SEA ISLAND, Ga. — The director of the National Security Agency said Sunday that a Chinese hack of three major telecommunications firms is under investigation but that it remains “premature” to discuss the case. Air Force Gen. Timothy Haugh said his command would work closely with other government agencies and private companies “to really understand … Read more
Hurricane Milton is expected to continue to develop rapidly as it soaks up its natural fuel, warm water in the Gulf of Mexico. In a nighttime bulletin Sunday, the National Hurricane Center said Milton is likely to strengthen into a major hurricane, defined by minimum sustained winds of 111 mph, within 24 hours or so. NBC … Read more
A man fell to his death while he was canyoneering in Utah’s Zion National Park on Saturday, the National Park Service said in a release. The man, 40, died after he accidentally fell near the exit of Heaps Canyon around 6 p.m., the park service said Sunday. He was not immediately identified. The man was … Read more
About 10% to 15% of California’s wildfires are ignited by arson each year — and 2024 appears to be in line with the trend. But as climate change leads temperatures to rise, fire seasons to grow longer and drought conditions to become more intense, intentionally set fires have more opportunity to take off and grow. … Read more
Video showed flames coming from underneath a Frontier flight that made a hard landing in Las Vegas after reports of smoke in the cockpit Saturday, officials said. Flight 1326 was on its way from San Diego to Las Vegas when “the pilots detected smoke and declared an emergency,” Frontier said in a statement. There were … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — America’s largest privately-owned estate has abruptly shut down in Asheville after Hurricane Helene caused extensive flooding and building damage along the 8,000 acre property. The iconic Biltmore Estate, situated in the Blue Ridge Mountains, spans 175,000 square feet, boasts 250 rooms, 43 bathrooms, 65 fireplaces and 22 miles of walking trail. Debris … Read more
The chairman of a House Homeland Security subcommittee is asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency to detail what it did to prepare for Hurricane Helene after it became clear there would be catastrophic flooding. Helene made landfall in Big Bend, Florida, on Sept. 26, causing flooding that devastated North Carolina, Tennessee and other Southern states and claimed more than 200 lives. In … Read more
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — The high water has receded and much of the chaos has calmed, but it will take weeks if not months before the city’s renowned Biltmore Village returns to prominence. On Saturday, a nearby river was now choked with trash, mud, metal and dirt. Shopping and eating out had become nonexistent. And the … Read more
CANDLER, N.C. — Urgent care facilities have started to reopen providing a crucial lifeline for many people in western North Carolina who for the past week had little access to food, water, electricity and convenient health care in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Elena Gherasim, 42, of West Asheville, said it was a “huge blessing” … Read more
For years, Jeff Sharp often relied on the same refrain when he came upon an addict. It usually involved an expletive and a blunt question: Why do you keep doing it? Back then, more than two decades ago, Sharp — a detective with the Seattle Police Department’s gang unit — was on a bike patrolling high-drug … Read more