Data Centers Exposed Carriers to China Hack, House Panel Says August 5, 2026 By Kelcee Griffis US telecommunications companies connected their systems to data centers and related infrastructure in a way that exposed them to cybersecurity...
Proposed Hormuz Deal Would Give Iran Control of Inbound Traffic, Sources Say August 5, 2026 By Parisa Hafezi and Timour Azhari A proposed deal between Iran and Oman would give Tehran control over ships entering the Gulf through the Strait of...
Judge Orders Rewrite to Florida Property-Tax Amendment Ballot Wording August 5, 2026 A proposed Florida constitutional amendment that would limit some home property taxes will likely remain on the November ballot, but...
Wildfires Mean Portland Edges Out Kinshasa for World’s Worst Air August 5, 2026 By Brian K. Sullivan Wildfires burning across Washington and Oregon have left Portland with the worst air quality among major cities around the world,...
The Hartford To Acquire Equitable’s Employee Benefits Biz August 5, 2026 In a deal designed to boost The Hartford’s growth in the small and midsized employer segment, the Connecticut-based insurer announced...
Law Restricts Her From Reducing ‘Excessive’ $91M Injured Worker Award, Judge Finds August 5, 2026 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts judge has declined to reduce the $91 million damages award she approved last September for a construction worker’s...
German DHL Cargo Plane Hits Object as Drone Found at Leipzig Airport August 5, 2026 By Peter Hobson and Helen Clark A DHL cargo aircraft hit an unknown object as it was climbing away from Leipzig/Halle airport in eastern Germany overnight,...
AI Now Fuels Over Half of Africa’s Cybercrime, Study Finds August 5, 2026 By Ruth Olurounbi Artificial intelligence is fueling more than half of cybercrime in Africa, enabling criminals to launch faster, more sophisticated attacks as...
Danube River Hits Record Lows and Threatens Romania, Hungary Nuclear Plants August 5, 2026 By Andra Timu, Thomas Escritt, Daniel Hornak and Andrea Dudik The green excavator scooped another heap of arid dirt and rocks before swiveling around to deposit the load onto barges...
Yemen’s Houthis Say They’ll Target Tankers in Northern Red Sea August 5, 2026 By Alex Longley and Omar Tamo Yemen’s Houthi militant group said it would attack Saudi oil tankers in the northern Red Sea, a potential fresh escalation...