Gov. Hochul Says New York’s New AI Compliance Office Could Explore ‘Kill Switch’ September 22, 2026 By Raga Justin New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is launching a new office to monitor safety compliance for massive artificial intelligence companies, echoing...
FAA Resolves Air Traffic Outage That Snarled Northeast Travel September 21, 2026 By Allyson Versprille The Federal Aviation Administration said it’s resolved the equipment outage at an air traffic facility in Philadelphia that severely disrupted...
Missouri Contractor Faces $180K Judgment Over Fraudulent Home Repairs September 21, 2026 Missouri Attorney General Hanaway announced that her office secured more than $180,000 in a restitution judgment against Daniel M. Carbone,...
Scientists Research Deeper-Rooted Crops to Combat Climate Change September 21, 2026 By Joshua A. Bickel and Annika Hammerschlag Research scientist Ashish Rajurkar kneels in the dirt, lifting a large clod of soil tangled around a soybean plant. He...
Most Texas Utility Companies Not Providing Wildfire Response Plans September 21, 2026 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune Only eight of 160 utility companies that operate in fire-prone areas of Texas have complied with a law that helps...
Musk’s Boring Co. Working on Tunnel to Link Austin and San Antonio September 21, 2026 By María Paula Mijares Torres Elon Musk said his Boring Co. venture is working on a tunnel project in Texas that would connect the cities...
Specialty Insurer Orion180 Falls 2.8% After $240 Million IPO September 21, 2026 By Anthony Hughes Orion180 Insurance Group Inc. fell 2.8% in its first day of trading after the company raised $240 million from its...
Cause Under Investigation After Upstate South Carolina Fire Destroys Six Businesses September 21, 2026 Fire investigators were working to determine the cause of a blaze that completely gutted seven buildings and six businesses in...
Starbucks Settles Florida Lawsuit Claiming Diversity Policies Were Illegal September 21, 2026 By Daniel Wiessner Starbucks agreed on Thursday to settle a discrimination lawsuit by the state of Florida, pledging not to adopt race- or...
Virginia Tightens Data Center Restrictions Amid Political Backlash September 21, 2026 The state of Virginia is tightening permitting, commercial and environmental controls on data centers as political backlash grows against the...