Wildfire with ‘zero containment’ closes in on small Arizona town
A wildfire broke out in the small desert town of Kearney, destroying two buildings and threatening to destroy more than 50 structures, authorities said Wednesday. The Simmons Fire, which started Tuesday, has burned 475 acres without being contained, according to Arizona Department of Forestry and Fire Management spokeswoman Tiffany Davila. In Kearny, a city of […]
86% Of Small Business Hurt By Inflation
An overwhelming majority of small business owners say they are being hurt by rising prices. The new survey released Wednesday by small business network Alignable shows 86% reporting being hurt by high costs with only 6% saying they are thriving and not struggling. Alignable surveyed more than 3,000 business owners from mid-April to mid-May and […]
A ‘gustnado’ churns across a Michigan lake. Experts say these small whirlwinds rarely cause damage
A freak weather phenomenon called a “gustnado” that looks like a small tornado but is actually a type of whirlwind caused by thunderstorm winds provided some dramatic moments on a western Michigan lake over the weekend. Video posted to social media showed gusty winds swirling around Gun Lake south of Grand Rapids on Sunday, causing […]
‘Mary Poppins,’ ‘It’s a Small World’ songwriter Richard M. Sherman dead at 95
Richard M. Sherman, one half of a prolific songwriting duo with his brother Robert Sherman, has died at the age of 95. of The Walt Disney Company The company announced the news on its website on Saturday. “Disney legend Richard M. Sherman, one half of the Academy Award-winning composition team The Sherman Brothers (with late […]
Pilot, 6 passengers on skydiving flight jump before small plane crashes in Missouri hayfield
Federal authorities said a pilot and six passengers on a skydiving flight jumped from a small plane Saturday before the plane crashed into a Missouri field. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) said in a statement to Fox News Digital that the single-engine Cessna U206C crashed near Butler Memorial Airport around 1 p.m. Few details […]
Richard M. Sherman, Disney hitmaker who penned ‘It’s a Small World (After All),’ ‘Mary Poppins,’ dead at 95
Richard M. Sherman, one half of the prolific and award-winning brothers who shaped the childhoods of millions with such instantly memorable songs as “Mary Poppins,” “The Jungle Book,” “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and the most-played song on the planet, “It’s a Small World,” has died. He was 95. Sherman, along with his late brother Robert, […]
Richard M. Sherman, ‘Mary Poppins’ and ‘It’s a Small World’ songwriter, dies
Lyricist Richard M. Sherman, known for writing the lyrics and music for “Mary Poppins” and “It’s a Small World,” has died at the age of 95. Sherman died Saturday at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Beverly Hills from an “age-related” illness, the release said. announcement A citation from The Walt Disney Company described him as “one […]
Baseball-Sized Hail Hits Small Colorado Town, Piles Up Knee Deep
Authorities in a northeastern Colorado town needed to use heavy equipment and snow shovels to clear knee-deep ice that accumulated from a heavy hailstorm Monday night, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Residents of Yuma, a town of 3,500 about 40 miles from the Nebraska border, had their car windshields shattered by baseball-sized hail that also […]
Biden faces small but growing group of uncommitted delegates at DNC convention
Although President Joe Biden has long clinched enough delegates for the Democratic presidential nomination, there remains a persistent thorn plaguing his campaign. At the August Democratic National Convention, there will be a small contingent of uncommitted delegates, serving as a reminder that the Democratic Party remains split over the Israel–Hamas war. ELECTION 2024: FOLLOW LATEST […]
First Small Modular Reactor Gets Certification From Nuclear Regulatory Commission
The Nuclear Regulatory Commission announced the first-ever certification Friday of a small modular reactor design, a big step in the process of developing a new generation of new and more flexible nuclear reactors. The NRC approved the reactor design from NuScale Power, making it the first SMR design to be certified by the regulator and […]