Authorities in Longview, Washington, have shifted from rescue to recovery operations after a 900,000-gallon chemical tank ruptured Tuesday at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill. Officials confirmed two deaths and said nine additional workers remain missing and are feared dead. The tank contained white liquor, a caustic mixture...
In the United States, Elon Musk has recently held internal discussions about potentially merging SpaceX and Tesla into a single corporate entity, according to multiple people cited by CNBC. The talks come just weeks before SpaceX is scheduled to list on Nasdaq under the ticker SPCX, following its May 20,...
ST. LOUIS — Peabody announced on May 28 that it priced $225 million of convertible senior notes due 2031 in a private offering to qualified institutional buyers, with an initial 0.50% interest rate and an option for initial purchasers to buy up to an additional $25 million; settlement is scheduled...
The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration has grounded SpaceX’s Starship launch vehicle program following an inflight anomaly involving its Super Heavy first-stage booster during Flight 12. In a statement released after the May 22, 2026 test from Boca Chica, Texas, the FAA classified the booster’s landing failure as a flight mishap,...
United States local governments approved multiple municipal budgets this week: New Haven's Board of Alders approved a $744.3 million 2026-27 budget in a 28-1 vote raising the property tax rate from 39.4 mills to 39.962 mills; Myrtle Beach moved to reduce a homeowner tax credit as part of a $384...
United States-based Zscaler, a cloud-delivered security services provider, saw its shares plunge 31.52 percent on Wednesday, the steepest single-day decline in its history, closing at $126.41 and cutting its market capitalization to about $20.33 billion. The selloff followed fiscal third-quarter 2026 results that beat expectations, with revenue rising 25 percent...
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 73 on Wednesday to restrict law enforcement and federal access to ballots, voter rolls, and certified voting technology, effective immediately; the law criminalizes unauthorized seizure of cast ballots and requires court orders for access to election materials as voting proceeds this week. The...
Washington. The World Meteorological Organization and the UK Met Office released projections this week showing a 75% chance that average global temperatures between 2026 and 2030 will exceed 1.5°C above pre‑industrial levels, and an 86% probability that a new annual heat record will be set, potentially eclipsing 2024 as the...
Winona, Minn. — Winona County authorities reported that 22-year-old Elijah “Eli” Michael McCumber was last seen around 7:21 p.m. Saturday, May 23, on Echo Valley Drive in southeastern Winona County and became the subject of multi-agency searches using K-9 teams, drones, a Minnesota State Patrol helicopter and thermal imaging over...
Washington — The US military on May 27 shot down four Iranian one-way attack drones and struck a ground control station near Bandar Abbas, U.S. officials said, describing the actions as defensive to counter threats around the Strait of Hormuz. The strikes followed earlier US actions this week against missile...
