After two powerful storms struck Hawaii over the past week, officials are warning that one of the largest dams on the island of Oahu is at risk of imminent failure. Water was flowing over the top of the Wahiawa dam on Thursday morning local time. Officials issued evacuation notices for two towns, Waialua and Haleiwa, … Read more
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Democrat-backed Virginia law restricting how colleges review applicants’ criminal histories is facing renewed scrutiny after the Old Dominion University attack, with former Attorney General Jason Miyares calling it “Exhibit A” of policies he argues put public safety at risk. Miyares, now a partner at Torridon Law, … Read more
At one airport, half of the airport-security staff didn’t show up thanks to the Senate Democratic shutdown. Source link
The Trump administration ordered the release of 172 million barrels of oil from the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve this week, making it the second-largest release from the reserve in its history after former President Joe Biden’s 2022 withdrawal of 180 million barrels. The move was meant to stem oil prices, which hovered over $100 a … Read more
Notorious Latin American narco trafficker Sebastian Marset, who eluded police for years, was handed over to U.S. authorities after his arrest Friday in Bolivia. Marset, a Uruguayan national who was on the U.S.’ most-wanted fugitives list, was passed to agents of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration at Santa Cruz airport, then put on a U.S. … Read more
The state of Oregon may soon have some new public property: A spectacular waterfall, beloved by generations, that was recently put up for sale on Redfin. Abiqua Falls — known for its 92-foot (28-meter) vertical drop over a columnar basalt cliff — has been privately owned for over a century but open to the public. … Read more
Tuesday’s primaries across three states saw incumbents wobble, general election matchups form and runoffs extend intraparty fights. They also highlighted broader lessons about the state of national politics, from President Donald Trump’s enduring power over the GOP to the disagreements over ideology, generation and strategy that continue to divide Democrats. In Texas, where the Republican … Read more
 4m ago Israel warns of another Iranian missile launch The Israel Defense Forces warned Tuesday morning of a new Iranian missile launch and urged people to heed orders from the country’s Home Front Command to seek shelter. “Defense systems are operating to intercept the threat,” the IDF said, repeating warnings that have been issued … Read more
Before Monday’s blizzard, I happened to drive by a towering peak of snow in South Boston. If I were to rub my eyes and squint, I could have been convinced that the view in front of me was from back home in Pennsylvania. But no, the mountainous site seemed to be a snow farm, one … Read more
NASA on Wednesday is set to roll its enormous Space Launch System rocket back to the hangar for repairs, a move that will delay the launch of four astronauts on a long-awaited flight around the moon by at least a month. The 322-foot-tall rocket has been sitting out at the launch pad at Florida’s Kennedy … Read more