A major earthquake has rocked the Alaska Peninsula, with fears that a tsunami could follow. The quake has a magnitude of 8.1 and took place 11 miles under the sea, according to the U.S. Tsunami Warning System. It struck 60 miles south-east from the the city of Chignik, the service added. A tsunami warning has […]
HOUSTON (REUTERS) – A Texas man has pleaded guilty to involvement in a scheme to fraudulently sell 50 million N95 respirator masks he did not have for US$317.6 million (S$430 million) to the government of New South Wales in Australia, US prosecutors said. Arael Doolittle entered his plea to a wire fraud conspiracy charge on […]
When Eric Adams arrived on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, he received a warm welcome from members of the state’s congressional delegation — but also a pointed reminder about the importance of unity. At a closed-door meeting of New York Democratic elected officials, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez advised Mr. Adams, the Democratic nominee for mayor of […]
When Eric Adams arrived on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, he received a warm welcome from members of the state’s congressional delegation — but also a pointed reminder about the importance of unity. At a closed-door meeting of New York Democratic elected officials, Representative Nydia M. Velázquez advised Mr. Adams, the Democratic nominee for mayor of […]
“I hated the way the company treated me like I was sick.” — Emi Nietfeld, a former Google employee In late 2018, Chelsey Glasson, a researcher at Google who had worked there for four years, moved to a new team. She was pregnant at the time and said she immediately felt she was being discriminated […]
America’s divisions are huge, but the country appears to have come together to support Simone Biles, one of the world’s most famous athletes. The superstar US gymnast pulled out of two events at the Tokyo Olympics – the women’s team final on Tuesday and then Thursday’s women’s all-around competition – to focus on her mental […]
America’s divisions are huge, but the country appears to have come together to support Simone Biles, one of the world’s most famous athletes. The superstar US gymnast pulled out of two events at the Tokyo Olympics – the women’s team final on Tuesday and then Thursday’s women’s all-around competition – to focus on her mental […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US prosecutor Thea Kendler, an attorney on the criminal case against China’s Huawei and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, will be nominated for a Commerce Department post vital to controlling exports to China, according to a person familiar with the matter. Kendler, an attorney in the Justice Department’s national security division, […]
WASHINGTON (REUTERS) – US prosecutor Thea Kendler, an attorney on the criminal case against China’s Huawei and its chief financial officer Meng Wanzhou, will be nominated for a Commerce Department post vital to controlling exports to China, according to a person familiar with the matter. Kendler, an attorney in the Justice Department’s national security division, […]
After a brief respite this week, during which some Californians saw rain for the first time in months, the state’s energy grid operators are again urging residents to conserve power as temperatures climb. The California Independent System Operator issued what is known as a “flex alert” for the entire state for 4 p.m. to 9 […]