A heat-driven dust threat was forecast for parts of Arizona on Wednesday, while health officials continued warning that blowing soil can expose residents to Coccidioides, the fungus that causes Valley fever. ABC15 reported Wednesday that blowing dust was possible during the evening as an extreme heat warning covered central, southern...
United States federal security agencies have issued an urgent joint cybersecurity advisory warning that unidentified malicious actors are actively targeting Siemens S7 Series programmable logic controllers. The alert, released by the National Security Agency, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the Department of Energy, the Environmental Protection Agency, and the Cybersecurity...
ESPN founder Bill Rasmussen died Tuesday at 93 from complications of Parkinson’s disease, the network announced, prompting tributes and an awkward live television transition. Rasmussen, who conceived ESPN with his son Scott in 1978, helped launch the network on Sept. 7, 1979, creating the first 24-hour sports television network. During...
Umatilla County’s advisory does not substantiate the supplied Aug. 19 Paradise Fire evacuation update. The county’s Paradise Fire notice, issued Aug. 5, raised evacuation levels to Level 2 for residences east of Tiger Canyon Road along Mill Creek Road, while its current advisory separately lists Level 3 evacuations for the...
The USS Abraham Lincoln’s record deployment is facing intensified scrutiny over crew welfare, logistics and Pentagon transparency as the carrier supports U.S. operations against Iran. The carrier left San Diego on November 21, 2025, and has spent more than 260 days deployed, including more than 200 days without a port...
TikTok is reported to be cutting 75 jobs in Bellevue, Washington, in another restructuring affecting its U.S. e-commerce operations. The reported positions are connected to TikTok Shop and are expected to be eliminated October 19, according to the supplied report. However, an underlying Washington WARN filing confirming the 75 positions...
Florida state Representative Angie Nixon, a member of the Democratic Socialists of America, defeated former national security official Alex Vindman in Tuesday's Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate, securing over 56% of the vote despite Vindman's significant fundraising advantage of $16.3 million compared to Nixon's roughly $1 million . Vindman,...
Harris and El Paso counties sued the Trump administration on Aug. 17 over federal conditions linking Homeland Security Grant Program funding to election procedures. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, challenges requirements administered through FEMA, including plans to transition certain voting systems toward hand-marked...
A multi-state public health and environmental emergency is unfolding across the United States due to a parasitic outbreak and severe weather. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports thousands of cyclosporiasis cases linked to contaminated iceberg lettuce from Mexico distributed by Taylor Farms. Concurrently, historic flash flooding in...
Reports that Nigerian dancer and singer Poco Lee was arrested in Britain over a rape allegation remained unverified Wednesday, with no official police or court confirmation located. The claim was attributed to gossip blogger Cute Juls and circulated online. Separate allegations were described by US-based Nigerian artist Ms. Jorji, who...
