A wave of cyberattacks targeting U.S. public water systems is heightening concerns about security gaps at utilities, with government officials warning that hackers are exploiting a particularly vulnerable industrial computer, according to security experts. U.S. water systems in at least a dozen states have been targeted by the attacks, which officials suspect may be linked…
Police said a man charged with starting a wildfire in Spokane, Washington, confessed to the crime, describing how he planned it for weeks and created a device to ignite a blaze that destroyed hundreds of buildings. Aaron Farinacci researched the weather to predict a day that would have “high winds, low humidity, sort of high…
A water crisis in Puerto Rico has reached a fever pitch as the U.S. territory will implement rationing measures amid a drought with no relief in sight. Residents of San Juan and neighboring communities have been without reliable water for more than 100 days. Starting Friday morning, more than 180,000 customer accounts will be without…
Italy placed all of its major cities under the highest heat alert Thursday as a blistering heat wave gripped Europe. The heat has set a national temperature record in Austria, fueled wildfires in France and disrupted energy and transport systems across the continent. Temperatures have climbed to above 104 degrees Fahrenheit in several countries, prompting…
President Trump is taking issue with recent reports of significant U.S. munitions shortages due to the war with Iran. In a post on his Truth Social platform early Thursday, Mr. Trump said, “The U.S. has massive amounts of ‘munitions,’ especially of certain types. Additionally, large amounts are being manufactured and shipped to the U.S. as needed….
WASHINGTON: Immigrants seeking work permits, green cards, or changes of status could face a greater risk of having their applications denied under a new US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy that took effect on August 5. The policy, announced by USCIS on Wednesday, gives immigration officials broader discretion to deny incomplete applications without first…
Tech giant Meta revealed Wednesday that one of its artificial intelligence models hacked another organization during testing, the third time in recent weeks that an AI model has improperly accessed a third-party company. In a statement provided to CBS News, Meta said that “a misconfiguration by Irregular, an independent testing company Meta uses, inadvertently…
Authorities in northwestern Colombia said they rescued a newborn hippopotamus found alone by fishermen on the banks of a river and showing signs of malnutrition. Colombia has around 200 so-called “cocaine hippos” living in the wild, according to the Environment Ministry, all of which descended from a colony brought to South America by slain cocaine kingpin…
The government on Wednesday announced a reduction of Rs per litre in the price of petrol and Rs per litre in the price of high-speed diesel (HSD). Following the revision, petrol will retail at Rs333.01 per litre, while HSD will cost Rs383.86 per litre. The government continues to levy Rs110 per litre in taxes and…
The Walt Disney Company and TikTok on Wednesday announced a deal that will allow content creators to make videos featuring characters from Disney brands such as Marvel, Pixar and Star Wars. That short-form content will be shared across TikTok and on Vert, a vertical video feed on the Disney+ streaming app, the companies said in…
