Denver and regional forecasters warn of strong winds and elevated fire danger Wednesday as a fast-moving Pacific storm sweeps the northern Rockies. National Weather Service offices have issued High Wind Warnings, Red Flag Warnings, and Blizzard Watches for portions of Colorado, Montana, Wyoming, North Dakota and Minnesota. Meteorologists predict gusts...
Washington — Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Secretary of State Marco Rubio briefed Congress Tuesday as lawmakers probed a U.S. maritime strike campaign officials call counter-narcotics operations. The Pentagon said it will not release the full unedited Sept. 2 video showing a follow-up attack that killed two survivors; members of...
Albany, A Siena College poll this week shows Gov. Kathy Hochul leading GOP contenders by double digits, while Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik suspended her gubernatorial campaign Friday and announced she will not seek reelection to Congress, clearing a path for Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman. The poll showed Hochul ahead...
Washington, President Donald Trump said Monday he asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to consider releasing Hong Kong pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai after Lai's conviction under the city's national security law. Trump told reporters he felt "so badly" for the 78-year-old, citing Lai's poor health, but did not commit to...
United States, Powerball drawings produced no jackpot winner on Monday, Dec. 15, leaving the numbers 23, 35, 59, 63, 68 and Powerball 2 with a Power Play of 4. The annuitized jackpot was estimated at roughly $1.1 billion for that drawing and rose to an estimated $1.25 billion for the...
United States — Fire departments across multiple states responded to separate residential and commercial fires this week, leaving several people injured, displacing families, and destroying at least one home. On Monday, Syracuse and Manassas crews fought house fires that sent occupants to hospitals and forced evacuations. Overnight incidents in DeKalb...
Denver — Xcel Energy warned it may implement targeted public safety power shutoffs Wednesday across Front Range counties as National Weather Service forecasts high winds, low humidity and elevated fire danger; utilities cited safety and said restoration could take hours or days. Colorado school districts and universities announced closures or...
United States. State and local governments reported revenue shifts this week as officials proposed and approved tax changes. Louisiana's Revenue Estimating Conference recorded a $217 million revenue excess after 2024 income and corporate tax cuts, officials said. Wichita and Hutchinson officials proposed sales tax increases tied to property tax relief...
Washington: President Donald Trump filed a federal lawsuit on Monday seeking US$10 billion in damages from the BBC over edited clips of his Jan. 6, 2021 speech that he says falsely portrayed him as urging violence. The 33-page complaint, filed in the Southern District of Florida in Miami, alleges defamation...
Tukwila, Washington — A breached levee on the Green River triggered flash-flood warnings, evacuations and emergency repairs Monday after a week of heavy rain. National Weather Service alerts first warned thousands potentially at risk before officials narrowed the evacuation area to roughly 1,100 homes in parts of Kent, Renton and...
