assess structural safety before...

Hidalgo County clarifies procedures for jail records access

 

Hidalgo County, Texas, this week clarified how jail records and mugshots are maintained and accessed, stating the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office manages booking data, arrest dates, charges, incarceration status, fingerprints, and booking photographs. The articles explain that these records are typically classified as public under Texas public-information rules while noting...

California: Firefighters halt Grande Fire near Lake Piru

 

In Southern California, more than 100 firefighters responded on July 10, 2026, to the fast-moving Grande Fire near Lake Piru on the Los Angeles–Ventura county border. The brush fire ignited around 2:20 p.m. south of Highway 126 and east of Lake Piru amid triple-digit temperatures and a regional heat wave....

Washington lawmakers seek briefing on DHS network hack

 

Washington, D.C. – The U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security has formally requested a detailed briefing from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on a major cyberattack that compromised the Homeland Security Information Network (HSIN). The July 10, 2026 request follows public revelations that unauthorized cyber intruders successfully breached the...

United States president removes entire election commission leadership

 

President Donald Trump has removed the remaining leadership of the federal Election Assistance Commission (EAC), leaving the bipartisan agency without any commissioners months before the November 2026 midterm elections. On Friday afternoon, July 10, 2026, the White House presidential personnel office notified Democratic commissioners Thomas Hicks and Benjamin Hovland by...

Maui Issues Surf and Weather Forecasts July 2026

 

Maui, Hawaii. Maui Now issued sequential surf forecasts on July 10 and July 11, 2026, reporting a declining small medium-period south-southwest swell on July 10 and a predicted small to moderate long-period southwest swell filling in late Saturday into early next week, with additional west swells expected from Typhoon Bavi...

India opens Centre of Excellence on human-wildlife conflict

 

New Delhi, India. Union Environment Minister Bhupender Yadav on Friday inaugurated the Centre of Excellence on Human-Wildlife Conflict in Coimbatore, establishing a national facility to strengthen research, innovation, policy support, and capacity building for managing human-wildlife interactions across India. It aims to coordinate scientific studies, deploy technological solutions and provide...

Cheyenne suspends Meta wastewater after bacterial contamination

 

Cheyenne, Wyoming officials have linked a rare bacterial contamination in the city’s water reclamation system to construction activities at Meta Platforms’ under-construction artificial intelligence data center, known as Project Cosmo. The bacterium, Cupriavidus gilardii, was first detected during routine wastewater sampling in late February 2026 by the Cheyenne Board of...

New York: SK Hynix Nasdaq listing seven-times oversubscribed

 

Global semiconductor stocks rallied as investors focused on artificial intelligence demand and SK Hynix’s upcoming Nasdaq listing, despite ongoing geopolitical tensions in the Middle East. People familiar with the deal said the U.S. offering is more than seven times oversubscribed ahead of its planned debut on Friday, July 10, 2026,...