Bomb threats prompt evacuations of government buildings in several states, but no explosives found
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – Government buildings in multiple states were evacuated Thursday following bomb threats, causing brief chaos in some areas for the second day in a row. The Mississippi State Capitol and courthouses in Arkansas, Hawaii, Maine, Montana and New Hampshire were evacuated or searched, but no explosives were immediately found and the buildings […]
Small earthquake hits NYC leading to buildings to shake
A small earthquake struck New York City Tuesday morning, shaking buildings on Roosevelt Island in the East River and leading to power outages. The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reported a magnitude 1.7 earthquake that struck Astoria, Queens around 5:45 a.m. Residents of Roosevelt Island were shaken, with residents reporting hearing a loud explosion, according to […]
At least a dozen dead in Japan after 7.6 earthquake strikes — buildings wrecked, power out in freezing temperatures
NANAO, Japan — Japan was struggling to grasp the extent of the damage from an earthquake that struck its west coast on Tuesday, leaving at least a dozen people dead, buildings and highways destroyed, and people stranded in subzero temperatures. A wide range of homes lost power. Earthquake of provisional magnitude 7.6 RBI A tsunami […]