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Month: February 2021

More than $30 million needed for riot aftermath and increased Capitol security, official says in House testimony

A House subcommittee is slated to hear testimony Wednesday to assess the damage as a result of the violent January 6 insurrection, and according to at least one official’s testimony, the price tag to address the riot damage and increased Capitol Hill security is already $30 million. Architect of the Capitol J. Brett Blanton is

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University of Michigan says it shut down a campus library for two days after discovering venomous spiders

It’s like something straight out of a nightmare — venomous spiders were found inside a University of Michigan library, causing the building to be shut down for two days last month. The “small number” of venomous Mediterranean recluse spiders were uncovered in the basement mechanical room of Shapiro Undergraduate Library in late January during a

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Microsoft tells lawmakers there’s ‘substantial evidence’ Russia was behind devastating hack

Microsoft directly blamed Russia’s foreign intelligence service on Tuesday for a devastating security breach of at least nine federal agencies and dozens of private businesses, going further than US government officials have to date in their public attribution for the hack. Testifying before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Microsoft President Brad Smith said it would likely

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Five board members of Texas grid operator ERCOT resign in wake of massive power outages during winter storm

Five members of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Board of Directors, including the chair, resigned from their positions Tuesday, effective at the conclusion of Wednesday’s board meeting, according to filings with the Public Utility Commission of Texas. ERCOT Board Chair Sally Talberg, Board Vice Chair Peter Cramton, Finance and Audit Committee Chair Terry

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Tiger Woods has non-life-threatening injuries after single-vehicle rollover crash near LA, source says

Golf legend Tiger Woods suffered compound fractures in his legs, but has non-life-threatening injuries after a single-vehicle rollover crash Tuesday morning near Los Angeles, an LA law enforcement source told CNN. Woods was conscious when deputies arrived on the scene in Rancho Palos Verdes, Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Lt. Michael White told CNN affiliate KCAL/KCBS.

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Disturbios en cárceles de Ecuador dejan al menos 67 muertos

(CNN Español) — Disturbios en tres cárceles diferentes en Ecuador el martes dejaron al menos 67 muertos, confirmó el director de Servicios Penitenciarios, Edmundo Moncayo, durante una conferencia de prensa. Los disturbios fueron causados ​​por enfrentamientos entre bandas criminales rivales dentro de las cárceles ubicadas en las provincias de Azuay, Guayas y Cotopaxi, dijo la

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