Several attacks on electric grid substations around Seattle have cut electricity to homes in the area. These appear similar to attacks in North Carolina. Experts have worried that the U.S. electric grid is vulnerable to shutdown. Therefore, what experts have been anxious about has started to happen. The threat to the electric grid was supposed to be from bad actors […]

The United States has reported a whopping 59 percent increase in the number of coronavirus-related deaths in the last two weeks. Along with this, all other Covid metrics in the U.S. are on a rising trend. A 24 percent rise in Covid positive cases was reported in the country in the last two weeks, as per the latest data published […]

A producer and aspiring actor, as well as a production company with which he is a principal, are suing a second producer and his firm in a dispute over alleged unpaid commissions and other promises concerning financing of three films with the likes of Chris Pine, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Anna Kendrick and Kate Beckinsale. Matthew Dwyer and Rescue Dog […]

The United States leads the world by a very long shot in the number of guns that have proliferated into the civilian population. According to the 2018 Small Arms Survey by the Geneva-based Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, the U.S. has nearly 400 million civilian-held firearms. Most guns are held by law-abiding citizens. Still, areas with more guns […]

Who will pocket rent coming from the leased plane of Jet Airways? Who will pay provident fund (PF) and gratuity dues to previous employees? Can State Bank of India-led lenders ask Jalan-Kalrock Consortium (JKC) to give an undertaking that modifies the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT)-approved resolution plan? Has JKC fulfilled the conditions precedent (CPs), such as owning domestic airport […]

The World Trade Center towers collapsed on Sept. 11, 2001, in the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. America was not at war with any of the countries where the terrorists lived or trained – at least not as far as the president and Congress are concerned. Based on the Constitution, only Congress can declare war, and one has not […]

After moving sharply lower over the two previous sessions, stocks have shown another significant move to the downside in morning trading on Friday. With the extended sell-off, the major averages have fallen to their worst intraday levels in a month. Currently, the major averages are just off their lows of the session. The Dow is down 388.64 points or 1.2 […]

Police officers have one of the most dangerous jobs in the United States. Tasked with conducting traffic stops, patrolling high-crime areas, and arresting suspects, police face a high level of risk every time they go to work. And those risks appear to be on the rise. FBI estimates show that incidents of officers being assaulted while on duty climbed 11.2% […]

Thursday at the U.S.-Africa Leaders Summit, President Joe Biden announced an additional $2.5 billion in emergency aid and medium to long-term food security assistance for resilient African food systems and supply markets. President Biden also launched a new strategic partnership on food security between the United States and the African Union. Biden said his administration remains committed to responding to […]