Iranian cyber actors have spent the past year using “brute force” and other techniques to gain access to multiple critical infrastructure organizations and steal information, an advisory from the U.S., Canada and Australia says. The joint advisory released Wednesday by the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation says the actors…
A Florida man has been arrested and charged with aggravated animal cruelty after he allegedly left his dog tied to a fence ahead of Hurricane Milton‘s landfall in the state last week. The Florida Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles announced the charges on Tuesday. The authority said the dog, now known as “Trooper,”…
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Federal Aviation Administration said Tuesday it is opening an audit into runway incursion risks at the 45 busiest U.S. airports after a series of troubling near miss incidents. Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board said air-traffic controllers cleared an Alaska Airlines ALK.N jet last month…
Top security officials in the U.S. remain stumped after an unknown fleet of drones breached restricted military airspace for 17 straight days last December. A new report, first detailed by the Wall Street Journal, says military personnel reported witnessing the mysterious fleet over a stretch of land at Langley Air Force Base along Virginia’s shore….
The Montreal Canadiens have ridden outstanding goaltending to a fast start this season. Certainly it is early returns, but Samuel Montembeault has been the best goalie in the league in the first week. However, that ended with a poor night for Montembeault and the Canadiens defence as the Pittsburgh Penguins won 6-3. Wilde Horses The…
Hurricane Milton has left a trail of destruction as it pummelled Florida’s coastal areas, damaging homes, flooding roads and knocking out power for millions. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the extent of the damage from the Category 3 storm was still being assessed, but it “was not the worst-case scenario” that many had been bracing…
In the aftermath of two catastrophic hurricanes, Milton and Helene, the southern U.S. is grappling with widespread destruction, power outages and mounting health concerns. Hurricane Milton tore through Florida on Wednesday evening, compounding the devastation caused just weeks earlier by Hurricane Helene. The region is now grappling with widespread power outages, contaminated water and a…
Florida residents repaired damage from Hurricane Milton and cleaned up debris Friday after the storm smashed through coastal communities and tore homes to pieces, flooded streets and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least eight people were dead, but many expressed relief that Milton wasn’t worse. The hurricane spared densely populated Tampa a direct…
On Thursday night, Tesla CEO Elon Musk set his sights on the future as his sleek, self-driving Cybercab drove through a staged city street at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, Calif. — but the flashy display wasn’t quite enough to truly woo investors. The Cybercab, a robotaxi, is an autonomous, shiny, two-seater vehicle with double…
A man clinging to a cooler in the Gulf of Mexico was rescued by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter team Thursday, after this boat was stranded overnight in the turmoil caused by Hurricane Milton. The man, only identified by officials as “Capt. Dave,” was able to make contact with the coast guard on Monday to…
