Powerful storm knocks out power to 1.4 million homes in Brazil's largest city

SAO PAULO (AP) — Around 1.4 million households in Sao Paulo, Brazil, were without power on Saturday almost 24 hours after a brief but powerful storm swept through South America's largest metropolis. At least seven people were killed. Officials in Sao Paulo state said that record...

AP PHOTOS: Powerful Hurricane Milton destroys homes, shreds stadium roofs apart

Many Florida residents were returning to their homes Thursday after Hurricane Milton pummelled the state, the second major hurricane in two weeks. Millions of people in several counties had been ordered to evacuate earlier this week as Milton approached. In Palmetto,...

Delta's Q3 profit fell below $1 billion after global tech outage led to thousands of cancellations

Third-quarter earnings fell 26% at Delta Air Lines, which struggled to overcome a global technology outage that led to thousands of flight cancellations, and indications that growth in air travel is beginning to slow. Delta earned $971 million, down from $1.31 billion a year earlier....

Delta's third-quarter profit fell below $1 billion after global technology outage disrupted its flights for days

Hot-air balloon bumps line, causing brief power outage during Albuquerque balloon fiesta

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — A hot-air balloon bumped into a power line in northeast Albuquerque on Monday, leaving nearly 13,000 customers of a major electric utility without power for nearly an hour, authorities said. Monday marked the third day of the 52nd annual Albuquerque...

Georgia elections chief doesn't expect Helene damage to have big effect on voting in the state

ATLANTA (AP) — Georgia's top elections official said Monday that he doesn't expect damage from Hurricane Helene to cause major disruptions in next month's general election in the state. After coming ashore in Florida, Helene hit Georgia hard, leaving destruction and power outages...

When will the power return? Weary Carolinas residents long for relief after Helene's fury

ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) — The weary and worn residents of Julianne Johnson's neighborhood in Asheville have been getting by without electricity since Hurricane Helene tore through the Southeast last week and upended their lives. They've been cooking on propane stoves and using dry erase boards to...

North Carolina town that produces quartz needed for tech products is devastated by Helene

SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene with no reopening date in sight. Sibelco and The Quartz Corp both shut down...

Sony's PlayStation Network suffers hourslong outage, irking videogamers

LONDON (AP) — Sony's PlayStation Network went down for hours on Tuesday, frustrating gamers around the world who complained they weren't able to sign in to their accounts. PlayStation Network said on its website that “some services are experiencing issues," and that players...

Many Verizon customers across the US hit by service outage

NEW YORK (AP) — Some Verizon customers across the U.S. were hit by a service outage Monday. The issue appeared to knock out cellphone service for tens of thousands of Verizon users. Data from outage tracker DownDetector shows that reports topped 100,000 shortly after 11 a.m. ET —...