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The United States Department of the Treasury announced the creation of a Quantum Readiness task force to help government agencies and critical infrastructure transition to post-quantum security technologies. Established …
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass declared a state of emergency on August 20, 2026, response to a persistent commercial storage facility fire generating hazardous smoke. The blaze began on August 17 at a refrigerated distribu…
The National Weather Service has issued extreme heat warnings and advisories across Texas and Oklahoma as dangerously high temperatures and humidity grip the region. Actual air temperatures in multiple Texas counties, in…
British singer-songwriter James Blunt is publicly distancing himself from online speculation connecting him to an unverified yacht encounter described in Hayden Panettiere’s memoir. The renewed public attention follows t…
Rep. Nancy Mace introduced legislation Aug. 13 to restore the death penalty in Washington, D.C., but President Donald Trump did not sign a new death-penalty proclamation on Aug. 25, according to available government reco…
Ukrainian military investigators reported that an autonomous Russian drone equipped with an Nvidia microcomputer struck a Zaporizhzhia gas facility, killing civilians. Forensic examination of the recovered wreckage revea…
A support crew member assigned to the Frijoles Fire in New Mexico died Sunday after a medical emergency, according to the California Interagency Incident Management Team 8. Emergency personnel transported the incident-su…
Seattle Seahawks rookie safety Bud Clark will miss “multiple months” after breaking his right ankle in Sunday night’s 19-16 preseason loss to the Tennessee Titans at Nissan Stadium in Nashville. Head coach Mike Macdonald…
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang were scheduled to meet Senator Mark Warner in Washington as Congress intensified scrutiny of artificial intelligence after an OpenAI security test led to an intrusion at …
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) issued an emergency directive on August 24, 2026, ordering federal agencies to patch an actively exploited vulnerability in Zimbra Collaboration Suite within th…
NASA has officially cleared the Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope for final launch preparations, targeting liftoff as early as August 30, 2026, aboard a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket from Kennedy Space Center's Launch Compl…
Multiple senior White House officials have announced departures, leaving key positions vacant as the administration enters the final stretch before the November midterm elections. Congressional Liaison Director James Bre…
The Houston Astros and general manager Dana Brown mutually agreed to part ways Monday, ending his tenure during a tight American League West race. Brown, 59, had served as Houston’s general manager since January 2023, an…
The United States military conducted a lethal kinetic strike against a suspected drug trafficking vessel in the eastern Pacific Ocean, resulting in two fatalities, according to U.S. Southern Command. The operation target…
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Aug. 23 requested a Major Disaster Declaration for damage from the Aspen Acres and Gold Mountain wildfires and subsequent flooding and debris flows. The request asks President Donald Trump an…
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) granted preliminary conditional approval on Aug. 14 for World Liberty Trust Company, a national trust bank tied to President Donald Trump’s family crypto venture World …
Cleveland waived tight end Dae’Quan Wright on Sunday, Aug. 23, creating a path for him to return to college football at LSU if he clears NFL waivers. Agent Drew Rosenhaus confirmed the agreement to The Associated Press. …
WASHINGTON — A man was fatally shot by U.S. Secret Service officers on Saturday evening after he opened fire at a security checkpoint near the White House, authorities said. The suspect, identified as 21-year-old Nasire …
A fast-moving wildfire near Reno, Nevada, forced about 42,000 residents into mandatory evacuation zones Sunday while another 45,000 were warned to prepare to leave. The Hawk Fire, reported Saturday near Hawk Meadow Trail…
Rapper Blueface was detained by Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies on Sunday evening after a reported shooting at his Santa Clarita restaurant, King of Crab, authorities said. Deputies responded about 5:27 p.m. to the…
European bicycle manufacturer Accell Group filed for bankruptcy in early August 2026, wiping out approximately 1.1 billion euros in equity invested by a consortium led by US private equity firm KKR. Acquired in January 2…
Global technology stocks experienced a severe selloff driven by rising United States Treasury yields and surging artificial intelligence infrastructure costs. The MSCI Asia Pacific index dropped 1 percent, with South Kor…
Elon Musk said SpaceX would wind down its Falcon rocket program once Starship flies reliably several times each week, directing scarce engineering and production resources toward higher Starship launch rates. Musk made t…
Las Vegas Raiders running back Ashton Jeanty is believed to have suffered an ankle sprain during Sunday’s practice in Henderson, Nevada, easing fears of a serious injury, ESPN’s Adam Schefter and NFL Network’s Ian Rapopo…
US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced Sunday that the United States is entering an "economic D-Day" against Iran, vowing to sever all economic ties with the Islamic Republic and isolate any nation that continues …