An evacuation order is in effect for the Sugar Pine area of Madera County, California, due to an immediate threat to life from the Lewis Fire, officials announced Saturday morning. The Madera County Sheriff's Office issued the order for evacuation zone MAD-E0063, which covers the Sugar Pine community. "There is an...
The U.S. Energy Secretary has issued an emergency electricity order for 17 states to reduce the risk of blackouts during an intensifying summer heat dome. The order, effective through Monday, August 3, authorizes the Southwest Power Pool to dispatch backup generation units and modify operations to maintain grid reliability. The...
US YouTuber and livestreamer IShowSpeed, real name Darren Watkins Jr., briefly alarmed fans on Friday after a celebratory stunt for reaching 60 million YouTube subscribers went wrong. Filming with a professional stunt team and medic present, he attempted to lift off using dozens of balloons when he suddenly fell to...
Hughes Network Systems, a major satellite internet provider, is preparing to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection as a $1.5 billion debt payment comes due on August 1, according to a Wall Street Journal report. The company, a subsidiary of EchoStar, had only $102 million in cash on hand as of...
At Camp David on Friday, President Donald Trump said the United States has not agreed to let Ukraine build Patriot missile interceptors, reversing a pledge he made earlier this month at the NATO summit. Trump cited concerns about sharing advanced missile technology and potential future misuse. He discussed the issue...
Apple shares fell nearly 10 percent on Friday, July 31, 2026, following a disappointing financial forecast that revealed the company is struggling to secure necessary hardware components amid an artificial intelligence-driven data center boom straining global supply chains. The market decline marked the corporation's worst single-day stock drop since the...
North West has canceled her “Kimokawaii” headlining tour just days before its planned August 5 kickoff in Dallas, Texas. Ticketmaster lists the Dallas opener and an August 17 Toronto date as canceled, and most other dates have been removed or marked canceled, while the official tour website has been taken...
United Nations officials and climate scientists warn that a rapidly intensifying El Niño has reached record-level strength in its early stages, with a key equatorial Pacific monitoring zone logging its highest sea surface temperatures for 15 consecutive weeks. Speaking in New York and Geneva, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the...
CBS Sports placed lead NFL analyst Tony Romo on indefinite leave after his July 23 arrest in Wisconsin on suspicion of operating a vehicle under the influence. Milwaukee County deputies stopped Romo on Interstate 43, citing his driving in a gore area, red glassy eyes, alcohol odor, poor field tests,...
Chinese artificial intelligence firm Moonshot established a computing agreement with Alibaba Group for the operation of approximately 20,000 Nvidia chips, according to a report published by Bloomberg News on Friday, July 31, 2026. Alibaba, functioning as one of Moonshot's primary institutional investors, mandates that portfolio companies utilize its enterprise...
