BOSTON – When Boston socialites Minna Hall and Harriet Hemenway sought to end the slaughter of birds in the name of 19th century high fashion, they picked a logical namesake for their cause: John James Audubon, a naturalist celebrated for his stunning watercolors of American birds. Now, 125 years after the founding of the Massachusetts […]
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SAN FRANCISCO – A rapidly growing wildfire south of Lake Tahoe jumped a highway, prompting more evacuation orders and the cancellation of an extreme bike ride through the Sierra Nevada on Saturday as critically dangerous wildfire weather loomed in the coming days. The Tamarack Fire, which was sparked by lightning on July 4, exploded overnight […]
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WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden on Friday fired the commissioner of Social Security after the official refused to resign, and Biden accepted the deputy commissioner’s resignation, the White House said. Biden asked Commissioner Andrew Saul to resign, and his employment was terminated after he refused the Democratic president’s request, a White House official said. Deputy […]
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BECKWOURTH, CALIFORNIA – A Northern California wildfire exploding through bone-dry timber prompted Nevada authorities to evacuate a border-area community as flames leapt on ridgetops of nearby mountains. The Beckwourth Complex — a merging of two lightning-caused fires — headed into Saturday showing no sign of slowing its rush northeast from the Sierra Nevada forest region […]
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From finishing monstrous meals in just a few minutes to eating the maximum number of foods to win the game to breaking world records of diving into weird meals, food championships are interesting and super addictive. Social media has left us hooked to these interesting food fights, but a bizarre food championship of eating Key […]
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U.S. President Joe Biden has signed an executive order to promote competition in the U.S. economy for the benefit of consumers. In remarks before signing the order Friday at the White House, Biden said the measure “commits the federal government to full and aggressive enforcement of our antitrust laws.” A major U.S. business group criticized […]
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Even as the search continues over a week later for signs of life in the mangled debris of the fallen Champlain Towers South, the process of seeking answers about why it happened and who is to blame is already underway in Florida’s legal system. Authorities have opened criminal and civil investigations into the collapse of […]
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The Pentagon is scrapping a multibillion dollar cloud computing contract, which sparked a row between Microsoft and Amazon. The US Department of Defense said the $10bn contract no longer met its current needs due to the “shifting technology environment”. Microsoft was awarded the contract, but Amazon claimed President Trump had influenced the decision. Amazon and […]
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Hackers suspected of being behind a massive ransomware attack have made a demand of $70 million in cryptocurrency in exchange for unlocking all of the affected systems. The demand appeared Sunday on a dark web site used by the Russia-linked REvil gang. The cyberattack Friday hit the systems of hundreds of companies and public agencies across the world. It […]
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Rescue workers on Monday found three more bodies in the rubble of the collapsed condominium building in South Florida, bringing the death toll to 27, even as 118 people are still unaccounted for. Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava continued to describe operations in the beachside community of Surfside, now in their 12th day, as a […]
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