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Runaway truck ramps on steep US highways can stop vehicles with failed brakes using gravity, deep gravel, or both; Nevada operates four of these emergency rampsIn Nevada, truck escape ramps are specially built to safely halt runaway vehicles on steep inclines. Utilizing gravity or loose gravel, the...- Can nuclear reactors really travel by truck? The tiny power plants raising huge questions about cost, safety and securityFor decades, nuclear power has been associated with enormous plants, complex infrastructure and large cooling systems. A new generation of ...
- Las Vegas First Friday shooting leaves 3 people injured as police launch probe and secure areaDuring the First Friday event in Las Vegas' Arts District, a shooting led to the hospitalization of three persons. The incident occurred ar...
- Meet Tom Hodgdon, a California rancher who built a two-story cabin in 1879; 81 years later, the National Park Service moved it to Wawona’s Pioneer Yosemite History CenterThe Hodgdon Homestead Cabin, constructed in 1879, found its new home in Yosemite National Park after being meticulously disassembled. This ...
- 25 years after 9/11, TSA allows some visitors to enter American airport gates without ticketsTwenty-five years after 9/11 transformed US airport security, some non-flyers can once again accompany loved ones to the gate. TSA’s new Ga...
- Washington state biologists reintroduced beavers on tributaries, and within years their dams slowed stream flow and rebuilt banks that resist erosionWildlife departments are making strides in reintroducing beavers to rejuvenate damaged stream ecosystems. These industrious creatures help ...
- From 1877, officials stocked over 33 million fish in Yosemite for anglers, altering fishless lakes and reducing habitat for native yellow-legged frogsYosemite's lakes, once fishless, received over 33 million stocked fish between 1877 and 1990. Introduced trout preyed on native species and...
- US military airlifts microreactor from California to Utah on C-17 as Trump pushes rapid nuclear power deploymentThe US military and Energy Department have successfully airlifted a small nuclear reactor. This demonstration highlights the nation's capab...
- US conducts first air transport of nuclear microreactor in bid to show technology's viabilityAmerica is testing new small nuclear reactors. The Energy and Defense Departments flew a microreactor to Utah. This shows nuclear power can...
- Tesla faces difficult road ahead as it hopes robotaxis will offset declining salesTesla faces challenges with declining EV sales and delayed autonomous driving. Elon Musk aims to launch robotaxis in several states, pendin...
- Trump sued by 20 states over immigration demands and threats to cut fundingTwenty states, largely led by Democrats, are suing the Trump administration over threats to withhold federal funding related to transportat...
- Southern California landslides: Roads submerged, strong winds batter region, thousands without powerCalifornia is not alone in facing extreme weather. The same storm system that triggered landslides in the state has also brought heavy snow...
- Immigrants help power America's economy. Will election value or imperil them?The Bakers' Nevada ranch relies heavily on Mexican guest workers for survival, amidst broader immigration complexities affecting the state'...
- Microsoft says cause of outage at 365 apps and services fixedMicrosoft said on Friday that underlying cause for a global outage has been fixed, but the residual impact of cybersecurity outages are con...
- US warned Nevada not to use Chinese COVID tests from UAEThe documents illustrate how the U.S. government actively, if quietly, tried to keep the state out of a project involving the Chinese firm ...
- Cash crunch pits airlines against customers in refund spatsIt’s a blow to an industry that will burn through as much as $61 billion in the second quarter, according to the International Air Transpor...
- Branson-backed Virgin Hyperloop One signs deal with Karnataka to study feasibilityHyperloop is a pod-based terrestrial transportation system which can carry passengers or freight through anear-vacuum tube at airline speed...
- Virgin Hyperloop in pact with Karnataka, Maharashtra for study on new transport modeThe hyperloop mode uses technology in which a vehicle in a special tunnel floats above the track, using magnetic levitation, at a top speed...
- GM to let 2011 Corvette buyers help build enginesCorvette owners could soon be revving up an engine they built with their own hands.
- Monster storm sweeps through CaliforniaA dangerous layer of heavy snow covered the Northern California mountains, and a levee break flooded hundreds of homes in Nevada on Saturda...
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