Supreme Court paves the way for Louisiana congressional districts to be redrawn
The decision was expected in light of the court’s ruling affirming a key part of the Voting Rights Act in a similar case from Alabama.
Billions in federal infrastructure spending could be wasted due to outdated government rainfall models
NOAA’s precipitation expectation model, Atlas 14, is based on backward-looking data and does not incorporate the effects of global warming.
Storms, air traffic control facility delay thousands of flights
The disruptions added to flight delays throughout the U.S. due to thunderstorms on Sunday.
San Antonio airport worker dies after being ‘ingested’ into airplane engine in apparent freak accident
A Delta flight arriving from Los Angeles was taxiing to the gate when an employee was sucked into the engine, the NTSB said.
Trump’s GOP lead grows after latest indictment, poll finds
But a new national NBC News poll shows the party is split over whether Trump should remain the leader of the GOP.
Train carrying hazardous materials derails and bridge collapses into Montana river
The derailment and collapse into the Yellowstone River involved as many as eight cars, with those carrying molten sulfur and asphalt described as “compromised.”
Legacy media companies enter dark times as failures mount and Netflix rises again
This year was supposed to be a rebound for legacy media companies such as Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery. But it’s been a rough ride so far.
Why billionaire Dustin Moskovitz keeps buying up shares of his software company Asana
Asana CEO Dustin Moskovitz has taken an unusually large equity position in his company after the stock plummeted from its 2021 high.
Newly declassified report shows U.S. intelligence community remains divided over likely origin of Covid
The report’s release was required by the Covid–19 Origin Act of 2023, which was passed unanimously by both chambers of Congress and signed into law by Biden.
Microsoft says it looked at acquiring Zynga but opted to go bigger with Activision
Microsoft has been eager to grow in mobile gaming to stay relevant with consumers, and previously had talks about acquiring Zynga.
