Several large data centers and crypto facilities planning to connect to the Texas power grid ahead of peak summer demand have failed key reliability tests, raising the risk of power outages just as electricity use hits its seasonal high, according to the state grid operator. The rapid expansion of data...
Putin Says He Currently Sees No Reason to Meet Ukraine’s Zelenskiy
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Friday he currently saw no reason to meet Volodymyr Zelenskiy after the Ukrainian president published an open letter proposing they hold face-to-face talks to agree an end to a war now in its fifth year. In his letter, which was sent to other countries,...
James Handy, Veteran Character Actor, Is Stabbed to Death in LA
James Handy, a character actor in such films as “Logan,” “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Arachnophobia,” was found stabbed to death at a home in Los Angeles on Wednesday, the police said. He was 81. A 44-year-old man who is the son of Handy’s girlfriend was arrested on a murder charge,...
It’s Official: Council Promotes Amy Aller to Fresno City Clerk
The city of Fresno has a new city clerk to oversee city records and help manage council meetings. In a 6-0 vote Thursday afternoon, with Fresno City Councilmember Mike Karbassi abstaining, the council selected interim city clerk Amy Aller to take the permanent position. Aller told GV Wire in a...
NASA Reverses Evacuation Alert Order for Astronauts Aboard Space Station
A worsening air leak aboard the International Space Station prompted five astronauts to take shelter and prepare for evacuation for roughly two hours on Friday as Russia attempted to fix a crack on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said. The four astronauts of NASA’s Crew‑12 mission aboard the...
Amid Kennedy Center Strife, the National Symphony Faces a Cloudy Future
Since President Donald Trump took over the Kennedy Center at the start of his second term, the orchestra has seen audiences diminish, artists cancel and key staff members depart. Now, the most pressing issue is Trump’s plan to close the center for a two-year renovation, a decision that forced the...
Top-Two Primary Was Supposed to Improve CA Politics. Did It Flop?
For all the talk of a governor’s race between two Republicans, or even two Democrats, it’s looking like voters are in for a typical partisan matchup in November. In predictably Democratic California, there’s no need for a political science degree or a crystal ball to confidently predict the result of...
‘Albania Is Not for Sale’, Protesters Say Over Kushner-Linked Luxury Resort Near a Protected Wetland
Thousands of Albanians took to the streets of Tirana late on Thursday in the largest protest this week against a plan by a company linked to President Donald Trump's son-in-law to build a luxury resort in an environmentally sensitive area. Jared Kushner's investment firm Affinity Partners is involved in the €1.4...
Spirit Airlines Shutdown Forces Thousands of US Employees to Reset Careers
In April, Travis Arcamone was named flight attendant of the year at Spirit Airlines' Orlando, Florida, base. A month later, he was out of a job, after the company failed to find a way out of a second bankruptcy and collapsed in early May. Spirit's demise has left thousands of...
NASA Puts ISS Astronauts on Evacuation Alert After Worsening Air Leak
Astronauts aboard the International Space Station were ordered by NASA to shelter in their spacecraft and prepare for potential evacuation on Friday as a Russian crew attempts to fix a worsening leak of air on its portion of the orbital laboratory, NASA said. The four astronauts of NASA's Crew-12 mission...