Arrest made in 2022 migrant smuggling boat capsizing that killed 39 peopleOn Jan. 25, 2022, a Jacksonville-based tugboat crew returning from a job in Puerto Rico found an overturned 25-foot boat with a man sitting on the hull floating about 45 miles off Fort Pierce Inlet. The crew rescued 22-year-old Juan Esteban Montoya, who later told federal agents he and his 18-year-old sister were among 40 people on the boat when its…Spokane Spokesman-Review2d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticemigrant smuggling arrest
Northern Minnesota Farmers Could Get Federal Disaster LoansFarmers affected by the drought may use disaster loans to replace equipment, livestock or refinance debt.kdhlradio.com8d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetusda disaster declaration
Southern Minnesota flood cleanup underway as FEMA set to start assessmentsSouthern and southeastern Minnesota are still picking up the pieces after severe flooding, and state and federal help is now on the way.FOX 99d agoWhole story →SecurityBuildminnesota flood cleanup
Helene water recovery leaves NC funding gapEPA officials visited Hendersonville as Western North Carolina rebuilds water systems with federal disaster aid approved in December 2024.Asheville Citizen-Times9d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanethelene water recovery
Indian police use tear gas against protesters seeking chief election commissioner's resignationIndian police used tear gas and water cannons on Friday to disperse opposition Congress party members during nationwide protests demanding the resignation of the head of the election commission, whom they accuse of manipulating voter rolls.Reuters13d agoWhole story →SecurityJusticeindian election commissioner protests
AI Ads Flood Campaign Trail Despite Growing Data Center OutrageAt least 164 political advertisements this year were generated or enhanced by artificial intelligence (AI), according to a Wesleyan Media Project report, as voter frustration over data center construction intensifies across the country. About 80% of those ads came from Republican candidates or GOP groups, the report said. Examples include a Texas Senate…Natural News15d agoWhole story →SecurityCultureai in campaign ads
Santa Fe’s EnviTrace joins federal AI push to forecast water levels and floodsSanta Fe company EnviTrace will use artificial intelligence through the DOE’s Genesis Mission to improve water-level and flood forecasting in the Colorado River Basin.Albuquerque Journal18d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanetgenesis mission launch
Rich nations are handing Nepal a climate crisis bill it can’t affordWork to rebuild trade routes destroyed by catastrophic flooding in Nepal has begun, with a new bridge across the Tadi River that the Nepali Army is calling the “bridge of hope.”Cable News Network27d agoWhole story →SecurityBuildnepal flooding crisis
South Carolina receives $33 million for Hurricane Helene recovery, reservoir repairsNearly two years after Hurricane Helene devastated the Carolinas, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is sending more than $33 million to South Carolina to fund ongoing recovery and prevention projects.Live 5 News WCSC29d agoWhole story →SecurityPlanethurricane helene recovery funding
