Sirens blare across Russia as it holds nationwide emergency drills

Sirens have wailed across Russia and television stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warning signals as part of sweeping drills intended to test the readiness of the emergency services amid the fighting in Ukraine MOSCOW — Sirens wailed across Russia and TV stations interrupted regular programming to broadcast warnings Wednesday as part of sweeping drills … Read more

Warning: Nationwide Emergency Alert Test Is Happening Tomorrow on Your Phones, TVs

The nationwide alert system will be tested on Wednesday, which will see your phone, TV and radio receive emergency messages. The US Federal Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency are trialing their US-wide emergency alert systems on Wednesday, Oct. 4. The Emergency Alert System, or EAS, for TVs and radios is being tested at the same time as the Wireless … Read more

Emergency Alert Nationwide Test: Don’t Panic When You Get Messages on Your Phone and TV

Heads up: Your phone, TV and radio will be hit with emergency messages in less than two weeks as part of a nationwide test by the government. The US Federal Communications Commission and Federal Emergency Management Agency are partnering for a trial run of their US-wide emergency alert systems on Oct. 4.  The Wireless Emergency Alerts, or WEA, system for phones is … Read more

FAA lifts transient nationwide floor cease for United Airways

A United Airways airplane takes off because the Air Pressure One planeâs wing is seen at San Francisco Worldwide Airport (SFO) in San Francisco, California, United States on June 21, 2023.  Tayfun Coskun | Anadolu Company | Getty Pictures A quick nationwide floor cease for United Airways flights was lifted Tuesday after the airline skilled … Read more

Japan marks 100 years because the devastating Nice Kanto Quake, with catastrophe drills nationwide

TOKYO — Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida staged a televised catastrophe drill Friday based mostly on a fictional earthquake within the capital area, as his nation marked the centennial of the real-life 1923 Nice Kanto Quake that killed greater than 100,000 folks. The 7.9-magnitude earthquake that struck the Sagamihara space southwest of Tokyo on Sept. … Read more

Schoolkids in 8 states can now eat free college meals, advocates urge Congress for nationwide coverage

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — When lessons resume after Labor Day, Amber Lightfeather will not have to fret about the place her kids’s subsequent meals will likely be coming from. They’re going to be free. Minnesota, New Mexico, Colorado, Vermont, Michigan, and Massachusetts will make college breakfasts and lunches completely free to all college students … Read more