U.S. Cyber Chief Says ‘Cyber Bullets’ Are Part of War on Hacks September 15, 2021 By Chris Strohm The U.S. government should be prepared to fire “cyber bullets” in response to significant hacking attacks as part of a...
Rainfall Helps Firefighters Control Southern Spain’s Inferno September 15, 2021 MADRID (AP) _ Authorities in southern Spain say that rain has helped to bring under control a major wildfire that...
Fukushima Plant Failed to Probe Cause of Faulty Filters September 15, 2021 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) — Officials at Japan’s wrecked Fukushima nuclear power plant have acknowledged they neglected to investigate the cause of...
Gulf Coast Oil Companies Return to Ida Recovery as Nicholas Recedes September 15, 2021 By Jessica Resnick-Ault and Erwin Seba HOUSTON — Energy companies worked to restore pipeline service and electricity after Tropical Storm Nicholas passed through, allowing them to...
Apple Fixes Security Hole Reportedly Used to Hack an iPhone September 15, 2021 By Frank Bajak BOSTON (AP) — Apple released a critical software patch to fix a security vulnerability that researchers said could allow hackers...
3rd Person Dies in Mississippi Highway Collapse September 15, 2021 HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A third person has died as a result of a highway collapse in south Mississippi two...
Boy Scouts, Mormon Church Reach $1 Billion Settlement With Sex Abuse Victims September 15, 2021 By Maria Chutchian The Boy Scouts of America on Tuesday secured more than $1 billion in new settlements to resolve sex abuse claims,...
Nicholas Threatens to Lash Gulf Coast With Rain for Days September 15, 2021 By Brian K. Sullivan, Josh Saul and Maxwell Adler Tropical Storm Nicholas is lashing the U.S. Gulf Coast with torrential rain that could last for days, knocking out power,...
Formosa Plastics to Pay Nearly $3M to Settle Air Pollution Charges September 14, 2021 By Sarah N. Lynch WASHINGTON — The U.S. subsidiary of Formosa Plastics Corp. will pay $2.85 million to settle civil charges it violated federal...
Crews in Southern Spain Face ‘Complex’ Wildfire For 5th Day September 14, 2021 By Aritz Parra MADRID (AP) — Firefighting crews near southern Spain’s Costa del Sol were hoping for much-needed rainfall Monday to help them...