Carson City, Nevada — The U.S. Geological Survey issued and then retracted a ShakeAlert Thursday after automated systems reported a magnitude 5.9 earthquake near Dayton that did not occur. MyShake and other alert systems sent warnings to thousands across California and Nevada around 8:06 a.m., and the USGS removed the...
United States. Emergency crews responded to a series of fires across states this week and in recent weeks, resulting in evacuations, property loss, and at least one fatality. Fire departments in Colorado, Iowa, Kentucky, Texas, Arizona, Connecticut, North Carolina and Ohio reported vehicle, residential, apartment, commercial and vacant-building blazes that...
Las Vegas — Amazon Web Services announced on Tuesday at its re:Invent conference that it will integrate NVIDIA’s NVLink Fusion into a future Trainium4 AI chip and launch coordinated AI Factories with NVIDIA to offer customers high-performance accelerators, networking, storage, and managed services. AWS outlined industry-focused cloud expansion in the...
United States — Local law enforcement across multiple states reported rising package thefts as holiday deliveries increase this week. Police in Arkansas, Washington, North Carolina, California and South Carolina urged residents to secure shipments, require signatures, use tracking, and consider cameras or scheduled deliveries. Agencies cited national loss estimates of...
United States — The Transportation Security Administration announced this week that beginning in February passengers who arrive at airport security without REAL ID-compliant identification will be charged a $45 administrative fee before receiving alternative identity verification. Department of Homeland Security reports about 94% overall compliance after May 7 enforcement began....
United States meteorologists warned of an advancing arctic front this week, producing widespread temperature plunges, light snow, and snow squalls that could disrupt travel. Local TV forecasts from multiple markets reported highs falling from the 30s into the teens and single digits overnight, periods of flurries or dustings to around...
Washington President Donald Trump announced Tuesday the rollout details for 'Trump Accounts,' a federal child-investment program paired with a $6.25 billion pledge from Michael and Susan Dell to seed 25 million accounts. nationally available The Treasury will automatically create Invest America accounts for children born during 2025–2028, with $1,000 federal...
President Donald Trump pardoned Juan Orlando Hernandez, the former Honduran leader convicted of helping smuggle 400 tonnes of cocaine into the United States, leading to his release Monday from a West Virginia prison, his wife said. The surprise move, as Trump orders strikes on boats allegedly carrying drugs in the...
United States. Local and federal actors announced actions this week to address housing shortages across multiple cities. In Grand Rapids a developer challenged a regional 2025 housing assessment after a Nov. 21 letter; Charleston leaders considered a $17.5 million TIF-backed land purchase for affordable units; Bay City moved public housing...
WASHINGTON — Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem recommended this week that the administration impose a full travel ban on countries she described as "flooding" the United States with criminals and welfare seekers, after a Nov. 26 shooting that wounded two National Guard members. Officials moved to pause adjudication of immigration,...
