Internet users across the northeast U.S. reported widespread outages Tuesday. In an emailed statement 90 minutes after the outage was first reported, Verizon said it was working on the problem hurting Fios service “throughout the Northeast corridor” and that some service had already been restored. The telecom giant had reported...
Internet Problems Snag Start of New School Year in Fresno
On the first day of the new school year for Fresno Unified and Clovis Unified students on Monday, school officials quickly learned just how tenuous the distance learning connection between students and teachers could be. Fresno Unified School District website servers couldn't handle the demand and had to be shut...
Fresno Unified Plans to Roll Out Its Own Internet in South Neighborhoods
Fresno Unified students who need the internet for virtual instruction this school year won't have to try to find a shady spot near a Wi-Fi-equipped school bus as they did in the waning weeks of the past school year. Listen to this article: The district is planning to pilot its...
Free Hot Spots Connect Fresno Unified Students With Internet
Didn't get your homework done because you don't have access to the internet? That excuse won't work any longer for the Fresno Unified students who are getting a free mobile hot spot. Project Connect and Sprint's 1Million Project Foundation are providing hot spots to 1,000 Fresno Unified high schoolers this...
Beware of the Smart Device: Ways to Stay Private and Safe
NEW YORK — Did someone invite a spy into your home over the holidays? Maybe so, if a friend or family member gave you a voice-controlled speaker or some other smart device. It's easy to forget, but everything from internet-connected speakers with voice assistants such as Amazon's Alexa to television...
As Epstein Died, Guards Allegedly Shopped Online and Slept
NEW YORK — Two jail guards responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records to conceal they were sleeping and browsing the internet during the hours they were supposed to be keeping a close watch on prisoners. Guards Tova Noel and...
Amnesty Says at Least 106 Killed in Iran Protests
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Amnesty International, citing “credible reports,” said Tuesday it believes at least 106 people have been killed during protests in Iran over a rise in government-set gasoline prices. Iran’s government, which has not made nationwide numbers available for the toll of the unrest that began Sunday,...
South Dakota's ‘Meth. We’re On It’ Campaign Draws Internet Snickers
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota sparked online guffaws Monday by rolling out an anti-drug campaign featuring people saying, “Meth, I’m on it,” and the governor said the backlash proves the effort to raise awareness is working. The nearly $1.4 million campaign aimed at tackling the state’s methamphetamine epidemic includes...
Iran’s Top Leader Warns ‘Thugs’ as Protests Reach 100 Cities
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran’s supreme leader on Sunday cautiously backed the government’s decision to raise gasoline prices by 50% after days of widespread protests, calling those who attacked public property during demonstrations “thugs” and signaling that a potential crackdown loomed. The government shut down internet access across the...
Homework Gap: Millions of Students Lack Internet at Home
HARTFORD, Conn. — With no computer or internet at home, Raegan Byrd's homework assignments present a nightly challenge: How much can she get done using just her smartphone? On the tiny screen, she switches between web pages for research projects, losing track of tabs whenever friends send messages. She uses...