Billionaire Elon Musk is once again using his extraordinary wealth to influence the presidential race between Republican nominee Donald Trump and rival Kamala Harris. On Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX founder promised to give away US$1 million each day until November’s election to a registered voter in key swing states who signs his online petition
Authorities in Montana are investigating after what they say began as a 911 call for a bear attack ended up turning into a homicide probe. Dustin Kjersem, 35, was found dead in his tent the morning of Oct. 12 along Moose Creek Road north of Big Sky, Mont.At a news conference Wednesday, Gallatin County Sheriff
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.
Hurricane Milton is moving away from Florida, leaving a trail of destruction and debris in its wake, and now comes the damage assessment. Fortunately, it was “not the worst-case scenario,” according to Gov. Ron DeSantis, though photos and video captured early Thursday as the sun came up show widespread damage to many parts of the
Rescue teams plucked Florida residents from the flotsam of Hurricane Milton on Thursday after the storm smashed through coastal communities where it tore homes into pieces, filled streets with mud and spawned a barrage of deadly tornadoes. At least six people were dead. Arriving just two weeks after the misery wrought by Hurricane Helene, the system also
As Hurricane Milton barrels toward Florida, expected to make landfall some time Wednesday evening, locals across the state are scrambling to make emergency preparations and hundreds of thousands are attempting to leave what are expected to be the hardest-hit areas. But with one million people in coastal areas under evacuation orders, highways to higher ground
After 67 years of welcoming guests on the Las Vegas Strip, the historic Tropicana hotel is no more. The hotel and casino tumbled to the ground in a planned implosion that featured a fireworks and drone show in the early hours of Wednesday morning, reducing to rubble the last true mob building on the Strip.There
An already hurricane-ravaged Florida faced down a powerful Hurricane Milton Wednesday night, with officials warning it could be the “storm of the century.” The U.S. National Hurricane Center (NHC) downgraded Milton to a Category 3 hurricane early Wednesday evening shortly before landfall on Florida’s west coast, with sustained winds up to 195 kilometres per hour.The
Hurricane Milton strengthened to a Category 5 storm on Monday just an hour before lunch time local time, as Florida ramps up efforts for potentially its biggest evacuation in seven years – just days after the significant impact of the hurricane Helene. Hurricane Milton reached maximum sustained winds of 160 mph (250 kph) about 715 miles
A New Jersey appeals court has ruled that a couple that suffered life-altering injuries in a car accident while taking an Uber cannot sue the tech giant because they agreed to binding arbitration in Uber’s terms of service. The couple is pushing back, claiming that their daughter, who is under 18, was the one who