Virginia AI megadata center project reportedly collapses

 

A proposed $100 billion artificial intelligence data center project in Virginia has reportedly collapsed, disrupting what was expected to be one of the world’s largest AI infrastructure investments. The failure, described this week, has intensified scrutiny of structural challenges confronting the AI sector, including electricity shortages, constrained grid capacity, land...

North Carolina signs $34.4B budget; Stein approves

 

Raleigh, N.C. Gov. Josh Stein signed a $34.4 billion state budget on Tuesday morning after the North Carolina General Assembly passed the measure on Thursday, July 2; legislators had proposed the plan on June 30, the last day of the fiscal year. The enacted plan directs more than $19 billion...

Municipal responses follow revaluation spikes and tax convictions

 

Stratford officials approved phased valuation changes and revised senior relief rules this week after a state-mandated revaluation last year increased many home values by up to 80 percent, while a federal jury last week convicted a St. Louis tax preparer and the D.C. Council ordered a study into a business...

Alabama Faces St. John's in Birmingham December Twelfth

 

Birmingham. Alabama will face St. John's in the RxBenefits C.M. Newton Classic on Dec. 12 at Legacy Arena, organizers announced Tuesday. The game is a rematch of last season's meeting at Madison Square Garden, where Alabama defeated St. John's 103-96; key contributors included Labaron Philon Jr., Aden Holloway and Latrell...

Midtown evacuations after buckling beams at 235 East 42nd

 

New York City. Construction workers at 235 East 42nd Street discovered buckling structural support beams on the 21st floor Tuesday morning around 8 a.m., prompting the workers to self-evacuate and emergency responders from the FDNY and NYPD to secure the site and evacuate adjacent buildings and hotels near Midtown East. Officials...

American Fusion Advances North Texas Facility, Progresses Testing

 

Fort Worth, Texas. American Fusion Inc. announced on July 9, 2026 that it relocated to a temporary North Texas engineering facility as part of a planned move from Midland to the Dallas–Fort Worth area, and stated it has expanded its patent portfolio while advancing the Texatron Fusion Engine program, following...

Utah Revokes License of Provo Canyon School Campus

 

SPRINGVILLE, Utah — The Utah Department of Health and Human Services revoked the license of the Provo Canyon School campus in Springville on Monday after finding the facility failed to provide required health and safety services. State officials cited multiple noncompliance issues dating to 2025, including insufficient staff-to-client ratios and...

Washington agency uses Anthropic AI to audit code

 

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is using Anthropic’s Mythos artificial intelligence model to audit government software code, according to three people familiar with the project. CISA’s Attack Surface Evaluation team is scanning government code repositories with Mythos to detect bugs and security flaws that could...

Aspen Acres blaze grows, forcing evacuations and damage

 

PUEBLO, Colorado — The Aspen Acres fire expanded across Pueblo and Custer counties this week, burning tens of thousands of acres and prompting mandatory and pre-evacuation orders; incident maps showed roughly 93,634 acres on July 7 and about 96,031 acres by July 8, with officials reporting containment near 15 percent...

London palace staff tightly manage Prince Harry meetings

 

London — Royal commentators say palace aides plan to tightly manage any meeting between King Charles III and Prince Harry during the duke’s latest visit to the United Kingdom, in order to protect both the monarch and the institution of the monarchy. British royal expert Hilary Fordwich told Fox News...