HARRISBURG, Pa. — A small western Pennsylvania water authority was just one of multiple organizations breached in the United States by Iran-affiliated hackers who targeted a specific industrial control device because it is Israeli-made, U.S. and Israeli authorities say. “The victims span multiple U.S. states,” the FBI, the Environmental Protection...
Israel Orders Evacuations as It Widens Offensive but Palestinians Are Running out of Places to Go
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel's military renewed calls Monday for mass evacuations from the southern town of Khan Younis, where tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians have sought refuge in recent weeks, as it widened its ground offensive and bombarded targets across the Gaza Strip. The expanded operations, following the...
Kiss Say Farewell to Live Touring, Become First US Band to Go Virtual and Become Digital Avatars
On Saturday night, Kiss closed out the final performance of their “The End of the Road” farewell tour at New York City’s famed Madison Square Garden. But as dedicated fans surely know — they were never going to call it quits. Not really. During their encore, the band’s current lineup — founders...
What to Know About Hanukkah and How It’s Celebrated Around the World
Hanukkah — also spelled Chanukah or other transliterations from Hebrew — is Judaism’s “festival of lights.” On eight consecutive nightfalls, Jews gather with family and friends to light one additional candle in the menorah — a multibranched candelabra. In Hebrew, Hanukkah means “dedication,” and the holiday marks the rededication of...
Amazon’s Internal Plans to Advance Its Interests in California Are Laid Bare in Leaked Memo
NEW YORK — An internal Amazon memo has provided a stark look at the company’s carefully laid out plans to grow its influence in California through a plethora of efforts that include burnishing its reputation through charity work and pushing back against “labor agitation” from the Teamsters and other groups....
CA Cities and Farms Will Get 10% of Requested State Water Supplies to Start 2024
SACRAMENTO — California water agencies serving 27 million people will get 10% of the water they requested from state supplies to start 2024 due to a relatively dry fall, even though the state's reservoirs are in good shape, state officials said Friday. The state's Department of Water Resources said there...
Walmart Latest Big Advertiser to Pull Out of Musk’s X Amid Widening Concerns Over Hate Speech, Reach
Walmart is the latest company to publicly join the growing flock of major advertisers to pull spending from X, Elon Musk’s beleaguered social media company, amid concerns about hate speech — as well as reaching a sizeable audience on the platform. “We aren’t advertising on X as we’ve found some...
Audra McDonald Says She’s Proud to Be From Fresno After Rose Parade Grand Marshal Selection
PASADENA — Audra McDonald — ever proud of her Fresno roots —will serve as grand marshal of the 135th Rose Parade next year. The 53-year-old actor and singer was introduced Friday on the lawn of Tournament House in Pasadena. McDonald's Connection to the Rose Parade “As a California kid raised...
House Expels New York Rep. George Santos. It’s Just the Sixth Expulsion in the Chamber’s History
WASHINGTON — The House voted on Friday to expel Republican Rep. George Santos of New York after a critical ethics report on his conduct that accused him of converting campaign donations for his own use. He was just the sixth member in the chamber's history to be ousted by colleagues....
Retired Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, the First Woman on the Supreme Court, Has Died at Age 93
WASHINGTON — Former Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, an unwavering voice of moderate conservatism and the first woman to serve on the nation’s highest court, has died. She was 93. The court says she died in Phoenix on Friday, of complications related to advanced dementia and a respiratory illness....