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U.S. Braces for ‘Low-Level’ Cyber Attacks by Iran After Airstrikes
U.S. officials are warning businesses to brace for potential Iranian cyber attacks following American airstrikes on the country's nuclear sites, an event that experts say could draw a relatively ...
Soaring Temperatures Stress U.S. Grids
Blistering heat is straining power grids across the eastern half of the U.S., leading to a blackout in part of New York City's borough of Queens as the local utility issued a warning to conserve ...
Commercial Fleet Report Shows Collision Rates, Close Calls Rise
Despite a 24 percent increase in industry-wide collision rates per vehicle from Q3 2023 through Q4 2024, new global data shows a significant reduction in the more severe collision levels compared to ...
Researchers Collected 4,000 Hailstones While Chasing Storms
Dozens of researchers are chasing, driving and running into storms to collect fresh hail, getting their car bodies and their own bodies dented in the name of science. They hope these hailstones will ...
First Named Tropical Storm of the Season Forms in the Atlantic
Tropical Storm Andrea has formed in the Atlantic, marking the first storm of the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season, according to the National Hurricane Center. Andrea is moving toward the east-northeast ...
California’s Crackdown on Organized Retail Theft Nets $6.5M in Stolen Goods Seized
California recovered 113,245 stolen items worth nearly $6.5 million so far this year as a result of a crackdown on organized retail theft, Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week. From January to ...
Record 72.2M Americans Plan Domestic Travel Over July 4th Holiday
The Independence Day holiday is going to be a busy one for domestic travelers, according to AAA projections. More than 72 million people will travel at least 50 miles or more from home over the nine ...
Tesla Tests Robotaxis in Texas
Tesla deployed a small group of self-driving taxis picking up paying passengers on Sunday in Austin, Texas, with CEO Elon Musk announcing the "robotaxi launch" and social-media influencers posting ...