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A view of cellular communication towers on March 6, 2014. A private sector company released a routine test message from the National Weather Service as an official tsunami warning, resulting in widespread reports of tsunami warnings.

False Tsunami Warning Issued Across The East Coast And Caribbean

The National Weather Service says a private company erroneously released a routine test message as an official warning. But AccuWeather blames the NWS for miscoding the message.

A worker walks out of an Amazon Fulfillment Center, Wednesday, March 31, 2021, in North Las Vegas. Amazon said it will stop testing its workers for COVID-19 at its warehouses at the end of July, citing the availability of vaccines and free testing. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Senators Want An Investigation Of How Amazon Treats Its Pregnant Workers

Lawmakers urged the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission to investigate in a letter signed by Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren and 3 others.

People hold Cuban, Venezuelan and Nicaraguan flags during a protest showing support for Cubans demonstrating against their government, at Versailles Restaurant in Miami, on July 18 2021. - Cuba's President Miguel Diaz-Canel on July 17 denounced what he said was a false narrative over unrest on the Caribbean island, as the Communist regime vigorously pushed back against suggestions of historically widespread discontent. (Photo by Eva Marie UZCATEGUI / AFP) (Photo by EVA MARIE UZCATEGUI/AFP via Getty Images)

Key Facts About The U.S. Latino Population To Kick Off Hispanic Heritage Month

The Pew Research Center has been tracking key facts and figures on U.S. Latinos for years. Here are some of the latest highlights.

This aerial photo shows the Bonanza Creek Ranch in Santa Fe, N.M., Saturday, Oct. 23, 2021. Actor Alec Baldwin fired a prop gun on the set of a Western being filmed at the ranch on Thursday, Oct. 21, killing the cinematographer, officials said. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Alec Baldwin was practicing for a scene when gun went off, affidavits show

Alec Baldwin was practicing a stunt when a prop gun he was holding fired and killed 42-year-old cinematographer Halyna Hutchins and injured Director Joel…

In this Jan. 12, 2021, photo, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

House To Transmit Article Of Impeachment To Senate On Monday, Schumer Says

The move would trigger preparations for a Senate trial against former President Donald Trump. But House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, who must deliver the article, has not yet publicly commented.

Rep. Antonio Delgado. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

Otsego Officials Say Federal Aid Won't Completely Cover Pandemic Budget Losses

“When our sales tax is cut by that much it affects us, when other counties weren’t nearly as affected because the majority of their revenue comes from tax revenue."

The Remains Of 215 Indigenous Children Have Been Found At A Former School In Canada

The remains were discovered in a mass grave on the grounds of a former residential school that was once part of a nationwide effort to assimilate Indigenous children.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul outlines her state budget proposal on Jan. 18, 2022. (Mike Groll/Office of Gov. Kathy Hochul)

Hochul 'prohibitive favorite' to win June primary

Gov. Kathy Hochul is having a very good week.

Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes (left) looks as Mayor Jenny Durkan (right) announces on Thursday the city's intention to vacate misdemeanor marijuana possession convictions.

Seattle Moves to Dismiss Marijuana Misdemeanors

Mayor Jenny Durkan says getting the criminal convictions wiped from personal records is "a necessary step to right the wrongs of what was a failed 'War on Drugs.'"

FILE - A person picks through trash for reusable items as a fire rages at the Bhalswa landfill in New Delhi, April 27, 2022. Landfills are releasing far more planet-warming methane into the atmosphere from the decomposition of waste than previously thought, a study suggests. Smoke hung over New Delhi for days after the massive landfill caught fire as the country was sweltering in an extreme heat wave. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File)

Scientists say landfills release more planet-warming methane than previously thought

A study builds on research that shows landfills are the third-largest source of methane emissions globally, after oil and gas systems and agriculture.

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