Stories from United States

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Alaska, indicating critical fire weather conditions. The warning is in effect until 10:00 PM AKDT on June 1. This alert was issued by the National Weather Service in Anchorage, AK.

California is reportedly struggling with a amount of low-quality internet campaign content, referred to as 'slop.' This issue is expected to persist into the 2028 election cycle.

Leaders in the cybersecurity industry are increasing investments in artificial intelligence-based defenses.

Chuck Schumer declared a total war on what he described as Donald Trump's corrupt $1.776 billion 'anti-weaponization' slush fund. He vowed to force Republicans to vote against it through reconciliation or other means.

The USDA has canceled $300 million in farm grants, citing fraud as the reason for the decision. The source questions whether evidence was fabricated.

An audit found that the National Vulnerability Database has a backlog of 27,000 CVEs. The audit also identified $200,000 in wasted funds related to the NVD's collapse.

OpenPayd will list on Nasdaq through a merger with Titan Acquisition Corp., valued at $1.145 billion. The deal is expected to close in Q4 2026, providing $276 million for US expansion. The platform serves over 1,100 clients and bridges TradFi and DeFi.

SpaceX successfully fired up its next-gen Version 3 Starship, featuring key upgrades to propulsion and payload capacity. The first is a Smart Dragon 3 launch with an unknown payload, with its status to be confirmed. The second is a H3-30 test flight with a 'Go for Launch' status.

Smaller investment advisers, broker-dealers, and transfer agents must have a board-approved incident response program by June 3. The SEC's exam unit begins its review on Wednesday.

Jacob Daniel Baker, 36, was arrested without incident on Thursday. He is a suspect in three killings on Hawaii's Big Island. The first body was discovered nearly three days prior to his arrest.