Tag: utility

Uvalde police officers are being chastised once more after a newly released video shows them stopping for hand sanitizer and to check their phones...

The Rices fire in Northern California stymied fire crews again on Thursday, growing to 900 acres with only 12 percent containment. At least five firefighters...

The CEO of one of the country's largest wind and solar farm developers has warned Congress not to "squander" an opportunity to boost his...

Steve Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump, was sentenced Friday to four months in prison for defying a House committee investigating...

Netgear shares fell 14.2 percent after the computer equipment manufacturer reported lower-than-expected sales and revenue for the most recent quarter. In addition, the company...

Life couldn't have been better for the New York Yankees when they awoke in the Bay Area on August 28. They'd just won their...

Since his days on the campaign trail, President Biden has tried to cast himself as diametrically opposed to President Donald Trump when it comes...

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses lost power as a preliminary magnitude 6.4 earthquake shook Northern California early on Tuesday morning, startling locals...

Cracking down on Big Tech is a rare bipartisan desire, but a nearly 19-hour debate session in the House that lasted into Thursday morning...

A Georgia county's plan to build a rocket launch pad for sending satellites into space was put to voters Tuesday in a referendum forced...

More than 97 percent of California is experiencing "severe" drought conditions, raising the prospect of difficult agricultural decisions in a state that produces one-quarter...

Afghans and Westerners stranded in Kabul following the Taliban takeover began trickling into the city's US-controlled airport for evacuation flights, but entry remained extremely...

Waterloo, Iowa's first Black police chief is facing fierce opposition from some current and former officers as he works with city leaders to reform...

Nissan announced plans Thursday for a massive battery gigafactory in northeastern England, where it will produce a new electric vehicle as companies and governments...

Dozens of members of Congress have demanded the immediate release of Lt. Col. Stuart Scheller, who was imprisoned for defying orders to stop publicly...

When members of the country's ruling Communist Party extend Xi Jinping's third term as general secretary at the Party's 20th National Congress, he will...

"Fitbit, Apple, and Samsung have defined what a wearable can do, and I believe Movano, Oura, and other companies will begin to redefine that...

On Monday, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed the "Momnibus Act" into law to address racial disparities in maternal and infant health, a significant victory...

The Haitian gang that police say kidnapped 17 missionaries last week has threatened to shoot the hostages in the head if the demanded ransom...

In recent weeks, China's drones have been a consistent part of its military activity around Taiwan, demonstrating new capabilities and increasing pressure on the...

When Rebecca Firlit joined a virtual court hearing with her ex-husband earlier this month, she expected the proceedings to revolve around child support. The...

Amazon ended its late-year event with a surprise announcement: Astro, a new robot that's essentially a tablet on wheels with enough cameras to host...

In Texas, a 26-year-old woman was charged with murder after authorities claimed she caused "the death of an individual by self-induced abortion" in the...

President Joe Biden states that he doesn't believe former President Donald Trump should receive classified intelligence briefings. This is per tradition for past presidents, citing...

Squaw Valley, a popular Lake Tahoe ski resort, announced in September that it would change its name because the term was "derogatory and offensive."...

Republicans are vying for control of Congress. Just don't ask them what they plan to do if they win. Look no further than battleground North...

Promises, big asks, and optics are common for many of our CEOs. However, a lack of follow-through is eroding trust, which bodes ill for...

Senate Republicans opened Ketanji Brown Jackson's confirmation hearing by focusing on something else: old grievances, knowing they won't be able to stop her from...

Floodwaters raced down streets and engulfed lawns along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday, courtesy of historic Hurricane Michael. Ian roared closer to the expected landfall...

Republicans are growing increasingly frustrated by former President Trump's renewed focus on the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol Hill riot, fearing that it will jeopardize...

President Biden aims to stay on track with his first 100-day agenda this week as Trump’s trial is set to begin. Trump’s impeachment trial...

Jessica Stern is on a mission to advance the cause of LGBTQ people in a world where sexual orientation violence and discrimination know no...

According to a report, funeral homes in Uvalde, Texas, refused to handle services for accused Robb Elementary School shooter 18-year-old Salvador Ramos, forcing the...

In recent months, President Biden has spent hours speaking with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, and other foreign leaders...

The legal battle over every last vote in Pennsylvania's too-close-to-call Senate GOP primary has officially begun. David McCormick's campaign filed a lawsuit Monday afternoon, citing...

Several conservative media figures in the United States have joined the cause of Canadian truckers who have occupied parts of Ottawa and blocked border...

Activists in Mexico have applauded a Supreme Court decision to decriminalize abortion, claiming that it will put an end to the legal prosecution of...

On Tuesday, a California prosecutor said he would not rule out seeking the death penalty for a Chinese-American man who harbored anti-Taiwanese sentiments and...

According to senior administration officials and others briefed on the material, the US has obtained intelligence about a Russian plan to use a faked...

When the officer who killed George Floyd was found guilty of murder in April, the slain Black man's lawyer hailed the verdict as a...

Omicron is already altering the way medicine combats COVID-19. Despite the fact that it has only recently become widespread in the United States, doctors, pharmacists,...

On a mischievous Thursday night, it did appear possible to sense the roiling, quaking, and musing of so many of the 124 million Japanese,...

A complete ban on abortion may soon take effect in Nebraska. Abortion restrictions in Florida may be lowered from 15 to 12 weeks of...

Last month, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a plan to phase out all tenure in Texas' public colleges and universities, as well as...

A train barreled into an unmanned truck that had rolled onto the track Friday in Taiwan, leaving at least 51 people dead and dozens...

The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine may be less effective in people with obesity, data suggests. Italian researchers have discovered that healthcare workers with obesity produced only about...

US auto safety regulators have launched a new investigation into Tesla, this time in response to complaints that its vehicles can suddenly stop on...

Six months into the campaign to vaccinate the US population against Covid-19, stark differences in vaccination rates have emerged between the states with the...

Senator Mike Crapo (R-ID), the top Republican on the Senate Finance Committee, is emphasizing the importance of ensuring that any international tax agreement does...

Republicans, not Democrats, are seeing greater erosion of Latino voter support, owing in part to the overturning of the landmark ruling that legalized abortion,...

Lawmakers in a few states are pushing for stronger safeguards for election officials, citing growing concerns about their safety in the aftermath of the...

The Obama Presidential Center broke ground on Tuesday, after five years of opposition from park preservationists and community groups concerned that rising rent prices...

The European champions returned home at dawn Monday to the ecstatic cheers of Italians who had spent the better part of the night honking...

Russell Leaks had more reason to be concerned about the coronavirus than the average person. The 66-year-old Tennessee cook has chronic liver disease, high...

President Joe Biden said on Sunday that the United States would militarily defend Taiwan if China attacked, reiterating his support for the island as...

The United States Election Assistance Commission (EAC) reported that 560,826 mail-in ballots were rejected in the 2020 presidential election. The Election Administration Commission (EAC)...

To pay for new Covid-19 vaccines, testing, and therapeutics, Congress is considering taking back some of the money it authorized last year for a...

President Joe Biden’s first flight on Air Force One this month was only 25 minutes long. The President was headed home to Delaware for...

A shocking number of public educators have been arrested for child sex-related crimes in the first nine months of 2022. These heinous crimes and...

The European Union's drug regulator approved Pfizer's coronavirus vaccine for use on children aged 5 to 11, paving the way for shots to be...

In Haiti, nearly 150 people have been killed and scores have been injured in gunfights between warring gangs, as the latest wave of violence...

Celebrities are speaking out after the death of Daunte Wright, a 20-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by a police officer in a Minneapolis suburb during a...

Lebanon has been without a fully functioning government for nearly ten months, with President Michel Aoun and Prime Minister-designate Saad Hariri unable to reach...

The World Bank has warned that the conflict in Ukraine will result in the "largest commodity shock" since the 1970s. According to a new forecast,...

According to a company executive, Apple will change the primary cable port on its iPhones to comply with new European Union rules that require...

Ronald Rhoades and his coworkers formed a union last October, concerned about unsafe rigging, overcrowding, and other conditions at the Morton, Illinois, shop where...

Now that fired police officer Derek Chauvin has been convicted on all three counts against him, he can still file an appeal. But the...

Many Americans have abandoned their facemasks. They're going to see friends and family. They're going out to eat once more. For the most part,...

Late Wednesday, the Senate passed major legislation to resurrect a World War II-era program that will allow President Joe Biden to send weapons and...

Historically, alternate realities have dominated both fact and fiction. From the use of augmented and virtual realities in air combat training to sci-fi stories...

Ohio voters will go to the polls in less than a week for the Republican Senate midterm primary election, which will be the first...

Paul Rusesabagina, the former hotelier who inspired the acclaimed 2004 film "Hotel Rwanda," claims he was tortured for several days by Rwandan authorities at...

Many officials and health experts advise against ringing in 2022 with a couple dozen of your friends this New Year's Eve. "Omicron and delta are...

Jill Biden's weekend included five flights, 11 events, and three meetings with Democrats who all asked for her assistance ahead of the midterm elections....

According to a summary of the findings, China's preliminary report into what caused a China Eastern Airlines Boeing 737-800 to crash into a mountain...

New York City will launch the nation's largest and most comprehensive workforce development program for at-risk LGBTQ youth this summer. NYC Unity Works, a $2.6...

On Thursday, the Supreme Court rejected yet another major challenge to the Affordable Care Act, allowing the 2010 law to stand despite Republican objections...

A Congressional committee discovered that while the NFL was investigating his team for widespread workplace misconduct, Washington Commanders owner Daniel Snyder directed a "shadow...

Thursday night at the U.S. Olympic figure skating trials, as younger women began to secure their spots on the 2022 Olympic team, another woman,...

In honor of Trans Visibility Day, Americans applying for passports will be able to identify with the gender designation "X" beginning April 11, according...