Threats and confrontations have prompted police escorts, charges in at least two cases, and pleas from authorities and local officials to leave workers alone so they restore power.

Residents of Canyon Lake can now purchase ammunition at a vending machine inside Lowe's Market grocery store.

The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday has put Florida and Texas social media laws on hold, sending both cases back to lower courts for more review.

The longtime consumer advocate and telecommunications lawyer says the big companies have failed to address the digital divide and communities need to finish the job themselves. Sohn is speaking Thursday at the Digital Inclusion Alliance of San Antonio's "Eco-Bytes" meeting.

Power grid anxiety is nothing new in Texas. But a surge in artificial intelligence data centers is posing a new challenge to an already fragile energy system.

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Vivek Murthy, U.S. surgeon general, has called attention to what he has called the 'youth mental health crisis' that is currently happening in the U.S.

The rollout of online passport renewal is restricted to certain windows, beginning midday Eastern time weekly. Officials say the processing times for renewing online are the same as renewing by mail.

This is the fourth test for Starship, and this time, it returned successfully to earth.

The lawsuit refers to the social media company, video game maker and gun manufacturer as an "unholy trinity" that convert alienated teenage boys into mass shooters.